PETALING JAYA: Pengerusi Bersih 2.0 Maria Chin perlu berwaspada atau beliau nanti “tidak akan berjalan di atas bumi”, kata pemimpin Gerakan Merah Ali Tinju. Bekas anggota tentera itu, yang nama sebenarnya Mohd Ali Baharom, memberi amaran selepas Maria mengumumkan tunjuk perasaan Bersih 5 akan diadakan 19 November nanti. “Kita akan serang hendap dia. Tengok masa. Saya…
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Khairuddin pleads for open hearts about Mahathir-Anwar
PETALING JAYA: Umno rebel Khairuddin Abu Hassan has called for acceptance of the handshake between former premier Mahathir Mohamad and jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, urging an end to interpretations of the encounter last week. “I want to remind all of our comrades to stop making assumptions and accept the historical moment with an open…
Gerakan’s Teng sneers at Umno’s polls machinery
PETALING JAYA: Penang Gerakan’s Teng Chang Yeow has lashed out at Umno vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for calling on Barisan Nasional component parties to follow in Umno’s footsteps to recapture Penang. Teng, who is also Penang BN chairman, responded with heavy sarcasm to Zahid’s remark at the Balik Pulau Umno division delegates’ meeting.
Gelang Patah Umno co-founder quits party
PETALING JAYA: In a surprise move, Gelang Patah Umno permanent chairman Baharum Abdul Ghani announced his exit from the party during the division’s delegates meeting this morning. Baharum who was formerly Tanjung Kupang assemblyman also posted his decision to leave the party on his Facebook page, which was generally met with support from his Facebook…
Adenan: Sarawak will back English-medium schools
MIRI, Sept 10 — The Sarawak state government will support the formation of English-medium mission and private schools that prioritise education in the world’s lingua franca, Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem said today. “We are prepared to give support to private and mission schools to pursue this objective and there are already schools which…
Senior DBKL officer slapped with 18 corruption charges
KUALA LUMPUR: A Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) executive director was today charged at the Sessions Court with 18 counts of accepting bribes and accumulating assets as well as obtaining illegal income of up to RM4.99 million in total. Syed Afendy Ali Syed Abid Ali claimed trial to charges under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act,…
Developers are not Ah Long, says ex-Rehda president
PETALING JAYA: Developers are in the business of building, not lending money to homebuyers. Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) Past President Ng Seing Liong, who said this today, said housing developers would prefer to use the money to build more homes rather than going into the moneylending business.