Archive - 15 December 2013

BN to mull over 'consensus' system

BN to mull over 'consensus' system

BN will decide next year whether to switch from its consensus-based decision making process to one that merely needs a simple majority.
Mat Zain wants cops to probe Shafee's affidavit

Mat Zain wants cops to probe Shafee's affidavit

Ex-Kuala Lumpur CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim wants the police to probe the veracity of Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's affidavit.
PM overwhelmed by concern for flood victims

PM overwhelmed by concern for flood victims

The compassion and efforts of those who offered labour, money and moral support to the flood victims showcased the meaning of 1Malaysia, says Najib.
Tony Pua is new Selangor DAP chief

Tony Pua is new Selangor DAP chief

UPDATED 6.10PM ‘I take this with great humility.... there is a heavy responsibility and also challenges,’ says the PJ Utara MP.
Restaurant's ban on those wearing MCA uniform to stay

Restaurant's ban on those wearing MCA uniform to stay

The restaurant owner says he’s sore with an MCA statement on confrontation ‘because the people want to live a happy life’.
Sacked Jenice Lee gatecrashes S'gor DAP meet

Sacked Jenice Lee gatecrashes S'gor DAP meet

However, the former Teratai assemblyperson is turned away, even as she tried to register as an observer to sit in.
Cops frown on 'Allah' banner at Iban Christians function

Cops frown on 'Allah' banner at Iban Christians function

Police went to a gathering of 6,000 Iban Christians at the Borneo Convention Centre in Kuching on Friday and ordered the banner to be  brought down.
Guan Eng: Pakatan can solve flood woes in one term

Guan Eng: Pakatan can solve flood woes in one term

DAP sec-gen Lim Guan Eng says Pakatan had helped Selangor's flood problems and it can do the same in the East Coast.
Salleh Man to quit as Penang PAS head by Tuesday

Salleh Man to quit as Penang PAS head by Tuesday

INTERVIEW The Pakatan trio in Penang have to sit down and thrash things out to satisfy all grassroots members and supporters before GE14, he says.
Kok wants Selangor DAP to win half the Malay vote

Kok wants Selangor DAP to win half the Malay vote

Outgoing Selangor DAP chief Teresa Kok reveals that the party received less than 40pct of the Malay vote in Selangor.
DAP: BN's courting of PAS is 'batu-api'

DAP: BN's courting of PAS is 'batu-api'

UPDATED 2.43PM The ruling coalition's overtures to PAS are clear attempts to sow discord in Pakatan Rakyat, says DAP.
Pakiam resigns, Vatican's prompt nod fuels speculation

Pakiam resigns, Vatican's prompt nod fuels speculation

This could be a reflection of the Vatican’s disappointment with the archbishop of KL on his handling of the 'Allah' issue, says a source.
Proham wants varsities to explain 'high-handedness'

Proham wants varsities to explain 'high-handedness'

NONERecent curtailment of student discussions at Universiti Malaya and Universiti Putra Malaysia must be explained, says the human rights group.
School bus operators ready to up fares by 40pct

School bus operators ready to up fares by 40pct

The Union of School Bus Associations passed the motion at its AGM after the Land Transport Commission (Spad) failed to review the fares.
MCA battle lines drawn - but allegiances stay unclear

MCA battle lines drawn - but allegiances stay unclear

ANALYSIS There is plenty of wheeling and dealing among those going for the top posts but will it affect the delegates?
Turning the lights out on student discussion

Turning the lights out on student discussion

FREE YOURSAY 'This is in contrary to what the PM had told overseas students that the administration wants to listen.'
Limits to logic behind tagging Mat Sabu as Shiite

Limits to logic behind tagging Mat Sabu as Shiite

COMMENT Tagging a person by associational logic would see leaders branded as what they quite clearly were not.
Mandela can't give Umno a veneer of respectability

Mandela can't give Umno a veneer of respectability

FREE YOURSAY ‘Umno-style apartheid is unlikely to come to an end in Malaysia, as long as Umno continues to stay in power...’
Evidence against Mat Sabu, at best, is hearsay

Evidence against Mat Sabu, at best, is hearsay

FREE YOURSAY ‘What kind of stupid mentality is this? Accuse someone and then ask him to prove his innocence? Indeed, we have clowns running...’