Zuraidah terima surat saman Zahida

KETUA Wanita PKR, Zuraida Kamarudin berkata, beliau telah menerima surat tuntutan guaman daripada pelakon wanita terkenal Zahida Rafik yang didakwanya menerima bayaran RM1.5 juta daripada menteri Umno, kelmarin.

Zuraida berkata, surat melalui peguam Datuk Seri Shafee Abdullah bertarikh 23 April itu menuntutnya berhenti daripada membuat kenyataan berhubung isu yang mengaitkan Zahida dengan Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah, Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.

Cops to open probe on cattle condo scandal

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — The National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) is being investigated for cheating or criminal breach of trust over its purchase of two luxury condominium units here using government funds, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said today.

“We are looking into the report and need time to investigate.

“We will call those involved to assist in investigations. We urge people to stop speculating and allow us to carry out investigations without any unnecessary pressure,” Ismail was quoted as saying in Star Online.

'Datuk T' got away with light fines

Sex video: Datuk Trio plead guilty and fined

The three individuals behind the sex tape which featured a man resembling Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim were charged in Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's Court today and slapped with a fine of up to RM3,000.

This came three months after they screened the video at a hotel to a group of journalists.

Scorpenes, Altantuya to make waves in France when open court starts

Malaysian civil rights group SUARAM expects its corruption lawsuit filed against French naval arms firm DCNS to move into open court and hearings to begin in May or June.

This will pave the way for Malaysians to finally get access to details of a highly questionable RM6.7billion ringgit submarines deal entered into by their defense ministry in 2002, and kept top secret by Prime Minister Najib Razak.

DCNS was the vendor of the submarines and Najib has been accused of benefiting his close friend Razak Baginda with a 114 million euros commission in the deal.

Obscene booklets of Anwar hit Sabah

Lewd caricatures and photographs depicting the opposition leader is 'no longer' about politics but a reflection of 'the morality of the people in the country'.

KOTA KINABALU: Police have been urged to investigate the mass distribution of a booklet called “Mentor 5” that is riddled with lewd wordings and photographs of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim in compromising positions.

'Even if not doctored, it isn't Anwar in sex video'

Not surprisingly PKR continues to rally behind its de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim despite the sex video allegations against him.

Amidst the nation's top cop stating that the footage of the sex video screened to journalists is genuine, PKR communications chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said it still does not prove who is in the video.

"Even if the video is genuine, fine and dandy. But it still does not prove who is in the video. Other people who have watched the video said that apart from the face, the physical attributes are not Anwar's.

Sex video clip genuine, says IGP

The special team investigating the case was in the closing stages of the probe.

KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ismail Omar said today the sex video clip allegedly involving an opposition politician is genuine.

This is based on the report of experts who had used the clip to investigate the case, he told reporters.

Ismail said the special team investigating the case was in the closing stages of the probe and that the investigation papers would be handed over to the attorney-general soon.

Smut video, scumbag and Umno politics

What was a member of the Malaysian royal household, allegedly from Selangor, doing at a screening of the sex video at Shangri-la hotel?

The story surrounding the Carcosa smut video has been retold so many times by so many people. Before Carcosa there was Flamingo. Before Flamingo there was even a private viewing for five people at the Shangri-La hotel.

I think those five people at the Shangrila screenimg should be hauled up for questioning. At each of these viewings, the main protagonists were present – Shazryl Eskay Abdullah and Rahim Tamby Chik.

Sex video probe: 'Don't let AG use police

Inspector-general of police (IGP) Ismail Omar must ensure that the investigation of the sex video scandal is carried out free of political or other forms of pressure, said former Kuala Lumpur CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim.

This is given the history of bad blood between two key figures - attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail (right) and former Malacca chief minister Rahim Thamby Chik - and PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Anwar has denied he is the man in the video and lodged a police report.

Investigations are now underway under Section 292 of the Penal Code relating to the distribution of obscene material.

All for Nought

By Wong Chun Wai, The Star 

The public is divided between believers and sceptics over the sex video.

IT was a most unusual way of exposing a sex video to incriminate a political enemy. Such videos are often sent to media companies in envelopes or they just pop up on the Internet. It is also rare for anyone to claim responsibility for such gutter politics.

