Archive - 27 June 2011

Nazri: Sex video screening is judge's prerogative

Nazri: Sex video screening is judge's prerogative

PARLIAMENT The de facto Law Minister says it is the discretion of the magistrate whether to screen or not.
Chinese 'losing political power' that we never had

Chinese 'losing political power' that we never had

Felda's suits against four and Tan to be heard separately

Felda's suits against four and Tan to be heard separately

The Federal Land Development Authority’s (Felda) RM200 million defamation suit against Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Wan Azizah Ismail and three others will be heard separately from its case against former land and cooperative development deputy minister, Dr Tan Kee Kwong.
Probe lies and incitement by Bersih critics instead

Probe lies and incitement by Bersih critics instead

If elections fair, what need the gov't fear?

If elections fair, what need the gov't fear?

KDSB fails to get civil suits resolved through arbitration

KDSB fails to get civil suits resolved through arbitration

Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd failed in its final attempt to get two civil suits filed against the company by PKA to recover RM920 million resolved.
Hisham: Rally seems to have 'hidden agenda'

Hisham: Rally seems to have 'hidden agenda'

The law will have to be enforced because there'd be chaos if the gathering was infused with politics, racial issues and different ideologies.
Gov't refutes postal voting abuse claims

Gov't refutes postal voting abuse claims

Soldiers should re-register themselves as ordinary voters after they leave the services as their names would be deleted from the absent voters' list.
RM400 million asset division stalls divorce for Taib's son

RM400 million asset division stalls divorce for Taib's son

UPDATED 6.35PM Divorce settlement of Sarawak chief minister's son interrupted by questions on couple's assets in Malaysia and abroad.
National laureate probed over 'seditious poem'

National laureate probed over 'seditious poem'

UPDATED 7.45PM A Samad Said says the police are now treating poetry as a 'weapon' by probing his Bersih poem. [VIDEO INSIDE]

PKR: Only land commission can solve NCR issues

PKR: Only land commission can solve NCR issues

Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian insists that only the commission he proposed to the state assembly can tackle native customary rights land issues.
Mat Zain: Bala's SD might save cops on death row

Mat Zain: Bala's SD might save cops on death row

NONE The ex-KL CID chief says the private investigator’s SDs might lend clues to the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case.
Zaid: Turning court into porn cinema 'foolish'

Zaid: Turning court into porn cinema 'foolish'

The Kita chief believes the charge against Datuk T should have been dispensed without resorting to screening the sex video.
PSM's Nasir pours scorn on 'nonsensical' Rais

PSM's Nasir pours scorn on 'nonsensical' Rais

psm dr nasir hashim 010808 He denounces the Umno apologist as a peddler of trashy reasoning at odds with his supposedly lofty learning. 
MCA: Attacking Ambiga to stop Bersih 'irresponsible'

MCA: Attacking Ambiga to stop Bersih 'irresponsible'

UPDATED 4.29PM MCA's veep dismisses personal attacks against the Bersih chief as 'irrational'.
Thinking out of the halal-haram box

Thinking out of the halal-haram box

COMMENT The contention is that the Malay mind is so rigidly focused on this religious decree and reasoning.
RM17m spent on PM and wife's trips

RM17m spent on PM and wife's trips

UPDATED 5.15PM A total of RM17 million was spent on official visits by the prime minister and his spouse between 2008 and mid-2011.
Ibrahim Ali hauled up for alleged sedition

Ibrahim Ali hauled up for alleged sedition

NONE UPDATED 3.45PM Unfazed, the Perkasa head claims Bersih is manipulating the Malays.
Emergency motion proposed to free Sg Siput MP

Emergency motion proposed to free Sg Siput MP

Pakatan parliamentarians say this is because the charge being used to hold Dr D Jeyakumar is baseless.
So what's 'illegal' about the Bersih rally?

So what's 'illegal' about the Bersih rally?

WWII orphan in Bangladesh seeks return to M'sia

WWII orphan in Bangladesh seeks return to M'sia

Shahadat Hossain Ana was found at the age of eight and was handed to a Bangladeshi driver who was working for the allied forces.

