Archive - 3 March 2013

BN questions Penang's mega project awards

BN questions Penang's mega project awards

NONE The Penang BN Youth has questioned the state's transparency in awarding four road projects worth RM6.3 billion.  
Philippine embassy offers assistance to Malaysia

Philippine embassy offers assistance to Malaysia

The Philippine embassy, Kuala Lumpur, today offered its assistance to the Malaysian authorities in finding a peaceful solution to the incident in Lahad Datu, Sabah.   
12 dead, including six cops, in Semporna firefight

12 dead, including six cops, in Semporna firefight

NONE The 24-hour standoff has resulted in the death of six police officers. Six other bodies were recovered and their identities are unknown.
Bodies of some fallen cops yet to be retrieved

Bodies of some fallen cops yet to be retrieved

Bodies of some police personnel killed by gunmen in Semporna cannot be recovered as the standoff with gunmen continues.
EC: Decision to delay polls 'when the time comes'

EC: Decision to delay polls 'when the time comes'

The Sabah Election Commission hopes the Lahad Datu standoff will be resolved and not affect the coming general election.
Villagers kill intruder armed with M16

Villagers kill intruder armed with M16

UPDATED 7.30PM Kampung Sri Jaya Siminul villagers kill an armed intruder who was caught off guard.
Anwar to address Lahad Datu allegations tomorrow

Anwar to address Lahad Datu allegations tomorrow

Maintaining he has nothing to do with the Lahad Datu fiasco, the PKR leader says he will explain in detail in time.
PM orders probe on opposition links to standoff

PM orders probe on opposition links to standoff

'There are photographs and circumstantial evidence but we need solid evidence to know who really is behind this,' says the PM.

Filipinos claim to hold four M'sian hostages

Filipinos claim to hold four M'sian hostages

NONE UPDATED 8.45PM As of 5pm, the police say they have yet to receive any information that any Malaysians have been captured.
Najib slams Tian Chua for blaming Umno

Najib slams Tian Chua for blaming Umno

Lahad Datu, Memali, Sauk, the opposition blames everything on BN laments the PM as the situation in Sabah worsens.
Intruders 'well-trained' in combat, says army chief

Intruders 'well-trained' in combat, says army chief

NONE UPDATED 7.27PM General Zulkifeli Mohd Zain notes that the armed intruders have even positioned snipers in one well populated area.
IGP: More armed intruders have landed in Sabah

IGP: More armed intruders have landed in Sabah

UPDATED 7.20PM Ten intruders, three in military fatigues, have been spotted in Kunak, a town between Semporna and Lahad Datu.
Police in Semporna were ambushed, says IGP

Police in Semporna were ambushed, says IGP

NONE UPDATED 5PM Police were ambushed while probing claims of armed intruders at Kg Sri Jaya Simunul. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Wong Tack mulls GE13 candidacy

Wong Tack mulls GE13 candidacy

NONE UPDATED 4.21PM NGOs are asking the environmentalist to stand in Bentong and take on MCA deputy president Liow Tiong Lai.
'M'sian gov't financed smear campaign on opposition'

'M'sian gov't financed smear campaign on opposition'

Josh Trevino thumb COMMENT The suspicions were always there but now we know who is behind the Anwar Ibrahim smear campaign.

2 cops killed in Semporna ambush, confirms Sabah CPO

2 cops killed in Semporna ambush, confirms Sabah CPO

BREAKING NEWS Two police officers were killed in an ambush during a police raid on a village on water in Semporna yesterday.
Hindraf fails to see the big picture in manifesto

Hindraf fails to see the big picture in manifesto

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'They want everything written in detail. It would be helpful if one tries not to thrive on pettiness and look at the big picture instead.'
How can TI-M shame the utterly shameless?

How can TI-M shame the utterly shameless?

FREE YOURSAY ‘It is like a person going to a doctor with a heart attack, but the doctor is more interested in the boil on the patient's behind.'
Environmentalist gets the boot, illegals get free passage

Environmentalist gets the boot, illegals get free passage

FREE YOURSAY 'Maybe Nick Xenophon and Grace Kan should have come armed to the teeth so much so our authorities have no choice but to grant them entry.'
Project IC's chickens coming home to roost

Project IC's chickens coming home to roost

mykad FREE YOURSAY 'There is a sense of the surreal about this whole incident - ghosts of the past want to come back to seize the future.'
We reap what we sow in Sabah

We reap what we sow in Sabah

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Malaysia had been supplying arms and training for the MNLF for years, hoping to strengthen them in the name...'
I've nothing to do with Lahad Datu, fumes Anwar

I've nothing to do with Lahad Datu, fumes Anwar

He has instructed his lawyers to initiate legal action against two media organisations - TV3 and Utusan.
Another police officer killed in gun battle in Semporna

Another police officer killed in gun battle in Semporna

UPDATED 1.19AM They are involved in another firefight, this time with armed men in Semporna, 150km from Friday's gun battle.