Archive - 2 June 2009

A company is seeking RM147 million for services rendered to the Port Klang Authority over the troubled PKFZ but the astronomical figures has left the PKA chief seeing stars.

Manohara, teen model and wife of Kelantan's third prince, has apparently been given seven days to show evidence that she had been abused or face legal action.

free 'As usual, like most scandals, all the finger-pointing and tit-for-tat statements will go on for a few weeks after which the whole ‘drama' will come to an abrupt end.'

Is the PM afraid of seeking a vote of confidence in case he is unable to secure 100 percent support from Umno and BN MPs? asks Kit Siang.

'The ROS told me that both parties need more time to come up with an explanation, and this (process) is only expected to be completed within two to four weeks,' says DPM.

Human rights groups described the arrests as an abuse of power by the police. Indeed, why arrest the demonstrators if there is no intention to charge them in the first place?

The response to a comment by businessman Kenneth Eswaran could not have been clearer - his counterparts don’t believe that the future of Indian Malaysians lies with MIC.

A lawyer argued that persons charged with possession of drugs should also be granted bail since some murder case suspects have been released on bail.

The family of 27-year-old Thilak Chellapan is waiting for medical findings in a post-mortem report before they decide to sue the PD police station for negligence.

The Islamic authorities in Selangor are not allowed to claim Mohan Singh’s body for a Muslim burial pending the outcome of judicial review sought by his family.

The man who allegedly murdered a salon owner, her five-year-old son and her maid last month was charged with murder in Ipoh today.

The former premier says the law on corruption in Malaysia is framed in a manner that it promotes crime rather than prevent them.

updated 4:45pm Muhyiddin expressed disappointment with the Umno-owned Malay daily for publishing articles with a racial slant. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Malaysian History Association says the museum will serve as a 'living institution' that will dispel any attempt to twist or distort facts regarding the communists.

The apology is seen as a boost to Husam, who will face two contenders for PAS deputy presidency this weekend in the party's muktamar.

The collapse of the roof of one-year-old KT stadium and an old supermarket in PJ have raised questions on the role of building professionals.

The government will be soon launching a new loan scheme for people without a steady source of income.

updated 2.05pm Cops have decided not to charge 12 people, including a MP and state rep, for taking part in the May 19 candlelight vigil. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Twenty years ago, the Haadyai Peace Accords were signed between our government and the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), which ended the protracted anti-British-turned-civil war, and marked the beginning of national reconciliation process beneficial to national unity and nation building as a whole.

The public revelation of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) audit report took Najib's governance of the Barisan Nasional (BN) political leadership to new levels of transparency, at least in my view.

updated 3.45pm The roof of the 50,000-capacity stadium in KT, which was opened a year ago, collapsed at about 7.30am today.

Sabah’s traditional rice wine has a special meaning and role, as the Kadazan, Dusun and Murut communities are being reminded in the wake of growing alcoholism.

free 'Why are we keeping Mas Selamat under the ISA in our jails at the cost of the Malaysian taxpayer? Isn't he Singapore's issue to deal with?'

Search teams hunting the plane that vanished with 228 people on board are scouring remote Atlantic waters with scant hope of finding survivors.

NZ Trade Minister Tim Groser said negotiations for the deal had been finalised after negotiations in KL.

The plane with 228 people on board disappeared yesterday after suffering multiple breakdowns in a fierce storm on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.