Archive - 19 March 2010

Thai anti-government protesters announced plans on Friday to snarl up the capital with a travelling rally in a bid to win support after rejecting a conditional offer of talks by the prime minister.

High Court deputy registrar Suraya Wati Shawal ordered PKA to provide the documents to Phang Oi Choo within 14 days.

The A'Famosa Golf Resort in Malacca, which was sued by a man over a crocodile attack about six years ago, has assured the public that the golf course was safe.

Front-runner for MCA presidency Chua Soi Lek has accused his opponent Ong Ka Ting of lying about grassroots demands for his return.

The Federal Court has ruled that judicial review in the High Court.
regarding a hillside development project can proceed.

The former MCA chief’s return to active politics is not without drama as his foes have also resurfaced to thwart his presidential bid.

TNB has agreed to form a joint committee with Rawang new village residents in order to work out an amicable solution to a land dispute there.

Perak BN assembly speaker R Ganesan lodged a police report today claiming that his rival, V Sivakumar, was masquerading as the speaker.

This was expressed in a letter issued by Khalid Ibrahim to EC chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof on March 11.

Mampat has postponed handing over a memorandum to the Agong tomorrow as it has not received written permission from the palace.

He dismisses claims that he was among the eight BN MPs who wanted to join Pakatan Rakyat in 2008.

A senior lawyer, disbarred by the Bar Council a few years ago, successfully appealed for his jail sentences slashed from five years to three years.

Anwar's charisma and oratory skills are serving him in good stead as he keeps pushing the reformasi cause overseas.

China has issued new rules on financial accounting at religious organisations, state media said on Friday, in an apparent bid to increase its already tight controls on faith-based groups.

Dismantling the cosy relationship between big business and the state is best done through the electoral process.

It is the right of the people to be engaged in the decision making process in a democracy, if not, the individual has to set it right.

May 14 set as date for clarification and decision on defamation suit filed by Anwar Ibrahim against him.

Sivakumar has sent out invitations for the coming state assembly sitting and is collecting oral and written questions.

International talks on the Middle East set for Friday took on new urgency after Israeli warplanes targeted the Gaza Strip in response to a fatal rocket attack.

Labour MP to table Early Day Motion in British Parliment in support of Malaysian opposition leader.

COMMENT The House was determined to clip the rulers' power to supposedly ensure their survival. It was actually to prevent their political involement.

US President Barack Obama dramatically postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June, so he can battle for a historic health reform bill that could shape his legacy.

A blonde American who dubbed herself "JihadJane" pleaded not guilty to recruiting Islamist militants in the latest home-grown terrorism case.

free 'The Home Ministry made a mockery of itself by creating an unnecessary 'drama' out of a straightforward piece of news...'

free 'Whether it is true or not is immaterial but suspending an MP just because you do not agree with him is a blatant abuse of power. BN still hasn't learned that we have a two-party system now.'

The top diplomats of Russia and the United States on Thursday hailed major progress on a new accord to slash the nuclear arsenals of the Cold War-era foes and predicted a deal would be clinched soon.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and rival Iyad Allawi were locked in a close election race, running neck-and-neck for seats in parliament with nearly 90 percent of ballots counted on Thursday.

Thailand's rural underclass, vying to revive flagging momentum after a week of colourful protests, appealed Thursday for a popular uprising against the well-entrenched political and aristocratic elite.