Archive - 5 April 2012

Though he seemed okay with a third Bersih rally, he was non-committal when asked whether it can be held at Dataran Merdeka.

Sosilawati Lawiya and three others were in Banting on Aug 30, 2010, the day they were reported missing, to meet up with former lawyer N Pathmanabhan.

He fails in his bid to set aside the Appellate Court's ruling which ordered him to enter his defence on a sedition charge.

PSM says it has the 'best candidate' for Jelapang, although it is likely be the person who lost her deposit in 2008. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Ho Heng Tong, 53, got the shock of his life when he found his name was removed as the NRD had listed him as deceased.

A post-mortem reveals that the woman died from acute gastritis and ulcers likely due to lack of food over a long period.

The Gerakan president says it was not appropriate to issue any statement, especially to the public, until the date of expiry.

UPDATED 7.30PM Raja Abdul Aziz Raja Adnan blames the media for never questioning him over the two extra licences.

The Speaker explains in a written reply that there is already a flood mitigation plan by the federal government and that works are ongoing.

The fishermen are seeking compensation of RM500,000 each and an injunction restraining the defendants from continuing work.

The Selangor government has approved an immediate allocation of RM5 million for a flood mitigation project in Klang town, Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today.

PARLIAMENT Azan Ismail (PKR-Indera Mahkota) says the government has used RM3.138 billion on administration and development.

UPDATED 5.40PM PKR accuses NFC's owners of cashing in on their assets allegedly bought with gov't soft loan.

UPDATED 5.55PM The minister also says that he loves all the arts and theatre, and that ballet should be encouraged.

It’s about the technicality surrounding the missing plot mosque land, not racism, responds Penang Umno Youth chief.

UPDATED 6.09PM Its deputy president Mohamad Sabu wants an RCI to look into irregularities in the electoral roll. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 6.10PM Abdul Rahman Bakri surrendered to the court this afternoon after arrest warrants were issued.

COMMENT The report is a scam to hoodwink Malaysians into thinking that the BN gov't is finally restoring a free and fair election.

Former MACC adviser Robert Phang describes Nazri Aziz as being a bully and says the anti-graft body is supposed to be independent.

UPDATED 4PM Three MACC officers implicated by the Teoh royal commission have been cleared of wrongdoing.

COMMENT Literary laureate imbues his activism with poetic lilt, showing art’s power to respond to society’s needs.

UPDATED 5.45PM 'It will not be fair for American leaders to say who should lead your country,' says Eni Faleomavaega.

UPDATED 5.45PM They face the prospect of disciplinary action for uploading a video in protest at a deputy minister’s political speech.

UPDATED 3.15PM PSM believes that it has a better chance of winning by relying on its own logo rather than DAP's or PKR's.

ANALYSIS With the GE coming, BN has to strategise carefully on Bersih 3.0 as its handling of the last rally caused a huge backlash of discontent.

 

The two PAS reps before this did not take the oath together with eight other exco members on Feb 28 as they had rejected their reappointment.

Chief Justice Zakaria warns those who smear the integrity and dignity of the judiciary that they will be cited for contempt.

‘The letter is real, it’s true that I signed it... I confirm that it is as real as real gets,’ the former Perak MB tells the state assembly.

Kota Belud MP Abdul Rahman Dahlan says this during a debate with PJ Utara MP Tony Pua at UCSI University last night.

The 42 rescued Vietnamese workers are now allegedly detained for overstaying at Penang’s Juru detention centre.

They are against religious values... sexual orientation problems also threaten the family institution, says the deputy PM.

Malaysia has denied a permit for a Singapore dance troupe to perform due to concerns about its 'indecent' costumes.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Why can't you also fight for all the poor Malaysians who are suffering just as much as the poor Indians.'

The Malaysian Public University Staff Union is opposing government plans to open top campus positions to civil servants.

ISA FOCUS ‘I was a victim of political conspiracy,’ says Abdullah Ahmad who was accused of being a communist.

FREE VOXPOP 'Do we expect Chua and MCA to be sincere? I think not. They will change course after GE13.'

ISA FOCUS Dollah Kok Lanas reveals the machinations that got him held under the Internal Security Act for five years.

PODCAST Lim Guan Eng recalls the night of 2008 GE when it had just dawned upon him that he would be Penang CM.

UPDATED 6.35PM The EC's deputy chief says Mahfuz had purposely dragged him into the MP's 'fairy tale' to 'tarnish the EC's integrity'.

FREE YOURSAY 'If we have a credible EC, all the recommendations by Bersih would have long come from the EC.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The Dataran belongs to all Malaysians. As long as Bersih 3.0 events are orderly, it should be okay.'