Archive - 30 June 2012

They are told to rebut baseless allegations hurled against government leaders by pro-opposition bloggers.

The Penang CM, who was visiting local residents there, stumbled upon a gathering organised by Malay right-wing group Perkasa. 

Chinese youth support for the BN government has now surpassed 50 percent, as compared to the last general election.

This was roundly opposed by club members, with some describing the demand as ‘outrageous and preposterous’.

This comes as Pakatan begins a concerted campaign to break the BN's stranglehold in the state seen as its last bastion.

A total of six companies of the army had been set up since February in the settlement with almost 2,000 members comprising the settlers.

The PM's answer yesterday appears to leave everything hanging, nourishing the ground for further speculation.

He will present the study on the list of 500,000 new voters in all state constituencies in Selangor to the EC in July.

The former premier blames the Chinese educationists for the government's failure to forge racial unity in the country.

'If this is true, then they should ask their family members to lodge a police report, and let us investigate,” says the police PRO.

It claims to have received many complaints over the restrictions imposed for viewing declassified documents on hillslope development.  

Kapar MIC division chief T Ganesan denies this but residents with RM20 in hand tell quite a quite different story.

The commission is now awaiting the police to cooperate with their call to interview its personnel involved in the April 28 mammoth rally.

There was no question of lack of confidence on the part of BN as claimed by the opposition that he deliberately delayed the GE date.

The youth and sports minister as well as Kemaman MP stresses that he is not keen on contesting a state seat.

Malaysian High Commission in Singapore has responded to letters published in The Straits Times over the allegations.

UPDATED 5.41PM As the Security Offences Act 2012 has been passed, the PM needs to end detention now, says Bar president Lim Chee Wee.

UPDATED 4.03PM After declaring it to be a contributing factor, the deputy Selangor police chief goes on to say they need time to establish the facts.

COMMENT Another in a lacklustre lineage of BN bedfellows, it is telling Ali Hamsa in his maiden interview was silent on corruption.

‘The Integrity Pact would have provided some safeguards' when the winning firm has no experience in rail projects.

FREE VOXPOP 'It's as if you build a house ... and all of a sudden you realise you have forgotten to construct a toilet.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Pandikar Amin has made himself party to the covering-up of officially-sanctioned torture of ISA detainees.'

The National Writers Association gets a 101 lesson not only on the constitution but also about the reality on the ground.

FREE YOURSAY 'I am neither surprised nor shocked. This kind of uncouth mentality and racist behaviour has become the norm for Umno politicians.'

A page from the Hansard , originally posted by Rasah MP Anthony Loke, has generated a furore of discussion among netizens.

COMMENT What would Umno do on communal expectations if their BN partners are wiped out in the coming GE?

It began from 2.45pm yesterday, but the website was fully restored at 11.30pm despite continued cyberattack.

Don’t issue statements that touch on sentiments of any race or that can cause problems between BN component parties, says the PM.

‘Everything was done properly,’ he says when asked about allegations that he had a hand in the awarding of the project.