AdilanClub: Najib to face-off Anwar?

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KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim may come face to face with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak at a Chinese New Year open house in Kajang tomorrow — and deliver highly charged political speeches.

The event is organised by Dong Zong, a Chinese education pressure group.

Anwar today said he would not avoid meeting Najib if both were to share the same stage at the gathering.

Both Najib and Anwar have agreed to attend the event.

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AdilanClub: ‘Dr M should contest against Anwar’

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PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad should take on his arch nemesis Anwar Ibrahim in the coming general election, said former West Malaysia Malay Teachers Union president Nordin Mahmood.

And Nordin wanted the duo to do battle in Anwar’s traditional stronghold of Permatang Pauh in Penang.

“As he [Mahathir] is adamant that he has contributed greatly to the country and that he still has the support of the rakyat, to prove this, he should contest against Anwar.

“Even if he loses, it would not be a great embarrassment as the seat is the stronghold of Anwar. But if he contests in Kubang Pasu [Mahathir's former parliamentary seat in Kedah] and ends up losing, his leadership status would suffer severely,” he added.

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Anwar: Oil profit enough to cover education bill

Anwar gestures during his address at a rally in Shah Alam, April 7, 2012.
 — Picture by Jack Ooi

"Najib: Abolishing PTPTN will cost taxpayers RM43b"

SHAH ALAM, April 8 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has insisted that Malaysia’s oil revenue could cover shortages in the country’s education bill, dismissing Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s claim yesterday that abolishing a federal student loan scheme would cost taxpayers RM43 billion.

The opposition leader, speaking at a rally in Stadium Melawati here last night, also disputed the figure given by Najib and said his calculations were much lower.


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Anwar: GE13 a class war

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will go into upcoming polls fighting a class war on behalf of the lower classes whom Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said were being held at the mercy of Barisan Nasional (BN) cronies.

The opposition leader told a crowd of more than 2,000 at a ceramah in Ampang, a former Umno stronghold, that PR was facing attacks in BN-controlled media because cronies of the ruling coalition feared cuts into their “obscene profits” if there was a change in government.

“This battle, this election is about the masses, the workers, the low-income earners against the rich cronies of Umno,” he said.

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Anwar accepts Wikileaks’ offer to debate Najib, RPK

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today he has accepted an offer from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to debate Datuk Seri Najib Razak and maverick blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin.

Raja Petra had recently accused the opposition leader of forcing him out of an interview, leading Najib to accuse Anwar, who has repeatedly challenged the prime minister to a debate, of being inconsistent.

“Assange said he wants to organise the debate. It could be a three-cornered debate. I told him I agreed,” Anwar(picture) told a press conference today.


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Anwar: 18,500 increase in Pekan voters shows fraud in Najib’s backyard

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim accused his archrival Datuk Seri Najib Razak of electoral fraud in the prime minister’s constituency of Pekan, pointing to the increase of 18,500 voters there since Election 2008.

The PKR de facto leader told a press conference this was more than three times the 5,000 increase in Kuantan, an urban seat currently held by PKR vice-president Fuziah Salleh.

“Such great development there while all the neighbouring constituencies grew so little.

Unable to get Guan Eng, Ibrahim Ali aims higher - debate me, Anwar!

KUALA LUMPUR, - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should debate Perkasa’s Datuk Ibrahim Ali and not the prime minister, the Malay rights group said today.

Its secretary-general Syed Hassan Syed Ali said a debate between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the Opposition Leader would only garner publicity for PKR and would be unfair to the country’s PM.

“It is not fair to drag the prime minister into the cheap political arena to give Anwar publicity. There is no need for Najib to entertain Anwar’s absurd wish.

Jealous Dr M rakes up bitter memories: Anwar only wants to be PM

Former premier Mahathir Mohamad, often accused of being jealous of his former deputy, said he was not surprised by Anwar Ibrahim's recent statement on "Israeli security", which Prime Minister Najib Razak's Umno party has been quick to allege betrayed the Muslim world.

“He will say anything to take over Putrajaya,” Mahathir, a former Umno president, told reporters on Monday.

Anwar warns Umno: Don't twist my Israel remarks

KUALA LUMPUR — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim clarified today his recent remarks on Israel, saying he supported a “two-state solution” with Palestine that is part of a resolution recognised and adopted by both Malaysia and the Union Nations.

The opposition leader has come under fire from Umno and its media after an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, in which he expressed support for “all efforts to protect the security of the state of Israel.”

But the international business daily said Anwar stopped short of saying he would open diplomatic ties with the Jewish state, a step the former deputy prime minister said remains contingent on Israel respecting the aspirations of Palestinians.

Anwar wants debate with Najib after trading blows on economic policies

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim again challenged Datuk Seri Najib Razak to a debate after both rivals had lashed out at each other’s economic policies yesterday.

Opposition Leader Anwar had said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal the prime minister’s policies benefited cronies despite embarking on an economic reform programme.

But Najib returned fire in the evening, saying the opposition’s promises of abolishing tolled roads, writing off study loans and reducing fuel prices were “a recipe for economic disaster” as the government would have to absorb RM40 billion in study loans alone.

