Archive - 31 March 2013

The son of former DAP stalwart Gooi Hock Seng lost by a narrow margin in 2008 and gets a chance to make amends.

Indian Progressive Party (IPF) has opened 118 election operations centres throughout the country to assist the Barisan Nasional (BN) during the 13th General Election.

Muhammad Ridzwan is high on the wanted list. Those who know him can contact the authorities, says the cops.

The Umno info chief says the Tenang by-election is indication that it will not be an easy task for the opposition to take Umno’s stronghold.

The state opposition Sarawak Workers Party (SWP) will announce its four other candidates for the upcoming parliamentary election in the state this Tuesday.    

She says the opposition is planning to trick people into getting inked before polling day.

China has confirmed three H7N9 avian flu cases, with two deaths reported, the first known human deaths from this strain.

The fact that P Balasubramaniam's wife is still in mourning does not stop a hoax SMS from claiming that the widow wants to dispel SD1.

UPDATED 8.30PM The DPM believes that polls will be held in April, before Parliament dissolves automatically on April 30.

Hindraf chief P Waythamoorthy, who entered the 22nd day of his hunger strike today, collapsed at about 4pm.

With him was wife Rosmah Mansor, son Norashman, daughter Nooryana Najwa and her fiancée Daniar Nazarbayev.

The Malaysian Rating Corp waxes lyrical about how Indian families have recorded the highest increases under the PM's glorious rule.

This will be a further test of Najib's commitment to the war against corruption and to uphold the principles of accountability.

It was Ching Beng in Raub with a twist today as the anti-cyanide group's campaign hit the Sempalit New Cemetery.

UPDATED 5.20PM They are disappointed with police inaction against Kulim-Bandar Baru MP and Perkasa leader Zulkifli Noordin.

Nurul Izzah Anwar's complaint of 4,000 dubious voters in Lembah Pantai was never raised with the commission, says its chief Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.

Wan Azizah is qualified to be Selangor Menteri Besar, incumbent Khalid Ibrahim is quoted as saying in a Malay daily.

Johor DAP says PKR will be contesting 11 seats and should not be trying to pinch from DAP, which is getting only seven.

Mainstream media reports 'confused' Azizan Abdul Razak about election promises of Selangor Pakatan, says political secretary Faekah Husin.

BN's confidence based on the people's positive response to the transformation programmes, says Minister in the PM's Dept Nor Mohamed Yakcop.

Since the National Security Council is busy with politics, Pakatan says a new body is needed to handle real security matters.

These and the quarantine and security operations centres will start operating then from the Eastern Sabah Security Command, says the home minister.

UPDATED 12.35PM I won't contest for Parliament in GE13 if Teng agrees Padang Kota will be our battleground, says the Penang CM. [VIDEO]

Rising fees, visa delays and the incompetence of Education Malaysia Global Services turning foreign students away.

FREE YOURSAY 'If you have indeed truly served the rakyat, there is no need to beg them to ensure you don't eat egg.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Leave BN, serve without ripping off Malaysians; only then might the voters consider giving MCA a chance.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Staging of such shows will not only disseminate wrong info to the so-called 'normal' people but cause hate...'

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim says Fauzi would be replacing incumbent MP Azan Ismail, who would be contesting in Terengganu.

FREE YOURSAY 'Bersih has fought against these ‘homegrown terrorists'. Sungai Buloh prison shall soon be Malaysia's Guantanamo.'