Share swap: MPs turn up the heat
By Syed Jeymal Zahiid, FMT KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya has failed to give a convincing explanation on the controversial share swap between AirAsia and national carrier MAS in Parliament as lawmakers…
Floods a wake-up call for region
Governments and private sectors across the region need to wake up to the fact that economic development and environmental protection are not irreconcilable, but indeed go hand-in-hand. Of course,…
Pakatan to demand immediate reforms by EC tomorrow
By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) representatives in the parliamentary select committee (PSC) for electoral reforms plan to demand that the Election…
EC primed for polls in January
By G Manimaran, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 – The Election Commission (EC) is ready to carry out the 13th general elections by early next year.
Trouble brewing in Johor DAP with talk of EGM
(The Star) - TROUBLE is brewing in Johor DAP with talk that an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) may be called to oust state chairman Dr Boo Cheng Hau over candidate selection for the coming general…
WIKILEAKS: IMMIGRATION DETAINEES RIOT AFTER RELA BEATS PRISONERS
On April 20, after more cigarettes were found, Immigration officers beat an Indonesian and a Pakistani detainee. One refugee described how the officers struck the men on the soles of their feet and…
Old Enough To Hang but NOT to Vote
By MasterwordsmithLast Tuesday, an Egyptian court ruled that Egyptians living abroad should be allowed to vote at embassies in upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, a judicial source…
Rosmah Mansor beli mutiara $150,000 di Perth, Australia
MiloSuam ISTERI Perdana Menteri, Rosmah Mansor yang diketahui umum sebagai seorang yang boros dan gemar bermewah-mewahan dengan pelbagai barangan mahal, kali ini kantoi lagi.
DAPSY mengalu-alukan keputusan Mahkamah Rayuan terhadap AUKU dan menempelak hipokrasi Pemuda MCA
Oleh Loke Siew Fook, DAPSYDAPSY mengalu-alukan keputusan Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini yang memutuskan bahawa Seksyen 15(5) Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti yang membenarkan universiti mengambil…
Court of Appeal Landmark Ruling on UUCA Breaks Free Another Chain of Repression of Freedom Movement
By Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, Lawyers For Liberty The Court of Appeal today ruled that section 15(5) of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA) is in breach of Article 10 of the Federal…
MCA Youth: Student politics a must for democracy to grow
(The Malaysian Insider) - Lauding today’s Court of Appeal ruling that the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) was unconstitutional, MCA Youth has called the ban on student politics as…
Yellow shirt bikers protest outside Penang assembly
(The Star) - GEORGE TOWN: Some 300 motorcyclists in yellow t-shirts rode to the Penang state legislative assembly during lunch break, causing traffic to slow down to a crawl.
Malaysia has one million expatriates abroad
(Bernama) - There are about one million Malaysian expatriates working overseas as of April this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told Monday.
Assunta Hospital Dilemma ( 3 )
By a concerned MalaysianIt was with trepidation that I read the uncharitable comments that followed the letter that I had originally written asking questions about the original setup of the Assunta…
PKR attacks Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan
After months of trying to work out a reconciliation with the top PKR leadership, Kota Kinabalu division chief Christina Liew who had 'hero-worshiped' Jeffrey in politics, was forced to throw in…
PAS to Umno: Why sign deals with Communist China?
The Islamist party refuses to let the issue rest, and asks Umno why several MoUs were inked with China, a country which once supported the Malayan Communist Party. (Free Malaysia Today) - The…
Three MPs thrown out
Er Teck Hwa, Lim Lip Eng and N Gobalakrishnan defied the Speaker’s order to sit down. (Free Malaysia Today) - Three MPs were kicked out of parliament house for disobeying the Speaker’s order to sit…
Lim to lodge police report against Umno Online today
(The Malay Mail) - Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s political secretary, Zairil Khir Johari, will lodge a police report on his behalf at the State police contingent headquarters today.
DAP: Pakatan can retain Penang
(The Star) - DAP is optimistic that Pakatan Rakyat can retain control over Penang if its members continue to work hard by building on the momentum it had gained after the 2008 general election.
Egyptians abroad can vote in embassies, court rules
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court ruled on Tuesday that Egyptians living abroad should be allowed to vote at embassies in upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, a judicial source…
Overseas Malaysians file suit against Election Commission
MyOverseasVoteA group of Malaysian citizens overseas has filed a lawsuit against the Election Commission (EC) asking the High Court to compel the EC to register them as absent voters. The group of…
Laporan audit dipersoal
(Utusan Malaysia) - Laporan Ketua Audit Negara 2010 sepatutnya lebih bersifat komprehensif dengan menjelaskan secara terperinci bagaimana sesuatu perkara itu diklasifikasikan sebagai perbelanjaan.
EPF loaned RM55bil without gov’t guarantee backing
(Yahoo News) - The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) approved loans worth an astounding RM55.1 billion not backed by government guarantees.
DAP, PAS remain at odds on hudud
Karpal Singh criticised for making “unfair” statement when such Islamic laws have not been implemented yet.(Free Malaysia Today) - The attempt by Pakatan Rakyat to bury the hudud hatchet is proving…
Don’t toy with Umno, LDP warned
LDP leaders deliberately turning a deaf ear to all the assistance given to them by Umno Sabah, says Sabah Puteri Umno.(Free Malaysia Today) - Criticising Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman is as good as…
Moral victory for student politics
By G Vinod, FMT PETALING JAYA: Student activists hailed the Court of Appeal’s decison as a victory for student politics and freedom of speech. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) student activist…
‘Unconstitutional to ban students from politics’
(FMT) - KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal today ruled that a law banning college students from political activities was unconstitutional, in a move hailed by the ban’s opponents as a landmark…
Phang gives Nazri’s non-Malay PM remark thumbs up
By Yow Hong Chieh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — Tan Sri Robert Phang has saluted Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz for saying a non-Malay could be prime minister if he was right for the job.
PAS: Ties with communist nations show Umno’s hypocrisy
By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — PAS accused Umno today of hypocrisy for claiming that Mohamad Sabu had glorified communists despite the ruling party fostering close ties…
RM6.5m price ‘too high’ for Khir’s house, says valuer
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 — Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo’s palatial home and land do not cost RM6.5 million, the former Selangor Mentri Besar’s corruption trial was…
