Archive - 22 July 2012

Umno activates its centres nationwide in a bid to strengthen the party's election machinery for the upcoming 13th general election.     

The ruling party gets a taste of its own medicine crying 'where's the proof' of the alleged communist link.

A blogger for a certain political party tells Sinar Harian he has been shortchanged for various reasons.

Amiruddin Shaari says Hasan Ali was once strongly opposed to Umno's alleged defamatory tactics, but now seems to practice it.

Tax Justice Network estimates that US$283 billion (RM892 billion) has been transferred to tax havens from 1970 to 2010.

Other requests in Premier Najib's call for feedback include breaking the monopoly of satellite broadcaster Astro and an increase in tax relief.

Sebuyau helicopter crash victim Henry Loh, a 42-year-old architect, was recovered at 7.40am this morning at Pulau Tereso.

MTUC urges the private sector to extend the retirement age to 60 years immediately rather than wait for its implemention.

UPDATED 4.37PM Shafie Apdal waxes lyrical about the importance of allegations against Umno being ‘based on facts and not hearsay’.

Malaysia will immediately evacuate its nationals from strife-torn Syria in response to the worsening security situation.

UPDATED 5.15PM The rural development minister says Umno has handled tougher problems than the unsettled Sabah MP Lajim Ukin.

MB Azizan Abdul Razak says PAS-backed NGO Anak should be 'thankful' now that Kedah has sold its shares in FGV.

Some Umno leaders believe that establishing a ulama (Islamic scholars) wing will help the party shore up its religious credentials.

Environmental activism in Malaysia, particularly among young people, is on the rise and becoming increasingly vocal.

While chasing shadows in DAP, did the special branch forget that BN Youth has direct links with the Communist Youth League of China?

TWITTERJAYA Many in Twitterjaya are find it hard to comprehend the logic behind the government's proposal about gadgets.

COMMENT By now readers are probably wondering why S Thayaparan is going on about the ‘Islamic' issue when obviously there are bigger fish to fry.

FREE YOURSAY 'If I were to make such accusations of inflitration, I am very sure the police will come knocking on my door.'

FREE YOURSAY 'One can equally hurl accusations that undesirable elements have infiltrated the Special Branch, but then...'

FREE YOURSAY 'Issuing a veiled threat on the possibility of another May 13 is tantamount to encouraging it.'