Archive - 1 May 2015

Be careful, IGP tweets warning to MP's aide

Be careful, IGP tweets warning to MP's aide

FREE Jay Jay Denis is warned over a tweet regarding arrest of protesters.
Ambiga arrested, to be detained overnight

Ambiga arrested, to be detained overnight

UPDATED 1.50AM Anthony Loke and S Arutchelvan have also been detained.
Second doping case delivers different result

Second doping case delivers different result

FREE Khairy did not see an issue with the two varying punishments.
Conflicting claims on post-protest swoop

Conflicting claims on post-protest swoop

Police infractions such as bringing children, vandalism and fireworks.
IS returnees will have to face law, says Zahid

IS returnees will have to face law, says Zahid

75 Malaysians had joined the militant group, of which 10 had lost their lives.
PM's aide: Groom's side paid for KLCC bash

PM's aide: Groom's side paid for KLCC bash

EXCLUSIVE He says not a single sen of gov't money was used.
CEO: We didn't issue RM2.5mil cheque to PAS

CEO: We didn't issue RM2.5mil cheque to PAS

Allegedly paid to Penang PAS Youth chief, an image of it has gone viral online.
‘Shabery, please take charge of the top-up issue’

‘Shabery, please take charge of the top-up issue’

PM says any announcement on the matter can only be made by the minister.
'Face of GST' forgives those who call him 'stupid'

'Face of GST' forgives those who call him 'stupid'

UPDATED 6.45PM 'It makes me unpopular but it's the right thing to do'.
Ahmad Maslan's lips sealed on prepaid GST

Ahmad Maslan's lips sealed on prepaid GST

UPDATED 8.19PM He will abide by PM's instruction that only Shabery can comment.
Warning for Azizah - PAS members won't vote

Warning for Azizah - PAS members won't vote

And if they do, it will be spoilt votes, says a furious branch leader from PAS.
Fulfill promise to provide MTUC land, S’gor told

Fulfill promise to provide MTUC land, S’gor told

FREE The piece of land is to build a training centre for private workers.
Stick with Najib, Saifuddin tells Umno

Stick with Najib, Saifuddin tells Umno

Ex-deputy minister says Najib's transformation plan saved BN in GE13.
PAS supporters stage anti-PKR demo

PAS supporters stage anti-PKR demo

UPDATED 4.43PM PMTG PAUH Protesters urge PKR to apologise to Hadi over hudud.
PM: I'll not be distracted by baseless allegations

PM: I'll not be distracted by baseless allegations

FREE Entertaining them, Najib says, will divert his focus from developing the nation.
Malaysia Airlines downplays sale reports

Malaysia Airlines downplays sale reports

FREE This follows a year in which the firm lost two planes in disasters.
Film producer Julie Dahlan dies

Film producer Julie Dahlan dies

FREE Yusof Haslam says she was known as the ‘Iron Lady’ in the industry.
Ahmad Awang leads prayer to help smite GST

Ahmad Awang leads prayer to help smite GST

FREE LIVE 20,000 surround KLCC in anti-GST protest. [PHOTOS]
Rankings are much ado over nothing!

Rankings are much ado over nothing!

We are a nation obsessed with rankings - rankings of any kind - from university quality, human development, quality of life, environment, national competitiveness to gross domestic product (GDP) and income level.
Grilled lobsters and Xiaomi to lure votes

Grilled lobsters and Xiaomi to lure votes

PMTG PAUH Compared to PKR's campaign antics, BN's approach fails to sizzle.
'Neglected' Umno branch dissolves in protest

'Neglected' Umno branch dissolves in protest

UPDATED 2.46PM PMTG PAUH It is also protesting against GST.
'Guan Eng for Pmtg Pauh, Azmin for Kajang'

'Guan Eng for Pmtg Pauh, Azmin for Kajang'

PMTG PAUH CM and MB pledge to help Wan Azizah if she wins.
Umno warlord wants Jho Low's head

Umno warlord wants Jho Low's head

FREE The task force on 1MDB is moving at a snail's pace, laments Syed Ali.
Did GST change the cost of living?

Did GST change the cost of living?

FREE Tell us if your expenses went up after the new tax.
Home Ministry seizes books from fair

Home Ministry seizes books from fair

They include 'Money Logging', a memoir by communist fighters and the Quran.
Fugitive Ufun 'datuk' rubs shoulders with politicians

Fugitive Ufun 'datuk' rubs shoulders with politicians

Tay is wanted in Thailand, but Ufun claims close ties with politicians.
Shouldn't Najib's 'we' lose their heads too?

Shouldn't Najib's 'we' lose their heads too?

COMMENT Is it not said that evil triumphs when the good choose not to act?
UIA doesn’t deserve 'antarabangsa' in its name

UIA doesn’t deserve 'antarabangsa' in its name

FREE YOURSAY 'Forum cancellation shows it's still living in the dark ages...'
All abuzz over Chong Wei’s mystery woman

All abuzz over Chong Wei’s mystery woman

FREE YOURSAY ‘I am rather shocked by Chong Wei's blaming game.’
How much PM spent for daughter’s wedding?

How much PM spent for daughter’s wedding?

FREE YOURSAY ‘They flaunt their new-found wealth regardless of how they got it.’
1MDB shaping up to be a Shakespearean play

1MDB shaping up to be a Shakespearean play

FREE YOURSAY ‘Find a villain, the fatter the better and go to town on him.’
'They asked for mercy, but there was none'

'They asked for mercy, but there was none'

Like so many around the world, I was hoping Indonesian President Joko Widodo, fondly known as Jokowi, would pardon the eight condemned at the last minute. They asked for mercy, but there was none.