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Opposition crackdown shows reforms a lie, say Pakatan leaders
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 political reforms, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders told a rally here last night.
They told a crowd of some 5,000 that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak ... Read More
Devotees offer prayers on Wesak Day at the Kek Lok Si temple in Penang on May 24, 2013. — Picture by K.E. Ooi
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Growing consumer debt puts Malaysia’s economy at risk
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Malaysia’s consumer debt is at 76.6 per cent of its GDP and some economists believe that the growing consumer credit — where each ringgit of growth nearly matches an extra ringgit ... Read More
Pakatan to push for parliamentary panel to redraw seats fairly
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 Parliament convenes, its ... Read More
Thousands throng Kuala Terengganu Pakatan rally amid security crackdown
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Tens of thousands of people flooded a Pakatan Rakyat (PR) rally in the state capital of Terengganu last night where opposition leaders hit out at the government’s detention of three ... Read More
PKR, DAP members appeal for leniency towards Merlion Park protesters
SINGAPORE, May 24 — By means of a memorandum and a statement, Malaysian opposition politicians yesterday urged the Singapore authorities to show leniency to 21 people arrested for an illegal gathering at ... Read More
What’s next for Chinese politics in Malaysia?
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The only way forward for Chinese politics in Malaysia is multiracial politics, according to an article in the Singapore Straits Times today.Writing in the Singapore daily, James ... Read More
Tian Chua, Haris, Tamrin to be detained overnight at Jinjang
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers Chua Tian Chang and Tamrin Ghafar, and political activist Haris Ibrahim, have been arrested for sedition and will be held overnight at the police ... Read More
BN bares ‘true colours’ in security crackdown on Pakatan, says MP
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The Najib administration has shown the spectre of 1987 looms large behind its call for a “national reconciliation” through the home ministry’s crackdown today against opposition ... Read More
Cops to act on candlelight vigils, says creating ‘anxiety’ for residents
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — City police chief Mohmad Salleh warned today the police will be taking stern action against politically-motivated candlelight vigils, saying such gatherings were illegal and were ... Read More
For Wesak, Najib tells Malaysians to come together as one
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in conjunction with Wesak Day, called on Malaysians regardless of race or ethnicity to come together as one.He said Malaysia was growing ... Read More
Zahid: Police have basis, solid evidence to detain leaders
PUTRAJAYA, May 23 — The police must surely have the basis and solid evidence to detain Pakatan Rakyat vice-president Tian Chua and two others today under the Sedition Act 1948, said Home Minister Datuk ... Read More
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