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Electoral graft due to voter expectations, say pundits

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Voters may not realise it but they are promoting corruption among politicians by demanding handouts, pundits said today.

A political academic, an independent think-tank chief and two lawmakers from opposing sides suggested today that the public is responsible for encouraging politicians to offer handouts in return for ... Read More

Tiger skins are laid on the floor after they were seized by Wildlife and National Parks Department officers in Kota Star, Kedah on February 10, 2012. — Reuters/handout pic
Tiger skins are laid on the floor after they were seized by Wildlife and National Parks Department officers in Kota Star, Kedah on February 10, 2012. — Reuters/handout pic

1 Care merely ‘upgrade’ of current healthcare system, says minister

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
GOMBAK, Feb 11 — Putrajaya’s controversial 1 Care proposal is merely an “upgrade” of Malaysia’s current two-pronged healthcare system, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said today.The health minister told ... Read More

KFC food fight not racial, says witness

By Mohd Farhan Darwis
KLANG, Feb 11 — It was hunger and not racism that triggered a fight at a KFC outlet in neighbouring i-City, Shah Alam, a witness to the quarrel said today.The witness, who only wanted to be known as ... Read More

Don’t change debate topic, Guan Eng tells Soi Lek

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The DAP’s Lim Guan Eng today accused foe Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek of altering their February 18 debate topic and limiting its scope to the Chinese community’s political future.The ... Read More

Indians get fake US, Canadian visas from Malaysia

By Melissa Chi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Malaysia’s lax controls on Indian tourists appear to be helping them enter the US and Canada illegally while prospering a foreign syndicate offering fake visas.The Times of India ... Read More

Minister denies EPF scheme use due to empty Treasury

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin has denied that using RM1.5 billion from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to give home loans to unqualified buyers meant that the federal ... Read More

Death likely for Saudi at home, says rights group

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Detained Saudi Arabian writer Mohammad Najeeb A Kashgari faces certain death for apostasy if Malaysia agrees to send him home, an international human rights group said.Human Rights ... Read More

Thaksin in KL recently, gets better treatment than in 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra was here last week for a dinner with Datuk Seri Najib Razak and was even given police outriders, a stark contrast to his reported visit two ... Read More

PKR goes into final huddle before polls

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — PKR’s retreat at the end of the month will be the party’s largest ever as it seeks to streamline its election strategy before federal polls that must be called in the next 14 ... Read More

Passing assets to Bumi elites a return to Dr M’s failed policies, MPs say

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Lawmakers across the political divide are wary of Putrajaya’s move to transfer 10 non-core businesses from Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd to Bumiputera ... Read More

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