June 29-July 3
July 3: Sole Kedah DAP representative and Kota Darul Aman assemblyman Lee Guan Aik declared himself as an “independent and non-aligned” state assemblyman and no longer a government supporter.
July 3: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng warned developer Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd that the state government will stop the project in Kampung Buah Pala, Bukit Gelugor, if it continues to threaten to demolish the houses in area and refuses to compensate the residents.
July 2: DAP’s Karpal Singh thrown out of Dewan Rakyat during debate on Privileges Committee recommendations on fine vs Umno Youth who confronted Karpal in February. Opposition MPs stage walkout during voting on recommendation but motion was approved by remaining Barisan Nasional MPs.
July 2: Court of Appeal dismisses Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s appeal, sodomy trial remains at KL High Court.
July 2: Pakatan Rakyat announces lineup for 25 committees to oversee government ministries.
July 1: Sessions Court allows extension until Oct 9 to execute a warrant of arrest against Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin for failing to turn up for his criminal defamation trial. The court also gave same time to the prosecution to serve notice of show-cause to RPK’s wife Marina Lee Abdullah.
July 1: DAP Kedah unanimously voted to quit the Pakatan Kedah government over the issue of a demolition of a pig abattoir.
July 1: PAC to summon former ministers and PKA officers for investigation over PKFZ scandal, says PAC Chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid.
July 1: Court of Appeal to decide July 2 whether Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial would be heard at the Kuala Lumpur High Court or be transferred back to the Sessions Court.
July 1: Padang Serai MP N Gobalakrishnan lodges police report over two SMSes that contained death threats.
July 1: PAS Youth invites Umno Youth to an intellectual discourse on principles and Muslim struggles.
June 30: Dewan Rakyat passes Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission Bill 2009 (EAIC).
June 30: Court of Appeal stays other proceedings in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial pending disposal of venue dispute.
June 30: Port Klang Authority (PKA) to withhold RM660 million payment to Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd until PKFZ scandal sorted out.
June 29: State exco member in charge of local government affairs Chow Kon Yeow announces termination of Johari Kassim from Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP).
June 29: Court of Appeal to hear June 30 opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s appeal of the High Court’s decision to allow a transfer of his sodomy trial from the Sessions Court to High Court.
