Opposition crackdown shows reforms a lie, say Pakatan leaders

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
May 24, 2013

PETALING JAYA, May 24 — The security dragnet on opposition leaders and critics this past week is the clearest sign yet that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government was never honest in wanting real ... Read More

  • Lela Carter, 7, looks through children’s books while standing around rows of items residents donated to victims of a deadly tornado, at a church in Oklahoma City on May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic Lela Carter, 7, looks through children’s books while standing around rows of items residents donated to victims of a deadly tornado, at a church in Oklahoma City on May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Actresses Sharon Stone (centre) attends the amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2013 event in Antibes during the 66th Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic Actresses Sharon Stone (centre) attends the amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS 2013 event in Antibes during the 66th Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • The clouds of a thunderstorm roll over neighbourhoods heavily damaged in a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic The clouds of a thunderstorm roll over neighbourhoods heavily damaged in a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • A pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks through a Memorial Day display of United States flags on the Boston Common in Boston on May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic A pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks through a Memorial Day display of United States flags on the Boston Common in Boston on May 23, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Pakatan supporters holding banners and signs during the Pakatan Thanksgiving rally at Padang Timur, Petaling Jaya, May 23, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May Pakatan supporters holding banners and signs during the Pakatan Thanksgiving rally at Padang Timur, Petaling Jaya, May 23, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May
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Pakatan to push for parliamentary panel to redraw seats fairly

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PETALING JAYA, May 24 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) wants a parliamentary select committee (PSC) as a bilateral platform to ensure a fairer constituency redelineation exercise once … Read More

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 ― Whether it’s fried chicken with rice, steamed chicken with rice or roasted chicken with rice, they’re still called the same … Read More