Archive - 29 September 2012

Malaysian courts have sentenced two women, a Filipino and Indonesian, to death in separate cases of drug traffickin

It calls on the government for a policy compelling housing developers and relevant parties to build affordable homes for the people.

'This will allow the party to focus on the general election first, then there will be more time for party elections.'

Hidden hands were - and still are - at play.

He receives the 2012 Rafik Hariri United Nations - Habitat Memorial Award at a ceremony held at the New York Public Library.

In a scathing attack, Noh says Ng's 'stupidity was apparent' as he was ignorant of the land application process.

UPDATED 7.26PM A committee member finds a bag with a dead snake and their rally flyers outside her home.

Of the RM600 million allocated to arrest the rise in crime, almost half is directed at remedying public perception of the problem.

He is prepared to allow Najib to intervene as he delivers his parliamentary speech and will respond with appropriate rebuttals.

iMoney has produced this infographic to help Malaysiakini readers visualise some of the salient points in this year’s budget and what it means for you.

The move was to show objection to the party's main body which was previously seen to have sidelined the wing, said Lim Si Pin.

UPDATED 3.25PM They continue to go after the human rights NGO, now citing the CPC to compel their appearance to ‘facilitate investigations’.

The tabling of the 2013 Budget is not to fish for votes, but a commitment by the government to bring prosperity to the country, says Najib.

The National House Buyers Association says the boon to speculators if left unchecked will eventually lead to a market meltdown.

The Penang CM says Budget 2013 has nothing for the state, and worse, Najib has failed to deliver on last year’s promises.

A sumptuous spread, a cultural performance, video montage officially launched the coalition's election fund raising campaign. 

The PKR chief parts with Anwar's letter to her as Pakatan leaders put their cherished personal items for auction.

‘Now is the season of election and slander.. But it's okay. A good person will be targeted for slander, whereas an evil person won't be'.

FREE VOXPOP 'When was wearing a V-neck shirt a reason for someone to be singled out? And how is wearing a V-neck shirt unreasonable?'

FREE YOURSAY 'This is a classic example of the Malaysian philosophy of ‘if you ignore a problem long enough eventually it will disappear'.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The BN gov't must be desperate enough to unjustly target Malaysiakini again in the run-up to the GE.'

FREE YOURSAY 'It took five years - one of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and four years of Najib Abdul Razak to borrow RM250 billion.'

COMMENT With the time needed to dole out the various cash handouts, the PM looks set to call polls only after CNY next year.