Archive - 16 October 2010

He is baffled that there are civil servants and government pensioners who preferred to support the opposition.

The 16-year-old girl, believed to have been raped and murdered, was found dumped in a canal at an oil palm estate in Teluk Intan.

About 60 members of PKR Youth gathered in front of the party headquarters today to urge Anwar to step down.

Kelantan Umno will focus on four groups of voters in campaigning for the Galas by-election, said its chief Mustapa Mohamed.

She confirmed that she will be contesting the vice-president post at PKR polls next month. [VIDEO INSIDE]

He confirmed his candidacy to much pomp and ceremony complete with drums and 'road to Putrajaya' banners.

The contest in the PKR's Wanita and Youth wings have their own drama with accusations of U-turns, purported T-junctions and actual challenges to incumbents.

The late Ross Boyert allegedly wrote a letter to Taib begging for justice and inadvertently revealed details about the CM's wealth.

COMMENT The slew of projects and initiatives in the budget benefit those close to the top, ignoring pleas by the average Joe.

Deputy Finance Minister Dr Awang Adek Hussin has denied allegations that Kelantan was sidelined in the 2011 Budget.

He could not pay a month's bonus to the 1.2 million civil servants because it incurred an expenditure of RM3.1 billion.

With limited funds, the government should give priority to more pertinent issues than infrastructures that could be built much later.

The budget continues to add to the financial burden of the general public apparenlty without any consideration to the quality of life.

Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali is undergoing treatment at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital for a heart ailment.  

UPDATED 5.35PM The decision by the Sabah-based party will put pressure on Pakatan Rakyat to avoid a three-way fight.

His passing remark ‘When are you rejoining BN’ earns the ire of the Padang Serai MP. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT With a warrior past, the Bidayuh of Sarawak will fight for every inch of their native heritage...

S'pore appears to be the main beneficiary of the Malaysian human capital that Prime Minister Najib laments is so lacking at home.

INTERVIEW He is his own man and has no hesitation at all speaking his mind in a fashion most blunt.

COMMENT How risk – whether of nuclear power, GM foods or other said dangers – is perceived is never a purely rational, fact-based process.

UPDATED 6.15PM The race for PKR No 2 will be a three-cornered fight among party vice-president Azmin Ali, Federal Territories chief Zaid Ibrahim and Perak chief Mustaffa Kamil Ayub. [VIDEO INSIDE]

FREE 'Of course, Umno will survive Perkasa. Similarly, Perkasa will survive through Umno. They are partners.'

FREE 'Mahathir will not keep quiet on this matter - just you wait. He won't have a building which would overshadow his pride, the Petronas Towers.'