Bersih under siege, pre-rally arrests reach 81

Bersih under siege, pre-rally arrests reach 81

The number is expected to rise as Bersih intensifies its campaign in the last two weeks before the July 9 rally.
Group: No political meddling in Gaza aid bid

Group: No political meddling in Gaza aid bid

Lifeline4Gaza president Dr Noorazman Mohd Samsuddin says the participation of Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin is to represent the Malaysian Parliament.
Boardroom makeover in next five years

Boardroom makeover in next five years

UPDATED 4.40PM Women must make up at least 30 percent of the board of directors in the corporate sector, based on a policy approved last week.
Supporting free and fair elections wrong?

Supporting free and fair elections wrong?

Kedah BN to hold convention in September

Kedah BN to hold convention in September

Kedah BN chairperson Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah says various issues would be discussed, including preparations for the next general election.
Police quiz Ambiga; Nurul Izzah, Sivarasa next

Police quiz Ambiga; Nurul Izzah, Sivarasa next

NONE UPDATED 7.20PM The Bersih chief and several others are investigated for suspected sedition and unlawful assembly. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Saifuddin: End dependence on foreign educators

Saifuddin: End dependence on foreign educators

saifuddin abdullah Despite having a national team of academics, the deputy minister asks why foreign consultants are still invited.
MB defends hiring of Anwar as economic advisor

MB defends hiring of Anwar as economic advisor

khalid ibrahim Khalid says the PKR de facto leader’s experience has value, especially since he is being paid only RM1 per month.
Penang Bar comes to aid of detained PSM activists

Penang Bar comes to aid of detained PSM activists

NONE UPDATED 3.05PM The lawyers want judicial review of the remand order for a probe into allegedly 'waging war' on the Agong.
'Since when are T-shirts deemed as waging war?'

'Since when are T-shirts deemed as waging war?'

NONE UPDATED 3.49PM The Parti Sosialis Malaysia chairperson says the arrest of 34 party workers shows BN is paranoid.

 

A word to the wise, Najib

A word to the wise, Najib

Politics is about serving, not winning.
Consensus on unfair polls backs case for Bersih march

Consensus on unfair polls backs case for Bersih march

bersih istana negara memo 150208 COMMENT Social scientists have concluded that the country’s record on free and fair elections has been abysmal.
DPM begins working visit to Washington

DPM begins working visit to Washington

Muhyiddin is scheduled to attend a curtain-raiser event for BioMalaysia 2011 and the 2011 Pacific Rim Summit on Biotechnology.
PM seeks UN support for Gaza mission

PM seeks UN support for Gaza mission

Malaysian NGOs will be among hundreds of volunteers from various countries in the mission which will include 10 ships.
Profit margin to be slashed for S'gor gov't projects

Profit margin to be slashed for S'gor gov't projects

UPDATED 12.15PM The state government looks to remove the rentier class in infrastructure projects, but expects policy problems.
Rais: Communist ideology last resort of the 'desperate'

Rais: Communist ideology last resort of the 'desperate'

UPDATED 4.25PM The info minister maintains BN has the right to act against troublemakers and the police should take action. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Police in grip of Bersih hysteria

Police in grip of Bersih hysteria

COMMENT The detention of PSM activists for possible offences in plotting a rebellion against the king suggests cops are caught in a time warp.
Communist bogey: Will Agong stop the madness?

Communist bogey: Will Agong stop the madness?

FREE YOURSAY 'I really hope our king will ask the Umnoputras to stop dragging his name through the mud just to try and derail Bersih.'
Forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them more

Forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them more

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'If you resort to their level, then there's nothing left for M'sia but gutter politics.'
If the Force is with you... why the fuss?

If the Force is with you... why the fuss?

FREE YOURSAY 'Just because you don't have the people taking to the streets peacefully for you doesn't mean you are entitled to stop anyone else from doing so.'
Gaza-bound flotilla set to leave Greece

Gaza-bound flotilla set to leave Greece

About 350 pro-Palestinian supporters hailing from 22 countries are set to join the 'Freedom Flotilla' leaving from Greek ports.