Archive - 22 August 2009

Different strokes for different folks... that seems to be the BN campaign strategy in exploiting the seemingly ideological polar opposites of PAS and DAP.

According to Umno information chief Ahmad Maslan’s pendulum theory, the Permatang Pasir state seat is as good as in BN’s bag.

Another allegation, this time involving a purported land deal that is yet to be resolved, has been hurled at the BN candidate by PAS VP Mahfuz

The police and MACC need to uncover the truth and bring any wrongdoers to book, says Transparency International Malaysia.

The party's national VP says that it is an outdated Act that has long outlived its usefulness and is now being employed for sinister purposes

UPDATED 6.55PM Incumbent G Palanivel is defending the post against former long-time deputy president S Subramaniam and party VP S Sothinathan in next month's party polls.

Prompt action by the election watchdog sends Welfare Department and deputy minister scurrying at a late night function.

PAS has been using suraus and other buildings to conduct Friday prayers because they did not want to use mosques built by the government.

MMA president Dr David Quek says everything that can be done is being done by both the gov't and private doctors but the people have to play their part too.

COMMENT The best examples of double-speak are often delivered with a grin and a smirk. They contain some grains of credibility, just enough paranoia and clear conviction in the 'truth'...

A power drill was held near a detainee's body and repeatedly turned on and off.

No fatalities were recorded for the second consecutive day, as 310 Influenza A(H1N1) cases were discharged from hospitals as of 8am today.

'There is not a day that goes by that I do not feel remorse for what happened that day in My Lai,' said former lieutenant William Calley.

The letter is so believable to many netizens because its content answers many of the puzzling questions hanging in the air. It explains why...

PKR Youth wants Umno Youth to initiate action to remove the EC chief after its own revelation that there were 3,000 phantom voters in Permatang Pasir.

Bone fragments from two bodies were found on board a stricken Taiwanese oil tanker that was involved in a collision in the Malacca Strait earlier this week.

DPM Muhyiddin has promised to make Permatang Pasir a "golden child" of the federal government if BN wins on Tuesday.

VP Mahfuz Omar said PAS was willing to give them the stage so that the voters could decide who was in the right or wrong.

Overtures are being made to Jeffrey to return to the PBS fold but the younger sibling is not responding yet.

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno said the 20-month ordeal added to her distress, but she was determined to go through with the punishment - six strokes of the cane.

free ‘Perhaps they may also wonder why those who have so keenly fought for their cause are no longer there to help them pick up the pieces of their lives again.'

free ' If the readers supported Pakatan before reading the book, they will likely still support Pakatan after reading it. The same goes for the Barisan supporters. I hope this book isn't banned.'

The disbarred lawyer had two other charges of wrongdoing but these were not pursued as he had already been found guilty and struck off the rolls on the first case.