Archive - 5 April 2013

The Malaysian Commercial Banks Association has called on the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) to call off its scheduled picket in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow.

'No... no... wait,” he tells reporters who pressed him for an answer. The four-term menteri besar was the state assemblyperson for Serom.

A local man has been detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) as the hunt for remnants of Sulu terrorists continues.

MIC president G Palanivel confirms in a text message that the former long-standing party chief would not contest in the polls.

UPDATED 12.05AM If he contests in Perak, he says he will have to focus his campaign there and cannot make trips nationwide.

Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd said today it raised the offer price to take over shipping firm MISC Bhd to RM5.50 (US$1.79) per share from RM5.30 previously.

Three Lebanese soccer officials accused of receiving sexual bribes in return for fixing a match in Singapore had their bail hearing postponed by a judge in the city-state today.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today set April 22 for case management in the legal suit brought by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim against blogger ‘Papagomo’ for allegedly posting defamatory words and linking him with another man in a sex video.

UPDATED 6.25PM Student group GM13 names UM political science student Mohamed Bukhairy Mohamed Sufian as its candidate to take on the PM.

UPDATED 7.25PM Shafie Abdullah’s candidacy was alluded to by DPM Muhyiddin at a speech and if so, it could see him face PKR’s Tan Kee Kwong.

About 70 percent of the construction of a 725-kilometre Jakarta-Surabaya double-track railway have been completed and expected to be finished before the end of the year, Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported.

If Abdul Ghani is named the BN candidate there, it could force the Pakatan strategists back to the drawing board.

ANALYSIS The racial breakdown is expected to play a vital role in this fight, with the Johorean's appealing personality being a key factor.

UPDATED 3.50PM ‘This has nothing to do with the election,' says Deputy Higher Education Minister Hou Kok Chung.

This is in view of the numerous technical problems faced by Malaysian expatriates trying to register as voters through the EC website.

EC secretary Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria says the meeting will also determine the electoral roll for the general election.

The Sarawak CM thumbing his nose at the MACC makes a mockery of Najib’s Transparency pledge on corruption, says Kit Siang.

Ready for a paradigm shift?

Balik Pulau will have a new PKR candidate for GE13. Wait for Anwar Ibrahim's announcement in Penang tonight, he tweeted.

UPDATED 3.06PM 'Take our warning seriously,' it tells foreigners, as its Tahan squad will ensure they do not vote. [VIDEO]

COMMENT We make this appeal with the hope that you will correct this grave injustice and let Sugumar’s family have closure over his death.

UPDATED 3.10PM The seven candidates named by Sabah PKR should be seen as 'suggestions' and are not final, PKR deputy president Azmin Ali says.

UPDATED 3.05PM A Feb 19 circular outlines limitations of a caretaker gov't, with Selangor exco members also told to return state-owned facilities. [VIDEO]

The move is considered risky for the Pakatan, but deemed necessary for its attempt at toppling the BN-led state government.

COMMENT Hindraf's latest antics suggest that to them, DAP has been an unwanted suitor, when they in fact desire someone else.

COMMENT To many Malaysians, the feeling is that the BN component parties such as MCA and Gerakan represent 'a nation's trust betrayed'.

UPDATED 12.55PM He is 'honoured' that Kit Siang is taking over Gelang Patah, urging his supporters to back the DAP supremo. [VIDEO]

Penang CM Lim Guan Eng says Friday is a good day to dissolve the state assembly and prays for peaceful polls.

FREE   VOXPOP 'Yet another potential 'trading game' with the late Bala's wife's disappearance. She will now be incentivised to cast doubts on SD1.'

PKR veep N Surendran says the caretaker PM's handout of 120 MyKads to stateless Indians is an insult and an election ploy.

Before the assembly dissolves, DAP has mocked Teng as a coward for 'chickening out' of the race in Padang Kota.

April 10 BN-Pakatan forum on three key issues that will determine the outcome of the GE13 aims to help voters to make informed decisions.

UPDATED 1.15PM The Perkasa president claims he had nothing to do with posting the article on a judge on the NGO’s website.

COMMENT He didn't name the seat he is going to contest but furnished humourous rationale for also being considered a Perakian.

KINIBIZ Infighting in 2008 produced a flood of spoiled ballots, contributing to the BN's narrowest election win and Pak Lah's resignation, says Khairy.

KINIBIZ On Wednesday, the benchmark FBM-KLCI tumbled 50 points prior to the announcement of the dissolution of parliament.

EXCLUSIVE Top politicians, family members and their associates are among those owning offshore companies in S'pore and BVI.

He files for judicial review out of frustration after being given the run-around by the Election Commission when seeking rectification.

FREE YOURSAY 'Hindraf, please don't let people doubt your sincerity by calling for a debate on who came out with the idea first.'

FREE YOURSAY 'MACC will close the file because Taib refuses to cooperate. Since when do the authorities need a criminal's cooperation...?'

FREE YOURSAY ‘This is part of the Malaysian ethos spawned by Mahathir ... As long as you stay in BN, you will come to no harm.'

NUJ also urges all political parties to assist the media in performing its essential duty in ensuring a ‘free and fair election'.

ANALYSIS He will announce within 24 hours his decision as to where in Perak he will be contesting. Which seat will it be?