Archive - 26 May 2009

breaking news updated 11.50pm The two were arrested for being outside the Perak DAP headquarters in Ipoh where an indoor candlelight vigil was taking place.

free If the government was to award a mega project, without considering the company's accountability and integrity, then don't misled the 'rakyat' into believing that the tendering process is proper.

While 'ousted' PPP president M Kayveas attends several state AGMs scheduled for this week, newly 'elected' party president T Murugiah does not recognise the meetings.

Peeved by the alleged remarks made by the Selangor MB pertaining to minority groups, Kapar MP S Manikavasagam reminds him not to forget the past.

The economy is expected to shrink by more than the forecast contraction of 1.0 percent in 2009, said Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah.

"I didn't know about it (Yettaw's visit) immediately. I was informed about it at 5am. My assistant told me that a man had arrived," the 63-year-old told the court.

breaking news updated 6.20pm The two PKR leaders Cheah Kah Peng and Lim Eng Nam today denied Aminah’s accusations and said their conversation with her was maliciously taken out of context.

The MCA boss has no regrets in lodging a police report against the Special Weekly magazine, which might spark a 'war' with the Chinese media.

Some estimates said the explosion was almost as powerful as the atom bombs that flattened Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo issues a reminder to the new home minister that no one has yet been prosecuted for the death of A Kugan while in police custody.

TNB chairperson Leo Moggie thinks that coal is the only practical option for an additional substantial power station proposed for the energy-short eastern seaboard in Sabah.

updated 4pm Najib says he needs to verify the status of the embattled party before deciding on whether to accept its invitation to open the party annual meet.

‘After understanding the five-minute decision of the Court of Appeal as well as the well-considered judgment of the trial judge... you are now aware if they have done wrong.'

The two admit they visited Aminah at her house in Jelutong on May 13, but deny that the purpose was to persuade her to withdraw from the Penanti by-election.

updated 2.40pm Penanti candidate Aminah, who claimed to receive inducements from two PKR officials, now says she was unaware this amounted to bribery. [VIDEO INSIDE]

comment Pakatan dredges up the more sensational aspects of BN’s weaknesses, but has not taken up the opportunity to provide thought leadership except in Selangor.

Two five-year-old children who arrived in Sydney onboard the ship on Monday after a South Pacific cruise tested positive for the A(H1N1) virus.

This is despite that several groups including members of the ruling coalition have urged the government to let the ex-communist leader come home.

The people of Perak will be poorer by RM518,000 if the BN state government proceeds with its intended auction of 14 Toyota Camry cars bought by the ousted Pakatan administration.

updated 2.55pm With ousted Perak MB Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin withdrawing from the race, there are now five candidates vying for the three VP posts.

What does the word scholarship mean? Does it mean proving that you are good enough at everything in life and all of living?

free When the French took to the streets to demand for their rights, the French gov't took notice. In Malaysia, not only is the gov't not listening, it's using fear and intimidation.

By staking a claim to the deputy presidency, Husam is carefully treading an ideological stance with echoes deep in Islam’s scarcely monolithic past.

There was a wide range of news in the main pages of the newspapers today. One that stood out was Penanti independent candidate Aminah Abdullah's bribery accusation against PKR.

breaking news updated 12.30pm Another arrest warrant has been issued for Raja Petra Kamarudin after he fails to turn up at the Sessions Court today for his criminal defamation trial.

updated 8.20pm The eight Perak elected reps and 11 others arrested this morning were however freed on bail at 5.40pm. [PHOTOS & VIDEO INSIDE]