Archive - 25 November 2011

PSC HEARING [Sabah] Political parties are united in their complaints that the operation has modified the state’s demographics.

It says among the proposals were to review the ban on gatherings within 50 metres from prohibited areas as it was impractical.

PKR CONGRESS Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin explained that the challenge against Umno was necessary to prove that they are not true Malay champions.

PSC HEARING [Sabah] A BN party at the hearing warns that automatic voter registration opens the floodgates to illegitimate MyKad holders.

Panasonic's plant in Kedah, which would employ 1,500 people and start production in December 2012.

BREAKING NEWS The cabinet has reportedly wanted the 30-day notification period reduced and has asked Nazri to review the bill.

The Coroner’s Court fixed Jan 30-31 next year for the inquest into the death of Baharudin Ahmad, who allegedly participated in Bersih rally.

UPDATED 7.45PM PKR CONGRESS Selangor delegate Jafrein Mohamad says the leaders are ‘too busy golfing’ and pay little attention to the wing members.

Five to seven days is reasonable period to notify the police before holding an assembly, says MCA Youth chief Wee Ka Siong.

The High Court today allowed Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin’s application to further submit on his application to strike out Anwar Ibrahim’s RM100 million defamation suit against him.

The former top cop was charged with failure to declare his assets and violating laws preventing civil servants from being involved in business.

Eleven people who took part in an illegal assembly at the Kesas Highway in 2000 are today acquitted by the High Court in Shah Alam.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department G Palanivel’s late mother Letcimi Arumugam, 92, was cremated at the Hindu Crematorium in Batu Lancang in George Town today.

UPDATED 4.50PM Sarawak Progressive Democrative Party (SPDP) vice-president and Marudi state assemblyperson Sylvester Entri was today sacked from the party for alleged insubordination while the door remained open for four other senior leaders, its president William Mawan said today.

PKR CONGRESS PKR Youth takes a strong stance against reducing the size of civil service, suggesting instead slicing political appointees.

He and other opposition MPs offer to apologise and promote KR1M products instead if they are proven wrong.

The party said the move showed the government’s commitment to undertaking political reforms.

UPDATED 3PM The Burmese law allows street demos and has a five-day notice stipulation. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A DAP leader says Penang Malays have wasted too much of their time playing to Umno leaders' tunes at the community's cost.

UPDATED 3.45PM Four years after its 'Walk for Justice' over the Lingam Tape scandal, the Malaysian Bar calls on its members to march again.

COMMENT It will be sad, very sad - indeed tragic - for PM Najib Razak not to do well in the next general election.

The number of flood victims in Kelantan has risen to 1,892, from 1,420 yesterday as a result of continuous although moderate rain.

PKR CONGRESS ‘Reforming the institution of royalty will stop it from being used by the ruling party for political purposes,' says Shamsul.

This issue can no longer be swept under the carpet.

The government is not committed in its democratisation effort, said lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar.

UPDATED 3.25PM PKR CONGRESS PKR Youth chief challenges Umno to make constitutional changes to ensure the PM post is reserved for Malays only.

The celebration this time is themed, ‘Mutual Understanding the Foundation for Unity of the Community’.

UPDATED 8.20PM Umno has held weekly street protests in Penang, but investments in the state are not hit. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT The Malaysian Bar recommends that the Bill be referred to a parliamentary select committee.

UPDATED 3.40PM PKR CONGRESS Azmin says all police permits for events from tonight to Sunday night were revoked. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The CM says it is no threat to the environment while the project founder insists it is a tourist attraction, not real estate development.

Two councillors have rubbished BN allegations that the state government had ‘forced’ the Penang Municipal Council to ink the deal.

A woman had lodged a report against Komtar assemblyperson Ng Wei Aik for labelling them as 'traitors to the country'.

PKR CONGRESS In his opening address, the PKR No 2 also states that Pakatan wants Anwar as the next PM.

He sees a sinister motive behind the new piece of legislation, aimed at hamstringing Pakatan efforts to clarify urgent issues to the public.

Abdul Aziz Bari says he was just expressing fear about the future, given the extensive amendments to the enactment.

The wing says the ‘new generation' of DAP leaders has undermined and levelled it to ‘nothing more than a party of foul words'.

FREE YOURSAY 'He wants university students to take part in politics so why is he is appealing the court's decision on UUCA?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Even a nation as Islamic as Iran today has reserved a number of its parliamentary seats for its Jews.'

The same culprits have popped again with another group of foreigners but escaped police action. [VIDEO INSIDE]

FREE YOURSAY 'The bill is wicked and Malaysians have every right to feel indignant and to reject it in its current form.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Let us speak up. We will protest and seek justice and our rights. We will continue to do that. It is our right.'