Malaysia

No bipartisan dialogue until BN stops opposition crackdown, PKR leaders say

PETALING JAYA, May 25 — Several PKR leaders said no today to their deputy president’s suggestion for bipartisan engagement with Barisan Nasional (BN), provided the government calls off its security clampdown on opposition supporters and stops issuing racial remarks.

Noting that Azmin Ali’s (pic) proposal had not been discussed by the party ... 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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Declare position on legality of Cabinet appointments, Kit Siang tells Najib

BY CLARA CHOOI
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Lim Kit Siang called on Datuk Seri Najib Razak today to publicly declare his stand on the legality of the five non-elected representatives he had included into his new Cabinet.The ... Read More

Nik Aziz: Umno’s race-based politics at dead end

BY CLARA CHOOI
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 ― Umno’s consideration of the proposal for a single, multiracial Barisan Nasional (BN) party proves its admission that race-based politics is no longer relevant in Malaysia, PAS ... Read More

Malaysians among world’s economic Pollyannas, says US pollster

By Debra Chong
Assistant News Editor

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 ― Malaysians are among the most upbeat people in the world about the economy, believing the state’s coffers to be robust, their personal purses in good shape and their children’s ... Read More

Forego remand appeal to gain public favour, Kit Siang tells cops

BY CLARA CHOOI
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 ― The police should not appeal yesterday’s decision by a magistrate to deny remand on two opposition figures and an activist if it wants to regain public confidence, Lim Kit Siang ... Read More

Anwar broke treaty with Najib by protesting polls results, reveals WSJ

BY CLARA CHOOI
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 ― Former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla has accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of reneging on a peace deal to respect the outcome of Election 2013 that he brokered between the ... Read More

Restore democracy together before national reconciliation, PKR tells BN

By Ida Lim and Md Izwan

PETALING JAYA, May 25 ― PKR today told political rival Barisan Nasional (BN) to work together to restore the country’s democracy first before embarking on efforts to reconcile Malaysia after the May 5 ... Read More

PKR to delay party polls

By Ida Lim and Md Izwan

PETALING JAYA, May 25 ― PKR will delay its party elections originally scheduled for this November, owing to a disruption by the country’s 13th general election.PKR delegates at the party’s ninth ... Read More

‘Impossible’ to give all votes equal value, EC chairman says

BY CLARA CHOOI
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 ― The Election Commission (EC) has confirmed that its year-end redelineation exercise will involve an increase in federal seats but its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said ... Read More

221 receive Pahang medals and state awards

PEKAN, May 25 — The Director of the Budget Management Division, Ministry of Finance, Datuk Rahim Abu Bakar today headed the list of 221 recipients of Pahang state awards and medals in conjunction with the ... Read More

Minister confident police can contain PJ rally, denies political interference

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is confident that the police are capable of handling the gathering planned by the opposition in Petaling Jaya today.He said the ... Read More