Dead teen’s mother demands probe on police
A woman today asked that an independent commission be set up to investigate the fatal shooting of her son by police on October 20 last year after he was believed to be involved in snatch...
Monday, May 24, 2010
BAKUN DAM, TO BE ANOTHER WHITE ELEPHANT?
THE whole 15 Billion Ringgit Bakun dam project (Supposed to produce 2400 M w) was conceived by corrupt Mahathir to steal the 10 Billion ringgit worth of Timber from the Chief Minister of Sarawak Taib...
Guan Eng: Azhar an Ungrateful Person
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today labelled Penang Regional Development Authority (Perda) chairman Datuk Azhar Ibrahim an ungrateful person for faulting the state government over flash floods at a housing project in Kuala Sungai...
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Pakatan rally to prove Kedah’s stability
The Kedah Pakatan Rakyat government will make an attempt to prove its solidarity tonight by calling on all three of its PKR assemblymen to speak at its mammoth rally in Alor Setar.Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk...
Friday, May 21, 2010
BN’S INTERNAL QUARREL REFLECTS ITS INSTABILITY
THE recent hot issue on Sabah and Sarawak will not be the ‘Fixed Deposit’ for BN, and this was raised by the LDP Vice President Datuk Chin Su Phin concerning and over other various matters...
Monday, May 17, 2010
DAP takes Sibu
The DAP pulled off a surprise win in the Sibu by-election today, defeating Barisan Nasional’s (BN) SUPP by 398 votes in a hard fought race.DAP’s Wong Ho Leng polled 18,845 votes compared to BN candidate...
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Kit Siang says Najib's RM15 m goodies in Sibu not enough
DAP leader Lim Kit Siang said the RM15 million given by prime minister Najib Razak to Chinese schools in Sibu was hardly enough, especially when compared to RM77 million paid to secure a meeting with...
The politics of booze and kampua mee
Coupled with lurid details of Anwar Ibrahim’s purportedly unlawful sexual preferences to illustrate the perforations in Pakatan Rakyat’s facade, Barisan Nasional seems to think it’s got it made for the country’s 11th and hopefully final,...
Friday, May 14, 2010
Kedah will not dissolve assembly, says MB
The Kedah Pakatan Rakyat government has ignored independent MP Zulkifli Noordin’s warning of a “second Perak” and will not seek to dissolve its state assembly.Its leaders, however, are “extremely on guard” and will keep a...
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Najib’s lightning temple visit riles Kit Siang
Datuk Seri Najib Razak became the first prime minister to attend a celebration in honour of a Chinese deity tonight but the historic visit opened him to criticism from the Pakatan Rakyat for being all...
'No reason to remove Selangor MB'
Political observers have disagreed with political blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin's recent call for Anwar Ibrahim to make a choice between keeping Khalid Ibrahim on as Selangor Menteri Besar and saving Selangor.Raja Petra made the call...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Win is possible, but Hadi warns BN's 'unnatural democracy'
PAS president Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang (pic) is confident that should the tide of support for Pakatan Rakyat among the Chinese continue in Sibu, the DAP candidate will be able to win in the...
Taib: Opposition Relying on Propaganda
Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today likened the Sibu by-election as a battle between the propaganda of the opposition and the service record and commitmment of the Barisan Nasional (BN)."We in the...
SAPP: THE FACT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
TODAY’S news reported that Putatan MP Datuk Dr. Marcus Mojigoh boasted his expertise on exclusive economic zone. Based on his simplistic view, Malaysia would have lost Sipadan and Ligitan islands to Indonesia and Layang Layang...
Najib, Kit Siang in race to charm Chinese voters
Datuk Seri Najib Razak will tomorrow begin his first visit to Sibu since the start of the campaign period to work his charm on Chinese Malaysian voters ahead of this weekend’s key by-election here.The community...
PAS hits out at May 13 event over racist tones
Terengganu PAS Youth has criticised a programme organised by the state's Institute for Integrity called ‘Melayu Bangkit’ (Malays Arise).Saying the programme smacked of racism and a threat to racial harmony in the country, youth head...
