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Letter: Penang 'bribed' Motorola to stay

Letter: Penang 'bribed' Motorola to stay

The top-secret missive confirms that the state government offered a RM1 billion project to telecommunications giant Motorola to persuade it to stay put in the state.

Najib launches blistering attack on opposition

Najib launches blistering attack on opposition

PAS is ‘playing’ with the moon, PKR ‘closes one eye, opens one eye’ and DAP has a rocket that would not take off. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Gerakan 'Keep Reinventing' no more

Gerakan 'Keep Reinventing' no more

The Gerakan election slogan has backfired after it was exploited by the DAP. The BN party quickly and wisely replaced it.
MIC, Indians ties 'like husband and wife'

MIC, Indians ties 'like husband and wife'

Indian Malaysians should stop asking the party what it has done for them, just like a husband who shouldn’t question his wife on what she has done for him.
Samy: Not shoe, they threw atomic bomb

Samy: Not shoe, they threw atomic bomb

Of shoes, bombs and screwdrivers, the MIC president quips about the incident in Penang two weeks ago where he was mobbed by an angry crowd. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Penang: Gerakan's slogan backfires

Penang: Gerakan's slogan backfires

penang gerakan posters 250208 01 Who should 'keep reinventing'? Is it Gerakan in Penang or the voters themselves?
Penang: Independents spring forth

Penang: Independents spring forth

updated 5.25pm Considered as one of the hottest battlegrounds in the coming polls, Penang witnesses the appearance of unexpected independent candidates.
PM: Stop protesting, my decision's final

PM: Stop protesting, my decision's final

And just as he was saying this, a group of Umno members protested against the dropping of their incumbent candidate.
Wan Azizah's plea for 'votes of hope'

Wan Azizah's plea for 'votes of hope'

wan azizah The PKR president recognises that the ‘free Anwar sentiment’ is no longer a factor now and she is counting on her record to see her through for the third term.
Next Penang CM: Koh mum, Chia glum

Next Penang CM: Koh mum, Chia glum

Dr Koh Tsu Koon refuses to confirm who will succeed him but DAP is already seeing red over his ‘anointed successor’.

Anwar: We can deny BN two-thirds majority

Anwar: We can deny BN two-thirds majority

anwar ibrahim 02 060207 The PKR de facto leader believes that opposition parties will achieve its aim despite that the electoral process is not entirely clean and fair.
DAP, PKR settle key state Perak

DAP, PKR settle key state Perak

pkr keadilan and dap No major surprise or a swap of seats are expected following their seat talks which sees PKR agreeing not to contest any seat in the Kinta Valley.

The rising sons, daughter and son-in-law

The rising sons, daughter and son-in-law

Apart from the tough battles anticipated, the March 8 national polls will also see a number of leading politicians’ heirs making their electoral debuts.
Double header for top opposition leaders

Double header for top opposition leaders

With a re-delineation expected by 2011, leaders of PAS, DAP and PKR are looking to score now to consolidate support for their parties.
Anwar: My girl is not keen to run

Anwar: My girl is not keen to run

Contrary to earlier reports, Anwar Ibrahim says his eldest daughter has told him that she is reluctant to contest a seat in the March 8 general election.
'Forgotten' Anwar: Why afraid of me then?

'Forgotten' Anwar: Why afraid of me then?

The PKR's de facto leader says if he is indeed 'nothing' and 'forgotten' as claimed by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, then the general election would have been in April to allow him to contest.
Leadership crisis in Hindraf

Leadership crisis in Hindraf

Its top brass hurl accusations at each other while the movement’s chairperson-in-exile expresses surprise.

Polling on March 8

Polling on March 8

updated 5.45pm And the nomination day would be on Feb 24, announced the Election Commission today, giving a campaigning period of 13 days.
Ex-CJ wants commissioner disqualified

Ex-CJ wants commissioner disqualified

Lingam tape inquiry updated at 4.30pm Yet another application to disqualify a commission member, this time Mahadev Shankar. But he ordered the application to be submitted in writing.

'Close relatives' Haidar-Fairuz under spotlight

'Close relatives' Haidar-Fairuz under spotlight

Lingam tape inquiry PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim will make an application this afternoon to object former Chief Judge of Malaya Haidar Mohd Noor from continuing to chair the commission of inquiry into the Lingam tape.
ISA detainee among four new witnesses

ISA detainee among four new witnesses

Lingam tape inquiry The royal panel wants to hear from lawyer and Hindraf legal advisor M Manoharan, who is being held under ISA.
Lawyers walk out from inquiry

Lawyers walk out from inquiry

anwar ibrahim 02 060207 Lingam tape inquiry updated 8.10pm Their act of protest came after PKR’s de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and social reform movement Aliran were barred from participating in the commission’s proceedings.
Haidar refuses to disqualify himself

Haidar refuses to disqualify himself

Lingam tape inquiry updated 9.10pm The inquiry’s chairperson says he ‘hardly had any contact’ with ex-chief justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim despite them being close relatives.
Thirunama: I warned Lingam to be careful

Thirunama: I warned Lingam to be careful

Lingam tape inquiry VK Lingam’s younger brother testified to ‘close links’ between the senior lawyer and business tycoon Vincent Tan, as well as former chief justice Eusoff Chin.