Archive - 27 January 2011

Shuhaimi Shafiei gave statements to the police on the incident where his service centre was splashed with red paint on Jan 7.

Tenang voters must avoid making a mistake and ensure that BN candidate Mohd Azahar Ibrahim wins the by-election.

Malaysia's biggest Hindu umbrella group has expressed outrage over the decision to maintain the use of the contentious novel.

The Khalid administration will not offer more than RM9.3 billion for the takeover of Syabas and Puncak Niaga Sdn Bhd.

UPDATED 7.29PM He is scheduled to meet Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim soon - the feeling is that an amicable solution is possible.

TENANG They want the green light from the PM before polling day to help them decide who to vote for.

MACC is trying to obtain more documents to facilitate the investigation into Abdul Ariffahmi Ab Rahman's case.

TENANG The old adage ‘politics is all about power' is yet again in the ascendent as exhibited in the hot campaign for the Tenang seat.

ANALYSIS A nationwide tour by the premier, a Cabinet reshuffle and an election budget is the likely prelude for snap polls.

Who are telling the truth – or who are telling lies – about the government’s proposed censorship of online news?

TENANG Even to deny DPM Muhyiddin Yassin’s 5,000-vote majority target is already a small measure of victory.

Sarawak GH heart specialist Dr Sim Kui Hian, who is moving into politics, is urged to tell all on Kota Samarahan heart hospital cost.

Ex-PM merely guaranteed no censorship on the Internet but not freedom over cyberspace, says the Penang CM.

'We must ask ourselves why the  money is going out,' says the chairperson of Centre for Public Policy Studies.

Whistleblower website Sarawak Report zooms on another state leader in its latest expose.

UPDATED 7.25PM Muhyiddin says an independent panel will be set up to study the types of amendments needed.

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng says BN's need for votes from the community is why the royal commission's task was extended.

ANALYSIS But all said and done, indications are that BN is set to retain its seat despite the fierce Pakatan onslaught.

The state constitution allows for the state sec to attend exco meetings, but he has no authority to compel the MB to...

Two bloggers-turned-politicians warn that the last space for free speech will be lost if the proposed amendments to the PPPA are passed.

Kin are relieved cause of death is part of terms of reference but say they were not consulted over the panel composition.

UPDATED 3.52PM The advisory panel member will quit his post due to a probe on graft allegations against him.

UPDATED 4.25PM The two coalition members display the rough edges that continue to bug the Pakatan partnership as revealed by the latest episode.

Selangor MB's political secretary Faekah Husin speaks out against a call by the deputy prime minister for her boss to quit.

UPDATED 1.25PM High Court judge Su Geok Yiam upholds the decision of the magistrate’s court to fine the former students.

No indications that amendments to the dreaded PPPA will be tabled at next Parliament sitting, he says.

The RCI formed to widen the scope of investigations into the death of Teoh Beng Hock is one of the highlights of the news today.

TENANG He was well-received at a DAP function but vilified at an MCA dinner for local Chinese associations.

FREE What's happening in Tenang? Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place.

ANALYSIS TENANG 7,000 Malay voters will be instrumental in delivering the 5,000-vote majority BN seeks.

COMMENT The administration has sported a split personality but can Najib resolve this dilemma by going for snap polls?

COMMENT Even Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew has woken up to the scientific fact that homosexuality is not something that is contagious but inborn in some.

FREE VOXPOP 'Will the police offer 24-hour protection to Chia now that the armed suspect has absconded?'

FREE YOURSAY 'We hope that those responsible for his death would be uncovered. The cause of death and those...'

TENANG In an unusual move, BN candidate Mohd Azahar Ibrahim held two interview sessions yesterday, exclusively for selected Chinese press.

FREE YOURSAY 'He was talking about how muzzled Singaporeans are compared to Malaysians, that Malaysia is much more democratic, much freer...'.

15 Iban communities get what could be the start of justice in their battle against encroachment into NCR land.

Treat the people of Kg Tanjong Tokong as a community... we don't oppose development, but consider our interests, they say.