Archive - 23 March 2013

This is an addition to the RM2 million given to the secondary school by the government earlier for the same purpose.

A heavy police presence and distracting music nearby fail to deter the crowd.

MCA vice-president Ng Yen Yen declines to confirm or deny speculation that she would not contest in the general election.

World champion Sebastian Vettel destroyed the opposition after a slow start today to get pole position for tomorrow's Malaysian F1 Grand Prix.

The defence minister says Malaysian military forces would not intrude into the Philippines and were not 'bloodthirsty' like the Sulu terrorists.

Party veep N Surendran says they are not concerned over reports that the gov't is spying on Pakatan emails as they have nothing to hide.

Rumours and a negative perception of the security situation in Sabah have caused a decline in tourist arrivals, she says.

Hishammuddin says that the PM will announce the formation of another Sabah RCI - this one to probe the Lahad Datu intrusion.

Five student activists were detained by police while engaged in an impromptu speaker's corner in Labuan town this afternoon.

KINITV 'End your sentences with a question mark' - that was Hulu Selangor MP Kamalanathan's advice to BN cybertroopers.

‘People should be careful not to be drowned into this kind of lies, and believing it that they are my agents...’

Old identity card numbers deemed problematic by the NRD have also been detected in other states nationwide, claims DAP's Ong Kian Ming.

DIGP Khalid Abu Bakar said the commander, in his 40s, was detained with his wife at a swampy area at 1.30am after a tip-off.

The disappearance of the blogger’s duplicate record proves there is something terribly wrong with the electoral roll, says Rafizi Ramli.

The foxy politician seems to jumping at the chance provided by the probe to project the opposition's own version of 1Malaysia.

UPDATED 4.30PM The Bersih co-chair says the gov’t should not try to stifle discussion about the ongoing citizenship-for-votes probe using sub judice.

Bar's AGM disclosures prompt a police report by PKR Youth. Altantuya Shaariibuu continues to stalk her murderers.

MP SPEAKS Do Pemandu’s gross national income figures and the ETP report aim to dazzle us with brilliance and baffle us with bull?

FREE YOURSAY 'They were hoping for such incidents to happen whereby MSM would paint the opposition as troublemakers.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Why have not heard anything from the other BN parties? Don't they want to have a share of the cake, too?'

Spent in just six months, it also went towards countering efforts to tar the force, among others, says the police chief.

FREE YOURSAY 'If you have done your job sincerely and honestly, you would not have to wait for any royal commission.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The rakyat should hold the EC totally responsible and accountable for any unfairness in the elections. I hope this includes jail time.'

He is not taking public engagements for now, but remains committed to the Pakatan election battle in Johor, say colleagues.

KINIBIZ COMMENT Does the average Malaysian feel 41 percent richer today compared to 2009? The simple answer is no.

COMMENT The size of the crowd at tonight's PKR ceramah in the Umno stronghold may signal winds of change in Johor.

Police chief Ismail Omar says the police will not entertain the matter if it was merely being rehashed in another way.