Archive - 14 May 2013

Kedah's Ong Soon Boon resigns over MCA's poor showing in the GE and a party leader breaking the party's resolution not to accept gov't positions.

UPDATED 8.10PM Current deputy IGP Khalid Abu Bakar will be promoted to take over the police force’s top job, effective Friday.

The condition of former Kedah menteri besar Azizan Abdul Razak is reported to be improving as he has begun to respond by opening his eyelids when called by the doctor.

Former Kelantan menteri besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said he was willing to continue as PAS spiritual leader despite his ill health.

KINIBIZ However, Siew Ka Wei declined to comment when asked if Redberry was perhaps looking at other methods of a takeover.

Who among the current crop of Chinese leaders would best be able to represent the community?

The trial of a kidnap case involving Dutch national Nayati Shamelin Moodliar, which was fixed to continue today, has been postponed to July 22.

‘It is best to issue written statements to the press, especially when it involves controversial issues. We have been bitten too many times’.

UPDATED 6.30PM The rally slated for Mahkota Aman field in Kuantan tonight has been moved to the PKR office located at Jalan Beserah.

UPDATED 6.15PM Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says de facto party leader Anwar Ibrahim has also been summoned but has yet to meet the police.

They urge Muslim NGOs to come forward and lodge police reports over the matter for investigations to commence.

Medical experts have advised people to reduce outdoor activities during the current heat wave to prevent sunstrokes due to dehydration.

UPDATED 6.40PM Pakatan hopes Umno information chief Ahmad Maslan will help ensure EC chief Abdul Aziz's presence. [VIDEO]

The Permas state assemblyperson was sworn in at about 10.40am in the Johor state assembly, Sultan Ibrahim building, Bukit Timbalan.

UPDATED 5.50PM Party sec-gen Saifuddin Nasution says this follows the appointment of Khalid Ibrahim as the Selangor MB.

Nube says S Subramaniam was wrong in not deregistering Mayneu when he was human resource minister and thus should not be re-appointed.

COMMENT Reject the racists. Pakatan Rakyat's clarion call to you post-GE13 is to stand up and be counted. Stand up for Bangsa Malaysia!

It fears the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement will have far-reaching impact on the country's local businesses and cost of living.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Idris Haron says two spaces for MCA were temporarily left vacant should the party decide to hold posts in the government.

UPDATED 5.15PM MCA 'did not recommend' Pulai Sebatang assemblyperson Tee Siew Kiong for the Johor executive council. [VIDEO]

The main reason the Selangor Sultan appointed Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as menteri besar was because he was Pakatan's sole nominee.

A new Global Witness video campaign is launched to put pressure on HSBC for dealing with logging firms operating in Sarawak.

The ceremony for the appointed ministers and deputy ministers to take their oath will be held at the palace at 9.30am on Thursday.

Led by Tanjung division chief Dr Loh Hock Hun, the divisions make their stand clear that the party should not accept any government posts.

Their extremist remarks are highly detrimental to national unity, the Chinese education group says in demanding legal action.

UPDATED 4.50PM Azran Osman adds that Perkasa is narrow-minded and had caused the Malays to be left behind.

Listing the factors behind BN’s poor showing in GE13, Mohamad Hasan says it is not right to blame the Chinese community.

The trains are largely empty outside rush hour while regular ones are always packed, says company spokesperson Eva Chairunnisa.

This is the PAS chief's response to calls by his former deputy Nasharudin for Umno and PAS to unite for Islam and the Malays.

UPDATED 3.55PM A group of Islamic NGOs accuses these companies of 'creating disunity' and cautions them 'not to misbehave'. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 4PM S Murugesan, who failed to wrest the Kota Raja parliament seat, will be replaced by party CWC member A Sakthivel.

Mother tongue education and vernacular schools are protected under the federal constitution, Guan Eng points out.

UPDATED 2.58PM A NGO coalition wants a ‘clear statement’ from the prime minister on a don's proposal to abolish such schools.

UPDATED 3.05PM Their conscience should prick them to resign before they are removed, says a civil society group.

Tee Siew Kiong's action has been considered an embarrassment to Dr Chua Soi Lek as Tee was known as one of his proteges.

The decision by MCA and Gerakan, which are the biggest Chinese parties in BN, was on the basis of respecting the decision of voters.

FREE YOURSAY 'Najib, I am Chinese and will vote for BN if it has more like Saifuddin. See what I mean? It has nothing to do with race.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘I doubt it would change the overall outcome of the elections, but the hard evidence will make a strong statement.'

UPDATED 2.50PM Abdul Khalid Ibrahim took his oath of office before the Selangor sultan at the Istana Alam Shah today. [VIDEO]

Five priorities as we move on.

COMMENT Incumbency and an undimmed track record have got Khalid Ibrahim a second innings as Selangor MB but he has to heed criticism.

NGOs are bent on holding the gathering this month to protest electoral fraud - the date will be publicised five days ahead. [VIDEO]

COMMENT Malaysians must know that in the struggle for freedom and democracy, they are very largely on their own and must look to themselves.

Suaram coordinator Sean Ho says the date is no longer associated with a black mark in history because 'the people are united' now.

'We are gathered here against the racial rhetoric of politicians. We need to speak out against this,' says one of the organisers.

FREE YOURSAY 'The police say that 28 speakers at the Kelana Jaya assembly were making seditious speeches. What about Mohd Noor?'

FREE YOURSAY 'The right-wing counter attack has already started. The game plan is to corral all the right-wing vote-bank.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The PM should make his stand known, especially since this man reportedly sat on Umno's disciplinary board.'