Archive - 25 May 2012

Some 23,000 voters are expected to cast their votes to choose the new member of parliament for Hougang Single Member Constituency (SMC) tomorrow.

Pakatan Rakyat has agreed to use only one manifesto with emphasis on major economic and educational issues for the 13th general election.

The natural radioactive waste disposal project currently being carried out at the Long Term Storage Facility (LTSF) in Bukit Kledang, Perak is safe and is in compliance with the scientific methods as well as the standard operating procedures set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 

Hishammuddin says the people should look at the bigger picture and see what was happening in a positive manner rather than picking on individual cases.

UPDATED 7.15PM Merdeka Centre’s pre-Bersih poll reveals only 20% ‘very confident’ the electoral process can be trusted.

UPDATED 7PM A study by Merdeka Centre done just before Bersih 3.0 shows 92 percent of 1,019 people polled want the electoral roll cleaned up.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is mounting a total of 20 extra and 16 upgraded flights to various domestic and regional destinations in conjunction with the school holidays.

UPDATED 7.05PM The author tweets her disappointment, saying ‘it is an insult to a new generation of Malaysians’.

UPDATED 6.55PM KL petty traders chief-cum-restaurateur Jamal Ab Yunus brushes off criticism of his luxury car lucky draws for supporters.

Jamil Khir Baharom says that that currently 930,000 people had met the conditions to perform the haj and were on the waiting list.

UPDATED 6.40PM The organiser is confident his move will catch fire, with a KL-based Chinese trader joining in today, offering five Modenas bikes.

According to their lawyer, the nine are to join 12 others who plan to resume their fast next week if their demands are not met.

To what extent are we prepared to fight it out?

Delegates at PKR event in Johor liken the RM15,000 windfall from the government to Felda settlers as a ‘toxic poison'.

UPDATED 4.30PM Some who have resided there for over 40 years, are not even aware of these voters' existence, a Selangor official says.

'We were not involved at all. The report made by Sathiyemurthy is false. I am warning him not to do so,' says Faruk.

UPDATED 6.05PM Protesting against the daily's ‘father of kafir' report, they demand a retraction and apology, and threaten to organise boycotts.

UPDATED 5.05PM Jingga 13 state chief Mohammad tells Penang Perkasa Youth chief Risuad not to indulge in ‘politik samseng’.

‘When Pakatan is in power, we deal with and take care of people of different backgrounds,' says the senior S'gor exco.

COMMENT The next ILO director-general must have the requisite qualities of an integrator, facilitator, and champion of constructive change.

COMMENT The major failure of the current government is that it fails to handle political challenges whenever they arise.

UPDATED 3.31PM PKR veep N Surendran says there is 'no legal basis' for the suit against Bersih under the Peaceful Assembly Act.

However, the division's deputy head hopes that such incidents will not be repeated and that two ceremahs can be held in peace.

DAP deputy secretary-general Chong Eng says the new state BN chief should make a stand on the privatisation of the port.

INTERVIEW The men on duty did not display name tags - perhaps on the orders of higher-ups, says the national laureate.

UPDATED 5.35PM He claims Pakatan will use violence to reject the results of GE13 should it fail to capture Putrajaya.

UPDATED 4.03PM Last night's violence was ‘the worst’ she has experienced since 1998, and it may escalate. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Wan Ahmad says Saifuddin should apologise for claiming the former was an Umno member, as it has been proven to be false.

‘The minister has neither provided answers nor done anything to deal with the scandals under his watch,' says the DAP's Tony Pua.

The PC has dominated modern life for 25 years, but is increasingly giving way to smaller, lighter smartphones and tablet computers.

Adding to the toll of disruptions at Pakatan events is ex-Perak MB Nizar Jamaluddin’s event in Kuala Kangsar.

UPDATED 5.15PM Umno did not issue any order to disrupt opposition ceramah programmes, says the Umno Youth chief. 

COMMENT Like the earlier charters this has been consumed by ‘ethnic Islam’ promoted by BN in the form of ‘Ketuanan Melayu’.

UPDATED 3.45PM According to the prospectus, free shares allotted to ‘institutional investors' would reap higher profits.

 

A gov't source indicated the announcement is likely to be positive, although that isn't certain, as things tend to go awry.

The party says the community area currently enjoyed by Felda settlers will not be safe once Felda Global Venture Holdings is listed.

FREE YOURSAY 'I suppose the rakyat can now sue the gov't to pay back the billions in taxpayers' funds that went down the drain.'

ANTIDOTE Gov't flip-flops and mistiming of a biblical reference seem to have contributed to Lawas MP's shaky political future.

FREE YOURSAY 'This so-called ‘Bersih 4.0' movement is all about winning a car and eating ‘ikan bakar' to enrich an Umno crony.'

FREE YOURSAY 'We admire Asrul Wadi for his conviction; and despite his serious injuries, he never regretted...'

FREE YOURSAY 'Let's reject the politics of gangsterism, and let the voice of civility, moderation prevail in the ballot box.'