Archive - 22 January 2011

The police have so far, received 30 reports pertaining to the Tenang state by-election.

The Malacca BN will field a candidate who is popular among the masses to defend the Merlimau state seat, said CM Mohd Ali Rustam.

Jet-lag syndrome might have led a MAS stewardess to fall to her death from the ninth floor of a hotel in Amsterdam.

The Cabinet Committee on Sabah and Sarawak Bumiputeras chaired by Prime Minister Najib Razak will meet next month to discuss issues especially concerning mission schools in the two states.

'Are lorries, taxis and buses also included? Does it only apply to new cars or also older ones?'

'The chief mnister deserved to know the truth!' she shouted as she was being escorted out.

Though the mandate of the government at the national level would only expire in 35 months and S'wak's in July, simultaneous polls should be studied thoroughly.

The family plans a prayer session outside the Bukit Jalil police station before the cremation tomorrow. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The government is engaging taxi drivers nationwide to help disseminate government policies to the people, Information Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim said today.

The three partners of the Pakatan opposition political pact have expressed their desire to work hard to win the Tenang state seat in the by-election on Jan 30.

BN leaders are upbeat the coalition front will retain the Tenang state seat with a higher majority as initial findings indicate voters to be supportive of the BN candidate.

MIC reps refute that any consensus was reached at the ministry meeting saying they had demanded the withdrawal of the textbook.

Deregistration looms as separate AGMs held by two factions, tied to Umno figures, are deemed illegal. [VIDEO INSIDE]

ANALYSIS Spurred by Najib, SUPP leaders are looking at fielding younger candidates and drop those who have served many terms.

COMMENT Yet again, focus is to be made on the plight of marginalised and minority communities in Malaysia - but when will action be taken?

The possibility of a concurrent state and parliamentary election will give Sarawak BN an edge over the opposition during the campaign period.

TENANG POLLS MCA president Chua Soi Lek warns that Chinese support for PAS will force Umno to go on a ‘religious race to outdo PAS’.

UPDATED 3.51PM No consensus was reached on 'Interlok' between Indian groups and the education ministry, say Indian NGOs.

The Port Klang rep may ask the courts to rule on his seat following his alleged six-month absence.

DPM is unfazed by attempts to raise issues of Teoh Beng Hock's death and the controversial textbook ‘Interlok' in Tenang.

COMMENT Malaysia had just come into existence. Kuching was then a two-horse town and nobody was really rich.

TENANG POLLS UPDATED 2.51PM He says PAS has a '50 percent chance' of striking a win in the BN stronghold.

TENANG Tenang is a cookie-cutter semi-rural town, aside from its 6kg pineapples and metre-high jackfruits.

COMMENT The community blog is now banned from writing about politics and the upcoming elections.

The commandos were called in after pirates armed with AK-47s boarded the Malaysian tanker and took control of the ship.

In Sungai Siput, Orang Asli have a bridge built for them by resource-strapped Pakatan MP Dr Jeyakumar.

There has been a slight increase of 1.3 percent in the number of Malaysians taking up reading last year, according to National Library.

FREE YOURSAY 'The non-Muslims like PAS for their righteousness but afraid of their self-righteousness. PAS must take cognisance of this fact.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Even if you were at the 'opening ceremony', you still need to explain why you have been absent since then.'

LIVE REPORTS The sky was clear and weather cold as supporters of BN and Pakatan converged in the rural town of Labis. [PHOTO GALLERY & VIDEO]

TENANG POLLS ANALYSIS The battle for this idyllic constituency in Johor will show whether power can triumph over piety.