D-Day for Ahmad Ismail

A visibly-upset Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he was going to take a firm stand over the Ahmad Ismail issue. He and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will meet the Bukit Bendera Umno division chief tomorrow to get him to explaim himself, after which action will be taken against him.

(From left:) Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club deputy chairman Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin, BNBCC executive secretary Huan Cheng Guan and Bukit Katil MP Datuk Md. Sirat Abu looking at a list containing the names of other Barisan backbenchers who have decided to join the trip to Taiwan on Sept 8.

Forty-one Barisan Nasional MPs left for Taipei in Taiwan Monday afternoon for a one-week study trip organised by the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BCC).View more

Spotlight

Role reversal in Storm Warriors

Cloud (Aaron Kwok, right) is the cool hero in Storm Warriors, while Wind (Ekin Cheng) is doomed to go down the path of damnation.

Aaron Kwok (right) and Ekin Cheng in costume as Cloud and Wind respectively. They star in the upcoming movie Storm Warriors, based on the bestselling Hong Kong comic book Fung Wan.

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Last Updated: Monday, September 08 2008  6:30 pm