Archive - 8 January 2012

Malaysia and Singapore need 18 months to decide on the best option for the proposed Rapid Transit System (RTS) said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nor Mohamed Yakcop.

The domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism minister is awaiting an official report on alleged false claims by a subsidised goods delivery contractor.

The energy, green technology and water minister cites heavy workload as a factor in his indecision.

Seberang Jaya Hospital doctors are still examining Wan Azizah’s aide, now in stable condition.

KL police chief Mohmad Salleh maintains that PKR agreed with the 10 conditions and has a signed copy of the conditions to prove it.

UPDATED 10.08PM Surendran says Shamsul merely signed to acknowledge receipt of PDRM's official letter.

UPDATED 9.39PM It's long time Malay member Azhari Ismail and two new ex-Umno members help shed Umno's favourite tack against DAP.

Hasan Ali today said he was ‘shocked’ and ‘sad’ that his struggle for Islam has been ‘repaid’ with a sacking from PAS.

The Kelantan BN is confident of winning 23 of the 45 state seats in the 13th GE and wrest the state from PAS.

DAP CONFAB 'No DAP leader has ambition of becoming PM. There is only one person who will be PM and that is Anwar Ibrahim,' says Guan Eng.

UPDATED 3.40PM PDRM also claims on its Facebook that Azmin had discussed the restrictions with IGP Ismail Omar.

The DAP national chairperson says an interim prime minister is not needed because Anwar will helm the country's leadership.

UPDATED 5PM PAS says Hasan's recent actions were detrimental towards the party and decides to revoke his membership.

The Kita president tweets that he is sorry for his harsh words against the opposition leader in the past, blaming it on ‘politics’.

COMMENT The Parti Kita president responds to Nathaniel Tan’s recent article about politicians and political activists.

DAP CONFAB One says he will pursue the Malay agenda, while another says there is too much graft in Umno.

DAP CONFAB 'Let the warlords and godfathers get together to get at BN,' said Karpal in an apparent olive branch to...

PM Najib Abdul Razak arrived in South Africa yesterday for a two-day working visit at the invitation of South African President Jacob Zuma.

COMMENT For PKR, it has become a case of now you have police permission to gather freely, now you have it conditionally.

INTERVIEW 'I know what to expect in the minutest detail. Nobody wants to go through it, frankly,’ says Anwar.

FREE YOURSAY ‘A rally where you expect people to just stand still and make no noise - these are the most ridiculous restrictions I've ever heard.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Sadly, it has come to a situation that whenever you meet a judge, the immediate reaction is that he is probably corrupt.'

UPDATED 12.30PM Fayyadh Afiq Albakqry is said to have been injured with a sharp, poisoned object at a ceramah.