Malaysia

Anwar blames BN for collapse of peace treaty with Najib

PETALING JAYA, May 25 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today accused Barisan Nasional (BN) of breaching several agreed points in an April peace deal brokered by former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla between him and Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic).

The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) de facto chief argued that to honour the deal, which stipulated that both ... 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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Najib: Broken peace deal shows Anwar lacking in principle

BY MD IZWAN

PUTRAJAYA, May 25 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak appeared tonight to label his arch-rival Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim unprincipled for allegedly failing to keep his end of an agreement to accept the results of ... Read More

Election commissioners should quit over indelible ink fiasco, rally told

By Ida Lim

PETALING JAYA, May 25 — The entire Election Commission (EC) must resign for failing to ensure the indelible ink worked in the May 5 general elections, several speakers said at a rally here tonight.Bersih ... Read More

Najib regime’s security dragnet will not frighten Malaysians, Bersih 2.0 says

BY CLARA CHOOI
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Oppression and intimidation by the Najib regime will not cow Malaysians into submission, polls reform group Bersih 2.0 warned today as it called on the government to stop its ... Read More

Kelantan UMNO to submit petitions over GE results

PASIR PUTEH, May 25 — The Kelantan Umno Liaison Committee will submit general election petitionS for the Bachok parliamentary and three state seats soon.Its chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (pic) said ... Read More

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

Saiful Bukhari marries TV3 personality Nik Suryani Megat Deraman

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 25 — In just one breath and a dowry of RM41,101, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan (pic) and TV3 personality Nik Suryani Megat Deraman today became husband and wife.They were solemnised at ... Read More

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

By Ida Lim and Md Izwan

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 ... 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