Archive - 12 September 2009

The government will introduce a Malaysian international passport which cost RM100 and valid for two years as an affordable means for one-off or occasional travellers.

Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has urged party members to scrutinise electoral rolls displayed by the Election Commission (EC) every quarter so that they can raise objections.

S Subramaniam, who lost in his bid to regain the MIC deputy president's post, attributed vote buying as largely contributing to his defeat.

Prime Minister Najib Razak wants the MIC leaders who had won in the party election today to close ranks and regain the support of the Indian community in the country.

UPDATED 9.20PM All three candidates endorsed by MIC president S Samy Vellu have also been elected to the three vice-president posts.

MIC 63rd AGM The 73-year-old politician lamented that he was often made the scapegoat for the dismal results in the last general election.

The government plans to amend the film censorship guidelines to make it more “flexible and receptive”.

Malaysia is stepping up its vigilance on Influenza A (H1N1) as it braces for the coming Aidilfitri holiday season and the likely second wave of the pandemic to hit the world.

Next Saturday, Sept 19, has been fixed for the sighting of the moon to determine the date for Hari Raya Aidilfitri, the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal announced in a statement.

PAS Youth is preparing a paper proposing guidelines on the sale of liquor in Pakatan Rakyat states, its deputy chief Azman Shapawi Ab Rani said.

An MCA leader has appealed to those watching the party's current developments, for more time to enable it to resolve its deepening crisis.

The business of politics is serious but so is making money as a huge variety of goods are being sold at makeshift stalls that are now part of most party AGMs.

Instead of accepting the government's extention, top cop asked to step down and retire.

The government is set to begin the transformation process in strengthening the efficiency of its delivery system, said Prime Minister Najib Razak.

A Malay village says it does not want to go the way of the recently demolished Kampung Buah Pala and hopes to get it declared a heritage site before development destroys it too.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will expand its wireless broadband services in Sabah by 30 percent, particularly in the rural areas.

The speech may not have gone down well among the president's camp but the two contenders for the number two post give it the thumbs up. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Both will appeal against the decision of the High Court in dismissing their suit against the Advocates and Solicitors Disciplinary Board which found them guilty of misconduct.

Finally, it is officially confirmed - Penan girls in the interiors have been raped by timber camp workers.

Asking the Penans to use the logging companies to take them to the police station is akin to asking the wolf to guard the sheep.

UPDATED 12.52PM Being popular within the party is of no use if one loses the battle in the elections, says PM Najib. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Kitingan brothers are against a move to allow free entry of Peninsular Malaysians into Sabah.

MIC 63rd AGM He said BN must deliver on its promises collectively as one coalition in a veiled reference to the lack of support from Umno.

free ‘Funny how the government is 'selectively proactive' sometimes. It took public outrage and demand for...

free ‘The fact is he was elected, resigned, and re-elected through the assembly. The voice of the grassroots has spoken, loud and clear.'

Amid driving rain, Obama led a moment of silence at the White House at 8:46am (8.46pm Malaysian time), the instant the first of two planes hit the towers.

Prime Minister Najib Razak said today the federal government was leaving it to the Pahang government to implement the whipping sentence on part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarnor, who was convicted of drinking alcohol in public by the Syariah Court.