Wan Azizah as alternative to Rosmah

PKR is moving full steam forward with its Demi Rakyat campaign and its president Dr Wan Azizah is being presented as a role model to Malaysian women.PETALING JAYA: PKR today unveiled its party president, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, as an alternative role model to self-declared first lady, Rosmah Mansor.PKR Wanita chief, Zuraida Kamaruddin, launched a six-part series of stories entitled “Cerita Kak Wan” as part of the opposition’s new campaign strategy ahead of the upcoming general election.The stories...

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Doc: I was shocked about ‘sodomy’ revelation

The first doctor to examine Saiful said he was 'very shocked' when the latter revealed he was sodomised by a VIP. KUALA LUMPUR: The first medical person who examined Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan maintained today that his patient told him a plastic instrument was used to assault him, denying an accusation that he was instructed to include that in his medical report.Hospital Pusrawi’s Dr Mohamed Osman Abdul Hamid, who is being called to the stand for the first time as a defence witness in the Anwar...

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Where has Malay Nationalism gone to?

It is moving away from immovable UMNO.The doleful and almost pleading wish of UMNO people generally is for all the nightmares affecting their political future will go away. As a self-reassuring measure, they tell themselves, things will be all right. The people will come back to UMNO because UMNO fights for Malays. So, UMNO leaders everywhere say, things will be ok. Zahid Hamidi says, UMNO will win back the Malay ground and it will do so overwhelmingly.Where is UMNO’s main appeal? It appeals to...

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‘MAS-AirAsia share swap spells doom’

PKR's Rafizi Ramli calls the deal a “short-sighted” and “haphazard” endeavour that will see the airline industry suffering dire consequences.PETALING JAYA: PKR has predicted that the recently announced share swap deal between Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia will spawn a bleak future for the country’s airline industry.The rival carriers will swap shares in a partnership that will see Tune Air taking a 20.5% stake in MAS while state investment arm Khazanah Nasional will own 10% in AirAsia.The...

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Japan PM says ministers to resign on August 30

TOKYO Aug 23 — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan told his cabinet ministers today that they are likely to resign on August 30 Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said today The unpopular prime minister s comments effectively confirmed his intention to resign in coming days clearing the way for Japan to select its sixth prime minister since Junichiro Koizumi ended a rare five-year term in 2006 The ruling Democratic Party of Japan is planning to pick a new leader on August 29 setting the stage...

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Malaysian economy slows to 4% growth in Q2

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia 's economy grew 4.0 per cent in the second quarter, its slowest pace in nearly two years, on softening global export demand, the central bank said on Wednesday.The worsening outlook prompted Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz to temper Malaysia 's earlier official estimate for full-year growth of between 5 and 6 per cent, saying it would likely come in at the low end of that range."The economic activity was affected by weaker external conditions" and...

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Biometrics – The cash flow for Umno elections

The Umno elections might be more than a year away but those who want to go to the top need to make their money from last year. Otherwise, how to be number 1.Let’s face it. Jibby Razak is out of the picture. He can’t get two-thirds majority in the next general election without whole-scale cheating. He’s not used to fighting or cheating because he doesn’t need to fight.Have you ever seen him fight for a post? Not for Umno Youth. Also not in the 1993 Umno elections when he was part of the Wawasan...

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Why should BN step down?

It is not necessary to be in the government to understand what the government have been doing. Measuring our economy performance will give us a better idea about the efficiency of the current government. Malaysia external debt raised from $67.4 billion on dec 2009 to $72.6 billion on dec 2010. On the other hand, GDP on 2009 was $381.1 billion but decline in 2010 to USD 247.781 billion.. If the debt and GDP growth momentum was to be maintain, the amount of debt will equal to the country GDP. This...

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Malaysian Money

BBMB bailout , a total of 4 times - RM10.4 billion. Perwaja Steel - RM10 billion. Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) - RM200 million. Konsortium Perkapalan Berhad - RM1.7 billion. Hicom (Proton) losses over the years- RM1 billion. MAS bailout from over repayment above market value of shares - over RM1 billion KWSP, for Danaharta and Khazanah buyout of Timedotcom shares not taken - RM3.3 billion. Bailout of LRT PUTRA and STAR - RM6 billion. Bailout of Renong/UEM - RM12 billion. Bakun Dam, settlement...

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Defence ministry's multi-billion deal involving Sapura questioned

Aug 19:  Parti Keadilan Rakyat today questioned a deal between the Defence ministry and private telecomunication firm Sapura Secured Technologies worth billions of ringgit to improve the armed forces' NCO programme, saying a similar system was already in place. PKR communication director Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the NCO programme, meant to integrate applications, control systems as well as weaponry would cost RM2 billion in the course of several years. “We understand that ATM already has...

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‘MCMC officers behaved like thugs’

LFL lawyer is outraged over MCMC's insinuation that it is above the law.PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today questioned a journalist over a picture she had taken during the Bersih 2.0 rally.But according to Lawyers For Liberty (LFL) coordinator, Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, the officials had behaved like thugs in their intimidation and harassment of both her and her client.Fadiah had accompanied her client, Yusriah Yusof, a photographer with opposition mouthpiece...

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