Archive - 1 September 2009

The police have completed their probe into the controversial 'cow-head' protest and will submit their findings to AG Abdul Gani Patail tomorrow morning for further action.

The organisers today reversed their earlier stand and said that Muslims are now permitted to attend a concert by US hip-hop band Black Eyed Peas.

'This is just like a company. One EGM with two resolutions. It would be clean and sweet,' says MCA veteran Lee Kim Sai.

No one is allowed to attend the 'sitting' or being within a 30-metre radius from the state assembly building.

The number of judges will be gradually reduced after the full implementation of the four electronic systems in courts, aimed at overcoming the backlog of cases.

MCA headquarters want rival camps to submit their proposed agendas for an EGM in order to avoid two of such meetings being held.

He said that Pakatan wanted to turn Perak politics topsy-turvy despite the fact that the people had already accepted BN’s rule in the state.

UPDATED 7.35PM EC declared that Abu Hassan Sarif from Umno remains as state rep for Kota Siputeh despite not showing up for two consecutive sessions of Kedah assembly.

The Hindu American Foundation called on the Malaysian government to conduct a thorough inquiry into last week's 'cow head' protest and bring the perpetrators to book

This is probably my third article on the topic on "morality and public spaces in Malaysia."

In a memorandum, a Malay NGO calls for expansion of the scope and function of the Internal Security Act.

UPDATED 6.31PM More than 240 caddies at the prestigious golf club were shocked when they reported for duty today and found themselves jobless.

UPDATED 7.06 PM Building contractor Lee Wye Wing, who was engaged in several small construction projects under Ean Yong Hian Wah's Seri Kembangan constituency.

The party is not facing a leadership crisis but the issue on hand was only a disciplinary matter, he said, in response to EGMs called by the president and his sacked deputy.

The permit for political humour magazine 'Gedung Kartun' has been approved, he says, but has yet to be issued.

Idris Jala was today sworn in as a senator, paving the way for his appointment as a minister without portfolio in the PM's Department.

EXCLUSIVE A decision is expected to be made this afternoon, but MCA head Ong Tee Keat is moving faster than rival Dr Chua Soi Lek.

UPDATED 5.35PM Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says the Shah Alam Section 23 residents want to see him tomorrow to voice their grievances over a temple relocation. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 5.10PM Ousted Perak speaker V Sivakumar has failed in his bid to get a court order to stop the state secretary from thwarting tomorrow's assembly sitting.

UPDATED 4.10PM His tenure as the chief justice was blighted by his controversial role in the sacking of Lord President Salleh Abas in 1988.

Not being accredited does not necessarily mean that a college is not bona fide and there are legitimate reasons why it chooses not to be one.

Frenchman Alain Robert began climbing the 88-storey building before dawn and reached the top of the tower before being discovered by security officials.

Kampung Buah Pala villagers have asked for police protection in the event the developer moves in to demolish their village.

Defence wants certificate submitted by prosecution declared null and void and has alleged that the opposition leader is being 'tried by ambush.'

PM Najib has made it clear he wants Selangor back in BN fold, arguing that "if you want to win it, you must do what is necessary". Will Selangor follow Perak?

The party president last night introduced his line-up to the Penang delegates and told them to reject others who treat the party as an entertainment club.

COMMENT As MCA’s great expectations for genuine leadership are again being shattered asunder, how will the ruling coalition's second biggest party find the way out?

The national celebrations and the ongoing MCA crisis dominated most headlines today.

The Raja of Perlis is concerned over what he describes as the perpetration of the 'divide and rule' policy by certain quarters.

COMMENT Both BN and PR have to contend with the task of altering the popular view of them to get decisively ahead in a still uncertain race for the allegiance of Malaysian voters.

MERDEKA SPECIAL At its height of popularity, there used to be a platoon full of Indians in the Communist Party of Malaya. Now only one man remains and this is his story. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The courts should be the last resort as landowners are likely to lose the legal battle. This is the advice from a top Sabah lawyer.