Archive - 8 March 2010

The gloves are off for Zulkifli Noordin as he takes on his former party president Dr Wan Azizah Ismail with snide remarks about her glove.

This is the message for those who do not subscribe to the party’s principles and the reform agenda. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The human rights NGO claims this has further undermined public confidence in the police.

Ngeh Koo Ham describes the new Real Property Gains Tax policy as unfair, cumbersome and burdensome.

Potential candidates are already sounding out support, making alliances, and working out the logistics and finance of battling for a top party post.

A form of public service or a corrupt act? The question hangs over the ‘Senior Citizens Appreciation Programme’.

The Pahang Sultan said he would have to seek legal advice on the Islamic caning of former part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Sukarno.

Among action taken were termination of employment, a fine of equivalent to two or three days' emolument and civil actions.

MARCH 8 If it wants real change, the electorate has to shout louder during the 13th general election since most politicians have a hearing problem.

Race and religion continue to be thorny issues in M'sia.

It may be academic since the foreign detainees are being deported, but the lawyers will still argue their application in court on Wednesday.

Israel has given the green light for the building of 112 new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank despite a partial moratorium on such construction, a minister said on Monday.

Looters in Chile have handed back stolen goods to the value of two million dollars (RM6.6 million), the government said, as the country mourned the hundreds killed in last month's earthquake and tsunami.

The question of what a Malay is and what it is not has become a most contentious issue in the discussions of nation-building circa post-Mahathir era.

COMMENT If the EU wants to be taken seriously and have a tangible impact, it needs to learn that talking about the right things is no substitute for taking the right kind of action.

Rescuers struggled to dig survivors from under the rubble after a strong quake struck eastern Turkey early on Monday, killing at least 41 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

While women all over the world observe International Women's Day today, Malaysian women have little to celebrate.

At least 500 people were killed Sunday in communal clashes near Nigeria's central city of Jos, a state governor's advisor told AFP Monday, revising a previous toll of around 100 dead.

Voters should be treated with respect, say more than 100 civil society groups in demanding that the two main political coalitions should make six promises.

The Nordic countries, widely considered world leaders in gender equality, are failing to combat sexual violence, Amnesty International said on  Monday, singling out Finland as the worst offender.

COMMENT MARCH 8 Though some change has come since the last election, there is still a long way to go. The challenge is not to give up but instead find ways to best contribute.

The MCA AGM yesterday where president Ong Tee Keat hinted he woud defend his post in the coming party's polls, was the focus of attention.

MARCH 8 The gift of the 2008 general election has been the gift of choice. Voters should not lose sight of this, as both political coalitions do their worst to win the next election.

EXCLUSIVE Perkasa's Ibrahim Ali explains why a purely market driven economy is dangerous to Malays, hitting out at ' taukes '. [VIDEOS INSIDE]

COMMENT MARCH 8 Pakatan’s refusal to fray in the teeth of BN’s relentless bombardment makes the tsunami’s 2nd anniversary highly significant.

UPDATED 3.30PM The PM need not have the consent of the King to dismiss his deputy, the Federal Court ruled unanimously. [VIDEO INSIDE]

free 'Even though he's expected to lose as he does not have the Umnoputras' blessings to contest, but it will show the puppet master's hand even more.'

free 'It's a foregone conclusion that the moment Pakatan comes to power, almost the entire top brass will be retired or behind bars.'

The 28 Pakatan Rakyat elected representatives will attend the Perak state assembly scheduled for March 30 under two conditions, said former state exco and DAP Perak chief Ngeh Koo Ham.