Archive - 2 September 2009

New exco Lim Soo Nee from PKR will hold the Community Development, Human Resources and Siamese Community Affairs portfolio.

He said his supporters had obtained at least 800 signatures from party delegates - enough to demand the party to hold an EGM.

Selangor MB Khalid said Badrul Hisham had been served with a show cause letter on his inability to serve effectively as a state assemblyperson.

They had no intention to invoke racial sentiments and, in fact, feel victimised, the home minister said after meeting them today. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Seven months after the Perak takeover, the ousted Pakatan Rakyat state government once again tries to stamp its legitimacy.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir Baharom said the concert offends the sensitivity of Muslims during Ramadan.

The cabinet was against the department's name change as proposed by several quarters, said the only MIC representative in the cabinet Dr S Subramaniam.

They want the Ipoh High Court to nullify the sale and purchase agreement on grounds of ‘misrepresentation and fraud’.

Another controversy ala Kg Buah Pala is brewing in Tanjung Tokong, this time involving an ancient traditional village belonging to the Malays.

Has the human rights commission the power to compel witnesses to have their statements recorded?

DPM Muhyiddin's recent spate of 'un-1Malaysia-like conduct' is said to be just a smokescreen carried out under orders from his boss.

A police report by MP-cum-tycoon Tiong King Sing reveals how he allegedly gave MCA president Ong Tee Keat RM10 million as a donation.

UPDATED 6.35PM PAC chairperson Azmi Khalid said the financial management of ex-PKA GM Phang and her team were 'weak and poor'.

Letter issued to English daily after 'caste politics' story is published.

A Malaysian tourism commercial aired on Discovery Channel has sparked an uproar in Indonesia because it featured a traditional Balinese dance.

Ministry official disputes a news portal report which said that the government was reviewing Astro's broadcast licence to make it carry more pro-government content.

Expert calls for adat punishment for public humiliation of a respected member of the community.

This morning, the Kuala Lumpur High Court dealt with two main applications by Anwar Ibrahim. [VIDEO]

MACC chief Ahmad Said Hamdan has come under fire over his comments pertaining to the death of DAP political aide Teoh.

A full international investigation is needed to determine whether Sri Lankan soldiers summarily executed Tamil rebels.

The senator will be in charge of monitoring the implementation of the key performance indicator (KPI) initiative.

UPDATED 5.10PM From Heritage Hotel, the Pakatan 'state assembly' rules in favour of throwing the BN speaker and BN friendly rep into the slammer.

He prepared to move closer to the island's capital Taipei today where concerns were mounting about the reaction from China.

COMMENT Why I am proud to be a Malaysian? My nine-year-old niece's cerebrum fused when she read the title for her English composition homework, which she had conveniently forgotten about until a day before school was set to resume.

They claimed of being forcibly dragged back into the Stalinist state from China by soldiers.

It seems as if every article, blog and comment I see lately presents a powerful, funny and/or punny case for choosing not to celebrate Malaysia's independence.

UPDATED 3.20PM He was fined RM2,000 after pleading guilty of committing criminal trespass. [VIDEO]

The mixed bag covers the Kota Seputeh state seat and twin MCA EGMs.

It's more than a fight over a pint as cracks appear within the Selangor gov't.

Sarawak's peaceful native community is determined to protect ancestral lands from exploitation.

UPDATED 7.40PM Three Perak Pakatan reps and four others were arrested for breaching a court order in trying to enter the state secretariat to convene an assembly meeting. [PHOTOS INSIDE]

MERDEKA SPECIAL The knock-out blow to Umno in the last GE shows that the revolution for change has picked up steam again.

free ‘We as Malaysians voted Pakatan in Selangor. You want Selangor back, then convince voters to vote for you.'