Archive - 30 May 2014

Pings, pongs and pandas

Pings, pongs and pandas

An exercise rich in symbolism.
Kidnapped Chinese woman and Filipina freed

Kidnapped Chinese woman and Filipina freed

UPDATED 8.45PM They are now back in Sabah, says the state police chief.
Ku Li: Hell will break loose if leaders lose control

Ku Li: Hell will break loose if leaders lose control

‘Leaders must be prepared to put their foot down and be unpopular.’
Man slaps DAP assemblyperson's wife

Man slaps DAP assemblyperson's wife

UPDATED 7PM TELUK INTAN He punches another on her left cheekbone.
No Malaysian victims in Makkah stampede

No Malaysian victims in Makkah stampede

'Yesterday, the Kaabah was being cleaned, so its door was open.'
Gawai Dayak exodus by express boats begins

Gawai Dayak exodus by express boats begins

Some 14,800 passengers were recorded travelling by express boats yesterday.
Ahmad Zahid, the real ingrate

Ahmad Zahid, the real ingrate

I refer to your Malaysiakini article ‘Don't repeat ‘ingrates’ remarks, MIC tells Zahid’, in which Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam, a better minister than many others in the cabinet, chided Ahmad Zahid for categorising Chinese who voted DAP as 'ingrates' and advised him against using that remarks on Indians in Teluk Intan.
2014-05-30

2014-05-30

Ridhuan Tee’s identity crisis

Ridhuan Tee’s identity crisis

A wounded child bent on seeking attention.
Umno bashes Penang for new carpark woes

Umno bashes Penang for new carpark woes

Umno rep charges govt with inefficiency, incompetency, not up to its CAT principles.
Sabah autonomy - the winners and the losers

Sabah autonomy - the winners and the losers

COMMENT Sabah can progress - only with people-oriented, needs-based policies.
Judge rules civil court superior to syariah

Judge rules civil court superior to syariah

UPDATED 5.50PM Father has a week to return child to her non-Muslim mother.
Indian voters 'offered' land application forms

Indian voters 'offered' land application forms

TELUK INTAN A party is said to be handing out the forms to drum up BN support.
'Don't blame MIC for botched defection plan'

'Don't blame MIC for botched defection plan'

TELUK INTAN Let's put a stop to the blame game, says MIC Wanita chief Mohana.
DAP: BN also campaigned after sultan's passing

DAP: BN also campaigned after sultan's passing

UPDATED 4.25PM TELUK INTAN 'BN campaigned last night and on Wednesday.'
No gov't funding for Europe, fumes Ibrahim Ali

No gov't funding for Europe, fumes Ibrahim Ali

He goes ballistic on 'dog' and 'swine' Malaysiakini over an article on this.
Bank Rakyat deal above board, says minister

Bank Rakyat deal above board, says minister

The million-Ringgit deal kept to existing procedure, he insists.
Thai junta targets social media companies

Thai junta targets social media companies

The junta wants the firms to take down posts that are 'sensitive'.
Two new senators among six to take their oath

Two new senators among six to take their oath

The two new appointees are Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff, 41, and Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah, 56.
DAP appointees reject PSM petition on local polls

DAP appointees reject PSM petition on local polls

Its Penang municipal councillors say local council elections now before the court.
Ahmad denies eluding the press in Teluk Intan

Ahmad denies eluding the press in Teluk Intan

UPDATED 4.19PM TELUK INTAN Minister on refusing questions on defection fiasco.
Racist leaflets spread to scare pro-DAP voters

Racist leaflets spread to scare pro-DAP voters

UPDATED 3.40PM TELUK INTAN Such flyers circulated on eve of polls.
Wah! Singapore renews push for good English

Wah! Singapore renews push for good English

'We speak English much better than our neighbours,' says Adrian Tan.
Teluk Intan and all that jazz

Teluk Intan and all that jazz

We are losing the next generation.
Gang rape proves solution is Islamic law, says PAS

