Archive - 7 May 2009

updated 3.15am Just like last night, the Brickfields police have arrested 20 people who had gathered to show support for Bersih's Chin Huat. Five lawyers who came to help were nabbed too.

'The (BN) speaker was forced to call the police and state government personnel inside the hall,' he said.

updated 7.26pm Pakatan state representatives, despite attending the sitting today, are claiming that a proper sitting was never convened at all.

Admist a chaotic state assembly sitting, the Perak regent delivers his royal address which stresses on the importance of optimising productivity and cutting costs.

The Class A contractor is seeking RM16 million in special damages following the sudden 'termination and breach of contract' by the PWD.

Foreign investments are not likely to be affected from the latest series of arrests on dissidents, said Mustapa.

Rashidi Salim blames the Perak palace and BN government for the political imbroglio in the state.

PM Najib says Malaysians are intelligent people and they will appreciate honesty and truthfulness and the leaders should trust them.

Maybe both sides are to blame, neither willing to relinquish power. If so, surely it’s the democratic right of the people of Perak to decide who should go and who should stay.

Raymond Tan's opponents have started a war of words against his current posts in the state cabinet and government.

A dazzling firefly population that is one of country's top tourist attractions faces destruction within months because of large-scale land clearing.

A report from the US Justice Department has found the country's 1.1 million-strong watchlist of suspected terrorists has no established way to remove or update records.

updated with Wan Azizah's comments The only way to rectify the situation, says an opposition leader, is for the premier to act to admit his 'colossal error' and agree to a fresh elections in Perak.

updated 3.45pm That was because the cause of death was already written on the burial permit and it was already known, the coroner's inquest into Sujatha's death was told.

With the police so paranoid, even putting on a black shirt and gathering near the Perak state legislature building can put oneself in harm’s way.

updated 4.50pm The ISA-detained Hindraf legal advisor today failed in his bid to free himself from the charge on the grounds that the Attorney-General had acted with bias.

comment The arrest of Wong Chin Huat is a U-turn for the Najib administration’s reforms pledges that could backfire on Barisan Nasional.

updated 4.28pm The High Court will decide next week on who is the legitimate menteri besar of Perak.

Pakatan must be cleansed of its Rambo sexuality and corruption and a bridge be built between the differing groups and parties inside it.

free ‘To all those want to buy PNB unit trusts, please do not go to the agents (Maybank, CIMB, RHB, Pos Malaysia). I have tried these places as early as 2006 but was always unsuccessful.'

free ‘Anybody who dreamt that this government by Najib will be more tolerant of criticism must have been dreaming. They must have been left behind in the Abdullah era.'

updated 11.35pm Among those arrested include 10 lawmakers - five parliamentarians and five state assemblypersons. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Two issues dominated the newspapers today-the anticipation over the unfolding political standoff in Perak and Mat Rempit.

Former Sabah DCM Tham Nyit Shen says TNB and its state unit should explore alternative sources of energy other than a coal-fired power plant in Sandakan.

LIVE REPORTS After six hours of pandemonium, dozens of plainclothes police physically removed speaker Sivakumar from his chair and dragged him out of the hall.