Archive - 28 October 2009

The Selangor government will arrange and bear the cost of sending the body of abused maid Mantik Hani back to Indonesia.

The home minister's discretion to ban the book titled ‘Muslim Women and the Challenge of Islamic Extremism’ is flawed and illegal, the High Court heard today.

'I find it perplexing why I need the CC's permission when I try to bring about unity in the party.'

UPDATED 1.55AM After a four-hour meeting which ended at 1am, it was decided that the party will hold a seminar instead of an EGM to iron out key issues. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Perak BN tries to shed the image that they are aggressors but their Pakatan counterparts say that this was overshadowed by police action. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Party vice-president R Sivarasa says that it’s a 'difference in opinion' rather than a split and the matter will be resolved soon even without the help of PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim.

Officers from CCID took statement from Ronnie Liu's special assistant relating in investigations into underworld links.

He says the application to exhume Teoh's remains for a second post-mortem should be allowed in the interest of finding
the truth.

Perak BN menteri besar Zambry Abd Kadir pulls them up for ‘dramatising matters’ inside and outside the state assembly today.

Police snatched his songkok and stripped him of the speaker's robe that he was wearing, also choking him in the process. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The plan was not the property of "certain individuals" or "one or two leaders".

A wave of change in PAS, set in motion by spiritual leader Nik Aziz, is inevitable.

Jeffrey Kitingan, who yesterday quit his post as PKR VP, has hinted at the possibility of a second chance for Sabah PKR. But there's a ‘big if’.

Women form almost 50 percent of voters and hold key positions in the corporate world, but their number in politics is shockingly small.

The Padang Serai PKR MP gets his torn pants back... and will get his day in court next year.

The PAS MP says that a knowledgeable society will eventually get rid of the ISA.

The Subang Jaya town council revokes its order granting permission to Telekom to build a nine-storey commercial building on land designated for public utilities.

SPECIAL REPORT There was no legal representation, and the accused were not asked if they require any.

The new deputy president said there were some within the party who were trying to poison his ties with party president in order to create a split.

No one is giving anything away before tonight’s meeting, which will attempt to thrash out discontent and decide if an EGM should be called.

The Umno vice-president says the Perak Pakatan ‘speaker' had disregarded ‘the command of the Perak sultan'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Penang Gerakan wants Malaysian government to replace ISA with a more humane law similar to UK anti-terror legislation.

UPDATED 4.30PM Wee Ka Siong says during motion rejecting a debate on the tragedy that the incident serves as a ‘lesson' for the ministry.

Some claim that the Islamic party's current troubles are due to the president's laxity in enforcing decisions made at meetings.

COMMENT ‘One of the main setbacks for the party is that it does not have a popular Indian leader who can command the support of the Indian community to steer the party into greater heights.'

UPDATED 2.50PM Sabah PKR Wanita deputy chief Christina Liew has today joined VP Jeffrey Kitingan in quitting from the party post.

The party's strategic director Tian Chua claims that there was a ‘concerted effort in the media by certain forces' to create and confuse people on Pakatan's so-called internal problems.

Mahathir was adamant that the National Service programme be carried out and warnings against hasty implementation fell on deaf ears.

The ousted Perak MB may yet get his wish, given 'signs' that BN is indeed heading down this path.

It is unfair as the rest of the country still has to pay 26 percent, says the Penang chief minister on the preferential tax system announced in the budget.

Ipoh police chief says that more than 200 personnel were deployed in Ipoh to maintain order. [VIDEOS INSIDE]

Trade unions can heave a sigh of relief now that regulations under the newly amended Industrial Relations Act 1967 are in place.

ANALYSIS Ong Tee Keat and Chua Soi Lek's reconciliation healed a rift yet exposed other cracks. Expect Round 2 to come in the battle of the MCA titans.

Penans fight a constant battle to defend their native customs against those who want to ‘civilise' them.

UPDATED 12.10PM The National Automative Policy will also allow foreign firms to produce luxury vehicles.

Pakatan experts say 2010 budget won't do much to fulfill PM Najib's initiative to spur Malaysia towards a high income economy. [VIDEO INSIDE]

News of the bridge tragedy involving schoolchildren in Kampar dominated the headlines today.

US drone strikes against suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan could be breaking international laws against summary executions.

UPDATED 1.15PM Former Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation sec-gen charged with 10 counts of corruption.

The search was temporarily halted at around 6pm yesterday because of heavy rain and strong currents.

free 'It's all about 'what's in it for me?' For goodness sake, try and represent the Chinese community and close the book on the infighting. We're fed-up up to 'here'.'

'No matter who assumes the role of the Perak speaker, the outcome of the Perak state assembly proceedings will not be acceptable by a large section of the Perak rakyat. The police should not intervene at all in the state assembly.'

Two men accused of plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper that published incendiary cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed face terrorism charges in Chicago, US officials said Tuesday.