Category Archives: Pakatan Rakyat

Tibai claims top Pakatan man flirted with student

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Anti-Pakatan Rakyat NGO Tibai today added to the deluge of ‘sex expose’ against Pakatan Rakyat, this time claiming that a top male leader from the coalition had been flirting with a former male university student. According to a front-page report … Continue reading →

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Time is on Pakatan Rakyat’s side

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

By Lim Kit Siang Until the Bersih 3.0 rally of April 28, 2012, it was fairly certain that the 13th General Election will take place in June this year. This certainty has now disappeared because the Prime Minister, Najib Razak … Continue reading →

Posted in DAP Updates, Pakatan Rakyat | Leave a comment

BN can forget Selangor, says ex-MCA chief Ling

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Former MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik has predicted that BN will not be able to recapture Selangor in the  next general election due to the clean image of Pakatan Rakyat leaders. Aside from PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Rakyat

Beyond GE13

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

By Ezlan Mohsen Moving on to Pakatan’s top leadership, they have an even bigger question to answer before GE14. Should they retain Anwar Ibrahim as their potential prime minister of Malaysia? Speaking to my peers of various political alignments, we … Continue reading →

Posted in 13th General Election, Anwar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Rakyat

Pakatan: Reveal bankers fees for MAS-AirAsia deal

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Pakatan Rakyat has urged the federal government to divulge the total fees paid to CIMB and other financial consultants involved in the botched Malaysia Airlines-AirAsia share-swap deal. Although the deal eventually turned sour  , some bankers have raked in millions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate world, Pakatan Rakyat

Bersih rally: Those who can’t behave, please stay at home

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

AS I write this on Friday morning, six days after Bersih 3.0, the April 28 rally is still being widely discussed, debated and meticulously analysed for what it was worth. So many issues have cropped up, ranging from accusations and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bersih, Pakatan Rakyat, Police

Ambiga: We can’t control what politicians say

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

By Tarani Palani The rally was to feature only speeches from Ambiga, co-chairman A Samad Said and songs, says Bersih. KUALA LUMPUR: Election watchdog Bersih 3.0 has no control over what politicians say at its public events, its co-chairman S … Continue reading →

Posted in Bersih, Pakatan Rakyat

Jeffrey: Local parties can force KL to listen

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

By Raymond Tombung PENAMPANG: Sabah State Reform Party (STAR) Jeffrey Kitingan said local opposition parties here in Sabah need to realize the potential of their co-operation because only as a united-front will they be able to be the king-makers in … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakatan Rakyat, Sabah, STAR State Reform Party

Anwar’s pulling power strong despite two hours late

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

By Terence Netto Anwar Ibrahim’s deepening rapport with the working class was put to the test yesterday in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. He not only survived the ordeal; he prospered, judging from the send-off he received when he ended his time-shortened … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, Pakatan Rakyat

Anwar: Selangor may delay polls until electoral roll cleaned up

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Pakatan Rakyat may delay state polls in Selangor until the Election Commission cleans up the electoral roll in the PKR-controlled state which the federal opposition says has ballooned by 35 per cent or nearly half a million voters since Election … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, Pakatan Rakyat

Was Umno lawyer sent by Najib, Rosmah to cover up Scorpene-Altantuya case?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

A PKR lawmaker exposed in Parliament today a letter allegedly penned by prominent lawyer Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah claiming that he has been sent by the Prime Minister and his wife on a “sensitive legal assignment” abroad that “must … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Najib Abdul Razak, Pakatan Rakyat, PKR Updates

Ambiga upset with Pakatan MPs over PSC

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw Bersih 2.0 co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan expressed disappointment with the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on electoral reform, particularly the Pakatan Rakyat MPs in it, for failing to emphasise in its report that the EC must implement its core … Continue reading →

Posted in Bersih, Pakatan Rakyat

Prostitutes more decent than politicians

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

Raja Petra Kamarudin Why must I be nice to politicians, even if they are opposition politicians? And why do you get upset when I refuse to suck the dicks of politicians, in particular opposition politicians? And why do you expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Rakyat

When will Anwar focus on winning?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

By CT Ali With Khalid Ibrahim as Menteri Besar, Anwar Ibrahim as his economic czar and Azmin Ali as “ketua”, it has taken PKR less than one term in government to begin the wholesale plundering and pillaging of Selangor. What … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, Pakatan Rakyat

Anwar turns on the offensive against Najib

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Amid continuous attack on Pakatan Rakyat from prime minister and UMNO president Najib Razak, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim told a rally in Kuala Selangor last night to forget about recapturing Selangor at the coming polls. “Today, we come to tell … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, Pakatan Rakyat

Ramli: Minister’s response to ‘Copgate’ defies logic

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

By Hafiz Yatim Following Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein’s mind boggling response in Parliament last night to opposition MP’s queries over the ‘Copgate’ affair, former top cop Ramli Yusuff said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is not the right agency to … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Pakatan Rakyat, Police

Kadir: Top party leaders plotted to oust me

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

By Abdul Rahim Sabri Amanah deputy president Kadir Sheikh Fadzir has blamed concerted attacks and threats in the mainstream media “owned” by his former party Umno aimed at ousting him, for his decision to quit the ruling party. Kadir, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakatan Rakyat, UMNO

Pakatan reveals how EC conducts ‘massive fraud’

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

By Hazlan Zakaria The de facto leader of PKR today exposed opposition claims of how the Election Commission (EC) was conducting “massive fraud” in manipulating the voters roll. “I shall prove it and give a specific example,” assured Anwar Ibrahim … Continue reading →

Posted in Election Commission, Pakatan Rakyat

No place for individualistic politicians

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

By Awang Abdillah Every national leader be he in the government or the opposition has to deal with the different kinds of challenges to his leadership. The nature of his challenges is consequent to whose rights he upholds or usurps … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Rakyat

Pakatan has nothing to offer Sabah

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

By Pushparani Thilaganathan KOTA KINABALU: It is hard to be honest with ourselves, in fact some never accomplish it. In the case of Pakatan Rakyat members PKR, DAP and PAS, it is questionable if they dug into their deepest level … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakatan Rakyat, Sabah

Pakatan’s shaky hold on Selangor

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

By Helen Ang COMMENT An “oracle”, former finance minister Daim Zainudin, predicts it will be a close fight for Selangor with a 50-50 chance for either side in the imminent general election. The outcome will be determined by votes cast … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakatan Rakyat

The singer, not the song

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

By Hawkeye GEORGE TOWN: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim showed a different side when he addressed some diners here last night. Anwar the “crooner” took everyone by surprise when he belted out the evergreen Indonesian folk tune “Madu dan Racun”. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, Pakatan Rakyat

Pakatan optimistic about next elections

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

By John Grafilo After a four-hour drive to Malaysia’s northern state of Kedah, opposition leader N Surendran rushed to a Hindu harvest festival in the town of Sungai Petani where he spoke of the need to elect a new government. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Rakyat

‘Ministers are towkays, voters are servants’

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

By Joseph Tawie Sarawak senior minister James Masing’s support for a fellow minister’s directive to revoke aid to a disabled man has further fuelled the controversy. Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president James Masing has come under fire for supporting Assistant … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakatan Rakyat, Sarawak BN | 6 Comments

Pakatan ready to lend its flag to Ku Li

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Pakatan Rakyat is ready to negotiate with Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah if he is interested in defending his Gua Musang seat under the opposition ticket, PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub has said. Salahuddin was responding to Razaleigh’s recent statement that … Continue reading →

Posted in Pakatan Rakyat, UMNO