It is poetic justice that the BN finds itself in a right old pickle in Terengganu with the defections of three state assembly reps. After all, most of us don’t need to be reminded about the BN’s power grab in Perak in 2009. But there is a larger elephant in the room in Terengganu – the state’s sovereign wealth fund which morphed into the controversial and opaque 1Malaysian Development Berhad.
Protest in Penang against deaths in custody
A protest against recent custodial deaths was held outside the central police lock-up in Bayan Baru on Mothers’ Day, Sunday, 11 May.
Four-cornered contest for Bukit Gelugor by-election
Four candidates will contest the Bukit Gelugor seat – Ramkarpal Singh (DAP), Huan Cheng Guan (PCM), and independents Mohamed Nabi Bux and Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan. Another independent is disqualified.
Discriminatory charges, restrictions for foreign patients in government hospitals
I was horrified to read that the Health Ministry director-general has reportedly stated that foreigners who are outpatients will not be allowed to obtain medicines from government hosital pharmacies beyond five days of outpatient treatment.
MH370: Businessman insists he despatched mangosteens
A businessman from Muar has insisted he despatched mangosteens to China on board the ill-fated flight MH370 on 8 March 2014.
Shadow banking poses systemic risks
The wide distribution of shadow banking package by non-banking financial institutions has encouraged the build-up of household debt from 67 per cent of GDP in 2007 to 87 per cent in 2013.
Hudud bid is part of strategy to split the 51 per cent
Francis Loh has written a couple of articles for Aliran that explain why Umno is more receptive to hudud and is hoping to join forces with the conservatives in Pas.
When did KL first alert RMAF about MH370?
A preliminary report claims that Malaysian military radar did track an aircraft making a turnback on the morning of 8 March, but the radar operator classified it as “friendly”.
At 5.20am, unnamed captain felt that MH370 ‘never left Malaysian airspace’
At 5.20am on 8 March, an unnamed Captain, based on known information, felt that MH370 “never left Malaysian airspace”. But the search and rescue in the Straits of Malacca was only carried out more than five hours later, after 10.30am (though the South China Sea search had begun earlier that day).
The Captain’s name was edited out of the preliminary report that was released.
Incorrect cargo declaration led to serious damage to Malaysia Airlines plane in 2000
A chemical leak from cargo on board a Malaysia Airlines A330 plane en route from Beijing to Chennai in 2000 caused such extensive damage that the plane was deemed unfit for future use. The cargo reportedly had been inaccurately declared.