Archive - 1 April 2010

He had sent a letter to the Agong to seek an audience to claim a majority of MPs to the opposition to form a government.

De facto law minister Nazri Abdul Aziz responds to Lim Kit Siang's criticism over the government's definition of 1Malaysia.

'I was prepared to be given any punishment, including caning, if this is meant to educate Muslims. However, as this came from the sultan, I have to accept it.'

Pakatan's Nizar and Ngeh are upset that a BN assemblyman has proposed they be stripped of their titles bestowed by the Sultan of Perak.

PARLIAMENT Chong Eng (DAP - Bukit Mertajam) and N Gobalakrishnan (PKR - Padang Serai) were given the boot by Deputy Speaker Ronald Kiandee.

The grapevine is abuzz with possible new appointments after recent MCA party polls, while Wanita chief's fate will be known on April 8.

Its reputation is in tatters where the public is concerned, the demand now is for more openness on its selection procedures.

Information Minister Rais Yatim said those linking 1Malaysia to "One Israel" showed a lack of "far-sightedness" about his own country.

New MCA president treats party leaders to nasi lemak but was closemouthed over his pick for ministers and deputy ministers.

Suhakam is being asked to hold a public inquiry on the action of Selangor MB in halting the UiTM branch campus project in Serendah.

Chief editor Mat Zahari Ali was surprised that officials wanted to know if they had the publication permit.

Another push for public participation in government as NGOs and elected state reps meet after three-day workshop on local democracy.

Police are probing claims by the Perak DAP chairperson that the overwhelming police presence at the state assembly yesterday puts lawmakers in danger.

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno's caning sentence has been reduced to three weeks of community service. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 6.05PM The Muslim convert ex-husband of M Indira Gandhi must now surrender custody of all three children.

ANALYSIS PM Najib Abdul Razak took office a year ago with big reform plans but this has been scuttled by weaknesses in the ruling BN coalition.

MACC has recorded a statement from a senior minister in connection with investigations into alleged corruption involving his former secretary.

UPDATED 5.15PM The federal government will move a motion to refer Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim to the Special Rights and Privileges Committee. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Najib argued that Muhyiddin's ‘Malay first, Malaysian second’ statement does not contradict his 1Malaysia concept.

Most of today's headlines focused on the unruly behaviour of the  Pakatan representatives at the Perak state assembly sitting yesterday.

MIC branches in the Hulu Selangor division have pledged their full support for the nomination of G Palanivel as BN candidate.

UPDATED 5.05PM The single mother, who was mistakenly shot five times by cops, finally got her wish. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Khalid Ibrahim is suing Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB) for wrongful sale of his shares in Guthrie Berhad.

UPDATED 3.14PM DAP supremo challenges the other ministers to declare whether their race or nationality came first.

Matthias Chang, the ex-political secretary to Mahathir, was taken to jail today to serve a month-long sentence after he refused to pay a RM20,000 fine for contempt of court.

"If these people say that they are second-class citizens, don't talk s**t! Don't talk s**t! I repeat three times, don't talk s**t!"

Najib said he will find the time to meet the new MCA president in due course. 'There is no hurry, let him settle down first.'

They would have to sign the agreement text, which contains the Anti-Corruption Clause in Government Procurement.

A US lawyer has gone to court seeking to have Pope Benedict XVI questioned over the child sex scandal that is rocking the Roman Catholic church, the attorney told AFP Wednesday.

COMMENT However, it has thrown up obstacles on the way to the seat, all under the eyes of the international community.

COMMENT Chua’s victory in MCA and a well-documented defence in Parliament see Anwar paddling nicely amid the shifting tides of fortune.

free 'The opposition is supposed to try to influence government. If the BN has been listening, kudos to BN. That's how a parliament is supposed to function.'

free 'How is Najib going to convince the people of 1Malaysia when he is surrounded by people like Muhyiddin Yassin?'

China is ready for "serious" talks at the United Nations on Iran's nuclear program, the United States said Wednesday, as it sought support for sanctions against Tehran.

The global community on Wednesday pledged nearly 10 billion dollars for Haiti over more than three years to put the quake-ravaged nation back on its feet.

An Islamist group from Russia's restive Caucasus region has claimed responsibility for this week's deadly twin suicide bombings in Moscow, while two more attacks on Wednesday left 12 dead.

International prosecutors will probe crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the violent aftermath of Kenya's December 2007 presidential election, judges ruled Wednesday.

Serbia's parliament apologised to the Bosnian Muslim victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre Wednesday, ending years of denial in a move seen as an important step on Belgrade's road to Europe.