Archive - 20 April 2010

Noh: BN champions all races

Noh: BN champions all races

The electorate in Hulu Selangor is also reminded that the BN candidate from the MIC, P Kamalanathan, is fully backed by the prime minister.

Intense battle for Chinese votes

Intense battle for Chinese votes

BN and PKR are going all out to woo the voters in 13 Chinese new villages involved in the Hulu Selangor by-election.

Gnanalingam the white knight of Maika?

Gnanalingam the white knight of Maika?

The Westport boss is enigmatic about the deal, neither denying nor confirming that he is the mystery buyer of the shares of the troubled company.

Splash revises offer to federal, Selangor gov't

Splash revises offer to federal, Selangor gov't

Splash, a 40 percent associate company of Gamuda Bhd, has made a revised offer to the federal and Selangor governments with regard to the takeover of the water services industry in Selangor.
Yen Yen, villagers trade barbs over cyanide use

Yen Yen, villagers trade barbs over cyanide use

ng yen yen MCA VP Ng Yen Yen was ‘ambushed’ by angry villagers from Bukit Koman while campaigning for BN in Hulu Selangor.
Will the mud stick on Zaid?

Will the mud stick on Zaid?

ANALYSIS While some locals claim that they are more interested in development issues, the smear campaign has nevertheless marred Zaid’s image.
Campaign at snail's pace, but may pick up speed

Campaign at snail's pace, but may pick up speed

After a mundane start, the campaign for Sunday's Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election is expected to pick up speed in a day or two.
PAS: Granting liquor licence an even bigger sin

PAS: Granting liquor licence an even bigger sin

If Zaid Ibrahim is a 'sinner' for consuming alcohol, then Umno is far worse for granting gambling and liquor factory licences, said a PAS leader.
Bung Moktar pleads guilty to unauthorised polygamy

Bung Moktar pleads guilty to unauthorised polygamy

NONE The Kinabatangan MP and actress Zizie pleaded guilty to committing polygamy without the court's permission.
Kamalanathan sticks to 'Mr Clean' pledge

Kamalanathan sticks to 'Mr Clean' pledge

The BN candidate refuses comment on claims dogging PKR candidate Zaid Ibrahim over his alleged lifestyle.
Suhakam's new line-up expected to be leaner

Suhakam's new line-up expected to be leaner

Nazri says only about eight to 10 commissioners will be appointed to replace the outgoing 16.
Will Umno's non-drinkers please stand up?

Will Umno's non-drinkers please stand up?

UPDATED 7.43PM If drinking was the criterion to disqualify its members from office, BN's ministerial ranks would be sorely depleted.
Concerns over land for Orang Asli, Tamil schools

Concerns over land for Orang Asli, Tamil schools

PKR vice-president Jeffrey Kitingan went deep into the issue of land for the 98 Tamil schools in Selangor with party supremo Anwar Ibrahim in Sibu on Sunday.
Activists want Blair banned from entering M'sia

Activists want Blair banned from entering M'sia

tony blair 'So many innocent Iraqis have died. If we allow him here, it is tantamount to us conspiring in this war crime.'
Pornthip's excuse illogical: Hisham

Pornthip's excuse illogical: Hisham

Thai pathologist's absence at the inquest into the death of Teoh Beng Hock was not due to the threat on her personal safety as the excuse is considered illogical.
Dr M: All's fair in love, war... and elections

Dr M: All's fair in love, war... and elections

It is what voters believe that matters, says the battle-hardened veteran of election campaigns. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Ignored Bidayuh spell trouble for SUPP

Ignored Bidayuh spell trouble for SUPP

Sibu by-election Simmering Bidayuh discontent with SUPP nears crisis point just when the party is in a tough fight to retain Sibu.
Speaker rejects PKR motion on voter transfers

Speaker rejects PKR motion on voter transfers

Pandikar Amin Mulia does not want MPs to engage in "politicking" and other such antics as to cause disruptions to business of passing laws.
Zaid will make it in Hulu Selamgor

Zaid will make it in Hulu Selamgor

Vote only for those who can deliver on time

Vote only for those who can deliver on time

Hulu S'gor: A Hobson's choice for Pakatan

Hulu S'gor: A Hobson's choice for Pakatan

Machine-guns at Damansara Immigration

Machine-guns at Damansara Immigration

Prabhakaran's mother barred - shame on India

Prabhakaran's mother barred - shame on India

PKR Tg Malim Wanita leader quits, party unperturbed

PKR Tg Malim Wanita leader quits, party unperturbed

The party’s state deputy chief describes the departing women as ‘small fry’ and not worth bothering about.

