Archive - 28 April 2009

'I have gone through hell and have come back. Now I know who are my friends and foes.'

The announcement was made by PKR de facto leader, Anwar Ibrahim, to a crowd of more than 1,000 people packed into Yayasan Aman, Penanti tonight.

Five constitutional questions have been posed to the Federal Court to determine the validity of the conversion of a minor to Islam without the consent of the other non-converted parent.

'Be more mature, otherwise if we do it hurriedly it would not achieve the desired results.'

The media giant has tapped Johan Jaafar as its new chief and is expected to be the key person to drive new PM Najib's agenda.

Five people believed to be Pakistanis drowned after their boat capsized off Johor coast, police said today.

The movement hires a private eye to help M Indira Gandhi to locate her estranged Muslim convert husband and the couple's one-year-old daughter.

They 'issue a daily barrage of statements on the public healthcare situation in Sabah' unmindful of the consequences that would befall the people.

Disgruntled members of Penang MIC are considering joining PKR if the party does not end the indefinite suspension of the Bagan division.

The mother of the former Indonesian model allegedly wanted her royal son-in-law to settle her debts and this paved the way for the current crisis.

Zambry Abd Kadir, who is BN’s choice for menteri besar in Perak, tackles questions on the rough-and-tumble of grassroots politics, and declares himself to be above racism in particular.

exclusive Barisan Nasional has to take stock of voter support - or lack thereof - for its style of government and to reinvent itself to be relevant to the younger generation. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Reports alleging the existence of a relationship between Najib and Altantuya through the purchase of a fleet of submarines have been reported in various overseas papers. [VIDEO INSIDE]

'There was heavy mortar fire from many directions,' Tamilnet reported, adding that 139 people were wounded in attacks on Monday evening.

The organisation urged the government to bring Malaysian law, policy and practice in line with international human rights standards.

Mahathir is doing what the Barisan Nasional and opposition are not able to: re-focus the national lens on economics and the well-being of the country.

KL High Court throws out DAP veteran and senior lawyer Karpal Singh's preliminary objection raised with regards to his sedition trial.

A Miri-based Dayak NGO has taken Sarawak's most senior Dayak minister Alfred Jabu to task for 'once again shortchanging the community'.

updated 4pm The Federal Court today sent back the MB versus MB case to the Kuala Lumpur High Court after dismissing Perak MB Zambry Abd Kadir’s application for a fast-track hearing.

Both the Dayak-based parties claim to be still interested in merging, so that they will have a stronger voice, but the lack of action belies this.

CM Musa Aman and three other defendants want to appeal against a High Court decision to dismiss their application to strike out the suit filed by former CM Chong Kah Kiat.

With each component party holding a different and contradictory position on the conversion of minors, all three agreed that custody matters should be settled first.

free ‘As BN is unable to challenge PR on democratic appeal, its only hope is for PR to break up. But this hope is misplaced as PR parties have a strong reason to keep together.'

Most newspapers led with the economic liberalisation measures introduced by Prime Minister Najib yesterday.

updated 7.55pm The global swine flu crisis deepened today with at least 16 countries in Europe and Asia reporting confirmed or suspected infections.

free ‘The fragmentation of Hindraf into many powerless contending groups will do a great disservice to the hopes of the many marginalised Indian Malaysians.'