As described by Romerz:
Tajuddin had sparked off an uproar in the Dewan Rakyat when he called M Kulasegaran (DAP – Ipoh Barat) a “keling” (a derogatory term for Indians). In the ensuing uproar, the sexual innuendo was missed until Fong Po Kuan brought it up via section 36(4) of the standing orders.
Tajuddin escaped further [...]
Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek has regarded Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s (PKR) aim to capture Sabah and Sarawak next year as yet another delution of Mat Jenin, a dreamer in a popular Malay fable.
He said after PKR failed to form the federal government on Sept 16 as promised, many people had lost their faith in [...]
Bad weather has cut off access to some 5,000 people from 20 villages in Long Lopeng, Long Semado and Ba’ Kelalan.
Continuous torrential rain has washed away certain stretches of road and destroyed bridges along the 150-km logging track linking Ba’Kelalan to Lawas.
“I have witnessed the road condition with my own eyes and yes, the stretch, [...]
Finance Minister P Chidambaram (pic) was today appointed Home Minister after incumbent Shivraj V Patil resigned owing moral responsibility for the Mumbai terror attacks, the worst the country had seen.
63-year-old Chidambaram, who has had a stint as Minister of Internal Security under the late Rajiv Gandhi in late 1980s, was shifted to the Home [...]
President Pratibha Patil arrived here today on a two-day visit that is expected to give a new momentum to India’s bilateral relations with Indonesia, a key strategic member in the ASEAN grouping.
The President, who was given a warm reception on her arrival here by Indonesian Foreign Minister Noer Hasan Wirajuda, would meet her counterpart Susilo [...]
With corpses still being pulled from a once-besieged hotel, India’s top security official offered his resignation Sunday as the government struggled under growing accusations of security failures following terror attacks that killed 174 people.
Home Minister Shivraj Patil submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but has not received a response, aide R.K. Kumar [...]
Grenade attacks targeting Thai anti-government protesters injured at least 51 people Sunday, stoking tensions as police struggled to end a paralysing blockade of Bangkok’s airports.
The blasts came hours before thousands of supporters of the embattled administration were due to hold their own rally in central Bangkok, creating another potential flashpoint.
Foreign governments were racing to [...]
Parti Gerakan president Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon is inviting another ‘tearing of photo’ (and risk being call racist) session from his fellow BN members in Umno again. The former Penang chief minister proposed a new term for ’special position’ in place of ‘Ketuanan Melayu’.
The Star reports Koh as saying “use the term “special position” [...]
