Archive - 25 September 2010

'I was briefed that Mas Selamat was no longer a security threat to our country.'

Police today brought in a bulldozer into Ladang Gadong, Banting, to carry out digging works at two new sites at the farm.

Former Makkal Sakti secretary-general Kannan Ramasamy won uncontested the party president post at its extraordinary and annual general meeting (EGM/AGM) held today.

MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek today advised former party president Ong Tee Keat and current secretary-general Kong Cho Ha to stop squabbling over car registration numbers bearing the letters ‘MCA’.

All four PKR state reps have won in the party polls, bringing a sense of relief to the candidates.

The faction which has called an EGM to oust the Penang Gerakan chief has reaffirmed its stand just before the state Youth and Women wings' AGMs.

He has vowed to take legal action against the police over his 24-hour detention. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Azmin has received 58 nominations to Zaid’s 25 for party No 2, while Khalid and Fuziah still await the magic second nomination.

The announcement ended speculation on his position following his statement on Aug 24 that he was ready to go if the people wanted...

They claim that the Negeri media is ignoring their over 30-year plight and the government is dragging its feet because of race.

All Malaysians must fight alongside the new NUJ president for a transparent and independent press.

UPDATED 6.20PM Police searched for copies of Zunar’s Cartoon-o-phobia but left an hour later empty-handed. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT By entering the political centre-stage, Mahathir is literally crowding out Najib Razak.

The two suspects has had their remand extended another six days.

The controversy over the DAP MP's surau visit is far from over despite the incident happening more than a month ago.

Both parties had embarked on a due diligence process to specify the cost of construction.

The Penan’s police reports read like tragedies, but till now they remain words on paper, while the perpetrators remain at large.

Malaysia wants to assist US in overcoming Islamophobia so that it has a better understanding of Islam.

The keeper of all things historical is agitated at the notion that it could ignore a monument identified so closely with the capital itself.

S Manikumar lodged a report over the matter with the Kuala Muda district police station near Kuala Kedah.

Statistics show that while the Malays are worse off than other groups in the city state, but they are slowly catching up.

Mustaffa Kamil Ayub versus Osman Abdul Rahman and Dr Lee Boon Chye versus Anwar Zakaria in PKR elections, predicted to be toss ups.

UPDATED 12.33PM The police have obtained a one-day remand extension order from the Sepang Magistrates’ Court.

COMMENT As Pakatan gets closer to making it to Putrajaya, Mahathir is driven to say the most outlandish things.

FREE 'Whatever the growth projection, the income is not distributed evenly so the elite become super- rich while the rest become poorer.'

FREE 'Tun Abdul Razak was worried of communists who were armed with firearms. His son is worried of a cartoonist ‘armed' with a pen.'

Zunar's comic book launch proceeds undaunted by the cartoonist's arrest and heavy police presence. [VIDEOS INSIDE]