Israel and Jerusalem facts?

Israel and Jerusalem facts?

The unpersuaded poor of Hulu S'gor

The unpersuaded poor of Hulu S'gor

Anger and resentment weigh down the Indian vote as by-election hopefuls turn to the downtrodden for their political survival.
'Drinking and gambling' jibe - Zaid won't sue

'Drinking and gambling' jibe - Zaid won't sue

UPDATED 3.20PM PKR candidate Zaid Ibrahim will not sue bloggers who have recently attempted to point out his link to alcohol and horse racing.
Hisham ticked off for 'non answer'

Hisham ticked off for 'non answer'

Jeffrey Kitingan takes the home minister to task, following a ‘less than forthright’ statement on Filipino ‘refugees’ in Sabah.
Speak, Umno Youth is listening

Speak, Umno Youth is listening

Is the BN Youth Lab a PR exercise or a serious attempt at engaging young minds and youth influencers? Malaysiakini investigates.
Snap officially joins Pakatan Rakyat

Snap officially joins Pakatan Rakyat

UPDATED 3.13PM Sarawak National Party has joined as the fourth member of the Pakatan coalition, ahead of the crucial Sibu by-election.
Press Freedom Day - focus on personal threats

Press Freedom Day - focus on personal threats

UNESCO is calling on its member states to ”reaffirm and implement their international commitments to guarantee and promote freedom of information”.
Gov't often deaf to Suhakam's advice

Gov't often deaf to Suhakam's advice

NONE INTERVIEW One of the outgoing chief's biggest disappointments is the government ignoring most of its recommendations.
How will NEM create value?

How will NEM create value?

The policy is silent on this aspect.
Headlines online: April 20, 2010

Headlines online: April 20, 2010

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?
How Pakatan can beat BN at its own game

How Pakatan can beat BN at its own game

NONE In preparing for the 13th GE, it is important to identify the key factors that create these surprising electoral results.
Halili now with 'the righteous'

Halili now with 'the righteous'

While the PKR defector was careful with his words, Umno strongman Mohd Isa Samad provided the verbal fireworks. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Teoh inquest: Karpal calls Nazri 'kurang ajar'

Teoh inquest: Karpal calls Nazri 'kurang ajar'

nazri abdul aziz UPDATED 2.21PM Lawyer Karpal called Nazri kurang ajar (ill-bred) for accusing Pornthip of lying. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Appu for MIC president!

Appu for MIC president!

NONE COMMENT Kamalanathan’s tuition master says the BN candidate is the man to watch even after Sunday's by-election.
'Gambling' claim: PKR man lays down his cards

'Gambling' claim: PKR man lays down his cards

A BN-friendly blog has stepped up the  morality campaign against Zaid Ibrahim, but he sidesteps critics once again.
Day 4 - Hulu Selangor LIVE

Day 4 - Hulu Selangor LIVE

What’s happening in Hulu Selangor today? Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they occur in P94.
New Europe flights give stranded passengers hope

New Europe flights give stranded passengers hope

European governments opened the continent's airspace to new flights from Tuesday giving hope to passengers around the world trapped by the cloud of volcano ash that has grounded airlines there.
The rent-seekers in Hulu Selangor

The rent-seekers in Hulu Selangor

free 'The government has successfully developed so many rent-seekers in our society, and they are coming back to haunt BN.'
'Better to know now than later'

'Better to know now than later'

NONE free 'I can only imagine what would have happened if Halili was chosen, and what would have happened if he went on to win.'
Iran clears sites for new enrichment plants

Iran clears sites for new enrichment plants

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved the sites for new uranium enrichment plants in Iran, a close aide to the hardliner said on Monday, but the United States cast doubt on the claim.
Rare rescues as China quake toll passes 2,000

Rare rescues as China quake toll passes 2,000

Relief supplies poured into a remote Tibetan region in northwest China Monday as two women and a girl were rescued from the rubble more than five days after a quake that killed more than 2,000.