Kit Siang accuses IGP, Zahid of ‘playing politics’, tells them to curb crime

GEORGE TOWN, May 19 ― The country’s new police chief and home minister should stop “playing politics” and start keeping Malaysians, tourists and investors safe from crime and harm, DAP’s Lim Kit Siang said today.The DAP advisor’s criticism today follows both Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri ... Read More

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

By Boo Su-Lyn

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 ... Read More

No AirAsia ads till Azran Osman Rani apologises, ‘Utusan’ says

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Claiming AirAsia advertisements to be cheaper than hair and herbal products, Utusan Malaysia’s Awang Selamat has told the Umno-owned paper to stop taking the airline’s ads until its sister company’s chief executive apologises for criticising the broadsheet’s racist ... Read More

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 ministerial positions after their victorious run in the May 5 polls.Some 40 branches of Sarawak’s ... Read More