ARCHIVES 2008

(The Star) KOTA BARU: Non-Muslims should not be unduly worried about hudud but should instead be more concerned about their social rights that have been denied by the Barisan Nasional government for the past 57 years.

By G. Manimaran, The Star

The year 2008, which was full off political fireworks, is expected to end with another big bang — with an MP from PKR quitting the party by New Year’s Day.

Ruling party hits out at PAS leader's push for Islamic law

The Electric New Paper

(Borneo Post) Former Lubok Antu MP Jawah Gerang and about a thousand supporters have joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), it was announced here yesterday.

By Churchill Edward and Zora Chan, Borneo Post

KUCHING: Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman yesterday said being scared was not why Padang Serai (Kedah) MP N. Gobalakrishnan was denied entry into Sarawak on Christmas Eve.

President-elect Barack Obama appointed his former political adversary and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. As he announced the appointment, Obama graciously declared that “Hillary is my friend and will always be my friend”. At the Umno headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, the party’s supreme council asked Zaid Ibrahim to get out from Umno and party leaders were unanimous over the decision, as we learnt later.

Paul Sir, Borneo Post

By LIM MUN FAH, Sin Chew Daily

Nature strikes back with a vengeance whenever we destroy the environment. Likewise, whenever the government disregards public opinion wantonly destructions caused by human beings, while the people resist, it can expect a backlash.

(MI/Bernama) A weakness in the Umno code of ethics enables a member to escape disciplinary action for demanding a bribe for himself in return for supporting any candidate in the party elections, according to party disciplinary board chairman Tengku Tan Sri Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail.

(Bernama) -- The Terengganu Barisan Nasional (BN) today called on Chinese voters here to fully support its candidate in the Kuala Terengganu by-election on Jan 17 to ensure the community's interests and development continues to be championed.

(Bernama) -- Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the upcoming Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, has expressed confidence with the response from the Chinese voters in the constituency whose votes he said were crucial for his victory.