Archive for the 'Malaysian politics' Category

“Malicious lies,” says Najib, as temperature rises

Was busy today rushing out an article for Asia Times (see below).
In the meantime, as Mustafa has pointed out here, the mainstream media online have been very… apa nama … “shy” in reporting Anwar’s and Balasubramaniam’s allegations - until Najib came out with his denial. Funny, they didn’t display the same reticence when reporting Saiful’s [...]

Anwar: Najib knew Altantuya, alleges former cop

The stakes have just got higher. No, they have shot through the roof!
In a sensational development, Anwar has revealed that a former cop has come up with a statutory declaration implicating Najib and others in the Altantuya case. Former police officer-turned private eye, P Balasubramaniam claimed that it was Najib who introduced Altantuya to Abdul [...]

Full text of Anwar’s police report against IGP and AG

Check out the full text of the police report here.
Anwar is alleging that a thorough police investigation had revealed much earlier (by Oct 1998) that the former police chief, Rahim Noor, was the one responsible for the assault on the ousted deputy premier.

A crazy weekend in Kuala Lumpur

Anwar emerged from the Turkish embassy yesterday evening. I didn’t think he could stay in there for long, given that it would have created a major diplomatic stand-off between the two countries. Farish Noor was in KL over the weekend - and returned to Singapore feeling deeply concerned about events in the capital. This article [...]

Anwar seeks firm assurance of security for self, family

1926: Opposition Leader Dr Wan Azizah has sent a letter to Prime Minister Abdullah asking him to personally guarantee Anwar’s safety. The letter was received by the Prime Minister’s Office at 3.15pm.
1834: Human rights lawyer Charles Hector has a slightly different take in his blog (see below). He says that Saiful too has rights that [...]