Pakatan Rakyat to sue Election Commission over indelible ink

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will file a civil suit against the Election Commission (EC) on Monday over the use of indelible ink in Election 2013, Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar said today.

The PKR vice president said EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf and deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar have allegedly lied regarding the indelible ink, making contradicting statements regarding its silver nitrate content.

“We have necessary documents and evidence against the EC. You cannot keep changing your statements regarding the silver nitrate from 5 to 7 per cent to only one per cent and later it is akin to food colouring,” she told an electoral forum organised by the Malaysian Bar Council here.

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Nurul Izzah entry ban lifted, say Sabah cops

Sabah police confirmed today that the state has lifted its ban on Nurul Izzah Anwar entering the east Malaysian state.

State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Hamza Taib reportedly confirmed this with Astro Awani today but did not offer further information on why the ban was retracted.

The police chief also claimed that no other individuals apart from Nurul Izzah were placed on a travel blacklist, despite information found in leaked correspondence between Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman’s office and the state’s Immigration Department.

“As far as the police have mentioned, no other individuals were banned apart from Nurul. But even then, that ban has been retracted,” DCP Hamza told the station.

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Nurul Izzah rubbishes claims of planned Sabah protest

Federal lawmaker Nurul Izzah Anwar, barred from entering Sabah on Thursday, described allegations that PKR planned to have a demonstration at KDCA “as fabricated and utterly ridiculous”.

“The allegations are meant to tarnish my character and justify the unjustifiable deportation of BN dissenters,” she said in a brief message.

“I deplore the fact that the Sabah Barisan Nasional government is repeating such fabrication without an ounce of responsible fact-finding,” she added.

The Lembah Pantai MP and PKR vice president was responding to an article in Borneo Insider quoting sources that she was planning to head a PKR demonstration at the KDA during the state-wide Kaamatan.

Her denial comes soon after Penampang MP Darell Leiking said that the accusation is a “lie and rifled with speculation”.

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Raja Nong Chik lodges police report against Nurul Izzah

Lembah Pantai Umno division head Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin today lodged a police report on a statement made by the Lembah Pantai Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar linking him to the purchase of 4.856 hectares of land in Bukit Kiara.

He said the report was to enable the police to investigate the statement made by Nurul Izzah, who is also Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president, one day before polling for the 13th general election.

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GE13 Pictures Gallery

PR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivering his Labour Day’s address in Putrajaya May 1, 2013.



Pakatan supporters cheer at Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Labour Day event in Putrajaya May 1, 2013.


The crowd outside listening to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s speech during his Labour Day’s address in Putrajaya May 1, 2013


Tony Pua, the DAP candidate for Petaling Jaya Utara parliament seat, addresses the crowd at the DAP ceramah held at the MBPJ hockey stadium, April 30, 2013.

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GE13: Lembah Pantai race heats up

BN's Datuk Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin will be contesting against PKR's Nurul Izzah Anwar and Independant Rosli Baba for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat.

Three-cornered fight in Lembah Pantai Nurul Izzah hopes for a fair fight against Nong Chik

Incumbent Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar is hoping for a gentleman's fight with caretaker Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

“It is going to be a challenge because I am not just going against a minister, but I am going against a Federal Territories Minister who has all the resources,'' Nurul Izzah said.

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GE13: ‘Permatang Pauh and Lembah Pantai MPs alleged sex videos are fake’

PKR will not be intimidated by threats made by certain parties that they would be releasing sex videos allegedly involving the Permatang Pauh and Lembah Pantai MPs.

PKR secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Nasution told a press conference at the PKR headquarters here yesterday that some party members had watched the allegedly incriminating clips.

“A few of us were given previews of the alleged videos, which we believe are digitally manipulated.

“These accusations will not scare us. It will make us more determined to move forward in our political battle,” he said.

Nurul Izzah hits out at police

Lembah Pantai MP claims all the force does is spy on everybody

KUALA PILAH: PARTI Keadilan Rakyat vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar has claimed that the main duty of the police is solely to spy on all Malaysians.

In her ceramah at Kampung Jemapoh here on Tuesday night, Nurul Izzah said this was why armed intruders had managed to infiltrate Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu, on Feb 12.

"What is the job of the security forces? Their job is to spy on the rakyat. Their job is to spy on the PKR leaders. Their job, on the whole, is to ensure BN (Barisan Nasional) stays successful... until our borders in Lahad Datu, Sabah, were inflitrated.



Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar
Nurul Izzah Anwar came under fire last year for allegedly promoting apostasy

Lewd video, messages targeting Anwar sent to MP

Lewd video, messages targeting Anwar sent to MP



Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching lodged a report with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today over lewd video and picture messages she received on her mobile phone, targeting PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.

PKR wants Pakatan to make state institutions UUCA-free

PKR called on Pakatan Rakyat-controlled state governments today not to impose the much-criticised Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) on state-owned institutions of higher learning.

Nurul Izzah: ‘Balai Polis Kerinchi’ a voter in Lembah Pantai

PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar claimed today that there were 97 discrepancies in the Lembah Pantai postal voters’ list, including one voter with the name “Balai Polis Kerinchi”.

The MP for the constituency told reporters today that while the identity card number RF161872 corresponded to a Mohd Faizul Mohd Yusop on the Election Commission’s (EC) online database, “Balai Polis Kerinchi is on the official electoral roll that will be used.”

“We don’t know if it’s Balai bin Polis Kerinchi or Balai Polis bin Kerinchi,” she said. “This is the gazette for the third quarter. If elections are held tomorrow, this is the list we will use.”

Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia products not as cheap as advertised

Nurul Izzah showing 1Malaysia store goods not as cheap as other hypermarket.

Several Pakatan Rakyat MPs questioned the prices of goods sold at the Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) outlets, alleging that some are not as cheap as advertised to the public.

Pakatan MPs who brought samples of grocery products to Parliament to prove their point today said while some products were indeed cheaper, some on the other hand, were not.

Tony Pua (DAP-Petaling Jaya Utara) said the items – ranging from canned sardines to dish-washing liquid – were priced higher than certain hypermarkets.

"The price difference for most products is far off from the claims of 30%-50% less," Pua told a press conference.

Contessa residents take fears to DBKL about next landslide risks.

The residents of Contessa condomiun, accompanied by MP for Lembah Pantai, Nurul Izzah Anwar, took their fears to the City Council over an adjacent earth works which they fear can lead to another landslip disaster.

Nurul Izzah: Explain RM1b sewage plant upgrading project

Nurul Izzah Anwar has urged the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry to clarify if it is awarding an upgrading project of a sewage treatment plant by direct negotiation for RM1 billion.

The Lembah Pantai MP said today the RM1 billion price tag for the plant, which is located in her constituency, was double the cost estimated by Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd officials about two years ago.


“I am concerned that to my knowledge there was no open tender exercise ever being called for the upgrading work at the Pantai 2 sewage treatment plant,” Nurul Izzah (picture) told reporters today.

“What alarms me “What alarms me most is the indication that the project will be awarded for a price tag of RM1 billion, 100 per cent more expensive than a market estimate of the cost,” she said.

Government disallow to 'rakyat' in name of proposed weekly

The Home Ministry is against the use of the word 'rakyat' in the name for the proposed weekly Utusan Rakyat.

A representative of the ministry's Publication and Quranic Text Control Division told this to Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar (left) and National Union of Journalists president Hata Wahari during a meeting at the ministry's office in Putrajaya today.

"The ministry is afraid that this may confuse the public about the proposed weekly," related Hata during a press conference after the meeting.

Pakatan: No need for sex video RCI

Pakatan Rakyat MPs are firm in their opposition to any motion in Parliament calling for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to investigate the sex video purportedly involving Anwar Ibrahim.

Wan Azizah: Man in video not Anwar

PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail insists that the man in the sex video is not her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

After watching video, Wan Azizah declares Anwar innocent

Wan Azizah speaks to the press today, April 5, 2011 about the controversial sex clip. On the right is her daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar


Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said today that she and family members are convinced after watching a two-minute clip of a sex video that the man in the recording is not her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

A portion of the video purportedly showing Anwar having sex was uploaded on YouTube on Sunday.

Wan Azizah said today the clip was clear evidence that Anwar was innocent as the man featured did not resemble her husband.

“It is clear that the body and physique of the actor is different than the body and physique of Anwar,” she told reporters at her residence while surrounded by her family members.

“When he was in jail, what else could he do but exercise,” she said, referring to Anwar’s previous statement that “the stomach of the man was much bigger than” his.

Nurul Izzah presses for probe on Dr M, A-G for power abuse

As pressure piles on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over his alleged sex video scandal, his daughter pushed today for the police to investigate two of the country’s most powerful men for corruption.

“I urge PDRM to investigate the four police reports lodged by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim between July 9, 1999 and August 20, 1999, concerning the abuse of power by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail as mentioned in an open letter by Datuk Mat Zain [Ibrahim] to the Police Inspector-General yesterday,” Nurul Izzah Anwar (picture) said in a statement today