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  Sodomy II trial: 'Saiful-DPP affair' tops agenda
• Chong a hero for fighting for Mazu statue, says LDP chief
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  Bar Council chief: Inviting Anwar 'right thing' to do
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  Karpal suggests death penalty for child rapists
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  MACC chief: I'll quit if big fish are let off
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  Crackdown on undocumented workers 'no surprise'
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  Kota Samarahan cops under fire over abuse claims
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  Felcra settlers to defy cops for Sunday meeting

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  Push for Sabah, S'wak's independence: Next stop UN
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  'Umno paid his RM1.8 mil debt': Zahrain cries slander
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  PKR renegades met Najib, Rosmah before quitting
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  ‘Three blind mice’ to Washington went
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  'One Israel-1M'sia': Anwar implicates Khairy's old friend
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  'Diploma holder' IGP accused of perjury
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  Mahathir and Ibrahim – an 'ultra and a liar'
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  Anwar: Who is Rais to question my position?

• Gaji CEO Syabas lebih tinggi dari CEO Bank of China
• What have the Singporean Malays achieved?
• Former MCA president is charged in court.
• Ling's trial: Will Mahathir or any of his ministers testify?
• PKFZ: Catching a big fish
• Anwar Ibrahim’s trial to resume Aug 2
• Misplaced religiosity?
• Gender paradox

The ugly face of Little Napoleon

NEW Not too long ago, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak cautioned the nation that “we cannot have Little Napoleons who do not understand innovation”. His implied warning is that these pests would mess things up and stall the country's march to a brave world yonder. But who are these pesky officers who dare to throw the spanner into the wheels of development? The people have read and heard much about them and their haughty ways, but they seldom make it to the headlines. They work behind the desks in a fog of imperial authority which even their political bosses cannot fathom or discern. They are power centres themselves who call the shots.

• ‘A sick country’
• Ling’s woes a tremendous setback for MCA
• 'Is there no honour among thieving friends?'
• Robert de Niro as our trade envoy?
• Time perhaps for 'tag-team' style governance
• Selangor BN clutching at straws
• Wildlife trade haven, uninterrupted
• Forget the old road, develop the whole state

• Ling duping the cabinet: Give us break
• Indeed, health care has plunged in quality
• Perkasa and HRP - two peas in a racist pod
• Skills training or skilled scamming?
• 'Pegawai sudah keluar, bila balik tak tahu’
• Football-only stadium: Whose funny idea is this?
• A disgraceful, weak punishment
• Examination: How do we define manipulation of marks?