AFP News – Mon, Jun 25, 2012
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — The police are not neglecting its crime-fighting duties to hunt down the opposition and its supporters, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has said, denying accusations labelling the force as tools of Barisan Nasional (BN).
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Barisan Nasional (BN) has no choice but to throw its weight behind Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who will likely survive his second term as prime minister due to a lack of alternative, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said.
PETALING JAYA, May 26 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) wants to sign up some 500,000 volunteers to protest at the Election Commission (EC) offices until the members resign in favour of replacements who report directly to parliament.
Bersih co-chair Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan and PKR strategy chief Rafizl Ramli led the calls for the entire EC to step down after complaints about the indelible ink, introduced in Election 2013 to prevent double voting, could be easily washed off.
PETALING JAYA, May 25 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today accused Barisan Nasional (BN) of breaching several agreed points in an April peace deal brokered by former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla between him and Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic).
Turkey's Cuneyt Cakir will referee the Euro 2012 semi-final between holders Spain and Portugal in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Wednesday UEFA announced on Monday.
Frenchman Stephane Lannoy will be in charge of the other semi-final, Germany against Italy in Warsaw on Thursday it added.
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BY CLARA CHOOIASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 ― Former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla has accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of reneging on a peace deal to respect the outcome of Election 2013 that he brokered between the opposition leader and Datuk Seri Najib Razak in April.
Oleh Amin Iskandar, Penolong Pengarang Berita
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Putrajaya will only face more wrath from right-thinking Malaysians if it continues its nationwide crackdown on opposition supporters, Datuk Ambiga Sreenavasan said today.
PETALING JAYA, May 24 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has claimed the alleged irregularities found in the contest for the Balik Pulau seat alone could prove that the May 5 general election results had been rigged, a leader from the federal opposition pact said today.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The police today released three men who were detained for a probe under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Penal Code after a magistrate rejected requests for further remand.