Archive - 21 August 2009

C4 found in jungle, possible terror links

C4 found in jungle, possible terror links

Police have seized six sticks of industrial grade plastic explosives, four detonators and 38 sharp weapons during a raid in Bukit Kiara View jungle near Desa Sri Hartamas.
Dr M casts doubts over Rohaizat's candidacy

Dr M casts doubts over Rohaizat's candidacy

The former Umno president adds to the party candidate's woes by zeroing on his 'second wife' allegation. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Police form special squad to probe molotov attack

Police form special squad to probe molotov attack

The police have set up a special squad to investigate the molotov cocktail incident at MACC.
CPO's 'air ticket' case: Man charged with cheating

CPO's 'air ticket' case: Man charged with cheating

A former employee of a travel agency has been charged with cheating in relation to a case involving Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar.
Tee Keat: Lawsuit will not silent me

Tee Keat: Lawsuit will not silent me

The president's cup is running over with a civil suit and an upcoming EGM.
Perak speaker 'still practising' law, Pakatan cries foul

Perak speaker 'still practising' law, Pakatan cries foul

BN's Ganesan is disqualifed from being the speaker as he continues to remain as a practising lawyer, alleged his Pakatan Rakyat rivals.
Why a convicted smuggler gets wildlife permits?

Why a convicted smuggler gets wildlife permits?

Animal rights activists allege corruption in Perhilitan for issuing permits to convicted wildlife smuggler Anson Wong, dubbed the ‘Pablo Escobar' of the illegal trade.
Gobala: I could have died

Gobala: I could have died

UPDATED 6.20PM The Padang Serai MP claimed that about 30 policemen jumped on him and assaulted him after the Permatang Pasir nomination period.
Mahfuz: Disbarment not a personal matter

Mahfuz: Disbarment not a personal matter

The issue does reflect on Rohaizat's conduct as he is running for public office, stresses PAS vice-president Mahfuz Omar.
Sri Lanka envoy denies violation of human rights

Sri Lanka envoy denies violation of human rights

Sri Lankan High Commissioner Don D Ranasinghe rejects claims that victims of civil war in the country were subjected to violations of human rights.
Muhyiddin: No sabotage of Umno candidate

Muhyiddin: No sabotage of Umno candidate

He refutes the notion that there are elements of sabotage within Umno against the party's candidate in Permatang Pasir.
Our right to express views in public places

Our right to express views in public places

H1N1: No new deaths but 380 new cases

H1N1: No new deaths but 380 new cases

NONE No new deaths from H1N1 were reported today while 380 new cases brought the total in the country to 5,876. Health Ministry said 1,556 patients were still warded.
H1N1 needs vigilance, not panic

H1N1 needs vigilance, not panic

DAP moves to erase 'anti-Islam' portrayal

DAP moves to erase 'anti-Islam' portrayal

Strategies were discussed and planned as Selangor DAP held a special meeting last night to counter the recent attacks aimed at disparaging the party's reputation.
Doc expects H1N1 to last till next April

Doc expects H1N1 to last till next April

Dr Jacob Thomas would like to see better rapport between the Health Ministry and hospitals.
Cyberspace letter: Anti-graft body pondering probe

Cyberspace letter: Anti-graft body pondering probe

The besieged MACC will wait for the police probe into the letter to be concluded but it's own officers may also launch their own, if need be.
Ali Rustam's bridge to bankruptcy

Ali Rustam's bridge to bankruptcy

Poison-pen books attack Anwar, S'gor MB

Poison-pen books attack Anwar, S'gor MB

NONE UPDATED 4.30PM Addressing the Malays, the 193-page book asks: 'Is this Anwar issue so important that we are willing to sacrifice the future of our grandchildren?'
Wolves don't make good shepherds

Wolves don't make good shepherds

Umno's campaign almost in tatters

Umno's campaign almost in tatters

NONE ANALYSIS Umno candidate Rohaizat Othman could not have imagined that his ‘lawyer licence revoked' case would dominate the by-election campaign.
Save UM's Indian Studies Dept, NGOs tell PM

Save UM's Indian Studies Dept, NGOs tell PM

They want the PM to ensure that the department, which was established in 1956, to continue its long link with the Indian community.
Kapar MP lodges police report over 'mystery letter'

Kapar MP lodges police report over 'mystery letter'

UPDATED 2.45PM MP initially did not realise the full implication of the letter until he received calls from reporters asking him for more info.
Khairy dwells on phantom voters

