Archive - 29 May 2008

Deputy home minister justifies police action at BMC clash

Deputy home minister justifies police action at BMC clash

parliament The police were acting within their jurisdiction and have been painted incorrectly by residents and the media, says the deputy home minister.
Arab tourists the biggest spenders

Arab tourists the biggest spenders

parliament Senators were told that the Arabs tourists arrive in big numbers, stay for a longer period and end up spending more than other tourists.
CM: We'll be fair in land conversion

CM: We'll be fair in land conversion

Penang extends land lease period for industrial areas and allow conversion from leasehold to freehold for landed property owners.
AirAsia posts 86% profit increase in first quarter

AirAsia posts 86% profit increase in first quarter

AirAsia said today its net profits defied spiralling fuel prices to leap 86 percent in the first quarter, but that rising costs would impact on profit margins in the future.
Foreign-registered cars will pay more for fuel

Foreign-registered cars will pay more for fuel

The new initiative to permit sales to foreigners, but at a non-subsidised price, is likely to be approved at a cabinet meeting tomorrow.
Indah Water, do your business here!

Indah Water, do your business here!

Some 300 residents in a Klang residential area have been living with an unbearable stench as the IWK plant there has not been able to process sewerage waste due to stolen cables.
Bad policies hinder better public transportation

Bad policies hinder better public transportation

The public transport policy is being tainted with chronic policy-making, which continues to prevent good service to commuters.
Bus subsidies removal will burden poor

Bus subsidies removal will burden poor

Mukhriz wants 'referendum' on Pak Lah's leadership

Mukhriz wants 'referendum' on Pak Lah's leadership

mukhriz mahathir 290508 The Jerlun MP says that all three million party members should be asked to decide if they support the present leadership or otherwise in a nationwide survey.
PKR shrugs off defections to Umno

PKR shrugs off defections to Umno

'I suppose we must thank him for joining Umno only after the general election. At any other time, it might have had some impact but now it will not stop our momentum,' says Tian Chua.
Pulau Batu Mahathir

Pulau Batu Mahathir

Grand Saga: Ong Tee Keat 'under influence'?

Grand Saga: Ong Tee Keat 'under influence'?

Repeal, not just review, ISA

Repeal, not just review, ISA

Sure, let MIC be, just don't support it

Sure, let MIC be, just don't support it

Dreams for scholarship shattered by PSD

Dreams for scholarship shattered by PSD

Khalid: Grand Saga EGM in 2 weeks

Khalid: Grand Saga EGM in 2 weeks

The Selangor mentri besar says the emergency meeting will be called unless the toll company settles the barricade row with Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Halt the use of Fomema services

Halt the use of Fomema services

How does Citrawarna actually help?

How does Citrawarna actually help?

Stop the stereotyping of Africans

Stop the stereotyping of Africans

Moving public transportation forward

Moving public transportation forward

Najib wants Tan to quit Gerakan

Najib wants Tan to quit Gerakan

updated 7.40pm The BN deputy chairperson says that it was morally necessary for the FT Gerakan head to go after joining a Selangor government task force.
BMC residents take grouses to Parliament

BMC residents take grouses to Parliament

updated 5pm A group of residents from Bandar Mahkota Cheras turn up at Parliament to submit a memorandum on Tuesday night’s beatings as a DAP motion to debate the matter was rejected. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Gov't ready for 'tussle' over Sabah

Gov't ready for 'tussle' over Sabah

The Moro National Liberation Front is continuing with its claim on Sabah and is ready to go to the International Court of Justice over the matter.
PM's anti-graft agenda won Ezam over

PM's anti-graft agenda won Ezam over

ezam and pak lah updated 4.37pm Prime Minister Abdullah's reform agenda to clean up the Anti-Corruption Agency was the main pull factor that enticed Ezam back into Umno. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Online politicisation: Singapore's source of new activists

Online politicisation: Singapore's source of new activists

The post 2006 GE participation and exposure to online political expression and real world political activities has given birth to a new pool of civil-political activists in Singapore.
M'sian missions going 'overboard' for VIP wives?

M'sian missions going 'overboard' for VIP wives?

rosmah mansor parliament DPM Najib Abdul Razak has rejected allegations that his wife, Rosmah Mansor, was given special treatment by M'sian embassies abroad.
Ketuanan Melayu a double-edged keris

Ketuanan Melayu a double-edged keris

realpolitik 4 line version oon yeoh and ong kian ming Abdullah needs to ensure that this talk of Ketuanan Melayu does not escalate or he'll risk further alienating an already frustrated MCA, Gerakan and MIC
Headlines online: May 29

Headlines online: May 29

The Sabah BN members of Parliament are expecting several goodies from the Prime Minister during his weekend visit to the state.
Uproar over looming demolition of Pudu jail

Uproar over looming demolition of Pudu jail

pudu jail prison 290508 The historic jail is set to be torn down later this year, to be replaced by a commercial centre and condominium complex on the prime area next to Bukit Bintang.
Transit Malay nationalists wait and see

Transit Malay nationalists wait and see

The present crop of Malay nationalists in Umno, now caught in a bind and fearing for Malay survival, can become very vocal in coffee-shops but leaves to Mahathir to do the tough talking.

Cheras barricade goes down again

Cheras barricade goes down again

updated 3.15pm BMC residents have torn down the controversial wall built by toll operator Grand Saga which blocked access to the Cheras-Kajang Highway late last night.
Bandar Mahkota Cheras: Your say

Bandar Mahkota Cheras: Your say

cheras mahkota road grand saga barricade 270508 free updated 12.17pm ‘Grand Saga, even though you think you are right, why don’t you do something charitable for society? You already making tonnes of money.’
Not the time for Anwar's apology

Not the time for Anwar's apology

vox populi 50 x 70 big thumbnail free ‘Delivered at the right time, when the stakes are high but when people are not clamouring for it, will only add to his stature.’