PUTRAJAYA: There will be no further fuel price hikes this year — that is the government’s promise.

The price of petrol will be retained at RM2.70 per litre and diesel at RM2.58 per litre, despite the higher world price of crude oil.
Pump prices could even go below current rates if the world price drops.
Prime [...]

KOTA BARU, Thurs:
Pas spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has quashed rumours of reconciliation talks between the party and Umno. In putting his foot down on any such plan, Nik Aziz said he was still bitter over the way Pas was treated by Umno when it was in the Barisan Nasional in the [...]

LONDON, Thurs:
Datuk Seri Najib Razak will not challenge Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for power because as a “true Umno man” he will not risk destroying the party his father built. The deputy prime minister and Umno deputy president described himself as a loyal party member who subscribed to an orderly leadership change as [...]

PUTRAJAYA, Thurs:
MP for Jerlun Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir has questioned the timing of allegations of extra-judicial interference against his father Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad by a High Court judge.

Mukhriz, who is also Umno Youth exco member, said Datuk Ian Chin should have brought up the matter when his father was still the prime minister.
“Why only [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Karpal Singh lodged a police report against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed yesterday over allegations that the former prime minister had interfered with the judiciary during his tenure.

Karpal who is also Bukit Gelugor MP, lodged the report at the Tun H. S. Lee police station here yesterday evening.
In the report, [...]

SRI AMAN, Thurs:
A body with crocodile bite marks was found 2km from Rumah Tambi, Nangga Pisak here today.

The body, identified as Gait Repun, 41, was found with several bite marks on the forehead, his right thigh and arm.
Sri Aman acting police chief Assistant Superintendant Sazali Abd Latip said the victim was [...]

KIRA-KIRA tiga minggu lalu, bekas Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, yang disyor oleh Suruhanjaya Diraja Siasat Video Klip Lingam supaya disiasat lanjut bersama lima personaliti yang lain, melahirkan pendiriannya bersedia untuk berhadapan dengan sebarang kemungkinan termasuk jika dihadapkan di mahkamah.
Malah, menurut Dr. Mahathir beliau juga akan mendedahkan nama hakim-hakim yang pernah melobinya untuk kenaikan pangkat.
Pada 6 [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Bekas Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad sehingga sekarang tidak menerima desakan mana-mana pihak supaya berundur daripada menjadi Penasihat Petronas selepas beliau keluar daripada Umno tiga minggu lalu.

Sambil menegaskan tiada masalah untuk melepaskan jawatan tersebut jika ada pihak yang mahu beliau berbuat demikian, Dr. Mahathir mengulangi pendirian bahawa kedudukan Penasihat Petronas bukan jawatan parti.
“Saya akan [...]

GEORGE TOWN: The spotlight is on the Euro 2008 Finals but domestic football gets under way again today with the challenge for the Malaysia Cup.
And most of the teams, including defending champions Kedah, Selangor, Terengganu, Perak, Johor FC, Negri Sembilan and Perlis, do not welcome the timing of the start of the competition. They felt [...]