Archive - 20 June 2015

Cops nab foreigner with IS links

Cops nab foreigner with IS links

FREE IGP says suspect entered M'sia in March last year using a forged student visa.
Gov't exempts visa for Chinese tour groups

Gov't exempts visa for Chinese tour groups

Trial period will be extended if it brings in the numbers, says Zahid Hamidi.
Malaysians suspected of Rohingya smuggling held

Malaysians suspected of Rohingya smuggling held

Home minister however refuses to identify how many M'sians are involved.
RM151.1m windfall for Risda smallholders

RM151.1m windfall for Risda smallholders

FREE PM says it will make the farmers’ Hari Raya celebration more comfortable’.
MP: Bank Negara proved Ahmad Maslan a liar

MP: Bank Negara proved Ahmad Maslan a liar

FREE Ahmad claimed Dr M's criticisms caused ringgit's fall; Bank Negara says no.
First phase of MH370 search ends in June

First phase of MH370 search ends in June

FREE Transport Minister says ops has covered 52,000 sq km in the Indian Ocean.
Komtar rep's service centre splashed with paint

Komtar rep's service centre splashed with paint

FREE Vandals splashed black paint and also tried to set it ablaze.
Demand to dissolve BTN unreasonable, says Razali

Demand to dissolve BTN unreasonable, says Razali

FREE This shows that detractors are afraid of the truth, says deputy minister.
Palanivel blames Najib for mess in MIC

Palanivel blames Najib for mess in MIC

UPDATED 6.50PM He accuses PM of siding with ROS and detractors in party.
Bersih: Did 1MDB funds help BN steal GE13?

Bersih: Did 1MDB funds help BN steal GE13?

FREE It wants MACC to probe PM and all involved, including Genting.
Pakatan 'pengsan' but BN in 'tanah kubur'

Pakatan 'pengsan' but BN in 'tanah kubur'

DAP supremo confident opposition can still take on BN in GE14.
Najib's NGO in WSJ report funding S'wak projects

Najib's NGO in WSJ report funding S'wak projects

FREE YR1M is alleged by WSJ to have channeled 1MDB funds into PM's campaigns.
Gerakan 'idiotic' for attacking football donation

Gerakan 'idiotic' for attacking football donation

State football association defends Nazir, saying the sport is now more popular.
Palanivel flexes muscles to show he's boss

Palanivel flexes muscles to show he's boss

UPDATED 6.22PM His faction rounds up several thousand in show of strength.
'Hadi wants to have his cake and eat it too'

'Hadi wants to have his cake and eat it too'

Kula says Hadi did most to render Pakatan comatose yet denies it's dead.
Some thoughts on future directions

Some thoughts on future directions

It’s my opinion that if any future opposition party sets itself up with an individual (or group) at its head then two things will happen - the individual/group will bias the philosophy of the party, and Umno will do its very best to tear that person/group down, thus destroying the structure of the party.
'China intrusion larger than Putrajaya lets on'

'China intrusion larger than Putrajaya lets on'

FREE Defence mag says larger China ship spotted in February but gov't stayed mum.
Founder of Silat Lincah martial arts dies

Founder of Silat Lincah martial arts dies

FREE Mahaguru Omardin Mauju, 74, died from kidney complications.
Mat Sabu: Umno helped ulama win PAS polls

Mat Sabu: Umno helped ulama win PAS polls

He says Umno-linked media campaigned for ulama faction, ignored progressives.
MT Orkim Harmony arrives at Kuantan Port

MT Orkim Harmony arrives at Kuantan Port

FREE All the 22 crew on board the tanker were rescued yesterday.
Minister's words unwise while tanker crisis ongoing

Minister's words unwise while tanker crisis ongoing

I refer to the media statement made by the home affairs minister on June 16, 2015 indicating that “insider involvement” was suspected in the case of the missing vessel MT Orkim Harmony .
Analysts worry PAS splinter may be short-lived

Analysts worry PAS splinter may be short-lived

If PAS progressives form another party, chances are it won't last, they say.
'Disclose 1MDB-TNB deal to allay bailout fears'

'Disclose 1MDB-TNB deal to allay bailout fears'

FREE Serdang MP asks why Tenaga Nasional Berhad must buy over the project.
Faiz gets cheers for 'do you want new party'

Faiz gets cheers for 'do you want new party'

Son of ex-PAS chief gets thunderous applause when asking if PAS be replaced.
PAS Youth: Selangor MB's on our side, too

PAS Youth: Selangor MB's on our side, too

FREE It claims Azmin Ali appears to share stance of PAS - that Pakatan still lives.
So Pakatan's destroyer wants to keep it alive?

So Pakatan's destroyer wants to keep it alive?

FREE UPDATED 11.28AM It was Hadi who finished it off, says Kit Siang.
PM can’t hide from '1MDB cash for GE13' report

PM can’t hide from '1MDB cash for GE13' report

FREE UPDATED 2.38PM Silence no longer option for Najib, says Lim Kit Siang.
Conducive climate for the moderates to rise

Conducive climate for the moderates to rise

COMMENT We can no longer afford to have too much power vested in one party.
DAP denies plan to quit Selangor government

DAP denies plan to quit Selangor government

FREE UPDATED 12.24PM Dissolving gov’t is last resort, says Tony Pua.
Mat Sabu defies chief, says Pakatan dead

Mat Sabu defies chief, says Pakatan dead

‘Whether Pakatan is dead or merely ‘pengsan’, it is already broken.’
'Sovereign Johor' a satire with a grain of truth

'Sovereign Johor' a satire with a grain of truth

FREE YOURSAY ‘If only the PM and his stooges get to read this piece.’
We need our own version of Magna Carta

We need our own version of Magna Carta

FREE YOURSAY ‘So that no future PM can enjoy king-like perks, or vice-versa.’
PAS, no need to cry over spilled ‘hudud’ milk

PAS, no need to cry over spilled ‘hudud’ milk

FREE YOURSAY ‘PAS, we told you so - many times - didn't we? But did you listen?’
Informal coalition cannot call itself Pakatan

Informal coalition cannot call itself Pakatan

FREE YOURSAY ‘Once married with joint obligations, they're now free to date.'