Archive - 15 June 2013

Workers cleaning up the site where a lightning arrestor pole collapsed two days ago, today found parts of a buried car.

Of the 60 Sabah state assemblypersons, 12 are from the opposition parties of DAP, PKR and Sabah Reform Party (Star).

Despite the police ruling no foul play and denying any injuries on the engineer's body, the autopsy report paints a different picture.

Deputy Youth and Sports Minister M Saravanan says the youths today are more mature and they can decide what is right or wrong.

'We know they are not easy to remove, but at least have the dignity to own up to their shortcomings and step down.'

A woman who is wanted by the police for allegedly insulting the Agongturned up at the Dang Wangi District Police HQ today to give her statement.

The organisers are warned if they carry out their plan on Sunday without the relevant permits, police will act against them.

DAP chairperson Karpal Singh says all Pakatan MPs including Anwar Ibrahim will be there to be sworn in on June 24.

The Pakatan leader met with Indonesian president Susilo in Bali last night and will attend a PC with Jusuf Kalla in Jakarta today.

UPDATED 11.13PM The group promoting the upcoming June 22 rally being hauled off to Dang Wangi include a woman and a 10-year-old boy.

The Malaysian Government Pensioners Association has urged the gov't to take stern action against any group or individual who insult the royal institution.

His thinking is that existing laws are stronger, all that is required is enforcement and promised to look into the lock-up SOP.

UPDATED 4.12PM DAP's Karpal Singh says former prime ministers should just step back and let the present PM do his job.

And the detainees' families also suffer along, especially those who have to travel long distances to visit them at the Kamunting detention centre.

Though all abide by party decisions, some may have had prior commitments or were tired out, according to a PAS leader.

The ex-Maybank chief is known for being against the lower classes, so his appointment has ominous undertones, Nube claims.

Penang CM Lim Guan Eng says the works must go on to prevent other complications as the soil is subsiding from water leakage.

FREE YOURSAY 'We are not demoralising the entire police force. We are however whacking the IGP and the home minister for having wrong priorities.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The most dangerous place on earth for humans presumed to be felons must surely be the Malaysian police lock-ups.'

FREE YOURSAY 'NKRA director Ayob Yaakob, did you actually mean that the police are not trained to follow orders?'

FREE YOURSAY 'DBKL is making a political decision. There is no way it will allow Pakatan to use Padang Merbok or Dataran Merdeka.'

INTERVIEW Party's sec-gen S Arutchelvan concedes PSM had erred in banking on voters picking candidates they wanted, not the party.

UPDATED 11.30PM Two such flashmobs will take place, capped by a final countdown on the eve of the rally. [VIDEO]