Archive - 3 July 2010

However, the support was on condition that the Malaysian Examinations Board established a new mechanism to evaluate the performance of pupils and students.

Penang Umno chief Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has alleged marginalisation of Malay villages in Penang.

The party, which lost the two seats allocated to it by BN in the 2008 general election, will not be demanding for seats in the next general election.

He hit out at the Umno elected reps who rarely go to the ground to meet their constituents and show up only when an election is near.

The late Norashikin Mohd Seth, widow of former deputy prime minister Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, was laid to rest after Zohor prayers at the Warriors' Mausoleum at 2.10pm today.

A reshuffle in Umno last year saw the chairmanship of the five states assigned to the president, deputy president and the three elected vice-presidents.

Kit Siang blasted BN for its claims that they have extra funds for MP allocations, but none for PSD.

This was to ensure that people in rural areas receive correct and effective information, says the info deputy minister.

UPDATED 6.09PM Umno Lembah Pantai chief says BN must reclaim the seat, as they have not 'enjoyed the taste of power' since they lost.

Four employees of a security company have been arrested for allegedly attempting to break into an ATM at a petrol station in Taman Tenaga, Puchong.

Najib Abdul Razak said today the allegation that Felda was bankrupt was not only a lie but an insult to the Felda settler community.

'Anwar had personally gone to the US to tender his apology because he was afraid his friends there would be angry.

'I have been receiving threats that my wife and kids will be killed if this rally goes on,' said organiser KP Samy.

He says he has used his walkabouts in certain towns and cities to act on issues facing the people.

The BN has been so obvious in strewing so many signs that political crystal ball gazing appears to have become all the rage now.

Senator Ezam Mohd Nor says news reports concerning the plight of foreign workers at the construction site of the new palace 'undermine the royal institution'.

Some scholars believe a snap poll is due this year; others think reluctance on an early Sarawak state election will hold it back.

A group of cultural NGOs are pushing for education, and not a complete ban as a solution to gambling.

'I see non-government organisations are more vocal in fighting for the rights of the Malays, when it is Umno's agenda.'

Megat Najmuddin said Bala should instead come home and give the statement voluntarily to the authorities.

The Orang Asli community is becoming more politically aware and can no longer be presumed to be blind supporters of BN.

It hails the campaign against the government's move to legalise sports betting. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Facing challenges at home, Najib attempts to repair his overseas image to match Anwar’s, who is facing a few problems of his own.

Its state secretary insists that the nation has been carrying the burden for far too long. The time has come for an accounting.

A battle is brewing over an Indonesian television station that highlights not only the notorious pliability of the country’s legal system but also marks the re-emergence into the public light of a prominent member of the family of the late strongman Suharto, who was driven from power in 1998 in the wake of the Asian Financial Crisis.

While Lim Guan Eng boasts of a ‘greener’ city, manmade environmental disasters still wreak havoc on the island.

But will the 2010 World Cup bring African women more than just fodder for gossip? The label “soccer mom” has become common in the US, as more women enroll their children in soccer camps. Will holding the world’s greatest single sporting event in Africa spark similar interest for the continent’s women?

Twenty-seven-year-old Maria Puscariu is about to complete her MA in philosophy at a Belgian university. The Moldovan has been working for over five years as a domestic worker in Western Europe in order to support herself and finance her studies.

free 'Transparency is just a word bandied around by the Umno-led gov't. Which mega-project initiated by Najib has been transparent and subject to open tender?'

free 'You don't need 20/20 vision to recognise the twin hallmarks of a tyranny: a subservient press and a subservient judiciary.'