Malaysia

PKR calls for end to post-polls conflict, moots bipartisan engagement

PETALING JAYA, May 24 — As the Najib adminisration widens its security dragnet on opposition supporters, PKR called for an end today to the widespread conflict over the results of Election 2013, urging instead for dialogue between all warring parties.

PKR deputy president Azmin Ali noted the party’s indignation at Barisan Nasional’s (BN) return ... 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

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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Magistrate rejects remand request, Tian Chua, Tamrin, Haris released

By Ida Lim

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The police today released three men who were detained for a probe under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Penal Code after a magistrate rejected requests for further remand.Pakatan ... Read More

Tyranny cannot suppress opposition support, Anwar tells Najib government

BY CLARA CHOOI
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim accused the Najib administration of tyranny today for its nationwide crackdown on opposition dissent but said the widespread arrests and court charges would ... Read More

Pakatan says not intimidated by home minister’s strong-arm tactics

By Opalyn Mok

GEORGE TOWN, May 24 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is not intimidated by the strong-arm tactics employed by the Home Ministry that resulted in the arrest of two PR leaders and a political activist, said DAP ... Read More

Section of Bukit Jalil expressway closed on Monday

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Starting 11pm on Monday, a section of the Bukit Jalil Expressway which faces Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seksyen 1, Bandar Kinrara and running a kilometre-long stretch will be ... Read More

Khairy says ‘not one shred of evidence’ to suggest polls fraud

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Khairy Jamaluddin has defended the manner in which Elections 2013 was conducted, arguing in a letter to international current affairs magazine The Economist that there was not “one ... Read More

EC sees no need for debate with opposition

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Election Commission (EC) will not entertain the opposition’s call for a debate on the 13th general election although it is not afraid to do so.Deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad ... Read More

DAP rep Thomas Su to be charged over ‘illegal’ Ipoh rally

By Debra Chong
Assistant News Editor

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The DAP’s Thomas Su is to be charged with organising an “illegal” rally in Ipoh next week, joining a growing band of opposition figures to face court action in the wake of the May 5 ... Read More

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

Opposition crackdown shows reforms a lie, say Pakatan leaders

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

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 ... Read More

Pakatan to push for parliamentary panel to redraw seats fairly

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

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