Archive - 20 April 2009

After playing a pivotal role in ensuring his successor's premature exit from the pinnacles of power, Mahathir is once again tossing about the crooked bridge plan and stoking diplomatic tensions.

Some 3,000 people are expected to stage a protest outside the Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur to protest the Sri Lankan government’s military aggression against Tamil civilians.

In a major slap on the face for Pahang state gov't, the Kuantan High Court has ordered MB Adnan Yaakob to pay a logging company RM63 million in two weeks.

comment While Sultan Azlan Shah's remarks over comments and criticisms on his actions in appointing a new MB are understandable, there is however one matter which is of concern.

Federal police are said to have pressured the mother and younger brother of Indonesian national Agus Salim to return home under police escort, when they sought his release this morning.

The Penang chief minister wants Hishammuddin (Home Ministry) and Rais (Information Ministry) to publicly clarify the government's stand on the issue.

If BN manages to convene the Perak assembly sitting on May 7, then Pakatan Rakyat may end losing its majority as well as its speaker.

free 'In fact, the people want three more by -elections in Perak - at Jelapang, Changkat Jering and Behrang. This will cause an outbreak of spontaneous joy.'

PKR deputy chief Dr Syed Husin Ali wants the Penang CM to keep a lid over his unhappiness with the situation surrounding Fairus' resignation.

Political intervention in the appointment of traditional chiefs has stirred up trouble in the community, claims a representative in refuting a remark that the people ‘lack the smart factor’.

Despite the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission denying that Mohd Ali Rustam is being investigated for allegedly abusing his position, political sources are claiming otherwise.

free ‘The intriguing thing about sweeping explosive matters under the carpet (or a dead body) is that one day, they will still blow up, much like the C4 explosives.'

The construction of a row of toilets located opposite the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple will be completed despite a series of protests.

It’s a matter of political pride, they say, urging the top leadership to ensure that Barisan Nasional fields a candidate in the upcoming by-election for the state seat.

More than 35,000 civilians today fled the last area under the control of Sri Lanka's cornered Tamil Tigers, said President Mahinda Rajapakse.

The actress-cum-environmentalist worked with three schools in the Klang Valley to educate the schoolchildren on the perils of plastic bags to us and the environment.

This time around, the DAP leader could not have chosen a better venue. Despite the accusation of belittling Islam, he recites verses from the Quran at the PAS headquarters. [VIDEO INSIDE]

US journalist Roxana Saberi has been held since late January, when she was initially reported to have been arrested for buying alcohol, an illegal act in the Islamic republic.

updated 5.35pm Eighteen of the 24 Barisan Nasional elected representatives in the state are now pushing for the unpopular Ahmad Said to relinquish his post.

New president Obama did not change anything of the image of America towards Muslims and the oppressed, said Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Both the Malay dailies reported Sultan Azlan Shah urging political parties to cooperate on a common ground for the sake of the country.

comment When simple calendar seniority is faultily equated with experience and competence, the result can be grave injustice.