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'I'd rather stay poor than double-cross anyone'

'I'd rather stay poor than double-cross anyone'

NONECOMMENT 'Why did Shafee call me, whom he has never known before, to his office and later bring me to meet with Mahathir?'
Ex-top cop asks AG why isn't Zahid charged yet?

Ex-top cop asks AG why isn't Zahid charged yet?

COMMENT 'Explain why ex-IGP Rahim Noor was charged with a criminal offence and sentenced under the Penal Code?’
Speaker's stand impugns PM's right to office

Speaker's stand impugns PM's right to office

Questions persist as Najib takes oath of office

Questions persist as Najib takes oath of office

COMMENT Based on what he said yesterday and in April 2009, it is clear that the previous one was not in accordance to the constitution.
BR1M may not be 'bribery', but is unlawful

BR1M may not be 'bribery', but is unlawful

NONE COMMENT Was Najib Abdul Razak even entitled to exercise the powers of the prime minister in the first place?
Najib, a prime minister full of contradictions

Najib, a prime minister full of contradictions

COMMENT Premier Najib Razak should declare his priorities now: Is he giving his full priority to the country and her citizens?
BN caretaker gov't on March 8? Don't be too sure

BN caretaker gov't on March 8? Don't be too sure

'Blanket deportation' as good as ceding sovereignty

'Blanket deportation' as good as ceding sovereignty

COMMENT Even the PM or the AG has no power to strike a deal with anyone facing criminal charges or caught in a sticky political situation.
Who's taking responsibility for Lahad Datu standoff?

Who's taking responsibility for Lahad Datu standoff?

NONE COMMENT Will someone please stand up and let us all know what's really going on in Lahad Datu, and who is responsible?
Ending the Lahad Datu stand-off

Ending the Lahad Datu stand-off

NONE COMMENT Armed intrusion must be confronted without hesitation, regardless of the nationality, political inclination and religion...
Full weight of law must fall on Lahad Datu intruders

Full weight of law must fall on Lahad Datu intruders

COMMENT ‘How did armed men from the Sulu Sultanate infiltrate so easily? And are they not waging or attempting to wage war?'
IGP must investigate electoral roll fraud now

IGP must investigate electoral roll fraud now

NONE COMMENT Action would only be taken if the police or MACC take initiatives to probe the RCI's findings, says former KL CID chief.

Challenge electoral roll through its gazette

Challenge electoral roll through its gazette

COMMENT 'If the electoral roll is not gazetted then it is useless. Or if the gazette is ruled invalid, then the roll is dead.'
Aren't we already in a state of lawlessness?

Aren't we already in a state of lawlessness?

Bersih panel: Shim placed in awkward position

Bersih panel: Shim placed in awkward position

COMMENT The ex-chief judge of Sabah and Sarawak had made a decision touching on the attorney-general's conduct years ago.
Between the 1948 massacre and Altantuya's murder

Between the 1948 massacre and Altantuya's murder

altantuya shaariibuu murdered mongolian model COMMENT The issues will surface and resurface until such a time the whole truth is known and it's brought to total closure.
New leads require reopening of Altantuya murder case

New leads require reopening of Altantuya murder case

COMMENT The fresh revelations by Altantuya's father warrant that the case be revisited to establish the motive behind her murder.
MAS scandal: The gov't must let the truth be told

MAS scandal: The gov't must let the truth be told

'Veracity of Tajudin's affidavits questionable'

'Veracity of Tajudin's affidavits questionable'

NONE COMMENT If the settlement conceals any illegal act, then such an agreement is deemed a criminal conspiracy.
Najib's name game may cost him GE nomination

Najib's name game may cost him GE nomination

Why no action against the attorney-general?

Why no action against the attorney-general?

COMMENT The Criminal Procedure Code provides for even a day-old DPP to initiate action against Abdul Gani Patail, argues the writer.
It's not the constitution, it's the AG who's at fault

It's not the constitution, it's the AG who's at fault

COMMENT The functions of the attorney-general (AG) and the public prosecutor (PP) should be separated to different individuals.