Archive - 16 April 2009

And it was especially depressing for Uthayakumar as he had two applications rejected today - one by the Federal Court and another by the KL High Court.

What would happen if Chinese and Tamil newspapers had emblazoned 'Chinese Arise' or 'Indian Arise' headlines on their frontpage?

comment The Federal Court appears to have erred when it ruled that the EC can overrule the speaker's acceptance of resignations in the Perak state assembly.

The 10 Umno state reps who boycotted the state assembly sitting on Tuesday have all been marginalised by the palace-backed Ahmad Said, said an assemblyperson.

Neither main party is expected to win outright when voting concludes in mid-May in the marathon election.

At this stage in our nation’s history, the debut of an opposition shadow cabinet is a pre-condition for the nurturing of a healthy two coalition system of party politics.

Nicaragua has given a diplomatic passport to Thailand's fugitive former PM, whose Thai passport was revoked yesterday on charges of inciting violence.

The eagerly awaited details over newly appointed Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's 'One Malaysia' concept was unexpectedly given only scant coverage in newspapers today.

For the third day running, new info minister Rais Yatim warned bloggers that they will face the full brunt of the law if they "twisted the facts" in their writings.

updated 5.17pm Former Penang DCM Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin today has resigned as the state representative for Penanti, according to PKR.

updated 7.30pm MIC will not pull out from the cabinet, says the party president S Samy Vellu, who also pledges support for the new premier. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Manufacturing sales, which are a key driver of the economy, dived 26.1 percent in February from a year earlier.

A Lun Bawang family has been awarded double the original damages arising from a medical negligence suit following the death of their mother in the Lawas hospital.

updated 3.33pm The decision allowed Zambry and his exco members to attend the state assembly sitting whenever it is called, thus giving Barisan Nasional the strength in numbers in the house.

updated 1.25pm However the new info minister defended the state-owned TV station of having its rights to highlight any news as it wished. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Will Pakatan eventually win the battle but lose the war? Only time will tell.

updated 5.15pm Sessions judge SM Komathy Suppiah said the prosecution had failed to prove a case against the seven, including four lawyers, of breaking the law.

updated 2.30pm The Bukit Lanjan state rep, sporting a bob-cut hairstyle and a new pair of glasses, arrived to work today. [VIDEO INSIDE]

free ‘The Selangor government might like to thank him in return for his glaring inability to raise any solid and meaningful criticism of the present administration.'

free ‘Because there are speculations that the two men will not face their punishment, the government should reveal their faces to the public. After all, why should they take their anonymity to their graves?'