Archive - 17 March 2010

PARLIAMENT Anwar claimed that Apco Worldwide, a consultancy agency hired by Najib, was the brain behind the ‘One Israel’ slogan.

PARLIAMENT Pump priming, dependency on dwindling oil wealth and a widening income gap will do out economy in, said the opposition leader.

The historic Orang Asli protest at Putrajaya today has successfully united the once-scattered community, said organisers

The grievances of the 1.8 million-strong Indian Malaysian community should be viewed as a national concern and addressed in the 10th Malaysia Plan, a socio-economic expert said.

'This is not true. I have met Najib and Muhyiddin, and they said they would not interfere in the party elections.'

The protest at Putrajaya today was "expected" because the Orang Asli has been marginalised, said Suhakam vice-chairperson Simon Sipaun.

The court was told that the approval for 4,337 calling visas for Bangladeshi workers involved payments totalling RM1.2 million.

PARLIAMENT Making his maiden speech as independent MP, he decides to bring up the Sept 16 incident which sees an uproar and Anwar Ibrahim stomping off.

The recently crowned All-England champ and the PM's wife Rosmah Mansor had to undergo some ribbing in Parliament.

PARLIAMENT Muhyiddin Yassin says opposition MPs have failed to pay attention to yesterday’s royal address.

A golf resort has awarded the sum to a client who was attacked by a large crocodile while finding this gold ball.

A committee will be set up to seek views from various quarters on sex education policy in schools, said Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

PARLIAMENT A news photo of the Perak MB and exco members at Mandarin class is no proof of sincerity, says a DAP leader.

The message the public sent when the ruling coalition lost its two-thirds majority in the last general election seems to be falling on deaf ears.

As party leaders jockey for pole position, Ong Ka Ting’s return to active politics is seen by some as an answer to a pressing need.

Political observers wonder if he is the right person for the job, given that his previous tenure was no shining example of leadership.

UPDATED 3.40PM Ong Ka Chuan has ruled himself out of the race for the MCA chief, deputy presidency and four VP seats.

PARLIAMENT The New Economic Model will not abolish bumiputera special rights, but will lay more stress on inter-communal cooperation, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

Rais Yatim, an occasional critic of Namewee, wants to see the latter's application for a gov't film grant.

Former MCA president Ong Ka Ting's decision to stand for the party's top post at the coming party's election was the focus of most newspapers.

COMMENT As in neighbouring Sabah, many rural Sarawakians are deprived of birth certificates and ICs.

PARLIAMENT Though the debate on the GST bill is supposed to have been postponed, it still remains on the order paper for the ongoing Dewan Rakyat sitting.

UPDATED 6PM The investigating officer concedes that the transcript used to charge DAP politician Karpal Singh had ‘shortcomings’.

The royal address to Parliament is not intended for praise of the government.

UPDATED 5.56PM Dubbed the biggest Orang Asli march in history, it was stopped by police minutes after it kicked off. [VIDEOS & PHOTOS INSIDE]

They say the focus of government hospitals will shift to paying customers instead of the poorer people who need public healthcare the most.

Hilir Perak district police have ruled out the possibility that PAS Perak Supporters Wing Youth chief P Panthiyan was murdered for political reasons.

In its just-ended national road show, the National Kidney Foundation conducted health screenings in major towns as well as raising awareness on the dangers of diabetes.

UPDATED 5.00PM Residents of Rawang new village are making their protests heard to the bitter end. [VIDEO INSIDE]

free 'A newspaper reported a statement on Teresa Kok which led to her arrest, but no action was taken against it. China Press just reported on IGP Musa Hassan's resignation which will, after all, take place.'

free 'An ex-MCA president who led his party to an unprecedented defeat in the March 8 general election can still be in demand in the party. This shows that MCA has no talent...'

Hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces across east Jerusalem on Tuesday in the worst rioting in years, as a senior Hamas leader called for a new "intifada" or uprising.

COMMENT It's the court of public opinion that he is seeking to win as his nationwide road show is pulling in the crowds.

Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive, Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Pope Benedict XVI urged young people on Monday to follow "the call" to the priesthood as Catholic groups back in his native Germany hit out at his silence over a snowballing paedophilia scandal.

Protesters spilled their own blood at the gates of Thailand's government headquarters Tuesday in a colourful act of political theatre designed to propel their fugitive hero back to power.