Archive - 26 August 2009

Tiong lodges police report against Ong

Tiong lodges police report against Ong

Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing has lodged a police report to counter accusations levelled against him by Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat.
Soi Lek expelled

Soi Lek expelled

NONE UPDATED MCA deputy president Dr Chua Soi Lek was today sacked from the party over the sex scandal that broke out early last year. [VIDEOS INSIDE]
PAC: Kuala Dimensi ready to go to court

PAC: Kuala Dimensi ready to go to court

The turnkey contractor of the scandal-hit PKFZ project told the Public Accounts Committee today it was ready to go to court or for
arbitration on the alleged over billing of the multi-billion ringgit project.
Sivakumar sues state secretary

Sivakumar sues state secretary

Pakatan's Perak Speaker V Sivakumar is suing Abdul Rahman Hashim in his personal capacity for allegedly exceeding his powers as a government servant.

Ean Yong denies kickback claims

Ean Yong denies kickback claims

ou yong han hua ean yong hian wah Did Teoh Beng Hock take the RM112 ‘commission' as alleged by the MACC? His former boss denies it and claims that the sum was a reimbursement, complete with legitimate receipts.
'Fine-tune system to curb human trafficking'

'Fine-tune system to curb human trafficking'

There must a better system put in place to spot victims of human trafficking at 'trafficking hotspots', says Suhakam
Mufti: It should be 80 lashes, so why the fuss?

Mufti: It should be 80 lashes, so why the fuss?

According to hudud laws, Perak Mufti Harussani Zakaria says a Muslim should receive 80 lashes for consuming alcoholic beverages.
H1N1: One new death reported, total cases 71

H1N1: One new death reported, total cases 71

NONE There are also 1,446 influenza-like-illness (ILI) patients receiving treatment at 98 hospitals, including two private hospitals, throughout the country.
The politics of caste and MIC

The politics of caste and MIC

Sultan agrees with Pakatan, Radzhi axed

Sultan agrees with Pakatan, Radzhi axed

UPDATED 5.15PM The Kedah sultan has agreed with Pakatan Rakyat's request to have Lunas assemblyperson Mohd Radzhi Salleh removed as an exco.

New wind blows away old politics of hate

New wind blows away old politics of hate

COMMENT If BN continues to allow the radical fringe in the coalition to get their way, it may stand to lose not just one constituency but the whole political playing field in the very near future.
Sloppy foot pathway will hinder disabled

Sloppy foot pathway will hinder disabled

T'ganu BN reps deny 'joining PKR' report

T'ganu BN reps deny 'joining PKR' report

State assemblyperson for Ajil Rosol Wahid denies a news portal report that he and eight other Terengganu Umno state assemblypersons proposed to join PKR.
Solar energy a better alternative

Solar energy a better alternative

Witness: Teoh was bickering with Tan

Witness: Teoh was bickering with Tan

INQUEST A MACC witness told the Teoh inquest that he heard from another officer that the political aide had an argument with DAP's Kajang councillor Tan at the MACC toilet at about 2am on July 16.
Seizing of 'Gedung Kartun' is harassment

Seizing of 'Gedung Kartun' is harassment

Company letterheads were used to make claims

Company letterheads were used to make claims

INQUEST The inquest into the Teoh Beng Hock inquest today, centred on alleged misappropriation of Selangor state funds involving four companies whose projects are claimed to be non-existent.
MACC report filed against Tiong, Kuala Dimensi

MACC report filed against Tiong, Kuala Dimensi

UPDATED 5.55PM PKA chairperson Lee Hwa Beng files the report in Putrajaya over possible fraudulent claims. He also names three others.
Beware Hepatitis C at the barbers

Beware Hepatitis C at the barbers

Punish the sugar profiteers

Punish the sugar profiteers

Outrage over British massacre decision

Outrage over British massacre decision

Family members are 'sickened' over Britain's refusal to hold an inquiry into the Batang Kali massacre of 24 unarmed villagers by British troops in 1948.
Water & War with S'pore: Dr M responds

