KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 – Opposition leader Datuk Anwar Ibrahim early today denied allegations of sodomising a 23-year-old aide and claimed it was a political frame-up to prevent the removal of the ruling Barisan Nasional government. “I believe we are witnessing a repeat of the methods used against me in 1998 when false allegations were … Read more
Saiful Bukhary (left, in blue), who lodged a police report against Anwar, has been to the DPM’s office and is pictured here with a friend who works at the DPM’s office. Read some very colorful comments in RPK’s Malaysia Today here. Mr Manager alerted me to this pic and another of Saiful and his tunang. … Read more
UPDATED VERSION. ‘Death threat on Anwar’. PKR vice president Dr Syed Husin Ali revealed an attempt on Anwar Ibrahim that is “not only to assassinate him politically, but if possible, to kill him physically”. Quote: “Anwar has got solid proof, documents, since his trial in 1998 against two important government officers, i.e. the attorney general … Read more
By SHAILA KOSHY, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: The four panellists at the Bar Council’s Social Contract Forum yesterday were split on whether a social contract for the formation of Malaysia did indeed exist. While academic Dr Mavis Puthucheary and political scientist Dr Kua Kia Soong called it a piece of fiction, constitutional lawyer Tommy Thomas … Read more
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By JOHAN JAAFFAR, Columnist, New Straits Times AZIZ, Ramasamy and Mei Ling have something in common. They are part of the urban poor. They are the worst affected by the recent fuel hike and the rising price of foodstuff. Aziz lives in Kampung Medan near Petaling Jaya. He came to Selangor 30 years ago. For … Read more
By Elizabeth John, New Straits Times It’s the plan that will shape the face of Kuala Lumpur over the next 12 years and it’s also the most debated document that ever came out of CityHall that is getting city folk mad. FEW things scream anger like a demand for your money back. And that’s exactly … Read more
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HE GOT AN A+ FOR THIS DISSERTATION!By Bernard Khoo aka ZorroThursday, June 26, 2008 I don’t want to speculate about the existence of the above. To me, we do our hell on earth. For the too religious amongst us, if you thrive on self-immolation or a fire-loving hell-raiser and want to go … Read more