Archive - 22 October 2010

Members of Umno Clubs abroad will soon become part of Umno Youth, once the Umno Supreme Council (MT) accepted a proposal made by Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.

With the haze back in the country, the public is asking for countermeasures to prevent the situation from getting worse.

The amendments would liberate the students as well as the Umno Youth of the restrictions imposed by the act, allowing for a more direct interaction between them.

ANALYSIS After fiery calls at the Umno assembly to defend Malay rights, leaders are calling for a halt on all discussion of race.

The Batu Sapi by-election media centre located at the ground floor of Sanbay Hotel, Bandar Leila in Sandakan will begin operations officially on Sunday.

UPDATED 9.50PM It took only six days to sign up over 100,000 'fans' to register their protest.

Former Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said leaders’ wives should not be involved in such shows without thinking of the repercussions.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and police have completed their investigations of 15 cases of alleged slander by blogs and portals.

UMNO AGM Hasnoor Sidang Husin claims non-Malays are not helping bumiputera to achieve the target, asking if they should be compelled to.

Animal rights and welfare groups blasted a Youth delegate for abusing them for ‘cheap publicity’ at the party assembly. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Hundreds of Indonesian firefighters were sent to battle blazes on Sumatra that have enveloped Singapore and Malaysia in a choking haze.

Less than 24 hours after PAS unveiled its candidate, pro-Umno blogs have started unleashing attacks on his character.

Pakatan Rakyat and NGOs criticised Umno president Najib Abdul Razak's stinging speech calling for the party to defend Putrajaya.

Perak PAS Youth accuses Harussani Zakaria of not taking swift action when Umno leaders are involved in the matter.

UMNO AGM updated 7pm Building the 100-storey Menara Warisan tower in Kampung Baru will be hugely symbolic to the Malay community.

"We are working closely with Miti and related agencies, including the Port Klang Authority, and they are very cooperative," says EU official.

Leading lawyer and villagers are accused of being linked to a fire at a logging camp, adding another episode to an ongoing dispute.

Constable V Navindran, 28, pleaded not guilty to two charges of causing grievous hurt to Kugan, 23, suspect in a car theft.

The opposition members had been especially active the last 10 months trying to instil anti-government sentiments.

The move is to ensure all party members and machinery will be able to focus on Batu Sapi, says secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution.

UPDATED 7.40PM Penang delegate Mohamad Farid Saad said this was the feedback Penang Umno received from the 13 Umno division chiefs.

UPDATED 6.30PM The haze takes another turn for the worse in Johor with more areas reported to be suffering from high levels.

UMNO AGM Delegates say they are necessary towards achieving the goal of becoming a high-income nation.

ANALYSIS Najib is caught in a dilemma - he cannot forsake both Perkasa and non-Malay voters if he is to regain lost ground.

Interference almost always ends in a PR disaster.

The Padang Serai MP wonders if the report on an eight-year old incident is aimed at tarnishing candidacy for PKR veep.

Syed Sobri Hashim did not attend a KL High Court proceeding on Oct 15 where he was purportedly declared bankrupt as reported.

All newspapers headlined Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s speech during Umno’s 61st general assembly.

COMMENT Cicero once said, 'true nobility is exempt from fear'. Yet, Umno continues to spout the rhetoric of fear, while denying that it is racist.

UMNO AGM Sabah Umno's Salleh Said Keruak says while he understands the need for tenders, they need to ‘take care of the welfare’ of their supporters.

Penang’s housing developers say the state’s ‘cleaner, greener’ campaign is dragging back approvals.

This Penang gov't does things above board and there shall be no more corruption in the state, declares CM Lim.

Today's hearing did not solve the mystery surrounding the identity of the note's author. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UMNO AGM Jalaluddin Alias says dismal results in 2008 was the fault of component parties which failed to retain their seats.

He is in chatting form and is currently undergoing physiotherapy, according to a Perkasa official, but only a few visitors are allowed.

Successful since the 80s and still waiting to become legally secure, the fate of Tanjung Tualang farmers still awaiting TOL hangs in the balance.

COMMENT There is basic disagreement about what those agreements are, what they provide, what their terms precisely specify.

FREE 'With the Internet, we choose our destinations and listen to others who have been to those destinations. We don't need any help from the ministers.'

FREE 'A three-cornered fight will always be in favour of Umno/BN. This is what Umno wants.'

FREE 'Who are they defending Putrajaya from? Pakatan leaders are not rebels.'

The Islamic party has named local doctor Zulkefli Muhammad as their candidate for the Galas by-election.