Archive - 17 April 2010

Even before the campaigning for the by-election has begun, the poster war was already going full steam.

The Pakatan candidate said that he is beginning to fall in love with Hulu Selangor.

She will not be in KL to testify at the Teoh Beng Hock inquest when it resumes hearing on Tuesday.

An uphill battle awaits the BN machinery in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election as it is facing the opposition which is in control of the state government.

Kamalanathan also denied allegations that he was dropped as councillor in the Selayang Municipal Council due to incompetence.

One independent is on the vengeance path, another couldn't care less about what his party has in store for him, signs of the times. [VIDEO INSIDE]

PM has brought ‘shame' to Malaysia for his support of US-Israeli plot against Iran.

The Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) would hold its central working committee (CWC) meeting on April 25 to finalise the candidate for the Sibu by-election.
   

Independent candidates Johan Mohd Diah and VS Chandran will be sacked by Umno and MIC respectively.

MIC No 2 G Palanivel still appears eager to prove that he is still the one calling the shots.

A local Indian private group had agreed to buy all of their investments for RM106 million.

INTERVIEW 'Perkasa is strengthening its race, language and religion and we (MIC) are also doing the same...’

Boys will be boys. That saying came alive as supporters from both sides morphed into missile-throwing juveniles. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Slain LTTE chief V Prabhakaran's ailing mother, Parvati, who arrived in Chennai from Malaysia, was immediately deported by the Indian authorities.

A Sarawak PKR leader wants the party to be able to contest in two state seats within the constituency for the coming state elections.

To emigrate or not to emigrate? Readers chip in with their thoughts on the whether the ‘big leap' will eventually become a reality for them and their loved ones.

But according to a survey conducted by the BN Youth Lab, close to a third say the country’s situation is either “worrying”, or “getting worse”.

Derived from the DPM’s remarks, this nickname is – one would suppose – in keeping with the 'small role' set aside for it.

Candidate Zaid Ibrahim fails to fire up attendants of last night's nomination day eve DAP dinner unlike his other party comrades.

Hulu Selangor has all three races living in occupational-cum-residential enclaves, plus the Orang Asli who are wedged in the interstices.

The Malacca Malay Sultanate began in 1278 and not in the 1400s, as discovered by a research team appointed by the Melaka government.

Iran is hosting a two-day nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran starting on Saturday that will be attended by several foreign ministers and UN representatives.

Satire and ridicule can help win the fight against Al-Qaeda by stripping it of its glamour and mystique, a team of researchers argue in a report released in London and in comments to AFP .

Foreign news reports quoting Najib as saying that Malaysia had cut off gasoline supplies to Iran are incorrect, the PM said.

A 'Job Placement' programme will be held at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Beruntung, Hulu Selangor, from noon until 5pm tomorrow.

ANALYSIS For once the Orang Asli may write history in the tooth and nail fight for  the seat where both sides are desperate for a win.

A local Indian private sector group has agreed to purchase all of the Maika shares for about RM106 million, according to sources close to the matter.

"To those who harbour doubts about whether as PM and the government I have this to say: When the going gets tough, the tough gets going," says Najib.

free 'The real culprits must be found and punished. If Malaysian courts cannot get things done, let the French justice system get to the bottom of things.'

free 'Kamalanathan declared that he will win this seat as a ‘gift to Najib'. For Zaid, it's principles first, popularity second.'

The death toll from a strong quake that rocked a remote Tibetan region of China surged past the 1,000 mark on Friday, as tonnes of food, clothes and other vital supplies started pouring in.