Archive - 24 November 2013

PKR prepping for transition

PKR prepping for transition

NONE FOCUS Decentralising power in PKR will allow the grassroots to keep check on the wave of untested leaders at the national level.
Hadi: PAS new line-up has right mix for success

Hadi: PAS new line-up has right mix for success

MUKTAMAR The PAS president welcomes the new leadership, saying the central committee has the right balance of ulama, professionals and activists.
Dzul: PAS and PKR losing Malay votes

Dzul: PAS and PKR losing Malay votes

NONE MUKTAMAR Noting only DAP increased its Malay votes in GE13, CC member Dzulkefly Ahmad urges the party to turn the tide around.
'Pressure Lynas through key financial backer from Japan'

'Pressure Lynas through key financial backer from Japan'

UPDATED 9PM The Health, Safety and Environment policy of this company can be used to pressure Japan's gov't to act, says economist Yoshihiko Wada.
Atomic Energy Licensing Board 'in conflict of interest'

Atomic Energy Licensing Board 'in conflict of interest'

UPDATED 7.45PM If the science ministry can't be promoting atomic energy and managing regulators like the AELB, says a nuclear medicine specialist.

PKR incorporates Sabah, S'wak rights into constitution

PKR incorporates Sabah, S'wak rights into constitution

It's firm in wanting autonomy for Sabah and S'wak and to ensure fair distribution of national wealth to all states, says PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
Trade expert decries US bully tactics in TPPA talks

Trade expert decries US bully tactics in TPPA talks

NONE Recent negotiation sessions on intellectual property and medicine were done in a way that favours the US, says an NZ trade expert.
Jeff Ooi shouted at for 'kucing kurap' remarks at market

Jeff Ooi shouted at for 'kucing kurap' remarks at market

The Jelutong MP got a earful from ex-PKR state wanita chief Aminah Abdullah and her husband for allegedly insulting the MPPP president and staff.
Famous yet invisible - the stateless aquaman

Famous yet invisible - the stateless aquaman

sulbin mabul bajau laut 241113 Malaysia has a celebrity in the form of Sulbin, a Bajau Laut free diving phenom in Sabah, but he and his family are actually stateless.
PM: Would you prefer I dine by candlelight?

PM: Would you prefer I dine by candlelight?

NONE UPDATED 4.50PM Najib says taxpayers have to foot the hefty power bill because he can't host heads of state in the dark.
Don't sideline us too, PKR tells PAS and DAP

Don't sideline us too, PKR tells PAS and DAP

PAS had complained of being sidelined in Penang by DAP. PKR says it also has the same issue. It adds in Kelantan, it has the same situation with PAS.

 

Hanipa: Syariah pointless without transparency

Hanipa: Syariah pointless without transparency

NONE MUKTAMAR The PAS CC member says forcing Islamic laws without understanding the basics is not productive.
Baby steps first for anti-incinerator movement

Baby steps first for anti-incinerator movement

KL Tak Nak Insinerator movement drew a lacklustre turnout at its ceramah yesterday, but organisers say it's early days, and momentum will build.
PAS syura council endorses political ties with Pakatan

PAS syura council endorses political ties with Pakatan

UPDATED 1.41PM MUKTAMAR Its secretary Nik Zawawi Nik Salleh holds that this is within the practice of Al Quran and sunnah.
Expert: Little improvement in Lynas waste plan

Expert: Little improvement in Lynas waste plan

NONE UPDATED  5.43PM A researcher laments his report had failed to motivate Lynas to improve its waste management plans.
Tuan Ibrahim joins Husam, Salahuddin as new VP trio

Tuan Ibrahim joins Husam, Salahuddin as new VP trio

NONE UPDATED 2.04PM The suspense is finally over as former veep Pokok Sena MP Mahfuz Omar bows out on a margin of 16 votes.
Wan Azizah: PKR polls will not tolerate corruption

Wan Azizah: PKR polls will not tolerate corruption

UPDATED 11.25PM She warns that in the polls next year, the party  will be strict against any candidate who commits any breach in ethics and rules.
Suhaizan a whiff of fresh air? We'll wait and see

Suhaizan a whiff of fresh air? We'll wait and see

NONE FREE VOXPOP 'Umno's KJ is a 'convenient moderate', one who is moderate only when convenient. I hope PAS' Suhaizan will not be such...'
Why cabinet's elegant silence on Rosmahgate?

Why cabinet's elegant silence on Rosmahgate?

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'The cabinet should be arrested for being complicit in defrauding the nation by allowing Rosmah to take the jet.'
Will PAS ever learn from Kedah fiasco?

Will PAS ever learn from Kedah fiasco?

FREE VOXPOP 'Kedah PAS became very arrogant after 2008. Being arrogant and efficient is okay, but being arrogant and stupid leads to downfall'