Beh Lih Yi

Revised pact: A win-win for both camps?

Umno leaders are at odds over the rumoured changes to the power transfer deal - some think it is a ‘win-win’ for both Abdullah and Najib, others think otherwise.

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Star witness Saiful in 'good condition'

Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, who accused Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him, is in 'good condition', according to his lawyer Zamri Idrus.

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Sodomy trial transfer: Court to decide on Oct 7

updated 5.40pm The two-week adjournment comes after a heated exchange between the judge and the prosecution as to whether the court can hear arguments on transfer of the case. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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The ball is back in Pakatan's court

With hours to go before the Sept 23 deadline, the opposition alliance gives PM Abdullah until tomorrow before revealing its next course of action.

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Najib takes over as finance minister

updated 5.25pm PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today said he would pass his finance portfolio to his deputy Najib Abdul Razak, while he takes over as defence minister.

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Q&A: I have failed to convince them

'I have failed to convince those in authority to effect changes about how this government should move forward. I failed to convince them.'

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Outgoing minister paints damning portrait of embattled gov't

As far as his cabinet colleagues are concerned, Zaid Ibrahim laments that they failed to even grasp the basics and this impeded his initiatives for reform.

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Zaid sticks to 'quit' decision, open to joining PKR

updated 4.30pm Barely six months after being appointed as a minister, a disappointed Zaid Ibrahim has reached the point of no return. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Law minister threatens to quit over ISA

updated 3.30pm De facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim threatens to resign if the government continues to use the Internal Security Act against any individuals.

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Anwar to Pak Lah: Let's meet

updated 8.45pm The opposition leader proposes the meeting to discuss national security in the wake of the ISA arrests and the ‘future of Malaysian politics’.

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Bar to call for EGM on ISA arrests

The body of some 13,000 lawyers are convening an emergency meeting next Saturday to condemn the government's crackdown.

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PM 'surprised' by Muhyiddin's U-turn

updated 7.20pm 'I am not staying on just for the pleasure of staying on,' says Abdullah in response to a remark by Muhyiddin for the premier to hasten his exit plan. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Lawyer argues against transfer of sodomy case

Anwar’s lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah said there is no reason to refer the sodomy case to the High Court when the Sessions Court judge is competent enough to hear the matter.

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PSM gets official recognition

After fighting a court battle for more than a decade, the Socialist Party has been finally recognised as a full-fledged political party. Will it now join Pakatan?

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Umno chieftain meets PM in Putrajaya

updated 4.55pm But no immediate action has been taken against the defiant Ahmad as the PM wanted to discuss the matter at the BN meeting scheduled later today. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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EC to decide on by-election after Sept 22

The EC chief says a by-election will be held if BN’s Joseph Kurup decides not to file an appeal against the Election Court’s decision today.

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Koh, Ahmad trade verbal jabs

The war of words among BN parties over Ahmad Ismail’s alleged racial slur escalates as Koh refuses to accept the latter’s explanation, which he says causes more damages.

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Q&A: Saiful didn't tell me it was Anwar

The Pusrawi Hospital doctor who first examined Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan over a sodomy complaint denies advising the alleged victim to lodge a police report.

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Doc defends his sodomy examination

dr mohamed osman abdul hamid pusrawi hospital exclusive Contrary to what his employer Pusrawi Hospital claims, Dr Mohd Osman Abdul Hamid insists that he performed a sodomy-related examination on Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Pusrawi's Dr Osman appears in public

updated 3.35pm Dr Mohd Osman Abdul Hamid, the Pusrawi Hospital doctor who examined Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, stands by his claim that he found no evidence of sodomy on the alleged victim. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Watchdog groups: ACA, haul up 'big fishes'

Anti-graft groups want ACA in its current blitz to go after the ‘big fishes in the ocean' and not the ‘small fries in the coastal water' only.

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Meeting Agong? Not yet, says Anwar

On the 10th anniversary of his sacking from the government, Anwar Ibrahim appears poised to take over the rule as he comments on a rumour that he was to have an audience with the King on his Sept 16 plan.

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Anwar promises new and better Budget

updated 4.50pm He says that the main theme of his Budget would be to cut down the deficit, lower taxes and fuel prices, stimulate investments and to implement open tenders for government contracts.

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Bakun dam comes under fire

Auditor-General's Report It also criticises the construction of the controversial Bakun dam project in Sarawak, which sees its cost skyrocketed by RM3 billion to RM7.5 billion.

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