Anwar says Israel remarks in line with Malaysia, UN policy

Anwar said his comments on the Israeli-Palestinian dispute were
 consistent with Malaysia’s stand on the matter.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim clarified today his recent remarks on Israel, saying he supported a “two-state solution” with Palestine that is part of a resolution recognised and adopted by both Malaysia and the Union Nations.

The opposition leader has come under fire from Umno and its media after an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, in which he expressed support for “all efforts to protect the security of the state of Israel.”

Muslims want democracy, says Anwar

Criticised for voicing liberal views in the West while flirting with orthodox Islam at home, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said there should be no reason for a contradiction between democracy and Islam.

“The vast majority of Muslims are under democratic rule... or are opting for democracy, as in Egypt,” the man vying to be prime minister told Financial Times (FT) in an interview published yesterday.

The influential international daily noted that the former deputy prime minister has drawn scepticism, even from admirers, that he can lead his fractious three-party Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to victory in the next general election or deliver his promises of a reformed government.

Hours before sodomy verdict, Anwar tells supporters to keep the faith

Anwar speaking at his ceramah in Kampung Pandan on January 8, 2012.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim raced across the capital city last night, spending his potential last hours as a free man making his final appeal to supporters to continue fighting for political reform before today’s verdict in his sodomy trial.

The de facto PKR leader pledged to a crowd of close to 5,000 at the final stop in Kampung Pandan here that “Umno leaders may cage my body but not my spirit.” It was his biggest crowd in his whirlwind meet with supporters in the capital city.

Leaping about a stage under the eye of dozens of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders such as DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, he called on supporters to “work hard as a team to save Malaysia.”

Anwar says wants BN to stop personal attacks

Anwar speaking in the comfort of his home on January 9, 2012
after his acquittal by the High Court

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today told Datuk Seri Najib Razak and other Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders to cease what he said were personal attacks against him and his family, saying that political debate should be restricted to policy matters.

He pointed out that he had now been declared innocent by the High Court, and he wanted the attacks against him to stop.

The court today acquitted Anwar of a charge of sodomising his former male aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

Judge Datuk Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah ruled that the prosecution had not done enough to prove Anwar had committed sodomy against Saiful.

Despite acquittal, Anwar says ‘remains to be seen’ that courts are free

Anwar (centre) addressing the crowd outside the Kuala Lumpur High
Court soon after his acquittal on January 9, 2012.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today it “took some courage” for the judge in his sodomy trial to acquit him, but he disputed the government’s assertion that it meant the courts were free from political manipulation.

“I recognise and acknowledge the fact that it took some courage on the part of the judge to come up with (the acquittal) ... But to suggest therefore that the judiciary is independent I think it remains to be seen,” he told reporters after his acquittal.

The High Court today acquitted Anwar of a charge of sodomising his former male aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

Anwar pledges to topple BN after acquittal

Anwar arriving in court for the verdict of his sodomy trial on January 9, 2012.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today that “justice has been served” after his acquittal in a politically-charged sodomy trial and pledged to topple the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) in the next elections.

“Thank God, justice has been served. I feel vindicated but we still have a struggle. We have to now focus on the general election,” he told reporters after the High Court here acquitted and discharged him of a charged of sodomising his former male aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan in 2009.

Court acquits Anwar, judge says possible ‘samples compromised’

Anwar (centre) is surrounded by press photographers soon after his acquittal.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The High Court today acquitted Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of a charge of sodomising his former male aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

Judge Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah ruled that the prosecution had not done enough to prove Anwar had committed sodomy against Saiful.

“The court could not rule 100 per cent that the DNA samples were not compromised. Without that, the court is reluctant to convict the accused based on the evidence of SP1.

Anwar prepared for jail on verdict eve

Anwar echoed many political observers in saying a guilty verdict would boost the opposition in the long run.

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday he was prepared to go to jail as he geared up for last-ditch rallies on the eve of a trial verdict that threatens his political career.

Anwar, 64, has toured the country in the past week, whipping up crowds of supporters with fiery speeches denouncing sodomy charges against him as a government frame-up aimed at neutralising him politically.

He was due to address supporters at his Kuala Lumpur home Sunday night, followed by a pair of separate rallies ahead of the following morning’s highly anticipated verdict announcement.

Anwar is PM material, says Umno veteran

Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin can dismiss Anwar Ibrahim's importance, but a former Cabinet Minister believes "Anwar will remain relevant for a long time.”

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has landed himself an unexpected exponent in the wake of several hard-hitting interviews by self-exiled blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin.

In the interviews Raja Petra had branded Anwar “unfit” to be the next Prime Minister, alluded that Anwar was guilty of the sodomy charge and expressed certainty that Anwar was the man featured in the sex video.

But the waves created by his verbal attacks could very well change direction now that a former Umno Cabinet Minister’s endorsement of Anwar’s suitability as Malaysia’s leader.

RPK is now a "hired Umno blogger" out to smear Anwar ahead of Sodomy II verdict

PKR today sought to discredit Raja Petra Kamarudin as a “hired Umno blogger” and part of a larger plot to smear Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ahead of the latter’s sodomy trial verdict.

The PKR de facto leader will learn the verdict on his sodomy charge on January 9. He is accused of sodomising a former aide, a charge he has vehemently denied and claims is a conspiracy to destroy his political career.

Today, PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution said Umno and Barisan Nasional were determined to see Anwar jailed, adding that the attacks against Anwar was meant to deflect from the government’s financial scandals.