Archive - 10 April 2010

Outraged residents torch house titles

Outraged residents torch house titles

The 24 residents in Port Dickson were frustrated over the non-completion of a road project after six years.
Emotional send-off for Taiping duo

Emotional send-off for Taiping duo

HRP wants a royal commission to probe whether the double shooting of the two brothers was a police’s shoot-to-kill operation.
17-year-old 'Pahang prince' nabbed

17-year-old 'Pahang prince' nabbed

Police detained a teen for allegedly impersonating the ‘Tuan Muda Pahang’ and claiming to be an adopted son of the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang.
CM Taib Mahmud confident of retaining Sibu seat

CM Taib Mahmud confident of retaining Sibu seat

Sarawak CM ahmud said the Sarawak BN was ready for the Sibu parliamentary by-election.
S'wak gov't warns NCR landowners of gangsters

S'wak gov't warns NCR landowners of gangsters

These gangsters make profits by forcing owners to sell their land through dubious means.
150,000 foreign workers unable to go home: MTUC

150,000 foreign workers unable to go home: MTUC

When their visas expire, their employers would hold on to their passports, says MTUC.
Zambry says Soi Lek can bolster Perak MCA

Zambry says Soi Lek can bolster Perak MCA

The BN menteri besar said that BN Perak welcomes Chua as the new chairperson of MCA Perak.
'Pakatan riding on back of BN development'

'Pakatan riding on back of BN development'

'The development in states administered by Pakatan is a legacy of the BN government,' says Umno info chief Ahmad Maslan.
TNB not tickled by satire blog, lodges MCMC report

TNB not tickled by satire blog, lodges MCMC report

tenaga nasional logo Tenaga is upset over a blog alleging the power utility giant would sue WWF over the 'Earth Hour' campaign.
Practical joke bombs, lands duo in police custody

Practical joke bombs, lands duo in police custody

Two men's idea of a joke, bombed. They are now facing a charge of criminal intimidation.
Noh Omar getting butted by PKR jokes

Noh Omar getting butted by PKR jokes

NONE The question that could be ringing in the BN mind is how heavy the cost of his unbridled tongue in this crucial by-election?
Minister regrets being barred from hall, toilets

Minister regrets being barred from hall, toilets

Shafie Apdal said the move by the authorities showed the unfairness of the Selangor government.
Hindraf denies entering fray in Hulu Selangor

Hindraf denies entering fray in Hulu Selangor

The movement will firmly keep to its aim of being apolitical and ending the marginalisation of the Indian community.
Azmin rubbishes claims of discord ahead of by-election

Azmin rubbishes claims of discord ahead of by-election

'There is only one general in this by-election and that is Khalid Ibrahim,’ said Azmin, drawing cheers from the 300 party workers in KKB last night.
Was Anwar behind Apco's hiring?

Was Anwar behind Apco's hiring?

COMMENT The irony of the whole Apco affair is that, despite Anwar's vitriol, he may be the very reason why the firm was sought for its services in the first place.
Police still vetting comic book

Police still vetting comic book

Opposition MP's query on seized publications receives the standard well practised stock-in-trade answer from home minister.
Can the gov't continue to subsidise healthcare?

Can the gov't continue to subsidise healthcare?

NONE There is always the fear and perception that poor subsidised patients would be shortchanged and asked to wait longer.
M'sia to offer lessons to US on Afghanistan, Iraq

M'sia to offer lessons to US on Afghanistan, Iraq

The story of Malaysia's hard-fought battle against communist guerrillas will be retold before an American audience to offer lessons for the US in its Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Tajuddin gets slammed for Chinese press remarks

Tajuddin gets slammed for Chinese press remarks

Gerakan MP hits out at Dewan Rakyat colleague MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman for dubbing the Chinese press as being pro-opposition.
Muhyiddin and the ethnic swing back

Muhyiddin and the ethnic swing back

COMMENT To the Malays, their nationality is a given - their birthright. Shouldn't the rest of us accept our nationality just as naturally?
'Why I chose to return to Malaysia'

'Why I chose to return to Malaysia'

SPECIAL REPORT True people are emigrating, however, there are those who swim against the current return home hoping times are changing.
Cuba does not want normal ties with US: Clinton

Cuba does not want normal ties with US: Clinton

Cuba's leadership does not want to normalise ties with Washington because they would "lose their excuses" for the country's economic stagnation, says Hillary Clinton.
Chew Mei Fun's 'Camelot' moment

Chew Mei Fun's 'Camelot' moment

NONE COMMENT Any which way you look at it, Chew Mei Fun’s resignation on principle is a rare matching of deed to word.
Ousted Kyrgyz president offered 'safe passage'

Ousted Kyrgyz president offered 'safe passage'

Kyrgyzstan's interim leader has offered president Kurmanbek Bakiyev safe passage out of the strategic Central Asia nation, but only if he stands down after the bloody uprising that toppled him.
Najib may not have his generals behind him

Najib may not have his generals behind him

free 'He has his battle formations all lined-up but he cannot be absolutely sure his infantry will respond to his orders and be with him as he marches forward.'
Half-hearted attempt to protect whistleblowers

Half-hearted attempt to protect whistleblowers

free 'Obviously any whistle-blowing would affect them more than anyone else because they are the ones with their hands in the cookie jar.'
Apartheid flags fly high at Terre'Blanche burial

Apartheid flags fly high at Terre'Blanche burial

Flags of the old apartheid South Africa and neo-Nazi emblems flew high at the funeral of slain white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche Friday attended by thousands.