Azmin Ali says the complainant joined the party during the election campaign period SHAH ALAM: Threats against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have forced him to seek refuge at a safe location, his wife Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said. Wan Azizah, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat president, described the sodomy allegation against Anwar as … Read more
Is AFTA part of this new regionalism? The paper will answer this by first considering both the causes and content of this new regionalism. Then it will discuss how AFTA fits or not fit with the contents of this new regionalism. As AFTA evolved from ASEAN, AFTA and ASEAN are sometimes discussed here in an … Read more
It is disappointing that the Government in the recent parliamentary tabling of the Mid Term Review of the Ninth Plan continues to harp on the attainment of racial corporate equity share targets as a key economic goal to be pursued for the country. Indisputable evidence exists that the methodology used by Government for calculating racial … Read more
KOTA BARU: The Opposition may be affected by the allegation of sexual misconduct against PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, says PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. However, he said, at this stage it was just a person’s word against Anwar and the police should conduct a through investigation. He said the … Read more
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Released at 5.30pm from the Turkish embassy in Kuala Lumpur JUNE 29 — I am issuing this statement from within the embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Kuala Lumpur. I was transported to the embassy earlier this morning fearing that my personal safety was in danger. I thank all those who offered to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 – Opposition leader Datuk Anwar Ibrahim early today denied allegations of sodomising a 23-year-old aide and claimed it was a political frame-up to prevent the removal of the ruling Barisan Nasional government. “I believe we are witnessing a repeat of the methods used against me in 1998 when false allegations were … Read more
Saiful Bukhary (left, in blue), who lodged a police report against Anwar, has been to the DPM’s office and is pictured here with a friend who works at the DPM’s office. Read some very colorful comments in RPK’s Malaysia Today here. Mr Manager alerted me to this pic and another of Saiful and his tunang. … Read more
UPDATED VERSION. ‘Death threat on Anwar’. PKR vice president Dr Syed Husin Ali revealed an attempt on Anwar Ibrahim that is “not only to assassinate him politically, but if possible, to kill him physically”. Quote: “Anwar has got solid proof, documents, since his trial in 1998 against two important government officers, i.e. the attorney general … Read more
By SHAILA KOSHY, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: The four panellists at the Bar Council’s Social Contract Forum yesterday were split on whether a social contract for the formation of Malaysia did indeed exist. While academic Dr Mavis Puthucheary and political scientist Dr Kua Kia Soong called it a piece of fiction, constitutional lawyer Tommy Thomas … Read more