Khairy dwells on phantom voters

khairy jamaluddin Opposition tactics to smear the BN candidate's reputation is a ruse to divert attention from phantom voters in Permatang Pasir. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Federal Court strikes out Buah Pala residents' application

Federal Court strikes out Buah Pala residents' application

UPDATED 5.22PM The residents of High Chaparral lose their last legal stand and now face the inevitable end of a 200-year history and move out by Sept 1.
Issues of conversions we cannot ignore

Issues of conversions we cannot ignore

King's ransom for a guardhouse

King's ransom for a guardhouse

For a sum of RM142,245, one would expect to be able to buy a small apartment. But for one developer, that is what he paid for a 10-square-feet guardhouse built by City Hall. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Will statutory declaration clear BN man?

Will statutory declaration clear BN man?

Lim Kit Siang poses two questions to embattled BN candidate Rohaizat Othman.

Fire crews board tanker to find missing sailors

Fire crews board tanker to find missing sailors

Firefighters today boarded a stricken Taiwanese oil tanker carrying 58,000 tonnes of naphtha fuel in the Malacca Strait to locate nine missing Chinese crew members.
Kartika wants caning done in public

Kartika wants caning done in public

A model who will be caned six time next week for drinking beer has appealed for her punishment to be carried out in public to deter other Muslims.
Falling apart around a rotten core

Falling apart around a rotten core

COMMENT Matching disintegrations, one of a candidate and the other, of a theory on a puzzling death, point to an inescapable conclusion - things continue to rot at the core of vital state institutions.
MP lodges report against mystery letter

MP lodges report against mystery letter

UPDATED 2.34PM Kapar MP S Manikavasagam lodged a police report over the mystery letter which appeared at the Teoh Beng Huat inquest. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Verbal slugfest over squatters

Verbal slugfest over squatters

That politicians would take squatter welfare seriously is an astonishing sign of the current turbulent times.
Amnesty: Don't cane beer-drinking model

Amnesty: Don't cane beer-drinking model

NONE The human rights group urged Malaysia not to cane a Muslim model for drinking beer and to abolish the "cruel and degrading punishment".
Rohaizat rubbishes second wife claim

Rohaizat rubbishes second wife claim

He was at great pains to deny the latest allegation today that he had taken on a second wife on the quiet in 2005. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Khalid ordered to pay Bank Islam RM66 mil

Khalid ordered to pay Bank Islam RM66 mil

khalid ibrahim UPDATED 12.30PM The KL High Court delivered a summary judgment ordering the Selangor MB to repay the loan but allowed a stay pending an appeal.
Lockerbie bomber home in Libya amid US anger

Lockerbie bomber home in Libya amid US anger

NONE Ignoring a US warning against a hero's welcome, hundreds of young people greeted the aircraft carrying Abdelbaset Ali as it landed in Tripoli amid heavy security.
Headlines online: Aug 21, 2009

Headlines online: Aug 21, 2009

The firebomb attack on the MACC dominated the headlines in both Malay English papers. The Star frontpaged the biggest jump in the number of H1N1 cases recorded in a single day
Shahrizat: Women say no to 'DAP puppet'

Shahrizat: Women say no to 'DAP puppet'

The Chinese community want an assemblyperson who can resolve their problems while Shahrizat said that women voters didn't want a rep controlled by the DAP.
Budget deficit to increase, warns think tank

Budget deficit to increase, warns think tank

The cut of 15 percent of the government operating expenditure will not reduce the budget deficit to the expected seven percent, said MIER.
'Bailout good then, but won't work now'

'Bailout good then, but won't work now'

mahathir mohamad 180108 'It may have solved the problem for countries like Malaysia during the 1997/98 financial crisis but the condition then varied from now,' says Mahathir.
Sheriff Nazri and his cowboy law

Sheriff Nazri and his cowboy law

free "Are we going to read some news tomorrow, saying a Pakatan Rakyat politician was shot and killed by some MACC staff because he was ‘trying to attack' the staff...".
A few good men in MACC

A few good men in MACC

your say free ‘If the content of this letter is true, then we must be thankful that there are righteous officers in the MACC who are willing to point out the bad hats in their ranks...'
No short circuiting Sabah's power woes

No short circuiting Sabah's power woes

Sabah's power outages are not going to end any time soon and consumers are told not to blow their fuses but brace for tough times ahead.