Gang rape proves solution is Islamic law, says PAS

UPDATED 2.25PM 'Preventive element exists only in Allah revealed system.'
Man claims cops interfered in molest case of daughter

Man claims cops interfered in molest case of daughter

The teenager made a report saying her stepfather had gone to her room.
Nga upset over  'kung fu antic' report

Nga upset over 'kung fu antic' report

The Star lied... I kicked an anonymous, defamatory leaflet, says Perak DAP chief.
DPM: Opposition shows no respect for late sultan

DPM: Opposition shows no respect for late sultan

TELUK INTAN It just went ahead with its desperate campaign last night, he says.
Shares in Australia’s Lynas slump after stocks sale

Shares in Australia’s Lynas slump after stocks sale

Shares in Australia’s Lynas Corporation slumped as much as 26 percent today.
Kit Siang: Are there no gentlemen left in Umno?

Kit Siang: Are there no gentlemen left in Umno?

TELUK INTAN The DAP leader blasts Umno for baseless, vulgar attacks on Dyana.
Chong Eng wants chemical castration for rapists

Chong Eng wants chemical castration for rapists

UPDATED 1.11PM The DAP leader opposes death penalty but wants deterrent.
Dyana 'goods' much sought after

Dyana 'goods' much sought after

TELUK INTAN The candidate has been turned into a political icon.
PM: No change in our position on search site

PM: No change in our position on search site

MH370 Najib Abdul Razak says this when asked about the JACC’s statement.
Mah: Don't let outstation voters decide town's fate

Mah: Don't let outstation voters decide town's fate

UPDATED 1.49PM TELUK INTAN He says they don't care for town's 'progress'.
Tian Chua fails in bid to dismiss sedition charge

Tian Chua fails in bid to dismiss sedition charge

The charge pertained to allegedly seditious speeches they presented at KLSCAH.
Abby Abadi’s divorce mention to be on June 11

Abby Abadi’s divorce mention to be on June 11

Her husband Muhd Noor Farhan had issued a ‘talak’ on her via a text message.
Gerakan 'yes' to heftier punishment for intruders

Gerakan 'yes' to heftier punishment for intruders

The 12 who broke into Penang assembly waged war on state, says its legal bureau.
Plight of promising boy with no citizenship status

Plight of promising boy with no citizenship status

Teenager has used various channels to apply for citizenship, to no avail.
Open letter to the people of Teluk Intan

Open letter to the people of Teluk Intan

COMMENT DAP candidate’s ambition - rescue nation from its current situation.
MCMC coming down hard over insults to late ruler

MCMC coming down hard over insults to late ruler

It is coming after social media users insulted the late Sultan Azlan Shah.
10 billionaires who don't have varsity degree

10 billionaires who don't have varsity degree

INFOGRAPHICS These billionaires are either college or high school dropouts.
Who’s the real puppet - Dyana or Mah?

Who’s the real puppet - Dyana or Mah?

FREE YOURSAY 'Mah, how did you distance yourself? Not giving goodies personally?'
10,000 at DAP's finale, 70 at BN talk

10,000 at DAP's finale, 70 at BN talk

DAY 12 TELUK INTAN Quotable quotes and events as they take place.
It’s amateur hour in Teluk Intan campaign

It’s amateur hour in Teluk Intan campaign

FREE YOURSAY ‘And worse, they had a deputy minister opening the event.’
With friends like Umno, who needs enemies?

With friends like Umno, who needs enemies?

FREE YOURSAY ‘Ahmad Maslan must answer how he got involved in the gimmick.’
BN ups its game with 'Mah as minister' promise

BN ups its game with 'Mah as minister' promise

ANALYSIS TELUK INTAN BN hopes Najib's announcement will help it win.
'Dyana rocks, while BN throws rocks'

'Dyana rocks, while BN throws rocks'

FREE YOURSAY ‘She has stood her ground against the entire Umno machinery.’
EC: Lodge report over hampers and buses

EC: Lodge report over hampers and buses

TELUK INTAN It has only this to comment on accusations of vote buying.