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The AG’s Chambers used its discretion to charge Anwar with consensual sodomy based on the evidence in its possession, explains the minister.

The Penang and Perak governments may have to spend RM300,000 annually to bring out two state-funded magazines and civil society groups are saying it’s a waste of public funds to spend on propaganda publications.

Exco member Amiruddin Hamzah clarifies that the state exco meeting had only discussed the possibility of reviving the already approved project to gain revenue.

Visitors will be able to travel in larger and longer funicular trains up Penang Hill once the new project is completed but the federal administration will not revive the shelved Penang Outer Ring Road and monorail projects.

The Malaysian Trade Union Congress is worried that thousands of factory workers may lose their jobs by year end in Penang due to the recession.

Sungai Rapat state assemblyperson Hamidah Osman, who caused a furore at the Perak state assembly sitting yesterday has publicly apologised for hurting the Indian community.

The former prime minister was lambasted today by P Waytha Moorthy for suggesting that the Hindu Rights Action Force was made up of Tamil racists.

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah wants Umno grassroots to get the Registrar of Societies to repeal the conditional quota eligibility in Umno elections.

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Lim accuses Koh of waging psychological warfare on the issue of foreign investments in an attempt to undermine his state government.

The former fires a shot at the present for not being grateful to the groundwork Gerakan has done in Penang to attract investors.

Penang also experienced massive traffic jams last night as thousands of motorists attempted to fill up their tanks before the midnight deadline.

Penang extends land lease period for industrial areas and allow conversion from leasehold to freehold for landed property owners.

Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi says Pak Lah should set a time frame to step down in order to stem the political crisis in the country and restore investors’ confidence.

updated 6.41pm He says he will only return to the party when his hand-picked successor Abdullah is replaced by another leader and he wants others to emulate him.