NEWS/COMMENTARIES

(The Malaysian Insider) - DAP MP Lim Lip Eng expressed outrage today over posters found in Taman Tun Dr Ismail here calling Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng a “racist” and Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk S. Ambiga a gay sex proponent.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today dismissed a report by The Economist characterising Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s reforms as half-baked, saying the prime minister’s political and economic transformation plans were being carried out at good pace. (READ THE ECONOMIST NEWS REPORT HERE).

(Borneo Post) - Democratic Action Party (DAP) may field environmental consultant Dr John Brian Anthony as its candidates in Bintulu in the coming general election.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek announced today that the MCA’s final candidates list for the coming polls is ready and features some surprising choices.

(The Malaysian Insider) - A former senior officer questioned today the police’s reluctance to act against Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s family in the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) scandal, saying it should only take “hours” to determine if they had misused project funds for their umrah trips.

(The Star) - A journalist with a Malay daily told a High Court here that she had to translate Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s announcement regarding the New Economic Policy (NEP) from English.

(The Malaysian Insider) - Several Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) state leaders have rejected their president Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s bid to dissolve the party and are instead lobbying his resignation.

Kelantan MB who has served as an elected representative for 45 years will contest in elections

(NST) - KELANTAN Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, 81, who first stood as a Pas candidate in a 1967 by-election, announced yesterday his intention to contest the next general election.

"They screamed for action to be taken against their opponents but when their members were investigated, they alleged that they were persecuted. When their opponents were arrested, charged, tried and convicted, there was complete silence from them."

(NST) - Former Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad has called on politicians on both sides of the divide to set aside political interests in the fight against corruption.

(Bernama) - Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said today that she would not bow down to pressure from any quarters to resign as Wanita Umno chief.