A couple of Pas central working committee members have clarified what the party means by its ‘negara kebajikan’ goal.
Retired army captain raps bottom-wiggling vets
Retired army captain Hussaini Abdul Karim says he would have disciplined the crude ‘bottoms-up’ army veterans and sent them for rehabilitation if he had been their senior officer. Azmi Sharom adds a dose of sarcasm for good measure.
Pekan sees 31% rise in voters
Pekan has seen a 31 per cent increase in registered voters since 2008.
Protest against Sg Ara hill-slope projects
This was the protest on Sunday against the hill-slope development projects at Sungai Ara in Penang.
Federal government’s domestic debt doubles in last five years
The federal government’s domestic debt has soared from RM217bn in 2006 to RM438bn in 2011.
Umno anniversary concert falls flat in near empty stadium
A concert on Saturday night, as part of a three-day celebration to mark Umno’s 66th anniversary, was held in a near empty Bukit Jalil Stadium.
‘Bersih!’ chants interrupt Najib’s London address
Najib’s opening remarks at the indigO2 arena in London last night were interrupted by repeated chants of “Bersih! Bersih!”
Activists embarrass US trade reps with fake award
US trade reps at the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Dallas were left red-faced on Friday, when activists gatecrashed a welcome gala and presented the US Trade Rep with a fake award for bulldozing through the Big Business/MNC agenda. (Malaysia is also involved in the secret TPP negotiations.)
Sg Ara residents want MPPP to block hill-slope project
About 100 residents of Sg Ara staged a protest this morning against an RM800m luxury property development project on the hill-slopes of their area.
