Archive - 5 June 2009

updated 7.45am According to them, Husam has garnered about 45 percent of the votes, while Nasharuddin is trailing at 35 percent and Mohammad Sabu finishing third with 20 percent.

updated 10pm In a fiery two-hour meeting, some 30 PKR representatives backed whip councillor Johari Kassim and rejected CM Guan Eng's call for the former to be sacked.

Kayveas said T Murugiah had caused irreparable damage to the party and that it was “hopeless” to reconcile with him.

The Selangor government has also directed all local councils to check their records to see if these blacklisted companies are involved in any other development projects in Selangor.

updated 5.58pm After weeks of internal turmoil in PPP, the party can now breath a sigh of relief because the green light has now been given for June 7 AGM.

Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today he had no information on the whereabouts of the controversial blogger, who disappeared two months ago.

However police chief Musa Hassan said teen model Manohara has lodged a report in Singapore.

updated 6.13pm The voting process, which started at 3.30pm, saw 1,044 delegates from 178 divisions taking part to elect the Islamic party's top leadership.

The top cop who investigated the assault on Anwar Ibrahim in 1998, wants his name cleared over allegations that he was part of a group which fabricated evidence in the probe.

Lim Kit Siang's denial came soon after Abdul Hadi told reporters that PAS' allies in Pakatan had reacted positively to the formation of a unity government with BN.

Appearing composed, Manohara exchanges insults with her estranged husband's confidant Mohd Soberi Shafii live on Indonesian TV. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The PAS deputy president aspirant said if the opposition party negotiates with Umno now, it would be seen as helping the ruling party to get out of its dire state.

updated 3.25pm Two state DAP leaders today put more pressure of eight PKR councillors to just resign if they were unhappy with the state's appointment of a civil servant as a council head.

Most dailies highlighted Prime Minister Najib's highly successful working visit to China where he spoke passionately on how the two nations can work together on various issues.

updated 1.13pm Husam Musa wants an apology from the Umno-owned daily for an article which he says undermined his chances in the party polls today.

updated 5.45pm 55th PAS muktamar 'God willing, when the Manek Urai by-election is held, we will be able to defend it,' said the PAS leader in his presidential speech.

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PAS Muktamar Abdul Hadi's policy address is expected to touch on the direction of the party's cooperation with other Pakatan parties as well as on other local issues.

As Najib and the Chinese leaders bid goodbye, their minds are preoccupied with the growing demand for democratic change both in Malaysia and China.

updated 3.25pm A motion to debate a resolution by the Ulama Council that all party top posts be reserved to the ulama (religous scholars) has been rejected. [VIDEO INSIDE]

free 'PAS was successful in the last election because it worked harmoniously within Pakatan. In war, once you lose momentum, the enemy will defeat you miserably.'

updated 2.45pm The mystery surrounding the crash of an Air France plane off the coast of Brazil deepened after Brazilian officials said items they had pulled from the sea were not in fact debris from the downed Airbus.