Archive - 26 March 2010

Najib said the lengthy discussion was intended at obtaining the feedback of Umno supreme council members.

BN chances of winning back the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat from PKR are very bright, said Prime Minister Najib Razak.

UPDATED 12.45AM It begins campaign to defend Hulu Selangor seat with 5,000-strong rally in KKB. [VIDEO INSIDE]

As the MCA polls enter the final lap, attacks against party personalities are reaching new heights and have now even found its way to Parliament.

The BN has plenty of "ammo" in facing Pakatan Rakyat in the upcoming Hulu Selangor by-election, said Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

The first result of this Sunday's MCA elections are expected at 7pm, secretary-general Wong Foon Meng said.

He sought to deflect criticism by denying that he was the party saviour.

MIC should field a fresh face in the race to attract the 19 percent Indian voters in the constituency.

The PKR vice-president who has accused the IGP of lying, said he was unfit to hold the highest post within the police force if he had cheated the court and public.

Two PKR leaders have taken action against Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia for allegedly spreading false news and defaming their reputation.

MCA today slammed the MPS for interfering in the administration of the MCA Hall and its refusal to grant land titles to 135 houses and in Rawang.

Four or five names have been suggested, including former de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim and MTUC president Syed Shahrir Syed Mohamed.

Najib Razak said the New Economic Model (NEM) would emphasise on more equitable opportunities so that each and every Malaysian would be able to realise their maximum potential.

Over 500 protestors gathered at the Swedish embassy, among them NGOs and the PAS Youth chief.

Is he really a politician following his convictions, or merely a man of political expediency?

ANALYSIS Recent public opinion polls show support for Tee Keat rising and with it the possibility of Ka Ting's comeback being torpoedoed.

MCA presidential candidate Soi Lek finds his morals under attack from a rather bizarrely dressed women's group. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Zainal Abidin Ahmad was buried at 11am at the Kg Melaka Muslim cemetery in Cheras.

The State Council of Regency announced the appointment of  its new chairman to replace Tengku Abdul Aziz Tengku Mohd Hamzah.

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?

UPDATED 4.45PM Three former MCA CC members today claim that the party was facing its most rampant round of vote-buying yet.

Some see the NGO as filling a vacuum in the political landscape while others see it as pushing an outdated agenda.

Economists weigh in on the failings of the past NEP and how it has been largely ‘misunderstood'.

Of tactics and odds in the upcoming polls - who will the MCA candidates bet their money on?

As heat spell worsens and water reserves run critically low, all parties are scrambling for a solution.

UPDATED 3PM MIC will propose its deputy president G Palanivel as the BN candidate for the by-election.

Journalists steam at being barred from Soi Lek's dinner party when he is so 'gung ho' over free speech.

For their willful betrayal of trust, is there a cause of action against the MPs and assemblypersons who jumped ship? The answer is yes.

A five percent vote swing in the coming by-election is expected in the area as BN has been slowly rebuilding support for the coalition.

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today refused to accept a letter of demand served by independent member of Parliament Zahrain Mohd Hashim's lawyer.

The US Congress put the final touches on President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul, passing a set of technical changes to the legislation that will define his political legacy.

The high flying aim to ease racial polarisation seems to have driven them further apart in at least one instance.

free 'I had no idea that a court of appeal can reverse a judgment by completely ignoring the evidence and findings of the High Court.'

European leaders have clinched a deal that re-writes the 11-year-old eurozone's rule-book, with loans, backed by the IMF and under strict conditions, primed for miscreants like Greece.

COMMENT Two decisions of the appellate courts go against the weight of legal tradition and evolving sensitivity to human rights.

free 'Let's make it an election without looking at topography of the constituency. We should vote according to merit of the candidates.'

The Vatican hit back Thursday at new paedophilia revelations, defending Pope Benedict XVI against an allegation that he failed to act over a US priest accused of molesting up to 200 deaf children in the 1970s.

Osama bin Laden warned that Al-Qaeda will kill Americans if the mastermind of the 2001 attacks on the United States, Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, is executed, in a tape aired on Al-Jazeera on Thursday.

Osama bin Laden warned that Al-Qaeda will kill Americans if the mastermind of the 2001 attacks on the United States, Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, is executed, in a tape aired on Al-Jazeera on Thursday.

Air strikes by Pakistani fighter jets on Taliban hideouts in the country's northwestern tribal region near Afghanistan killed 30 militants on Thursday, military officials said.

The UN Human Rights Council narrowly passed a resolution condemning Islamophobic behaviour, including Switzerland's minaret building ban, despite some states' major reservations.

South African soldiers will be on high alert during the football World Cup, the army boss said Thursday, as the government voiced concern about violent protests during the tournament.

South African soldiers will be on high alert during the football World Cup, the army boss said Thursday, as the government voiced concern about violent protests during the tournament.