Archive - 22 December 2013

Weekend shoppers are being told to attend a bigger rally on Dec 31 against government subsidy cuts and the price hikes.

'There are no factions in MCA, it is a united party. With a renewed party we will fight for a better future,' says the new MCA president.

Kedah delegate Lee Yean Wang says the prime minister can emulate the late anti-Apartheid leader by putting and end to race-based policies.

Persatuan Muka Buku Pulau Pinang chairperson Salleh Ismail says the NGO identified the individual from a Facebook account.

They expressed support for the GST, the subsidy rationalisation effort and other measures of the gov't as part of the ETP.

Vaunted Malay liberal Tengku Razaleigh tells erstwhile radicals that Malay economic failure has internal rather than external causes.

A former member of the Royal Ranger Regiment, Nyopis, who was bedridden after a stroke since three months ago, died at 9.40am.

The chairperson of the MCA general assembly, Yik Phooi Hong, says the motion did not meet a requirement of the party constitution.

'Most of the highway concessions were approved between 1991 and 1998. During this time, who was our finance minister?'

If the party cannot stand up to Umno at their own general assembly, how can they hope to fight for the rakyat, asks the DAP sec-gen.

BN won in states where Perkasa helped out and lost in Selangor because the group was shunned, said the movement's leader Ibrahim Ali.

UPDATED 1.44PM Perak DAP says Liow must stand up harder to Najib's shameful 'viagra' insult than his members' limp response.

Alam Flora began clearing the area as early as 9am yesterday and by 5pm, it had been cleared, says Abdul Rahman Dahalan.

After the walk, the Kuala Lumpur Rejects Incinerator Action Committee will then hand over a memorandum to PM Najib Abdul Razak.

UPDATED 3.14PM Its chief Ibrahim Ali declares that they will track the cabinet's performance on protecting the Malays and the royalty.

Tony Fernandes says the airline is also looking at the possibility of flying to the US with the delivery of the A330-300s in 2015.

COMMENT We hope that international ideals, ideas and lessons learnt can be brought back to own own shores through our participation.

COMMENT Women’s bodies are not commodities to be traded. The work of domestic workers needs to be valued and protected.

As the 60th MCA annual general assembly reaches its final day, delegates urge an end to bickering and support for the new leadership.

Suaram highlights a High Court decision to dismiss a civil suit by Ganga Gouri over the death of her brother, R Gunasegaran.

FREE VOXPOP 'And all this is happening rampantly now when Pakatan is strong. I can't imagine what would have happened if...'

FREE YOURSAY 'The people who voted for Barisan Nasional were also gullible, and believed toll rates wouldn't go up, Mr Prime Minister'.