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Malaysiakini editor-in-chief Steven Gan was grilled by the police for three hours today. Amid expectations of further action, he is confident the country's first online daily will continue operating despite the odds.

updated version Over the past three years, a couple of police reports have been made against malaysiakini . The latest is from Umno Youth, which claims that the online daily has published a letter containing seditious remarks that could create chaos in the country.

MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik is in the limelight again. Barely a week after the frenzy concerning his resignation, a former protege is now accusing the veteran politician of deceit.

updated version The Kuala Lumpur High Court dampened Parti Sosialis Malaysia's hopes to revive socialism in local politics when it dismissed an application for registration. The party will now file an appeal.

An educationist says Sekolah Agama Rakyat (SAR) needs to buck up in terms of its syllabus quality to continue surviving. At the same time, the government is advised to be more sincere if it wants to help the schools.

analysis MCA chief Dr Ling Liong Sik says he wanted to quit while his boss, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, says he needs time to think about it. Confused? There is more in this resignation episode than meets the eyes.

MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik wants to vacate the battlefield but his orders are otherwise. As a loyal soldier, he says he must obey the general's command and hold the fort until further instruction.

In May 2001, the Chinese community had protested MCA's takeover of two Chinese newspapers for fear that this would create a monopoly. Is the fear about to be realised?

One newspaper vendor who ignored the threat to stop distributing the newly launched Oriental Daily News claims his supply of four rival dailies was cut off.

Come March, signboards advertising non-alcoholic food and beverage businesses in Selangor can no longer display beer logos. The move will not go down well, particularly with the Chinese who consider it a taboo to change signboards.

Two Tamil groups, which believe that their community may be further disadvantaged by the language switch in the teaching of Science and Mathematics, are lobbying the PM to shelve the policy.

After exhausting all venues to have its plight heard, a Tamil education group now wants to go all the way straight to the man who first proposed the language switch in primary schools Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad himself.

Despite Barisan Nasional's snub, the two suspended MCA state assembly representatives say they will not join the opposition and pledge their continual allegiance to the party.

Yesterday's indefinite suspension of two MCA Penang representatives is unlikely to end the latest war of words between the party and Gerakan. Another salvo is expected next month, when the two party chiefs meet.

updated version MCA, under intense pressure to discipline two party members, has not gone as far as to sack them as BN leaders wanted, but has chosen to mete out a penalty that the party feels is "appropriate".

The stage is set for a MCA disciplinary hearing tomorrow that will decide if two elected representatives have breached party discipline by abstaining from a key vote in the Penang state assembly recently.

Before any action is taken on the two 'errant' state assembly members for not voting on the controversial Porr motion, MCA tells Penang CM Dr Koh Tsu Koon he must also explain why he has not raised a ruckus over eight other BN missing votes.

Did PAS acting president Abdul Hadi Awang backtrack on his words when he reportedly accepted the controversial language switch yesterday? His colleagues in the party don't think so. Hadi's statement must be read in context, they say.

Will the fledgling Oriental Daily News create an impact? Under prevailing operating conditions, readers should not expect too much, observers say.

MCA's disciplinary committee has been assigned to deal with the party's two 'errant' state assembly members. The presidential council will then decide on their fate upon the committee's recommendation.

A new salvo was fired at Dong Jiao Zong yesterday but this time around it came from a former office bearer. The 'shocked' and 'confused' education movement is now wondering what prompted the attack and the motive behind it.

The new kid on the Chinese media block turns out to be a stillborn when its publishing permit was suspended from day one. Even as efforts are underway to revive the paper, there remains the cause of its problematic birth — the power struggle between two Sarawakian tycoons.

Suhakam releases the number of complaints its receives this year and the total of cases it has resolved. But before critics accuse Suhakam of inefficiency, a commissioner says they should understand the nature of some complaints first.