Archive - 18 March 2010

BNBBC lodge report against Sivakumar

Perak BNBBC chairperson Nadzri Ismail has lodged a police report against ousted state assembly speaker V Sivakumar.

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Zahrain names eight Sept 16 'defectors'

Bayan Baru MP names eight BN colleagues who were to join forces with Pakatan Rakyat on Sept 16, 2008.

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PM disclaim role in MCA polls

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said today he had no part in the MCA elections scheduled for March 28.

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Kugan's remand: Magistrate remains silent

After being asked whether he was the one who heard the remand application for Kugan on Jan 15 last year, he then promptly declined to answer the DPP’s further questions.

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Apco not involved in 'One Israel' concept

The following is a statement from consultancy agency Apco in response to the accusations by Anwar Ibrahim that it was the brain behind Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak’s ‘One Israel’.

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BN moves to refer Anwar to privileges committee

UPDATED 7.51PM Should that be the case, Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim could face a possible suspension from Parliament.

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Jakim unfazed by strong-arm tactics

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'Zambry may be Perak MB but I'm still speaker'

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IOI denies not going green in Indonesia

A report says that the company is not following sustainable practices in its oil palm plantations in Indonesia but that is inaccurate it says.

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No meeting set with Rawang residents: Tenaga

Will there be a meeting between Tenaga and Rawang new village residents tomorrow over the building high-tension cable towers?

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The overlooked essentials that destroy our economy

The warning signs were already surfacing in the last decade but the nation went on merrily as though tomorrow would never come.

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Raids to nab illegal foreign workers to begin soon

The government plans to soon begin conducting surprise raids on shops and businesses to check on the welfare of foreign workers as well as weed out undocumented immigrants.

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Najib's NEM to dismantle subsidy regime

Malaysia is considering proposals to end its subsidy regime as it begins dismantling a four-decade race-based economic system that has deterred foreign investment.

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Orang Asli don't have 'special rights': experts

The question arose after Minister Nazri told Parliament that the term 'bumiputera' also included the Orang Asli of the Peninsular.

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PSM offers closer cooperation with Pakatan

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MCMC to take action against SMS spammers

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Dwindling Thai protesters bid to widen movement

Thailand's red-shirted rural underclass threatened a new wave of crippling protests as it vied to rally Bangkok's middle classes behind its ebbing campaign to topple the government.

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Angry barks at 'BN attack dogs'

The PKR sec-gen said BN needed independent MPs as their 'attack dogs' because they cannot take on Pakatan by themselves. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Gerakan to Lim: Get house in order before meeting PM

Penang CM rapped for wanting to meet PM over local polls without even reaching consensus among PR allies on the issue.

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Mandela, rugby and 1Malaysia

Visionary leaders like the former president of South Africa have changed the understanding of leadership. There is much that Malaysians can learn from him.

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Don't blame politicians, start changing now

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Perkasa's Ibrahim Ali to sue Sun

UPDATED 7.15PM Meanwhile, the Selangor sultan has changed his mind about opening the Perkasa's inaugural annual meeting on March 27.

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Cyberjaya - a wide and desolate road

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Why not the third vote for K'tan, Kedah?

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Do bus lanes worsen congestion?

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Patient safety paramount at KLH

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In defence of atheism

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Karpal finds loophole for independent MPs

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Headlines online: March 18, 2010

Most major dailys today featured independent MP Zahrain Mohamed Hashim's allegations that Anwar misled Pakatan MPs in the failed attempt to take over the government on Sept 16, 2008.

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Sabah High Court upholds Ramli Yusuff acquittal

UPDATED 3:01PM MACC has failed in its bid to take the case to higher level as it was flawed from the very beginning.

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Zahrain slams Malaysiakini over Washington report

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Illegals endanger water catchments, warns Sabah Forestry

The department is on the offensive against illegal forest clearing activities and the lack of political will and interference by politicians in Sabah is a thing of the past.

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RM37 million price tag too high for Zambry

Perak MB wants to give land to squatters in Kuala Sepatang but baulks at RAC's valuation.

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Gov't rejects automatic registration for voters

UPDATED 12.34PM It will not implement the system for voters because it respects Malaysians’ right to freedom of choice.

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PM bound to lose GST referendum

Cries for a referendum on the GST are getting louder despite voices to the contrary trying to drown them out.

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Fisticuffs on the 'Jewish question'

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Home Ministry: No action against China Press

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Look who maligned our rulers?

COMMENT Remember those days when our sultans were dragged through the mud? Politics have the chameleon-like quality to induce convenient bouts of amensia.

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All Haiti 'orphan' children reunited with parents

The 33 Haitian children at the center of a US abduction row have finally been reunited with their families, but the fact that not one of them turned out to be an orphan raised fresh concern.

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'People of Rawang, we salute you'

free 'The days of giant corporations trampling over little people are now over. Enlightened management and non-invasive technology will rule the day.'

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'The original bumi have spoken'

free 'You are following in the footsteps of Hindraf. I like the slogan: ‘ Kita bukan Melayu, kita tetap Orang Asli .'

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Israel rejects settlement halt on eve of Quartet

Israel on Wednesday dismissed mounting pressure to stop building homes for Jewish settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman saying the demands were "unreasonable."

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Key Al-Qaeda figure believed killed in Pakistan

A key Al-Qaeda figure, Hussein al-Yemeni, involved in a recent attack on the CIA in Afghanistan, apparently has been killed in Pakistan, a US counterterrorism official told AFP Wednesday.

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Nigeria's acting president dissolves cabinet

Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday dissolved the cabinet a little over a month after taking power, asserting his authority over the government in Africa's most populous nation.

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Serbia wants 'neutral' Kosovo status at summit

Serbia on Wednesday said the status of Kosovo, which broke free from Belgrade in 2008, should be presented in a neutral way at international meets such as the EU-Balkans summit this weekend.

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Iran ready for nuclear fuel exchange inside country

Iran has said it is ready for a one-shot nuclear fuel exchange on its own soil, edging closer to the conditions of a plan drawn up by the UN atomic watchdog last year as major powers mulled a new round of sanctions.

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