Archive - 15 May 2013

They say by organising protest rallies, the duo violated the laws and are inciting the young, especially the Chinese, to hate the government.

Some from the old have been dropped and there are new faces, as well as some that people are scorning at in Najib's new cabinet.

Uthaya says that his younger brother does not represent Hindraf and will not be an effective Indian representative in cabinet.

He is expected to play a pivotal role in the next five years to arrest BN's continuing fall in support from the young.

The testimonies of the four accused in cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya’s murder case should be rejected as it was unreliable and unsafe, the High Court was told today. 

PAS Kuala Terengganu MP Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad says good governance is one of the core principles of the Islamic party.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng says that the policy is being introduced because more importance should be placed on women's health.

The swearing-in ceremony for Sabah’s new line-up of state executive council (exco) members will be held at the state legislative assembly building in Likas, Kota Kinabalu, on June 13.

Various parties interviewed by Bernama expressed positive feedback regarding the Land Transport Commission’s (Spad) move to allow city taxis to operate at the KL International Airport (KLIA) effective today.

The former deputy minister says the PM’s work may be hampered if people close to him are not as gung-ho for change.

Another surprise is the appointment of TIl-M chief Paul Low as a Minister in the PM's Department. [VIDEO]

AirAsia X chief executive officer Azran Osman Rani says his criticism of Malay language daily Utusan Malaysia has been taken out of context.

UPDATED 5.46PM Several police reports have been lodged on what former Court of Appeal judge Mohd Noor Abdullah reportedly said.

The Menteri Besar of Perlis, Azlan Mas, has not announced their portfolios. The announcement was expected to be made soon.

The police will take firm action against those instigating the people to take to the streets to topple a legitimate government.

The PM holds the ‘record’ among world leaders as well as top Malaysian politicians, based on checks with online analytical tools.

She will move for political, election and parliamentary reforms to provide ‘much-needed impetus for rehabilitation of our nation’.

Kuala Lumpur CID head Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the 37-year-old trader, who is from Kedah, was detained at 2pm yesterday.

They took their oath of office before the Kedah Council of Regency chaired by Tunku Annuar Sultan Badlishah at Istana Anak Bukit.

UPDATED 3.20PM To the PKR de facto leader's knowledge, there has been no dispute over seats in Penang, Selangor and Kelantan.

UPDATED 3.10PM Pakatan is purely confined to peaceful rallies organised by us and the relevant NGOs, says Anwar Ibrahim.

They say the report on Mohd Noor Abdullah’s speech was ‘one-sided, malicious and intended to threaten racial harmony’.

UPDATED 2.15PM The US may not have had complete information before endorsing the GE13 results, says Anwar Ibrahim. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 1.20PM Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has had an audience with the Agong for consent to the new cabinet line-up.

Respondents to a poll by The Edge indicate Anwar Ibrahim should keep his pledge, since Pakatan failed to take Putrajaya.

Out of the 21 Malaysians who participated in last Saturday's gathering, the visit passes of two others have also been cancelled.

‘Neither MCA nor BN picked me to be a candidate in the just concluded GE13, so I don't think I am suitable to hold a cabinet post’.

'Now they are weighing-in on the national conversation and, as you can see, their opinions are not worth the vapour they make.'

FREE YOURSAY ' Kosmo is just trying to scapegoat a minority ethnic group even though the popular vote of the nation went to Pakatan.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Just wait and see, more members will take up gov't posts. How to support a party without principles?'

Forces of darkness fight back.

FREE YOURSAY 'Spoken like a true Umno member. The EC is never wrong. Yes, people who are against it are ignorant.'

These voters could be confined to specific areas to negate the effect of the purported ‘Chinese tsunami’, a think tank predicts.

The party questions why the DAP veteran has only accepted the GE13 results where these are favourable to Pakatan Rakyat.

COMMENT It is coming down to a battle between those who want to do things the BN way versus those who want to throw that old way out.

COMMENT The Chinese were not duped by the opposition. They simply don't care for the kind of representation that MCA has to offer.

Hindraf national adviser N Ganesan says Tamil schools are 'part and parcel' of the overall Malaysian education system.

FREE YOURSAY 'If the national education system is really good, there would be no reason to close the Tamil and Chinese schools.'

FREE YOURSAY 'One clear provision is that anyone who calls for the closing down of vernacular schools will be committing sedition.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Come on police, show your impartiality. Show us that we can still count on you to be fair to Malaysians.'

The 'Black 505' series of rallies shows no sign of slowing down, drawing a huge multi-ethnic crowd in Kuantan last night.