Syed Hamid Albar, a very senior cabinet minister in the Malaysian government, lied. Bare faced lied.

This BN government steam rolls on, relentless in its pursuit of bloodyminded cheating to preserve its looting of the country.

Tomorrow, it seeks to arrest Anwar Ibrahim, the single biggest threat to its 50 year rule. PKR has threatened street action. Would Malaysia have its own Bastille at long last?