Archive - 10 April 2009

Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri has filed a notice of appeal today after the Shah Alam High Court yesterday found him and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar guilty of killing Altantuya Shaariibuu three years ago.

The family of a 23-year-old man who allegedly drank paint thinner while in police custody wants to know why he had injuries to his head.

‘Only MPs or senators may be appointed as cabinet ministers, not any Tom, Dick or Harry,’ he told journalists.

The Penang CM took a swipe at Najib for opening the ‘backdoor' to electoral losers such as Gerakan chief Koh to be appointed to the cabinet.

Perak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham explains that the basis of the two pending cases is that the EC had wrongly taken into account the denial by the three assemblypersons that they had resigned.

The venerated PAS leader gives his blessings to DAP's Nga Kor Ming who came under fire for reciting Quranic verses in Bukit Gantang's by-election campaign.

Sarawak has two ministers and nine deputies, while Sabah has got four ministers - an increase from three in the previous cabinet.

This is to pay for the immediate needs of his revamped strategy for Afghanistan and for the war in Iraq.

The seven, including four lawyers, will know if they are to enter defence for the charge of taking part in an illegal assembly in a human rights day march two years ago.

DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang says the new line-up has created history as “the first Malaysian cabinet with the most number of political rejects”.

A letter was sent to online portal Malaysiakini with his son purportedly denying any element of foul play in the death of the Penan chief.

Lubok Antu PKR division will form a committee tomorrow to ensure that BN delivers on its promises to the people of Batang Ai.

And during that period, the outlawed movement will refrain from organising protests to give the new PM a chance to address the grievances of the Indian community.

updated 10.38pm 2,000 protesters were locked in a tense stand-off with troops and riot police at the beach hotel where Najib and leaders from 15 other nations were gathering for the three-day meet.

When London seems at its most cold and greyly inhospitable, it is Malaysian food that heals best.

Penang MIC Youth is of the opinion that Najib should not sweep major issues, especially those affecting the people's sensitivity, under the carpet.

To most casual observers, Najib’s decision to exclude Khairy from his cabinet will be interpreted as giving in to the demands of strongman Mahathir.

All newspapers led with Prime Minister Najib's new cabinet line-up.

updated 7.30pm Former Gerakan chief said Najib must emulate his father the second PM in overhauling and totally rebranding the ruling coalition to become relevant again.

comment By and large, the new cabinet has failed to impress, as it contains too many familiar faces and too little talent.

updated 7.35pm Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin led the newly appointed cabinet ministers and deputy ministers in taking their oath of office before King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

free ‘Is the new cabinet really slimmer and smaller or did Najib have to appoint so many as to please his BN and Umno supporters? Look at how the ministries overlap'.

free ‘What exactly is the motive for the killing? If there is no motive, then what drove the two police officers to commit such a heinous crime?'