Barisan Nasional leaders were among those who attended the MCA general assembly. KUALA LUMPUR: A Perak MCA Youth delegate who had called for Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin to be detained under the Internal Security Act for making racist statements is sticking to his guns. Ting Tai Fook said he was only voicing what [...]

The top part of the bridge and the crane of the sinking cargo ship can still be seen at Southpoint. PORT KLANG: A cargo ship loaded with chemicals and steel products exploded in a huge fireball and sank at Southpoint here yesterday. The 10-man crew of ‘Ing Hua Fu no 9’ evacuated the cargo ship [...]

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi with Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting at the opening of the 55th MCA general assembly in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday dismissed the notion that Umno was bullying the 13-member Barisan Nasional coalition. The BN chairman and Umno president said the perception [...]

KOTA KINABALU: The gloves came off yesterday. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s patience finally wore off and he lambasted his predecessor, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Abdullah said Dr Mahathir was acting as if it was he (Dr Mahathir) who should determine who played what role in the [...]

NEW DELHI, FRI: The tug-of-war between Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Health Minister A Ramadoss over legalising homosexuality Thursday reached the Union Cabinet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking them to sit together and sort out the issue, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. “The Prime Minister has directed the two ministers to sit together [...]

PARIT, Sat.: A car driver, already traumatised for having knocked two pedestrians down, was dealt a second blow when he found the body of one of them stuck on his car’s roof upon arrival at the police station to lodge a report. Perak Tengah police chief Supt Salehuddin Abd Rahman said that in the 7.30pm [...]

KUALA LUMPUR Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak serta Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hari ini layak bertanding masing-masing bagi jawatan Presiden dan Timbalan Presiden Umno setelah mendapat pencalonan melebihi had kelayakan. Sehingga pukul 7 malam ini, Najib mendapat 59 pencalonan daripada kesemua 15 bahagian Umno yang mengadakan mesyuarat [...]

MELAKA: Ketua Menteri Melaka, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam tidak akan menarik diri daripada bertanding jawatan Timbalan Presiden Umno, malah yakin beliau mampu memperolehi cukup pencalonan untuk membolehkan beliau bertanding ke jawatan itu menjelang tamat pemilihan peringkat bahagian parti 9 November ini. Katanya beliau merasakan perlu untuk membuat penjelasan itu berikutan tersebarnya desas-desus sejak beberapa [...]

[DIKEMAS KINI] GERIK: Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin layak bertanding jawatan Timbalan Presiden Umno setelah mendapat 45 pencalonan. Umno Bahagian Gerik, Bukit Gantang, Bakri, Ledang, Ipoh Barat, Segambut, Niobong Tebal dan Lenggong yang mengadakan persidangan perwakilan hari ini telah mencalonkan Muhyiddin ke jawatan tersebut. Muhyiddidn merupakan Naib Presiden Umno sekarang. Dua [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Two Umno Youth divisions dealt a severe blow to Khairy Jamaluddin who is contesting for the Umno Youth chief post. Putrajaya delivered a shocker when it picked Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir over Khairy as its choice for the Youth chief post. Khairy only managed to get 22 votes from the division compared to Mukhriz’s [...]