Archive - 10 June 2008

Local seafood is facing a potential European Union ban, a major destination for the product, because of poor health standards.

He received a letter dated June 2 that his post in UIA had been terminated effective on that day.

'We are not changing it at the moment as far as the AP issuance policy is concerned.'

However many locals were quite disappointed that the prime minister did not come bearing Sabah-style goodies.

Umno Youth has launched a blogsite, ‘Saka Bangsa’, in an attempt to remain relevant after Barisan Nasional’s disastrous showing in the March 8 national polls.

updated 8.11pm The panel’s report said that there was no evidence of the snoop squad’s existence and that MCA president Ong Ka Ting was not involved in it.

Consumer affairs minister Shahrir explained that apart from gas usage, the national oil company did not subsidise petrol or diesel usage directly.

A senior judge exposes how judges were threatened with the sack and indoctrinated at government ‘boot camps’ during the era of the former prime minister. [FULL TEXT INSIDE]

Impose a 10 percent pay cut on ministers, their deputies and civil servants, suggests Umno Youth member Sazmi Miah.

‘I believe the supplier of these buses is raking in large profits. Is it possible that the disposal of so many buses is so that new buses can be purchased from a certain supplier?’ he asks.

Ian HC Chin, the High Court justice who made a number of explosive revelations from the bench yesterday, is known to the legal fraternity as a brave judge.

Many newer factory-bus operators could go out of business unless the government extends a helping hand through a proper subsidy on fuel.

DAP’s Lim Kit Siang said the government should slash the ministerial entertainment allowance by half, since it has removed a huge chunk in fuel subsidies.

Malaysiakini asked people how they view the government move to cut back benefits enjoyed by ministers and their deputies. Here are their responses. [VIDEO INSIDE]

PAS Youth have forwarded a fuel increase protest note and emphasised the inconsistencies of the deputy prime minister and a minister.

The government's cost-cutting measures in line with the decision to cut fuel subsidies last Wednesday was the headline news in almost all dailies.

updated 2.04pm If found guilty, mechanic Chang faces a mandatory jail sentence of up to five years as well as a fine of between RM5,000 and RM15,000.

Sabah leaders must recognise that, where the state’s territorial integrity is concerned, they must all work together even if KL has another agenda.

A 49-year-old man in Terengganu has been given the nod to take a fourth wife after siring 25 children with the other three.

Older paradigms and stale ways must go if Malaysia is to transcend the mundane - and change will require moral courage.

free ‘I am sure millions of Malaysian have no confidence in the present BN government. Jump and crossover now. Let's have a new beginning.’

free ‘How can I be denied the rebate simply on engine capacity? My neighbour drives a brand new BMW 3-series but enjoys the rebate. Is there any justice here?’