Spotlight on infamous trio of 'Datuk T'

As soon as the latest alleged Anwar Ibrahim sex-tape scandal exploded on Monday, the search was on for the identities of those behind the saga, and when one of them was revealed as businessman Shazryl Eskay Abdullah, interest surged even higher.

Shazryl (right), 51, from Naka, Kedah, was said to be a physiotherapist who had worked in the United States who had spent time with a team in the National Football League as well as a American college team.

On his return home, he had served with the Badminton Association of Malaysia. Presently, he is a director of Aman Agropreneurs Sdn Bhd.

Two men in sex video case nabbed: Police

The police have arrested two men believed to be businessman Shazryl Eskay Abdullah and former Malacca chief minister Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik, linked to the sensational 20-minute video clip which depicted a man said to look like a top opposition leader having sex with a woman in a hotel room.

They were believed to be released on police bail.

The se‘X’-Files of BN

BN’s emphasis is on sex – and the many versions of it. BN’s politicians tend to hide behind catchy slogans, and sexual scandals.

What is it like to be a teenager who wants to exercise his democratic rights in a BN dominated Malaysia?

He notes that BN ministers rarely discuss important topics like fiscal policy, education, health, the environment, energy and transportation.

Johari: Rahim offered me money to defect, meet Najib

Written by  Johari Abdul

I was contacted by a very close associate since Mac 15, 2011 to meet with him regarding something important. On Monday, Mac 21, at about 12.20pm, I confirmed that I had time to meet him.

I met him at the Hotel De Palma, Ampang, at 4pm that day before being brought there in another car. There were two people in the car that I did not recognise.

I was brought to a junior suite in the Hotel Flamingo, Ampang. I met Rahim Thamby and Shazryl Eskay who were waiting in the room. I was also accompanied by my close associate.

Zaid: I saw the sex video, too

Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim has admitted that he has seen the sex video which allegedly depicts PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim with a prostitute.

On his latest blog posting, Zaid said that from what he has seen, there are questions that needs to be answered and it is best done by an independent body.

Act immediately against 'Datuk T', police told

The police must arrest 'Datuk T' immediately and take stern action against him for his public screening of a pornographic video recording, said DAP national chairperson Karpal Singh.

The screening of the video, purportedly depicting PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim having sex with an unidentified woman in Kuala Lumpur hotel room on Feb 21, clearly violates the laws of the country, said Karpal.

He said he was in left in a state of shock upon learning that police had yet to take any action to arrest 'Datuk T' following the 'public viewing' of the pornographic video clip.

Anwar’s sexual liaison: Ummi throws a dare

Ummi Hafilda Ali, the star witness in Anwar Ibrahim's Sodomy I trial, has re-surfaced to hog the limelight again.

SUBANG JAYA: Ummi Hafilda Ali, who was a key witness in Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy and abuse of power trial in 1999, re-surfaced today and threw a challenge to opposition leaders and others: take an oath on the Quran (sumpah laknat) and tell the truth.

She wants them to reveal the truth about Anwar’s sexual relationship with Shamsidar Taharin, the wife of PKR deputy president Azmin Ali. Ummi claimed the liaison was condoned by Azmin, her elder brother.

New MCA scandal: Perak leader behind molest of beautician?

It looks like a top MCA man from Perak may be the next to follow in the footsteps of party president Chua Soi Lek and get embroiled in a ‘sex’ scandal.

Speculation is rife that the senior MCA divisional leader is the politician who allegedly molested a beautician on New Year’s Eve.

“I don’t know who, but the news has appeared in a few Chinese papers and it is creating a lot of public curiosity. I hope that the politician and the party he belongs to will issue a clarification,” PKR vice president Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.

What happened to Scorpene scandal?

Questions over the sale of French-built Scorpene submarines to militaries across the world may finally ensnare some of France's highest-ranking leaders.

They include former French president Jacques Chirac, former prime ministers Dominique de Villipin and Edouard Balladur and the country's current president Nicholas Sarkozy, as well as an unknown number current and former French defence executives.

Not aware of Rais' rape claim or sleeping on the job

Former Prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi denied that he helped cover up the alleged rape of an Indonesian maid by Rais Yatim four years ago.

He claimed that he was “not aware” that such an incident even took place during his tenure despite contradicting claims by an Indonesian workers rights group.

He said, “I’m not aware of that. I don’t think there was anything.”

Abdullah Badawi has just confessed to his failure as a leader.