Archive - 5 December 2010

New BN charter 'based on the 1Malaysia concept'

New BN charter 'based on the 1Malaysia concept'

The government's cheery tagline makes it into BN sloganeering as the battle cry for the next GE continues at the BN convention.
Muhyiddin: Be 'courageous' to deal with racial issues

Muhyiddin: Be 'courageous' to deal with racial issues

The DPM added that BN’s real challenge was ‘to maintain our political legitimacy’.
All attention on Taib at BN convention

All attention on Taib at BN convention

NONE Wagging tongues within BN at the coalition convention reveal that the genearl election is not far off, with Taib especially upbeat.
Kelantanese women the highest with HIV, Aids

Kelantanese women the highest with HIV, Aids

Kelantanese women top the list of those afflicted with HIV/Aids, as compared to those in other states.    
'Umno will consider other BN parties' feelings'

'Umno will consider other BN parties' feelings'

In a ‘you help us, we help you’ moment Najib said the other parties must also do the same as it ‘works both ways’.
You were warned, KL police chief tells protesters

You were warned, KL police chief tells protesters

Because of the rally participants' defiance, the police had to arrest those who refused to disperse, says KL CPO.
Soi Lek: Certain words should be taboo

Soi Lek: Certain words should be taboo

He said 'pendatang', 'penumpang', 'terhutang budi', 'kurang patriotic' and 'ketuanan Melayu' shouldn't be used as they were outrageously derogatory.
Youth leaders on need to tackle 'four negatives'

Youth leaders on need to tackle 'four negatives'

BN wings welcome chairman's message, pledge to discard four negative qualities of delusion, amnesia, inertia and arrogance.
Court rejects former sultan's divorce pronouncement

Court rejects former sultan's divorce pronouncement

The Kota Baharu Syariah High Court rejects the divorce pronouncement of former Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra on his second wife.

Water demo: Police used 'excessive force'

Water demo: Police used 'excessive force'

UPDATED 7.45PM Suhakam says the police were rude and unprofessional, and should be better trained, while MPs say the cops used excessive force.
BN chief launches attack on Anwar

BN chief launches attack on Anwar

NONE Polls will be held 'soon' and the political juggernaut which has ruled for more than 50 years won't be unseated, says Najib.
14-year-old's marriage sparks call for debate

14-year-old's marriage sparks call for debate

'It has been hard trying to juggle two roles - as a student and a wife - but I am taking it in my stride,' says 14-year old Siti Maryam.
Speaking in many tongues at BN convention

Speaking in many tongues at BN convention

The premier displayed multi-language glibness and nuggets of philosophy at the ruling coalition's convention in Kuala Lumpur today.

PM: Pakatan is 'anti-national'

PM: Pakatan is 'anti-national'

He calls Pakatan everything from 'dangerous' to 'despicable' and says BN wants to keep Putrajaya not out of 'self interest'.
Wan Azizah's 'detention' a blessing in disguise

Wan Azizah's 'detention' a blessing in disguise

Calls for her incarceration under the ISA will focus the spotlight on the real meaning of 'Ketuanan Melayu' and the 'Social Contract'.
S'gor appeals to King on regaining water control

S'gor appeals to King on regaining water control

khalid ibrahim and selangor The Selangor government is seeking the King's intervention in its efforts to regain control over water in the state. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Indonesian 'terror' suspect deported

Indonesian 'terror' suspect deported

Fadli Sadama arrived at Jakarta airport on Saturday evening under heavy guard.
Tear gas, water cannons unleashed, 48 arrested

Tear gas, water cannons unleashed, 48 arrested

NONE LIVE REPORTS About 7,000 gathered at Masjid Negara in a sea of red shirts. [VIDEOS, PHOTOS]

Najib on 'manifest destiny' and 'promised future'

Najib on 'manifest destiny' and 'promised future'

UPDATED 4.02PM With more than a whiff of bloated American-branded rhetoric the BN chairperson makes his ‘clarion call’ for the next GE.
Subsidies for the rich, austerity for the poor

Subsidies for the rich, austerity for the poor

FREE YOURSAY 'Why are the rakyat subsidising the operations of the IPPs (independent power producers) thus allowing them to earn obscene profits?'
ISA call against Azizah 'irresponsible and idiotic'

ISA call against Azizah 'irresponsible and idiotic'

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'In an age of the Internet, to propose something as silly as this is like a mindless child throwing tantrums.'
Hisham is dead wrong on police shootings

Hisham is dead wrong on police shootings

hishamuddin hussein FREE VOXPOP 'The minister should have resigned long ago - but here, politicians regard their posts as a God-given right.'