By Stuart Russell aka Mindful MarinerWednesday, July 16, 2008 TAKING ANWAR’S DNA SAMPLE IS UNNECESSARY and NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED AT THIS TIME That’s what I understand to be the truth. The following is compiled from reports from Malaysia Today and elsewhere. According to lawyer Sankara Nair, Anwar’s arrest had nothing to do with his non-appearance … Read more
By Nurul Izzah, MP for Lembah Pantai July 16, 2008 Mimpi ngeri berulang lagi.. Kira-kira jam 12.45 tgh tadi, ketika saya menanti kepulangan DSAI untuk kami bersama menemani beliau ke IPK Kula Lumpur, kami telah dikejutkan dengan berita bahawa beliau telah ditahan kurang 50 meter dari rumah kami oleh Polis yang datang bersama Unit Tindakan … Read more
By Manirajan Ramasamy and Angus WhitleyBy Bloomberg.com July 16, 2008 04:30 EDT July 16 (Bloomberg) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was arrested following accusations he had sex with a male aide, 10 years after he was jailed for a similar charge that was later quashed. Stocks and the ringgit extended declines. Anwar, 60, was … Read more
Other Voices on the Fuel Duel Debate (Coordinated by Editor, CPI) July 16, 2008 Dr Lim Teck Ghee, Director, Centre for Policy Initiatives Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emerged as the clear winner in this debate. He was substantive and in command of the facts and figures – to the extent that the short period allocated … Read more
By YL Chong, Editor, CPI July 16, 2008 History was indeed created at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka when Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek faced off former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in an hour-long debate telecast live last night. The much publicised American-style debate was definitely a “first” in the country, … Read more
Written by the Sydney Morning Herald Published by The Malaysian Insider July 9, 2008 JULY 9 – There is a political storm building in Malaysia that Australia cannot afford to ignore. The decision by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, to seek to avoid the worst of the turbulence when he flies into Kuala Lumpur on … Read more
By Jed Yoong July 14, 2008 Hey PALS, If you guys follow my blog, then you’ll know that Anwar is not too hot for me. But generally politicians ain’t that hot. Anyway, after the BN’s OVER-REACTION TODAY and the Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan’s veiled threat to bring in the military for “crowd control??? in … Read more
From: Office of Anwar Ibrahim There are a few times in life when you have a chance to be a part of something historic. For Malaysians, March 8th, 2008 was one of those days…when we went to the polls and our voices resonate with the call for democracy, good governance and the rule of law. … Read more
SPECIAL REPORT: The initiative by web portal “Agenda Daily” to organise a debate between PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek on the recent fuel price hike issue is to be applauded. We also welcome TV3’s commitment to telecast the debate live on July 15, at 8.30pm … Read more
SPECIAL REPORT Slightly more than a week ago, the Police and Army held joint exercises in the capital city when the Police Chief, for the first time in the country, stated that if necessary, the Army would be called in to help maintain internal “security” normally handled by the Police. And in the leadup to … Read more