Malaysia

After PKR’s MB kerfuffle, Selangor DAP now disputes exco list

PETALING JAYA, May 19 ― The Selangor DAP is questioning the state executive council composition announced by Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim yesterday, barely a week after a furore in PKR over the state’s top post was settled.

State DAP deputy chairman Tony Pua said the party was supposed to get four exco seats instead of the ... Read More

Seri Setia assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad arrives in the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court on May 17, 2013 to be charged over a Pakatan Rakyat rally held earlier this month. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Seri Setia assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad arrives in the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court on May 17, 2013 to be charged over a Pakatan Rakyat rally held earlier this month. — Picture by Choo Choy May Read More

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Sidelined Sarawak reps demand seats in Najib’s Cabinet

By Debra Chong
Assistant News Editor

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 ― Overlooked lawmakers in the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) East Malaysian vote bank say they should also be aboard Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Cabinet, believing they had earned full ... Read More

Chinese businessmen say boycott on community’s products “racist”, will hurt economy

By Boo Su-Lyn

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 ― The call by pro-Umno bloggers and Muslim groups for a boycott of Chinese businesses is racist and will harm the country’s economic growth, according to businessmen from the ... Read More

Overlooked BN MPs being placated with Cabinet reshuffle pledge, say sources

By Jahabar Sadiq
Editor

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 ― Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs not given a government post have been told they will get other jobs or a place in a Cabinet reshuffle after the Umno polls ― if they stop grumbling in ... Read More

Three guards hacked up like ‘meat’ in brutal Cheras attack

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 ― Two men launched a savage attack upon three security workers at an apartment complex here yesterday, hacking away at their victims with parangs as though they “were meat”, The ... Read More

As taps run dry, Subang Jaya rep demands usage data from SYABAS

By Boo Su-Lyn

PETALING JAYA, May 19 ― Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh demanded today data from Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (SYABAS) detailing water usage in her constituency that was hit by supply ... Read More

MB: Selangor exco to be sworn in within two weeks

By Boo Su-Lyn

KLANG, May 19 ― The Selangor executive council will be sworn in within the next two weeks, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said yesterday.He added that PAS will take four spots in the state ... Read More

Five held after slashing, chasing cop to police station

SEGAMAT, May 19 — Five men were arrested after they allegedly attacked a policeman with machetes along Jalan Labis-Segamat and pursued him for 2km until he reached the Labis police station near here, ... Read More

A Cabinet snub leads to a restless BN

By Jahabar Sadiq
Editor

ANALYSIS, May 18 – When Datuk Seri Najib Razak decided to name 12 East Malaysians to the Cabinet this week, the prime minister was recognising their contribution to ensuring a majority for a Barisan ... Read More

Thousands turn up at Penang’s Esplanade for ‘illegal’ rally

By Opalyn Mok

GEORGE TOWN, May 18 – Thousands turned up at the Esplanade to attend the Penang Pakatan Rakyat state government rally this evening despite the police declaring it an illegal rally.The crowd started ... Read More

Putrajaya does not endorse but won’t block ‘buy Chinese last’ campaign, says minister

By Md Izwan

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 – Putrajaya does not approve a campaign to boycott Chinese businesses initiated by pro-Umno bloggers and backed by several Muslim groups, Datuk Hasan Malek said today but the new ... Read More