FEB 7 — Now as much as I’d like to continually heap more and more criticism on the prime minister and his spouse, there is one thing that we need to get straight. Datuk Seri Najib Razak, our prime minister, is not the only person in Umno who has his head in the political guillotine in the next general election, whenever he chooses to hold it. There is enough blame to go around in Umno, Gerakan, the MCA, MIC and the rest of the Barisan Nasional component parties.

FEB 7 — The first rule of watching English Premier League football: never write off Manchester United.

FEB 7 — I recently began my nine-week placement in psychiatry, and I have really been swept away by the complexity as well as the manifestations of disease of the human mind. This article is not to teach you psychiatry, or to argue its importance in the medical profession. I just want to give you an interesting five minutes’ read, and then I hope you will put some thought into the issue.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — The government did not consult the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) board of employee representatives when it decided to use RM1.5 billion from the EPF to give home loans to unqualified buyers, union officials have said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – The Performance Management and Implementation Unit (PEMANDU) has insisted that its ambitious Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) was developed accurately despite assertions by a local think-tank that the government agency’s figures do not add up.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – The Selangor government said today it will examine media reports of a “PKR man” who was arrested in Indonesia last week before deciding on the next course of action.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – Lim Guan Eng said today that all communities in Penang now enjoy a share in the success of the state after handing power to Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Election 2008.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – The Rural and Regional Development Ministry must explain why welfare aid has only been handed out to half the hardcore poor families in Penang, Lim Guan Eng said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers accused Putrajaya today of abusing monies from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to hide its current debt levels under the guise of offering a purportedly “noble” housing scheme for lower-income earners.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Lim Kit Siang said today that Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s leave should be extended as the minister is yet to be cleared of any impropriety in the ongoing National Feedlot Centre (NFC) scandal.

KLANG, Feb 6 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak today took aim at proponents of a welfare state, stating that all welfare states ended up facing “very serious economic problems”.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is currently investigating five members of a syndicate, including Tabung Haji officers, who have allegedly been offering “express haj” services to pilgrims.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — PKR’s Rafizi Ramli today demanded Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil prove she was not involved with the National Feedlot Corporation’s (NFCorp) operations, saying it was a matter of utmost public interest.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — A man claiming to be a PKR member, who left Malaysia to avoid political intrigue, has been detained by Indonesian authorities for possessing fake identification documents.