Monday, May 10, 2010
Guan Eng sells Penang’s success to woo Sibu
Lim Guan Eng promised that Pakatan Rakyat will implement Penang’s poverty eradication programme if the pact wins Sarawak, telling Sibu voters they could hasten the change by voting DAP on May 16.The Penang chief minister...
DAP Launches Manifesto for Sibu By-Election
The Sarawak DAP today launched its manifesto for the Sibu parliamentary by-election which touches among other things the issue of employment in the state.Its candidate Wong Ho Leng, who launched the manifesto here, claimed that...
BN Candidate Wants to See Sibu Develop Further
The Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Sibu by-election has a vision.Should he be elected, Robert Lau Hui Yew wants to further develop the parliamentary constituency."My vision is clear... I want Sibu to change, in...
Thursday, April 29, 2010
ABUSE OF IBFC WORK PERMITS
THE International Business and Financial Centre (IBFC) formally the LOFSA means a jurisdiction that offers liberal operating environment and low rates of tax as well as ensures confidentiality of investors’ information. Currently, there are more...
LANDMARK RULING ON SABAH NATIVE LAND
A NATIVE land case in Sabah that has dragged on in the courts for the last 20 years, the plaintiff passing away in the process, has finally come to an end in the Federal Court...
BY ELECTIONS WOULD BRING FUNDS TO SANDAKAN.
SABAH Progressive Party (SAPP) said only by-elections could address many problems in Sandakan including the worsening water supply.SAPP Information Chief Chong Pit Fah said by-elections would forced the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) Government to approve...
SUPP United in Facing Sibu By-election
The Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) is united in facing the upcoming Sibu parliamentary by-election, party president Tan Sri Dr George Chan said today."We are very happy that the Sibu branch has got one voice....
'Chinese voting trend bad news for BN in Sibu'
PAS secretary-general Mustafa Ali (pic) has predicted a disastrous by-election outcome in Sibu on May 16 for recently-victorious Barisan Nasional, provided the voting trend of the Chinese electorate in West Malaysia is repeated there."If the...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
PAIRIN SHOULD EXPLAIN ON 800 METER ROAD
SABAH DAP Local Government & Housing bureau chief cum Vice Chairman Edward Ewol Mujie said that Deputy Chief Minister cum Minister of Infrastructure Development Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan did not explain the issue of...
Felda kin may swing to Pakatan if Hulu Selangor pledges not fulfilled
Heirs of Felda settlers in Sungai Buaya have warned they may vote for Pakatan Rakyat (PR) should the ruling federal government fail to honour Hulu Selangor campaign promises by the next general elections.A group of...
BN can forget about Selangor, says Sabu
PAS central committee member Mohamad Sabu (pic) said should the voting pattern in Hulu Selangor continue into the next general election, the Barisan Nasional can forget all hopes of wresting back Selangor from Pakatan Rakyat."This...
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Farmer never drives to KK but gets fined by City Hall
Angkarau bin Antawor, 47, has never set foot in Kota Kinabalu and is contented to remain in Kg Mosopoh tending to his farm.It therefore, came as a great shock when he received a notice of...
Pakatan says vote for change, not money
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders pleaded with Hulu Selangor voters last night to seek change rather than money in tomorrow’s polls by electing Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, as both sides continued to indulge in pork-barrel politics and...
70 quit PKR for Umno
Seventy Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) members from the Batu 4 branch, Kapar, here quit the party yesterday to join Umno, claiming they had lost confidence in the leadership of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who they...
ENIGMA ON UNTAXED GOODS AT KDRM?
THERE is concern from the general public over the where about of the items of untaxed goods through smuggling that were confiscated by the Royal Custom in Malaysia, especially in Sabah.What is the procedure on...
Thursday, April 22, 2010
MYKAD FOR REFUGEES: JEFFREY CRIES FOUL
OPPOSITION strongman, Jeffrey Kitingan has accused Home Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein of fudging the issue of Filipino refugees in Sabah.He said Hishammuddin gave a “non answer” in Parliament last week in his response...
