Archive - 1 April 2013

All nine villages in eastern Sabah infiltrated by the Sulu militants have been declared free of terrorist threats by the state police chief.

Kulim-Bandar Baru MP and Perkasa leader Zulkifli Noordin apologises to Indians, says his speech was made 10 years ago, when he was with PAS.

‘I was shown documents to prove the real descendants of the Sulu sultanate cannot claim Sabah,' says detainee Ridhwan Sulaiman.

DAP is also fielding another Malay candidate, Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji, who is a member of Pahang's royal house, in Mentakab.

Political parties and non-governmental organisations (NGO) appointed by the Election Commission (EC) may submit their applications to station representative observers at postal ballot centres in Malaysian missions abroad, from today.

A live grenade believed to belong to the Southern Philippine terrorists was found near a house in Kampung Tanjung Batu, Felda Sahabat, near Lahad Datu today.

State BN chairperson says the list comprise some new names, old names and incumbents and is now being vetted by the relevant agencies.

The DAP supremo invites the ex-PM to let the people of Johor decide for whom Gelang Patah should be the political ‘kubur’.

UPDATED 6.30PM This is the first time a Malaysian premier had met Dong Zong, a Chinese educationist group which Umno loathes, at the PMO. [VIDEO]

Pakatan is riding on the tide of young voter population to pull off a repeat of the 2008 Selangor miracle to break BN's 'fixed deposit'.

'An overhang of haze has also contributed to the bad weather. It is collecting hot air and there is no rain to clean up the air,' says a spokesperson.

Penang BN claims the state government spent the sum on a project at the Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone in China.

FAM says what it’s secretary-general Azzuddin Ahmad said about the national coach during a press conference was misconstrued by local media.

UPDATED 5.55PM The Sarawak CM has brushed off the revelations as nothing more than self-promotion by any businessman.

A proposal to recall and reissue MyKads to genuine Malaysians in Sabah is not an impossible procedure, says the Upko president.

The Penang Umno Youth chief defies Lim to take on state BN chief Teng Chang Yeow in a mixed state seat in the coming general election.

Since its launch on March 17, KiniTV has already recorded 92,936 unique visitors and more than 255,736 page views as of March 31, 2013.

Until today, Husni has not provided the figures and calculations to back his claims, says PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli.

Instead, DAP wishes to nominate its Socialist Youth committee member Liow Cai Tung for Johor Jaya seat, pending approval from Pakatan counterparts.

He says Kit Siang had been in politics for too long, beginning in 1964 when he was the political secretary to DAP founder, Devan Nair.

It will look at an annual, phased reduction of the 20 percent excise duty until an eventual abolishment - if it wins GE13. [VIDEO]

Muhammad Ridzwan Sulaiman denies links with Jamalul Kiram III. He has been arrested under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012.

Four private daily newspapers out of the total of 16 granted by the Burmese government started temporary publication today.

GE13 no-show to isolate Indians.

UPDATED 1.34PM Gan Ping Sieu says the DAP sec-gen is trying to create conflict as MCA has yet to decide on its choice.

KINIBIZ 1MDB has the market guessing which independent power producer (IPP) would be next on its list.

UPDATED 2.10PM Nalla wants Azizan Abu Bakar, Umi Hafilda Ali and Karpal Singh to testify in Anwar's RM100mil suit against him.

Nurul Izzah says he should stop making 'ridiculous statements' and start taking action instead.

UPDATED 12.15PM She says the EC’s acknowledgement receipt shows what little credibility the panel has left is totally gone.

Penang BN chief Teng Chang Yeow says he should be the one choosing the battleground and Guan Eng as the CM should accept.

COMMENT Should Lim Guan Eng and Teng Chang Yeow place higher priority on the people's interests than on playing a political game?

GE13 WATCH ‘... there will be a good mix of old and new faces,’ assures state BN liaison head Zainal Abidin Osman.

FREE VOXPOP 'If the budget deficit increases significantly every year, you may achieve a higher family income, but...'

FREE YOURSAY 'To them siphoning public money, practising double standards, and abusing power are second nature. They have no qualms in doing such things...'

FREE YOURSAY 'Face-offs are an attempt at one-upmanship. Concentrate instead on winning the war instead of one small battle.'

FREE YOURSAY 'So, this is what is meant by 'freedom of religion' in Malaysia: freedom for certain Islamists to criticise other religions...'

FREE YOURSAY 'Is Hisham laying the ground for the anticipated busloads of 'instant' IC holders to vote without interference?'