Water & War with S'pore: Dr M responds

The former premier admits having persuaded Muhyiddin Yassin to supply water to Singapore but denies that Lee Kuan Yew had threatened to go to war.
Non-Malay support for BN erodes

Non-Malay support for BN erodes

ANALYSIS Non-Malay support for the PAS candidate in Permatang Pasir firmly establishes BN as the more ethnically 'extreme' party compared to PAS or Keadilan
'Pakatan win a devastating blow to Najib'

'Pakatan win a devastating blow to Najib'

NONE The win also indicated that Najib's much-vaunted 1Malaysia policy, which is aimed at winning back support from minority ethnic Chinese and Indians, has not been well received, said analysts.
Permatang Pasir wipes out Umno's delusion

Permatang Pasir wipes out Umno's delusion

The paradigm has finally shifted

The paradigm has finally shifted

Will Chua be put on ice tonight?

Will Chua be put on ice tonight?

chua soi lek Reports say that the committee probing the sex scandal may strip him of his membership for a couple of years but Chua's supporters may overturn it by calling for an EGM
Family calls for a Tok Janggut memorial

Family calls for a Tok Janggut memorial

The warrior who was killed in a fight against the British in 1914 in Kelantan should be honoured for his deeds, said his great grandson.
Activists condemn raid on political magazine

Activists condemn raid on political magazine

The raid was done because the political cartoon magazine has not received an official permit, a claim which was disputed by its editor.
US Senator Kennedy dies: family

US Senator Kennedy dies: family

UPDATED 3.30PM US Senator Ted Kennedy, the last of the brothers who ruled US politics for years, has died of brain cancer, his family said today. He was 77.
RM700-for-vote: No case against Umno man

RM700-for-vote: No case against Umno man

Seremban Umno division's vice-head walked free without his defence being called on charges that he was involved in money politics.
PAS backs caning, rejects Bar's premise

PAS backs caning, rejects Bar's premise

PAS deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa supports the sentence passed on Kartika saying that it is sanctioned and allowed for in such offences as other forms of punishment have failed to deter today's crime rate.
Hungry ghosts in Permatang Pasir

Hungry ghosts in Permatang Pasir

NONE ANALYSIS Yesterday's decisive opposition by-election victory in Permatang Pasir is among the most important markers of national sentiment since March 2008.
Jakarta, the city of music

Jakarta, the city of music

Indonesia's strategic location is undeniable. Positioned between two oceans and two continents, with the equator running through it, Indonesia is a gateway between the northern and southern hemispheres, a hub of trade and human mobility.

Penan blockades: Journalists the instigators, claim papers

Penan blockades: Journalists the instigators, claim papers

the antidote type 2 Two Sarawak newspapers have portrayed four foreign journalists as the instigators behind Penan blockades in Sarawak.
Pakatan's victory signals reversal of fortunes

Pakatan's victory signals reversal of fortunes

On the back foot at the last by election, this victory puts the opposition back in the driver's seat with a slight dent in majority.

Headlines online: Aug 26, 2009

Headlines online: Aug 26, 2009

The Kartika caning issue continues to dominate the frontpages of Malay and English dailies.
Coroner orders evidence expunged

Coroner orders evidence expunged

UPDATED 12.24PM Evidence of alleged financial gains made by a political party was ordered to be expunged from the records by coroner Azmil as they were not within the scope of the inquest.
The wind still blowing for Pakatan

The wind still blowing for Pakatan

free “The pundits who claim that Manek Urai was a sign that the Malays are moving back to Umno will have to rewrite their analysis again.”
The Kartika controversy

The Kartika controversy

your say free "Is there a possibility that a judge is not fair or wrong in his consideration? Is there no mercy in Islam towards first-time offenders?" he asked.
Video allegedly shows 'executions' in Sri Lanka

Video allegedly shows 'executions' in Sri Lanka

The video showed disturbing footages of a man dressed in army uniform shooting a naked, bound and blindfolded man in the back of the head.