Archive - 9 April 2013

The FT and urban wellbeing minister claims facts were twisted on his links with offshore company RZA International.

N Gobalakrishnan, an independent, wants to stand on a BN ticket against a candidate from his former party PKR.

There's nothing wrong with using gov't machinery because BN is still the caretaker gov't until nomination day, he says.

The ex-DPM accuses the opposition of 'using' his words as a 'major weapon' to hit back at BN and to gain political mileage.

The Bersih co-chair warns Asalkan Bukan Umno that an electoral process marred by violence does no credit to the elections.

Most of the complaints have been explained, say local leaders, in pledging support for the prominent blogger to contest in Raub.

I am pursuing Onn Jaafar's dream of a united citizenry by asking Gelang Patah voters to vote as Malaysians, not as Chinese, Malays or Indians, he says.

UPDATED 5.45PM Wangsa Maju MCA will withdraw from BN’s election campaign unless division chief Yew Teong Look is fielded there.

Preparations began today for the funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, whose death highlighted deep divisions over her legacy.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has set Aug 21 and 22 to hear the defamation suit filed by Defence Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi against Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) director of strategy Mohd Rafizi Ramli.

UPDATED 6PM PAS reveals several big names and new faces for the next GE, along with a switch in seats for some leaders. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 7.20PM MCA's Wee Ka Siong asks why the PAS Supporters Congress head is being nominated instead of a grassroots leader.

A party insider says the names are based on their rapport with people, age and work experience, and have received the blessings of state and party elders.

MCA Youth blames Pakatan Rakyat cybertroopers for the flood of 'dislike' votes for its YouTube video slamming DAP's 'Superman'. [VIDEO]

A free forum will be held next week to hear the ‘outside’ views, ‘since the voice of NGOs in Penang is not loud enough to be heard’.

The state PKR vice-chair says the government as a whole should apologise for grabbing native customary rights land.

UPDATED 6.45PM There is no need for an early announcement of candidates because this will become public knowledge in time, says BN's No 2.

KINIBIZ However, analysts have said that it was too early to quantify the economic impact of an outbreak on glove-makers.

The question is will the Perkasa president, who had won on a PAS ticket, contest as a BN candidate or an Independent?

UPDATED 5.20PM BN deputy head counters that the BN has already implemented a large part of Pakatan’s manifesto.

The second dividend would be paid after an FGV annual general meeting with shareholders scheduled on June 28.

According to PKR treasurer William Leong, Najib's failure to use the people's money wisely means he has failed as PM and finance minister.

Party veep Tian Chua says this follows a statement by former IGP Musa Hassan that there is sufficient evidence to recommence the probe.

Its chair Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof says the panel does not have the power to change the deadline for overseas voters it gazetted.

Bookies are carrying out a secret gambling activity in the Pulau Tikus state constituency for incumbent Koay Teng Hai to lose in GE13, he claims.

Think-tank KPRU says the BN manifesto was putting a 'political brand name' on Malaysians' needs, instead of addressing structural issues.

The constitution, they argue, prohibits him from doing so as he was convicted of corruption when he was a traffic policeman.

UPDATED 2.15PM Don't play poker with the Indian community, says former Hindraf information chief S Jayathas. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 2.10PM Rafizi Ramli says only 23 promises are new ideas, and about 15 percent have been copied from Pakatan. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 1.55PM Najib Abdul Razak’s administration had only created 300,000 jobs annually on average over the last four years.

In the 2008 general election, BN fielded six women candidates, including two for parliamentary seats, one from Umno and another SAPP.

GE13 WATCH The SUPP will mount a determined effort to take back the seat from DAP, which won it in the 2010 by-election.

KINIBIZ To date, no comprehensive plan has emerged to relieve the issue of massive traffic jams that Penangites go through every day.

Invite a team of Citizen Rangers.

COMMENT Voters will decide Pakatan's choice of PM, says the PAS chief, in arguments no democrat could seriously quibble with.

The Serdang MP worries that the 240,000 postal votes may lead to voting fraud, citing a lack of transparency in the postal voting process. [VIDEO]

However, Boo Cheng Hau still urges the DAP central leadership to respect the state's recommendations on candidate deployment.

FREE YOURSAY 'Playing hard with Pakatan but going soft with BN is an ungentlemanly act and raises questions on Hindraf's intentions.'

FREE YOURSAY 'I wonder at the stupidity of Najib and his men - what has "helmets" got to do with running this country?'

Pemandu aspires to be an agency taken seriously, but its approaches are nothing short of a brazen attempt to deceive the people.

Johor PKR head Chua Jui Meng's complaint may have been resolved, though he may not have a smooth outing in Segamat.

FREE YOURSAY 'If he bows to Mahathir and Ibrahim, Najib stands accused of having betrayed the non-Malay parties in BN.'

COMMENT Was Najib Abdul Razak even entitled to exercise the powers of the prime minister in the first place?

FREE VOXPOP 'Why not give out the cash aid after BN has won the elections? Do that, and we will believe your explanation.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Why increase number of courts when both the MACC and AG's office refuse to investigate and prosecute?'

COMMENT Think again, if you see Margaret Thatcher’s death as the end of an era of divisive politics and egomaniacal leaders.

KL Education Dept chief says this to some 40 Chinese primary school heads, and indirectly tells them not to vote against BN.

Three journalists' groups and 103 NGOs get cheques at a dinner attended by flamboyant billionaire Jho Low.