Archive - 1 March 2011

MERLIMAU It is organising anti-opposition talks in private residences across the constituency according to a list obtained from BN.

 

'If we criticise a situation, we must also give other view points to soften the blow so that it would not become too extreme.'

Taib has earlier said polling will be on a Saturday - and he is known to favour the number 9.

Six rights and cultural NGOs are urging that the issue not be politicised, and for cool heads to prevail.

The Federal Court's decision has been hailed as a historic test case.

UPDATED 7.15PM Lead counsel Karpal Singh submits that certain items were obtained by police through unfair and illegal means.

The names of more than 8,000 postal voters were inserted in the electoral rolls of six state constituencies last year.

UPDATED 7.05PM KERDAU The DPM says his 'instant approval' of goodies has nothing to do with the by-election campaign.

A Catholic bishop says a good way to fight racism is by prodding children to imagine what it's like to be somebody else.

'Kelantan does not yet have efficient highways compared to the other states,' Sultan Muhammad V says.

KERDAU The BN has been taking an imaginative, if not humourous approach in its campaign material.

Sarawak DAP says this is what he has to do if he really cares about the people living in the 3000 acres of land there.

RoS offices in the states had been given the power to approve the registration of such bodies since Feb 16.

SODOMY II A strand of hair, mineral water bottle, toothbrush and towel were taken from a cell occupied overnight by Anwar. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Surrogacy is forbidden under Islam, a religious authority says, after reports that the practice is becoming more popular in the country.

Mahfuz Omar and anti-saman ekor team spend two hours at Wangsa Maju RTD, teaching people about changes to Road Transport Act.

MERLIMAU BN appears to be pulling out all the stops in a bid to continue its run of by-election victories.

UPDATED 4.35PM The KL High Court has dismissed his leave application to take Chief Justice Zaki Azmi to court for alleged bribery of officials.

UPDATED 8PM Utusan chief editor said this in the domestic inquiry proceedings on NUJ president Hata Wahari.

 

Pakatan's policies may already be on their way to being implemented, but not in the way it had hoped would happen.

TEOH RCI UPDATED 8.35PM Chief commissioner James Foong tells Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim to read through Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand’s report.

UPDATED 5.35PM The five are charged with taking part in an illegal organisation and they have rejected bail offer.

The national oil and gas company scores ‘below average’ for revenue transparency and public disclosure.

UPDATED 5.50PM Ethnic Iban and Kayan communities displaced by the Bakun Dam project have taken their fight for land to the Federal Court.

Penang PKR vice-chairperson says there is no record of membership of most of the 97 who ‘quit’ the party recently.

Former transport minister Chan Kong Choy's indictment for cheating in relation to the PKFZ fiasco, made headlines in most major dailies.

 

Some 50 people call for an end to corruption in Sarawak, telling the CM that 30 years in power is enough.

It's easy to get precisely the recipe you want.

INTERVIEW Tom Plate, author of book on Dr M, says what's vital is to know whether the nation’s leaders have control over the police.

Native rights NGOs Brimas and Tahabas are willing to provide evidence of the Sarawak CM's alleged NCR land grabs.

UPDATED 1.20PM Malaysiakini's application to strike out the defamation suit will be decided in three weeks.

MERLIMAU UPDATED 1.30PM The PAS candidate asks if Umno built the gov't quarters where he resides with his wife who is a teacher.

FREE DAY 4 What's happening in the by-election campaign s in the state constituencies of Kerdau and Merlimau?

KERDAU Popular comedian Bob Lokman lends his brand of humour, in a bid to win over young voters to the party.

LIVE REPORTS UPDATED 4PM The toilet of the cell where he was held overnight was unclean, while no pillows or bed were provided.

FREE VOXPOP 'I think Malacca Chief Minister Rustam Ali should seriously consider whether he is CM for BN or CM for Umno?'

FREE YOURSAY 'So the concept of cabinet ‘collective responsibility' is no longer important?

The police are accused of practising double standards, but MIC leaders argue otherwise.

KERDAU Physical development seems to be far down the list of worries for some settlers in Kerdau, who are more concerned about social issues and the future of their children.