Archive - 17 May 2010

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested 263 people between January and April this year for corruption.

Judge handed down the ruling following an application by deputy public prosecutor Lee Keng Fatt to drop the case.

The court allowed transport minister to withdraw his application for an injunction to restrain KDSB boss Tiong King Sing from making defamatory statements.

Menteri Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat today launched the 'Internet Thoyyibah', which allows access to "approved" sites.

The weatherman has forecast hazy conditions following the switch to the South-West Monsoon which brings wind across from Sumatra beginning early June.

Malaysia Airlines had made a profit in the first quarter due to compensation received from Airbus and an increase in traffic.

Indonesia president is scheduled to meet with prime minister tomorrow at the annual consultation, where they will discuss issues of mutual interest.

Organisations like Perkasa made it difficult for MCA to convince the Chinese community to support BN, said two top MCA leaders.

Berjaya veteran Mohd Noor Mansoor calls for young Sabahan politicians to bring the state back to its glory days of true multiracialism.

BN will honour the pledges it has made to the people of the Sibu constituency, BN deputy chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin said.

MIC Youth chief T. Mohan claims issue brought up to discredit his chances for a senator post.

The DAP candidate's win has created an awareness among voters in East Malaysia that people's power is mightier than BN's money politics.

UPDATED 7.45PM It wants investigators to resolve inconsistencies in witness statements. [VIDEO INSIDE]

He says the Selangor MB’s media statement could be construed as a threat.

A public inquiry should be conducted, suggests veteran leader Lim Kit Siang.

The Sibu by-election result shows that BN and SUPP have an uphill task in gaining genuine Chinese support in Sarawak.

Sultan's lawyers are writing to the Chief Justice to request him to expedite the hearing of a writ of habeas corpus linked to the ruler.

The Selangor MB says the affected parties could have obtained information from the police.

How Sibu dealt with the ‘People’s PM’

The government says one thing on the global stage and does another at home, says a human rights NGO.

A senior judge called for a study to be carried out following the  High Court's decision to allow a non-Muslim to seek a judicial review to enable her to become a syarie lawyer.

Sibu MP Wong Ho Leng and P Kamalanathan on BN have filed their oral and written queries to Parliament.

This was not unexpected, says Anwar Ibrahim, given Wee’s recent lack of enthusiasm in  party matters.

UPDATED 6.21PM Najib has yet to decide on a RM5 million allocation for flood mitigation that he had offered Sibu voters on Saturday.

The outgoing Philippine president's gamble to take over as Speaker of the House of Representatives to preserve her power base and protect her from procecution appears to be fading against the magnitude of last Monday's national election landslide by Benigno Aquino III.

Voter displeasure with the SUPP has been identified as the main cause of the defeat of the BN in the Sibu by-election yesterday.

UPDATED 4.15PM The PM today admitted that the BN campaign machinery is old fashioned, less creative and energetic compared to their rivals. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A journalist said he feared more casualties, reaching a point where the military could intervene, and "guerrilla warfare" after the crackdown. "Thailand has reached a point of no return," said Sujane Kanparit.

The housing ministry is in the final lap of reviewing the first stage of the Uniform Building By-Laws to create a more sustainable living environment in residential areas.

BN leaders can no longer claim that Sarawakian voters are parochial in their thinking, says Anwar Ibrahim.

Municipal councillor blames state meddling for inhibiting the local government from serving the people efficiently.

We, left and progressive organisations from the Asia-Pacific region, express our solidarity with the resistance of the Greek people against the harsh austerity being imposed upon them by the governments of the EU and the IMF.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's cash incentive for teachers to achieve the ministry's KPI is the major news on all the dailies today.

UPDATED 3.10PM So contends DAP head Karpal Singh, based on reported bargaining for votes in the Sibu by-election campaign. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 3.30PM The parliamentary rights and privileges committee will hear his explanation of remarks that linked the 1Malaysia slogan to the One Israel campaign. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It denies allegations that it deliberately delayed announcing the result of the Sibu by-election.

Turkey's leader arrived in Tehran unexpectedly to join Brazil in three-way talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme Monday, amid reports of a last-gasp solution to the international dispute.

President Felipe Calderon has ordered a massive manhunt to find a missing politician he described as a "personal friend" who may be the most prominent kidnap victim yet in Mexico's raging drug wars.

free 'Is the AP policy nurturing bumi entrepreneurs or does it represent affirmative action involving income redistribution?'

free 'Fortunately, the massive DAP victory helps to negate or offset the lost due to vote-buying, phantom voters and the postal vote fiasco.'

Thai troops were locked in a tense confrontation with besieged protestors Monday after three days of street battles in the capital that left at least 33 dead and 239 wounded.