Archive - 25 August 2012

The party is proposing a constitutional amendment at its national party delegates conference to be held next month.

'Where is the consistency? I did not see Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng protest when two MPs from the Sabah BN jumped into the Pakatan fold.'

Although Sabah and Sarawak achieved independence six years after Malaya, all states had agreed to a uniform celebration on national level, says DCM.

Frayed nerves and ruffled feathers in DAP-PKR relations in Penang return to normal very much sooner than expected.

Members are encouraged to wear yellow to the alternative Merdeka celebration to keep alive Bersih's demands for electoral reform.

The party is willing to do this on condition its partners are confident of winning them and they get the nod from Najib.

Asked whether the false Facebook website was handled by someone within the Umno Youth circle, Khairy declined to comment further.

As Nasharuddin is no longer part of the party's central committee or its political bureau, the matter was not discussed at its meeting.

He reminds all to remain focussed on issues of ‘corruption and abuse of power’ and not be sidetracked by BN.

However, he is leaving the decison in the prime minister's hands and it would not matter if he does not get the opportunity.

Police are urged to probe the allegation by blogger RPK on the involvement of three individuals in a conspiracy to defame Najib.

They claimed that the criticisms by commenters had lowered the status of Islam, which could bring chaos to the country.

Former PM Mahathir Mohamad turns champion for liberty in joining the BN chorus of disgust over suggestions of such a law.

The former premier challenges the DAP chief to cite the Hansard of 1993 to prove his claims of sedition against the royalty.

‘The move had involved discussions with Islamic law professors and others including the then-leader of Semangat 46, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.'

The former premier admits that BN is the devil he was referring to, but warned against trusting 'angels' who can do worse.

The government appears to be in a dither over which one of the many Merdeka logos should get this singular annual honour.

Kelantan Umno chief Mustapa Mohamed said the explanation was crucial because there were certain parties who were giving a wrong picture.

These lawbreakers were recorded on camera in the 'Ops Selamat' operation carried out by RTD from Aug 12 until yesterday.

A party veteran says PKR should explain the candidacy meeting, in which Lim Guan Eng had allegedly been called arrogant.

COMMENT Unravelling the truth behind the new Kuantan Independent Chinese Secondary School issue is an uphill task.

Forcing resignations on those who cross over is legitimate and widely practised in the largest democracy in the world - India.

'Although the new venue is not completely satisfactory, the committee accepted it reluctantly in the bigger interest.'

FREE VOXPOP 'When the young get enlightened, there will be no more room for corrupt creatures like the ones you described.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘The spirituality of a God-fearing person is not determined by how they are buried but by how they lived.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Isn't it criminal to lull the public into a false sense of security by allegedly using fake crime statistics?'

FREE YOURSAY 'It is not uncommon to massage figures to portray a better picture. But when carried too far, the strategy can...'