Archive - 18 August 2013

Mohd Noor: Enlighten public on constitutional monarchy

Mohd Noor: Enlighten public on constitutional monarchy

Ex-Court of Appeal judge Mohd Noor Abdullah says there are people who belittle the monarchy because they don't understand it.
Adnan will not seek to contest in Umno polls

Adnan will not seek to contest in Umno polls

Pahang Umno strongman Adnan Yaakob is not seeking a supreme council post while Razali Ibrahim denies going for veep.
When hiring family is not nepotism

When hiring family is not nepotism

NONE Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz finds some unlikely sympathy from Teresa Kok, while Xavier Jeyakumar tells why he sacked his daughter.
Dr M has 'different ideas' about surau demolition

Dr M has 'different ideas' about surau demolition

NONE UPDATED 5.30PM 'I don't feel that retracting his PR is a harsh move. But to demolish a surau, I don't know,' says Mahathir.

Egypt's new rulers want to ban Brotherhood

Egypt's new rulers want to ban Brotherhood

Egypt's interim PM says his government is exploring ways to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood, whom he blames for recent violence.
Group claims new ploy used to convert Muslims

Group claims new ploy used to convert Muslims

Muafakat says Malays are converted into Christianity through "contextualisation", whereby Malays who have converted still live as Muslims.
Noh drops suit against Suee Lim

Noh drops suit against Suee Lim

NONE Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar drops his libel suit against his regular sparring partner Ng Suee Lim after they come to an agreement.
M'sia must self-liberalise, not be dictated to by TPPA

M'sia must self-liberalise, not be dictated to by TPPA

NONE 'We need Parliamentary oversight and a ratification process to ensure international agreements undergo rigorous scrutiny.'

Even Muslims are not exempted from persecution

Even Muslims are not exempted from persecution

FREE VOXPOP ‘Umno is using Islam to ‘new' heights to gain political mileage and to split the Muslims and non-Muslims farther and deeper apart.'
KJ to defend Umno Youth chief position

KJ to defend Umno Youth chief position

NONE UPDATED 5.34PM Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin announces he will defend his position in the upcoming party polls.

Najib's task - to bring the country back to safer waters

Najib's task - to bring the country back to safer waters

COMMENT ‘The disastrous results of the political machinations of our last two ex-PMs are the unfortunate legacies we have to live with.'
Nazri's son now his aide for Padang Rengas

Nazri's son now his aide for Padang Rengas

nazri abdul aziz and son nedim According to the tourism ministry website Nedim's role is now limited to his father's constituency of Padang Rengas.
Guan Eng laughs off 18-year tenure as CM

Guan Eng laughs off 18-year tenure as CM

lim guan eng interview 160813 thumbnail In a meeting with the press the Penang CM was asked if he intended to match the stint of predecessor Koh Tsu Koon of Gerakan.
Khairy's DAP comment an admission of stupidity

Khairy's DAP comment an admission of stupidity

NONE FREE VOXPOP ‘Khairy is no different from the rest, whose slander is not evidence-based or empirically-based.'
PKR: Najib has lost focus, Malaysia on autopilot

PKR: Najib has lost focus, Malaysia on autopilot

UPDATED 3.15PM Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin’s analysis of the PM’s first 100 days in office shows a worrying lack of direction in his second term.
For DAP, a case of 'heads you win, tails I lose'

For DAP, a case of 'heads you win, tails I lose'

FREE YOURSAY 'If they don't hold new elections, you say they are not law-abiding. If they hold new elections, you say admission of guilt.'