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‘Nearly all’ peninsula voters want roll vetted before polls, survey shows

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — More than nine in 10 voters in peninsular Malaysia want the electoral roll cleaned up before the general election that must be called within the year, according to a survey conducted just days before tens of thousands joined the April 28 Bersih rally for free and fair polls.

Independent pollsters Merdeka Center found ... Read More
Halau 1.0 chairman Shahrul Nasrun Kamarudin handing the memorandum to the Bersih 3.0 Co-Chairman Datuk A. Samad Said at Datuk Ambiga’s house in Kuala Lumpur, May 24, 2012. – Photo by Jack Ooi
Halau 1.0 chairman Shahrul Nasrun Kamarudin handing the memorandum to the Bersih 3.0 Co-Chairman Datuk A. Samad Said at Datuk Ambiga’s house in Kuala Lumpur, May 24, 2012. – Photo by Jack Ooi Read More

‘Traders’ say will also sue Bersih over ‘losses’

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Anti-Bersih traders said today they will sue the organisers of last month’s Bersih 3.0 rally, claiming it caused them “extensive” financial losses.A group of over 60 traders calling ... Read More

Expect ‘unceasing violence’ if Pakatan loses elections, says Dr M

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad warned today that violence from protestors at the April 28 Bersih rally is only the beginning of “unceasing violent demonstrations” should Pakatan Rakyat ... Read More

Jamil Khir says can seize any book that threatens Islam

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) today said it does not need any court order to seize the book “Allah Liberty & Love – Courage To Reconcile Faith & Freedom” ... Read More

Hisham: ISA detainees’ hunger strike a diversion

PUTRAJAYA, May 25 — A hunger strike threat by a group of Internal Security Act (ISA) is seen as another attempt to hijack or distract the transformation programme brought by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri ... Read More

Zahid: Mandatory NS costly, needs detailed look

BAGAN DATOH, May 25 — The suggestion to make the National Service (NS) training programme compulsory for all secondary school leavers needs to be carefully studied as it will involve high expenditure up ... Read More

PKR holds Umno responsible for ‘night of bloodshed’ in Lembah Pantai

By Shannon Teoh
PETALING JAYA, May 25 — PKR accused Umno today of “escalating political violence” after an opposition ceramah in Lembah Pantai last night was pelted with stones, eggs and water bottles, resulting in a ... Read More

MCA Youth condemns anti-Bersih protesters for Ambiga ‘harassment’

By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — MCA Youth has come out to publicly condemn the anti-Bersih protests outside Datuk Ambiga Sreenavasan’s home yesterday, saying such “tit-for-tat” moves would only turn Malaysia into ... Read More

PM’s help needed to safeguard hajj spots, says Jamil Khir

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Proactive measures have been taken by the government to ensure the opposition-backed Bersih demonstrations held in Mecca and Medina on April 26 will not affect the hajj quota for ... Read More

ISA detainees demand release, say would die from hunger strike

By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — A group of prisoners still held under the now-repealed Internal Security Act (ISA) are threatening to go on a hunger strike if Putrajaya does not release them within a week or ... Read More

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