Archive - 24 January 2011

TENANG Dr Chua Soi Lek said it was his duty as MCA president to speak against PAS' Islamic state agenda in the by-election campaign.

Selangor speaker says Umno merely delaying proceedings to avoid a by-election in Port Klang.

The vote went as expected with the BN opposition voting en-bloc against the proposed amendment. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The author and publisher of ‘The March to Putrajaya - Malaysia’s New Era is at Hand’ obtained leave today for judicial review to challenge an order over the seizure of 33 copies of the book.

Mohd Nadzri Mohd Radzi was also sentenced to 14 days' jail on four counts of deceiving his principal by falsifying claims.

EC assures opposition representatives that those in Territorial Army corps in parliamentary constituencies will not be made postal voters.

UPDATED 7.55PM The S'gor MB feels the amendment can be passed sometime in the future. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Malay rights pressure group urges the MCA president to apologise over the ‘hand shaking’ row started by the party.

TENANG PAS' demure candidate says no challenge is too big - except perhaps negative perceptions against her. [VIDEO INSIDE]

How could 120 PKR members have quit from a branch that has only 22 registered members?

'Today's sitting of the assembly is a futile effort and a waste of time,' says Opposition leader Mohamad Satim Diman.

The Seri Muda rep says he was referring to Putrajaya’s ‘lackeys’ in his blog post, and not to the Selangor sultan.

Work on other components involved in the project, like tunnel, water intake point and dual water pipelines is progressing ahead of schedule.

TENANG The DPM tells the party there are more important issues than ridiculing the PAS candidate for not shaking hands with male voters. [VIDEO INSIDE]

After giving his explanation, Teng Chang Khim says that the issue of whether the sitting is valid or otherwise has been settled.

The sitting comes about after the state government refutes the appointment of state secretary Mohd Khusrin Munawi.

UPDATED 8.14PM Released by the Home Ministry, it will also apply to news portals and blogs on the Internet.

UPDATED 5.40PM Badrul Hisham Abdullah is seeking a court declaration that he is still the legitimate Port Klang rep.

Zainal Abidin Mydin has 24 hours to apologise for deeming the Penang Welfare and Sports Council for Government Staff ‘biased’ in awarding a canteen tender.

A recent study shows RM24 billion worth of trade in timber has been generated by the local market in 2009.

TENANG PAS' Normala has been getting flak from MCA for sporting gloves. But what do Chinese voters think of this?

TENANG If the PM is concerned about the word ‘debate’, then it can been called ‘diskusi ilmiah’ (academic discussion), says the party.

Of the amount, a total of RM681,355 was in the form of cash and RM136,000 in properties.

Several hundred protesters make their feelings clear, claiming that the proposed change will only benefit the menteri besar. [VIDEO INSIDE]

TENANG PAS wants Labis MP Chua Tee Yong to retract his allegation that PAS candidate Normala Sudirman had questioned the sale of alcohol.

Today’s sitting of the Selangor assembly to amend the state’s constitution was one of the mixed bag of items in the news today.

Malaysian justice is failing young children.

The institute also projects the economy to have grown by 6.8 percent in 2010.

The Port Klang rep refuses to accept the vacancy in his seat, saying the speaker has not officially notified him of this.

COMMENT Part of the cure for this is the willingness for the collective Malay to go for therapy.

TENANG This time,the ‘request’ is linked to Chinese New Year ang-pow rather than to a by-election demand.

FREE TENANG DAY 3 What's happening in the Tenang by-election campaign? Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place in N5.

LIVE REPORT UPDATED 7.05PM In the end, the move to amend the state charter failed, but not before a full day had passed filled with finger-pointing, name-calling and shouts of 'treason!' and 'hypocrites!'

COMMENT A raft of combative responses sees Pakatan ratchet up the pressure in the face of Umno-BN's pre-polls onslaught.

FREE VOXPOP 'In US or UK, those in charge of the Federal Reserve or the Bank of England will be hauled up...'

FREE YOURSAY 'Chua has no right to act in a condescending manner towards other people's religious practices.'