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10 tumultuous years: Malaysiakini was there

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:38:30 GMT

1999 Malaysiakini went live 10 year ago on this day, Nov 20, which was nomination day of the 1999 General Election. It was done without much fanfare. Several of the top news covered in the final months of that year were: 1.
Source: Malaysiakini

Real property gains tax: Flip-flop flux

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:01:32 GMT

On April 1, 2007 – no prank intended - former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced the full exemption of the sliding 30% to 5% Real Property Gains Tax.
Source: Malaysiakini

How Malaysiakini challenges authoritarianism

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:48:25 GMT

"We certainly lost the Internet war, the cyber-war... It was a serious misjudgment. We made the biggest mistake in thinking that it was not important."
Source: Malaysiakini

'Khairy, don't dream of being PM'

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:17:48 GMT

The 'chameleon' will never reach Putrajaya Ahmad Daniel Ahmad Zahari: Khairy Jamaluddin, I don't care what you and your wing are going do about Anwar, but I as a voter will make sure that you are not going to be the prime minister of Malaysia one day.
Source: Malaysiakini

Mahathir, Pak Lah to attend Umno AGM

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:48:44 GMT

Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - the two former Umno presidents who had a bitter falling out - have both confirmed their attendance to the Umno general assembly's opening ceremony on Thursday.
Source: Malaysiakini

Amending constitution alone wonât save Umno

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:19:17 GMT

Former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that amending the Umno constitution would not make the party stronger if there was no change in the attitude of its members.
Source: Malaysiakini

Grenade: Son of Pak Lah's ex-private sec charged

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:55:23 GMT

A son of an ex-private secretary to former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was charged in the Sessions Court today with possessing a hand-grenade.
Source: Malaysiakini

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:34:59 GMT

Newly appointed Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak takes oath in front of King Sultan Mizan (not pictured) as his predecessor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (L) looks on, during the swearing-in ceremony at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur April 3, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:57:54 GMT

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (L) waves as his successor Najib Razak watches, after the handing over ceremony in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur April 3, 2009.

ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:40:16 GMT