Archive - 9 September 2012

Cops complete papers on Merdeka eve incidents

Cops complete papers on Merdeka eve incidents

Police have completed investigations into the incidents at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur on Merdeka eve where pictures of the prime minister and his wife were stomped on and 'Sang Saka Malaya' flags were flown during the celebrations at Dataran Merdeka..  
Gov't continues to pick on German 'aid' to Suaram

Gov't continues to pick on German 'aid' to Suaram

Wisma Putra continues to make mountains of the German Embassy's funding of a Suaram workshop in 2010.
Pak Lah ticks Umno off for negative attitude

Pak Lah ticks Umno off for negative attitude

Former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi tells Umno members to discard being easily disgruntled and turning traitorous if they want to win GE13. 
Penang BN Youth to submit letter to buy Taman Manggis land

Penang BN Youth to submit letter to buy Taman Manggis land

The Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth will submit an official offer letter to the state government to buy the Taman Manggis land in Jalan Zainal Abidin in another 10 days.    
Cuepacs hoping for best ever bonus

Cuepacs hoping for best ever bonus

Cuepacs is hoping for the best ever bonus for civil servants this year when Budget 2013 is tabled in Parliament on Sept 28, said its president Omar Osman.    
Get Sepanggar back from SAPP, Umno told

Get Sepanggar back from SAPP, Umno told

Sabah Umno deputy chief Salleh Said Keruak wants his party to go all out to wrest the parliamentary seat from SAPP in the next GE.       
Malacca fracas: Anwar's bodyguard released

Malacca fracas: Anwar's bodyguard released

The Malacca police have released the 37-year-old bodyguard who is being investigated for criminal investigation.
Twitter record is legit, says deputy info minister

Twitter record is legit, says deputy info minister

NONE The deputy information minister denies claims that automated 'bots' were used to achieve the #Merdeka55 hastag record.
Perkasa blames Merdeka eve acts on lax police

Perkasa blames Merdeka eve acts on lax police

NONE UPDATED 10.24PM Its sec-gen Syed Hassan Syed Ali says police leniency encouraged the acts of desecrating the PM’s photo.
Pakatan duo keeps mum at Janji Demokrasi probe

Pakatan duo keeps mum at Janji Demokrasi probe

NONE PAS' Mohamad Sabu and PKR's Tian Chua says they did not reply questions when quizzed to avoid incriminating others.
Pahang should boot out BN, says Guan Eng

Pahang should boot out BN, says Guan Eng

The DAP secretary-general says it has failed to safeguard their interests as in the Lynas issue and not building an independent Chinese school.

Putra 1M'sia to set sail for Burma

Putra 1M'sia to set sail for Burma

The Putra 1Malaysia Club will bring RM9.7 million worth of humanitarian aid to Burma on a Royal Malaysian Navy ship next week.
PKR seeks pow-wow with IGP over attacks

PKR seeks pow-wow with IGP over attacks

The party says the police seem to ignore attacks against PKR-related events throughout the country, and are turning a blind eye on the perpetrators.
'Wang ehsan' hiccups for K'tan students to cured soon

'Wang ehsan' hiccups for K'tan students to cured soon

Deputy Finance Minister Awang Adek Hussin says the delay was due to a technical problem and advised eligible students to apply.
AELB: We will hold Lynas to its waste export pledge

AELB: We will hold Lynas to its waste export pledge

NONE The AELB boss says it will make sure Lynas keeps its promise to export all its waste overseas as commercial products.

Kedah Umno's Ahmad Bashah willing to be dropped

Kedah Umno's Ahmad Bashah willing to be dropped

The Kedah Umno liaison committee chairperson says he will abide by the leadership's decision should he be dropped as in the next GE.
Cracks in Najib-Muhyiddin team ahead of polls?

Cracks in Najib-Muhyiddin team ahead of polls?

NONE ANALYSIS The gov't's confused response to the Evidence Act amendment indicates they are not on the same page on the matter.

Wong: S'gor to release voter audit results soon

Wong: S'gor to release voter audit results soon

NONE Bukit Lanjan rep Elizabeth Wong says in her constituency alone 13,000 new voters have been surveyed.
Anwar: Dr M right to say BN will lose forever

Anwar: Dr M right to say BN will lose forever

NONE Once Pakatan comes to power, it will expose all of BN's wrongdoings, making the latter unappealing to voters, says Anwar Ibrahim.
Kit Siang: Will PM enforce Taib's exit promise?

Kit Siang: Will PM enforce Taib's exit promise?

Nobody is really counting on the Sarawak chief minister to keep his promise and step down, but will the premier make sure he does?
Committee set up to probe Penang BN land sales

Committee set up to probe Penang BN land sales

UPDATED 3.26PM Guan Eng turns the tables on BN and will probe 4,000 acres of land sold off by previous gov't.
Mahathir, sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

Mahathir, sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

COMMENT When the former premier did everything possible to cling to power, it was the proper thing to do. But it's wrong now for others to do the same?

Batang Kali - Britain must take moral responsibility

Batang Kali - Britain must take moral responsibility

batang kali massacre 1948 121208 COMMENT The London High Court may decide against an inquiry on the incident but there are positive dimensions in its judgement.
Gun-flashing incident: Anwar leaves it to police

Gun-flashing incident: Anwar leaves it to police

anwar malacca jasin tour bus bodyguard gun 090912 UPDATED 1.50PM Anwar Ibrahim says his aide was threatened at the time but the police should scrutinise what happened.
Hard work matters, but not in a free market economy

Hard work matters, but not in a free market economy

COMMENT The problem is that in a free market economy, the poor keep getting poorer while the rich keep getting richer.
BN must reveal all on MMC's bid to privatise KTMB

BN must reveal all on MMC's bid to privatise KTMB

train double tracking ktm keretapi tanah melayu 091106 The S'gor MB's political secretary Faekah Husin says KTMB chairperson Mohd Zin Mohamed should do this rather than harp on Talam.
Tanda Putera: Selling art to the highest bidder

Tanda Putera: Selling art to the highest bidder

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Kua, asking Shuhaimi to consider your views is like Anne Frank asking Joseph Goebbels if he liked her diary.'
Revising History text - expect worse to come

Revising History text - expect worse to come

FREE YOURSAY 'History is not a subject to instil patriotism but should be told as it happened, not to be twisted in one way or the other for political purposes.'
Dr M, try explaining wealth of Sabah, S'wak CMs

Dr M, try explaining wealth of Sabah, S'wak CMs

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Mahathir must be joking when he asked Sarawakians and Sabahans to be patient after nearly 50 years of BN rule.'
A history of a Malaysian ship of fools

A history of a Malaysian ship of fools

COMMENT The problem with Umno is that they have never been interested in the history of a people, but rather the history for a people. Those ‘people' of course being Umno.