Archive - 12 September 2008

Dragnet widens: MP Teresa Kok too

Dragnet widens: MP Teresa Kok too

BREAKING NEWS! updated 1.50am DAP leader Teresa Kok has also been detained under the Internal Security Act - the third person to be detained without trial today.
Arrest No 2: Sin Chew journalist held

Arrest No 2: Sin Chew journalist held

BREAKING NEWS! updated 12.58am Sin Chew Daily journalist Tan Hoon Cheng has been arrested today under the Internal Security Act at 8.30pm at her home in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
Final interview: RPK saw it coming

Final interview: RPK saw it coming

Raja Petra Kamaruddin told BBC that he had anticipated arrest under ISA and had been ‘lying low’ since Sunday.
Mufti: Surrender 'corpses in doubt' to families

Mufti: Surrender 'corpses in doubt' to families

The remains of those whose religious status in relation to Islam is unclear should be surrendered to their families or claimants, ruled the Perlis Syariah committee.

Najib seen backtracking on transition pact

Najib seen backtracking on transition pact

The deputy PM made a surprise U-turn today, saying he would leave it to Umno members to decide on whether Abdullah should step down before 2010.
Suhakam urged to probe alleged assault by ACA officers

Suhakam urged to probe alleged assault by ACA officers

A 21-year-old security guard says he was beaten up and tortured by ACA officers and forced to confess he had received a RM30,000 bribe.
Indigenous people march to Istana tomorrow

Indigenous people march to Istana tomorrow

Indigenous people feel there is a discrepancy between what the government promises internationally and what it delivers locally to the community.
'Gov't must justify RPK's arrest'

'Gov't must justify RPK's arrest'

A DAP leader wants the Parliament to be summoned next week for the government to deliberate and explain the use of the preventive law against the popular blogger.
Youngest MP Nie Ching desires to serve well

Youngest MP Nie Ching desires to serve well

teo nie ching Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching talks to ‘Uncensored’ host Francis Paul Siah of her new role as a full-time politician and part-time lawyer. And ... the charming, single lady has not been able to find the time to date! [ VIDEO INSIDE ]
Petition not about 'azan' but religious 'ceramah'

Petition not about 'azan' but religious 'ceramah'

It is a request for the local mosque to lower the volume not of the ‘azan', but the ‘ceramah' (religious talks) which often follow the prayers.
Nation before race

Nation before race

Visit to Taiwan needs to be applauded

Visit to Taiwan needs to be applauded

Malaysia's mid-autumn revolution

Malaysia's mid-autumn revolution

A prelude to Ops Lalang II?

A prelude to Ops Lalang II?

updated 8.10pm Opposition politicians and civil movements condemn the ISA arrest of Raja Petra and ask if this is the beginning of a massive crackdown. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Brace for impact

Brace for impact

The people must reject racism in whatever form

The people must reject racism in whatever form

Is 50 years enough?

Is 50 years enough?

Is 50 years enough?

Is 50 years enough?

Dr Mahathir needs damage control

Dr Mahathir needs damage control

Rebel party calls for an end to racial politics

Rebel party calls for an end to racial politics

yong teck lee "I suspect that behind the scenes and in private confines, even more radical and extreme views are being hatched,' says Sapp president Yong Teck Lee.
No more rhetoric

No more rhetoric

Paper attack upsets Penang CM

Paper attack upsets Penang CM

Lim, also the DAP secretary general, is incensed by the show cause letters both Sin Chiew Daily and theSun have received from the home minister.
Can BN save the PM?

Can BN save the PM?

Forget post-mortem, BN parties must make amends

Forget post-mortem, BN parties must make amends

Mahathir's return 'good for Umno'

Mahathir's return 'good for Umno'

Youth chief Hishammuddin Hussein welcomes former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's return to Umno, saying it can help the bitterly-divided party to close ranks.
Apologise on 'gila-gila' remark, demand village chiefs

Apologise on 'gila-gila' remark, demand village chiefs

Tasik Biru state rep Peter Nansian has been told to apologise to the village chiefs recently stripped of their positions for calling them gila gila.
BBC unfazed by PKR hounds

BBC unfazed by PKR hounds

The Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club will not stop its members from meeting a PKR delegation arriving in Taiwan today.
Dr M on 'getting rid of a mosquito'

Dr M on 'getting rid of a mosquito'

abdullah ahmad badawi and mahathir The former PM defends the ruling BN coalition but takes another swipe at his successor by using the analogy regarding the burning of a mosquito net .
Principled activists number more than two

Principled activists number more than two

Faulty PA system the cause of 'silent' azan

Faulty PA system the cause of 'silent' azan

masjid azan loud speaker issue 120908 Another police report has been lodged against Khir Toyo over his azan claims - this time from officials of the Kota Damansara mosque mentioned by the ex-MB.
Transitional justice: an acid test of democracy

Transitional justice: an acid test of democracy

Showdown Taipei as Sept 16 nears

Showdown Taipei as Sept 16 nears

september 16 political party jump PKR is determined to send a team to Taiwan although the Barisan backbenchers' trip is officially slated to end tomorrow.
Raja Petra arrested under ISA

Raja Petra arrested under ISA

BREAKING NEWS! updated 4.16pm The controversial blogger was arrested under Section 73(1) of the ISA for allegedly being a threat to security, peace and public order. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Defuse Umno implosion quickly: MPs

Defuse Umno implosion quickly: MPs

The cracks in Umno are a major cause for concern and the top leadership is being asked to patch them up before things get worse.

Pakatan concedes it may miss deadline

Pakatan concedes it may miss deadline

Pakatan Rakyat has admitted it might not meet its goal of seizing power by next Tuesday as it sent a delegation to pursue potential defectors from the government on a trip to Taiwan.
3 dailies issued show-cause letters

3 dailies issued show-cause letters

updated 1.45pm The government has asked Sin Chew Daily, The Sun and Suara Keadilan to show cause over their news coverage on a number of political issues.
DNA legislation lurks

DNA legislation lurks

Headlines online: Sept 12

Headlines online: Sept 12

Most papers fronted Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's surprise over remarks by Umno supreme council member Muhyiddin Yassin for the former to step down before 2010.
VoxPop: Don't intimidate the people, military told

VoxPop: Don't intimidate the people, military told

vox populi small thumbnail free 'Is the army really concerned about the peace or is it out to force us to scale back our discontent and demand for reforms?' asked a Malaysiakini reader.