Archive - 13 April 2009

Umbrella body Prima suggested that the new cabinet, which was sworn in last Friday, should have appointed at least three ministers and five deputy ministers from the party.

S Manikumar who won the Bukit Selambau state seat by-election on April 7, has been appointed exco in charge of domestic trade and consumer affairs.

A RM2 million defamation suit by a military husband-and-wife team against popular blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin is set for further case management on Oct 13.

Sri Lankan security forces began a two-day ceasefire today, as the government called for the Tamil Tiger rebels to allow trapped civilians to flee the conflict zone.

The US navy has rescued an American captain held hostage by pirates in a lifeboat adrift off the coast of Somalia, ending a tense five-day standoff by shooting dead three of his four captors.

The cops have questioned them for claiming family member, who is in hospital for consuming thinner while in police custody, was assaulted.

After being excluded from the cabinet since her defeat, Shahrizat today officially returned to her Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.

The Penang CM has blasted Umno's warped logic in claiming that money politics, an euphemism for vote buying, does not amount to a corrupt practice.

The party's central working committee, which is to meet on Thursday, will discuss the reports concerning the possibility of MIC pulling out its representatives from the cabinet.

The PKR leadership should name its nominee for the deputy chief minister 1 post in Penang within the next 48 hours to thwart unnecessary speculations.

Being Malaysian-American can be likened to that Osmond classic - a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll.

The macabre aspects to that analogy, however, are the experiences of the PKR's state representative Elizabeth Wong who recently fled Malaysia, the Mongolian Altantuya, and Kugan Ananthan whose death is still under investigation.

Among the first decisions which the Najib government would be implementing is to cut down the number of cabinet committees to ensure smoother administration.

Health Ministry experts have completed an apparently exhaustive evaluation of the Sabah Medical Centre building in Kota Kinabalu pending a takeover decision by Putrajaya.

updated 6.25pm The apex court will decide if it can hear an application by Zambry and his six excos to overrule the suspension imposed by assembly speaker V Sivakumar. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Chaos and mayhem in Bangkok - this was the lead played up by almost all the dailies today.

DPM Muhyiddin Yassin has urged MIC to discuss its grievances directly with the prime minister and not to bring it up in the public.

analysis While the drop in Malay support should worry PAS, the fact that Pakatan has now co-opted the BN ‘winning formula’ should most definitely worry the ruling coalition more.

updated 3.58pm The widely anticipated court appearance for the former DCM did not take place today but he is still expected to be charged by this week.

The accident occurred at about 5.30am when the express bus went out of control, hit the divider and overturned at North-South Expressway near Rawang.

updated 9.34pm Thai troops fired shots in the air as anti-government protesters hurled petrol bombs in clashes that left 70 injured.