Archive - 29 March 2011

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohamed Nazri Aziz  clarifies that anyone who goes to the press can't be protected.

The country's debt last year was RM407.1bil or 53.1 per cent of GDP and is no cause for worry, Dewan Rakyat heard today.

The number of flood victims in Terengganu rose to 1,013 people as of 8pm tonight as the floods in several districts worsened.

Pahang MCA appears to have taken a non-partisan approach to the proposed rare earth plant in Kuantan.

TEOH RCI UPDATED 10.43PM The British forensic pathologist says he cannot rule out the possibility there could have been one or two blows.

A prominent women’s group wants voters to ‘throw out’ sexist elected representatives.

How can lawfully defending one's religious rights amount to sedition, asks council leader who also tells the Muslim NGOs to 'go learn from PAS'.

The relatives of an alleged police brutality victim in Kelantan refutes police version of events claiming he had died of a heart attack.

The party will double the number of its women candidates in the upcoming 10th Sarawak state election.

UPDATED 6PM Cracks are appearing as the Perkasa Youth wing head quits over the group's lack of 'political will'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 7.15PM She said the comic book was sent to young voters in her constituency. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 5.40PM The married couple allegedly had cash strewn about their house, one of some 100 premises raided in a joint operation yesterday.

UPDATED 5.25PM With the general election on the horizon, DPM Muhyiddin Yassin goes on a walkabout, presenting the BN case to voters.

There are contradictions in interpretation of the law by the Nazri and his deputy. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Lawyers disagree with the use of the two Acts to protect the three.

'We cannot be too self-centred or too pre-occuppied with our own community's needs, as we live in a multi-racial, multi-religious society," SUPP's Wong says.

S’WAK POLLS The PKR vice-president however voices concern that Snap’s ‘attitude’ towards BN may be a stumbling block.

As an example, it says, if the DAP was contesting a particular seat, other parties are not allowed to put up their own election material.

The deputy finance minister says the household debt stood at RM486 billion last year, 55 per cent of the lending extended by banks

Highly radioactive water has halted repair work and plutonium has been found in the soil.

The PKR deputy president has sent a legal letter to the home minister and two top cops, pursuing four demands within 48 hours.

A private security consultant has been appointed to guard against espionage activities that target the state leadership.

TEOH RCI The confidential circular is to ensure the departments work well with the anti-graft agency, says senior officer Hishamuddin Hashim.

PARLIAMENT Handouts during election campaigns are not graft and should be viewed as BN's attempt to fulfil its manifesto, said a minister.

The Tablet wars have just started getting interesting.

S'WAK POLLS Snap says haphazard negotiations and an insultingly low offer of seats had diminished greatly the chances of a united opposition.

The dailies have cast their net wide, covering such items as trafficking of babies and royal advice.

The buzz words are transparency and fair play.

However, he denies that it is a sign that he is about to quit the party.

PARLIAMENT Works Minister Shaziman Abu Mansor says the figure is just an estimate and still requires cabinet approval.

The Bar Council is organising a non-stop 12-hour event to raise awareness on elections and democracy.

S’WAK POLLS UPDATED 1.35PM And it would like the DAP to share the burden of contesting bumiputera-majority seats.

Anwar Ibrahim urges Pakatan supporters to keep Sarawak in their sights and not be swayed by the sex video allegation against him.

If the authorities do not act when laws are flouted, 'then they are engendering a situation where fair is foul and foul is fair'.

The trio will be protected under the Witness Protection Act should there be a case for it.

FREE VOXPOP 'One is left with a bad feeling that there was/is something very brazen and unhealthy about the conduct of the AG and the former IGP.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Obviously you have never driven as you're chauffer driven and so you won't know what we women drivers have to face.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Religion is supposed to be above politics. Is there any state mufti who is above politics or at the very least apolitical?'

FREE YOURSAY 'The sultans/ governors who awarded the datukship to these scoundrels should be pressured to withdraw the coveted title from these individuals.'