
Mat Sabu: I'm a Khomeini admirer, not a Shiite
UPDATED 8.25PM He is backed by Umno man Saifuddin Abdullah, who says he, too, admires Khomeini, as well as Mandela...
UPDATED 8.25PM He is backed by Umno man Saifuddin Abdullah, who says he, too, admires Khomeini, as well as Mandela...





The ministry staff at the building lounge tell Malaysiakini the order was issued by Home Minister Zahid Hamidi himself.

UPDATED 6.30PM The ministry lists 10 reasons as proof of Sabu's strong ties with Shiitism, including links with Khomeini.


SENATE Shahidan Kassim says they include the e-Vetting system on civil servants, contractors or vendors.

INTERVIEW Presidential hopeful Gan Ping Sieu asserts that rival factions smoking the peace pipe in party polls makes the MCA weak and dependent.



UPDATED 6.01PM Khalid says he will agree to moderate the wage rise for legislators, if other Pakatan representatives are for it.

It says M'sia has the smallest population among all the top ten countries in terms of illicit outflow, according to a watchdog.

UPDATED 4.40PM Registrar of Societies tells DAP to submit four documents as it deems the re-election reports to be too brief.
According to its Economic Monitor report, household expenditures will take a hit as the gov’t cuts subsidies and other policies.





There are still 1,398 families housed 71 evacuation centres from 69 areas in six districts in the state as at 8am, say Pahang police.
It's nauseating that savings made by the gov't through price hikes are to be spent on big ticket projects, says PKR's Rafizi Ramli.
Police say that an additional five Indian nationals have since been arrested, and are expected to be charged in court today.
UPDATED 1.12PM Lawyer M Manoharan says the grounds was only received on Nov 25, five months after the court's decision.


COMMENT Kadir Jasin seems to be stepping into the gap left by Raja Petra Kamarudin, ex-purveyor of the titillating tattle.

BOOK REVIEW As things stand, ‘The Elections Bullshit' feels like it is focusing too much on the trees, instead of the forest...
'Since he likes to see the evidence, we will show the evidence,' says Zahid Hamidi, who denies having any political agenda.
FREE YOURSAY ‘It was not that people did not think of these matters. The real obstacle was no avenue to express their views.'
UPDATED 3.50PM Most operate at unsuitable sites and there are many complaints... three years is ample time, says MB.
It is not just the spouse, but innocent children can also affected by domestic abuse, says the All Women's Action Society in a new campaign.


COMMENT 'Why did Shafee call me, whom he has never known before, to his office and later bring me to meet with Mahathir?'
EXCLUSIVE RM173.84 billion was siphoned out of Malaysia in 2011, says Washington-based financial watchdog GFI.