(Pic © Andrew Koh / 123rf) “WE cannot afford to lose the plot again,” warns PAS central working committee member Dr Dzulkefli Ahmad. This is an important caution, not least because of the dizzying developments currently changing the landscape of Malaysian politics. Consider the past two months. A second round of sodomy allegations against Datuk […]
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Permatang Pauh: The end game
By N Shashi KalaA banner in front of the Permatang Pauh PKR headquarters IT has been a long, bruising battle, filled with attacks and parries of increasing intensity that seem straight out of Sun Tzu’s fabled Art of War. Every day has brought new, sometimes disturbing developments in the campaigning for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election The voters […]
EC probes claim of disappearance of 900 names
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 25 Aug 2008: The Election Commission (EC) will investigate the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) claim that 944 names of voters in Permatang Pauh are missing from the electoral roll. EC secretary Datuk Kamaruzaman Mohd Noor said the commission would investigate the claim with its computer data division before making any comment. “The (PKR) […]
Ex-Customs controller charged with receiving RM50,000 bribe
KLANG, 25 Aug 2008: A former customs controller was charged in the Sessions Court here today with receiving a RM50,000 bribe from a vehicle delivery agent five years ago. Rosmina Omar, 46, who was then attached to the customs warehousing branch at Port Klang, pleaded not guilty to receiving the money from Adnan Abas, a […]
Kimma president denies joining opposition
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Aug 2008: Malaysian National Indian Muslim Congress (Kimma) president Muhamad Ali Naina Mohamad today refuted allegations that the party no longer supported the Barisan Nasional (BN), and that it was joining the opposition. “The allegation by former Kimma National Youth chief Datuk Thajudeen Mohideen is a lie to divide the Indian Muslim […]
Lim asks private sector to give workers a break tomorrow
PENANG, 25 Aug 2008: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today asked private companies in the state to give their workers a holiday tomorrow to enable eligible voters to cast their ballot in the Permatang Pauh by-election. “We want to be fair, and under Section 9(1) of the Employment Act, private sector workers required to […]
Malays constitute biggest number of detainees
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Aug 2008: Malays make up the largest number of detainees and those undergoing jail sentences in several rehabilitation and detention centres under the Prisons Department. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung said the total number of inmates in all institutions under the Prisons Department in the country was 39,961. "There are […]
Negotiation ongoing to release hostages, says Najib
PUTRAJAYA, 25 Aug 2008: Negotiations are ongoing to secure the release of all hostages after a Malaysian vessel was hijacked by heavily-armed pirates in the Gulf of Aden on 19 Aug. “Our hostages are safe and negotiations are going on to secure their release,” Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak told reporters after closing […]
No permit for victory procession in Permatang Pauh
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 25 Aug 2008: Police will not issue permits to any party to hold victory processions after the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election tomorrow. Deputy Home Minister senator Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh said this was to prevent things from getting out of hand and undermining national security. “Both Barisan Nasional (BN) and Parti […]
Only mufti can decide on Saiful’s swearing, says Najib
PUTRAJAYA, 25 Aug 2008: Only the mufti can decide whether the swearing by Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan that he had been sodomised by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was in line with Islam, not the imam who was present during the ceremony, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. He said apart from Saiful, the mufti was […]
