Archive - 25 March 2009

Shahrizat wins Wanita chief post

Shahrizat wins Wanita chief post

updated 11.20pm Shahrizat defeated Rafidah by garnering 507 votes against 280 - a convincing margin of 227 votes.
Hot rhetoric and Pakatan-bashing

Hot rhetoric and Pakatan-bashing

Umno Youth debate Malay rights and Pakatan-bashing became the menu of the day for Umno’s most hardcore wing as it kicks off its debate session today.

Wanita leader: Spare no mercy for online liars

Wanita leader: Spare no mercy for online liars

updated 8.15pm Wanita debate She lamented that many Netizens are abusing the leniency of the government by spreading lies against Umno.
Probe on 'Karpal mobbed episode' not completed

Probe on 'Karpal mobbed episode' not completed

parliament Deputy speaker Ronald Kiandee says the committee set up by the House the day the incident took place has yet to finish its investigation.
Wong extends leave till April 15

Wong extends leave till April 15

updated 7.55pm Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim said embattled exco and Bukit Lanjan rep Elizabeth Wong was extending her leave for another month to April 15.
Nazri: Opposition wants Suhakam downgraded

Nazri: Opposition wants Suhakam downgraded

parliament According to the minister, this is the reason the opposition objected to the rushed amendments made to the 1999 Human Rights Commission of Malaysia Act.
Umno luminaries back call for reforms

Umno luminaries back call for reforms

Umno luminaries have endorsed their new leader's vision and urged the faction-riven party to give Najib Abdul Razak their full support.
Sukaham told to probe newspaper ban

Sukaham told to probe newspaper ban

Representatives of PAS, PKR and DAP have asked Suhakam to investigate the three-month suspension of Suara Keadilan and Harakah.
Hisham, the keris will never be forgotten

Hisham, the keris will never be forgotten

comment He may say that the unsheathing of the keris is a Malay tradition but to then say that the ugly episode is “closed” is just another lie.
Will Umno assembly bring about a new hope?

Will Umno assembly bring about a new hope?

It will take a miracle for Umno to reform

It will take a miracle for Umno to reform

Umno delegates: Think of country, not your wallets

Umno delegates: Think of country, not your wallets

Let an outsider take over Umno

Let an outsider take over Umno

New media ban: why shoot the messenger?

New media ban: why shoot the messenger?

Pak Lah, with the rakyat behind you, you can win

Pak Lah, with the rakyat behind you, you can win

Why has the government no money, Ku Li?

Why has the government no money, Ku Li?

Not healthy for MIC to retain Samy Vellu

Not healthy for MIC to retain Samy Vellu

'Demi negara' - it is that simple

'Demi negara' - it is that simple

Only by unity can we thrive

Only by unity can we thrive

Embattled Azalina upbeat despite MACC probe

Embattled Azalina upbeat despite MACC probe

azalina othman 'I just hope delegates will let the investigations take its course before passing judgement on me. Please consider me innocent until I'm proven guilty.'
'I feel good' Jawah confident of victory

'I feel good' Jawah confident of victory

jawah gerang The PKR nominee for the Batang Ai by-election is happy with the support received at the many longhouses that he has visited in the state constituency.
KJ disagrees with barring new media

KJ disagrees with barring new media

Calling it a strategic error, he says the party leadership will be asked to review the decision to bar six publications, including Malaysiakini, from covering the AGM. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Two dynasties square off for Youth post

Two dynasties square off for Youth post

Khairy has likely lost his lead in the race after his representatives were rapped for vote-buying, and either Khir Toyo or Mukhriz are likely to be victorious.
Cops summon DAP rep over 'apartheid' remark

Cops summon DAP rep over 'apartheid' remark

updated 8pm The police took a statement from DAP Skudai rep Boo Cheng Hau over a report lodged regarding his 'apartheid' remark in the Johor state assembly.
PKR's Manikumar brushes off 'dirt'

PKR's Manikumar brushes off 'dirt'

A resident of Bukit Selambau, he is confident of winning the seat for the Pakatan Rakyat.

Bar Council defends 'Allah' poll

Bar Council defends 'Allah' poll

The council is disappointed with Minister in the PM's Department Ahmad Zahid's statement regarding the online poll.

Khairy Jamaluddin is new Youth chief

Khairy Jamaluddin is new Youth chief

khairy jamaluddin umno youth chief 250309 updated 12.40am He snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by winning the much-coveted Umno Youth chief. [VIDEO INSIDE]
It's the end of the road for the keris

It's the end of the road for the keris

umno agm 250309 hishammuddin wield keris updated 3.45pm Hishammuddin kissed the keris but did not raise it. He said the controversial weapon will now be 'retired'. [VIDEO INSIDE]
'Don't criminalise free expression'

'Don't criminalise free expression'

Amnesty International and Reporters without Borders slam the suspension of Suara Keadilan and Harakah as more evidence of a crackdown on the government’s opponents.
Rafidah: Hardworking party leaders sidelined

Rafidah: Hardworking party leaders sidelined

updated 2.05pm Rafidah's speech Instead the Iron Lady said that only leaders who can offer huge financial inducements are being voted in by delegates to party posts.
Wen's swan song for China

Wen's swan song for China

Kit Siang ejected for calling Umno 'power-crazy'

Kit Siang ejected for calling Umno 'power-crazy'

lim kit siang 201108 parliament updated 7pm DAP veteran leader Lim Kit Siang was suspended from Parliament proceedings until 1pm for saying that Umno is 'power-crazy'.
'Umno is shaking with fear'

'Umno is shaking with fear'

vox populi small thumbnail free ‘This is what they resort to. Everyone has the right to hear a ceramah whether it is one by BN or the opposition. Who has the right to stop these ceramah ?'
Jakarta gets KL's N.E.R.D effect

Jakarta gets KL's N.E.R.D effect

music group nerd US hip-hop group N.E.R.D. could be sued for cancelling a show in Jakarta after they ran into trouble with the law in Malaysia.
'Beware of that power-crazy traitor'

'Beware of that power-crazy traitor'

umno youth 2009 agm 250309 hishammuddin updated 2.10pm In his final speech as Youth chief, he warns of the ONE who 'sows the seeds of hatred and will turn against his own race'.

Headlines online: March 25, 2009

Headlines online: March 25, 2009

Incoming Umno president Najib Abdul Razak’s call for change in Umno received prominence in almost all the newspapers today.
Anwar's ceramah disrupted again

Anwar's ceramah disrupted again

For the second successive night, a ceramah by PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim was disrupted by the police - this time in Bukit Gantang, Perak.
Old dogs, no new tricks

Old dogs, no new tricks