Archive - 15 September 2009

Sunny days expected for Hari Raya holiday

Sunny days expected for Hari Raya holiday

Sunshine and good weather are set to mark the coming Aidilfitri celebrations in the country, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
17y ago
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Najib more difficult to dislodge as PM, says Guan Eng

Najib more difficult to dislodge as PM, says Guan Eng

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has conceded that Najib Razak will be more difficult to displace as prime minister as he has proven to be a more effective political leader than his predecessor, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
17y ago
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Sarawak BN unfazed by Pakatan

Sarawak BN unfazed by Pakatan

The opposition's attempt to form the Pakatan Rakyat in Sarawak to face the coming state election will not pose a threat to the state BN, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy president Abang Johari Openg said.
17y ago
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MCA boss puts his head on 'chopping block'

MCA boss puts his head on 'chopping block'

'I want a quick solution to unite the party so that we can focus on strengthening the party to serve the people, even if that means putting my head on the chopping block.'
17y ago
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Blogger gets warning from MCMC

Blogger gets warning from MCMC

After probing Malaysiakini over the cow head protest videos, MCMC is now turning its guns on a blogger.
17y ago
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MCA EGM is on Oct 10

MCA EGM is on Oct 10

Party insiders say that MCA’s ‘unity’ EGM is set to be held on Oct 10, and that the party's annual general meeting could be postponed.
17y ago
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No H1N1 death since Friday

No H1N1 death since Friday

However 68 new admissions with influenza-like illness (ILI) were recorded today.
17y ago
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Najib launches Malaysia's own F1 team

Najib launches Malaysia's own F1 team

NONE UPDATED 6.24PM Malaysia will participate in the FIA Formula One world championship through its own racing team - 1Malaysia F1 Team, starting from 2010.
17y ago
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Decade-old cars unable to renew road tax

Decade-old cars unable to renew road tax

Thousands of cars are plying the roads without valid road tax because their owners are unable to get insurance coverage, according to Fomca.
17y ago
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Sabah land chief's pledge stokes 'hornet's nest'

Sabah land chief's pledge stokes 'hornet's nest'

Sabah Land and Surveys Department chief was shellacked by various quarters for saying that state gov't was sensitive to native land matters
16y ago
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Anwar vs prosecutors: Decision tomorrow

Anwar vs prosecutors: Decision tomorrow

High Court has put off its judgment on Anwar's leave application to replace his prosecutors.
17y ago
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Q&A: Too late to patch up with Ong

Q&A: Too late to patch up with Ong

It has been nearly a year since MCA president Ong Tee Keat and his now former deputy Dr Chua Soi Lek began their feud and there seems no end to it.
17y ago
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Ong a 'closed-door Umno-bashing hero'

Ong a 'closed-door Umno-bashing hero'

ong tee keat and chua soi lek EXCLUSIVE 'Don't be a hero to your own members behind closed doors,' says Soi Lek. [VIDEO INSIDE]
17y ago
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Five more ISA detainees released

Five more ISA detainees released

UPDATED 7.50PM Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein announced that five ISA detainees, who have been detained for up to seven years, will be released with certain conditions later today. [VIDEO INSIDE]
17y ago
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RPK on PKFZ: Cabinet knew but condoned everything

RPK on PKFZ: Cabinet knew but condoned everything

RPK released digital images of ‘secret' government documents he claimed is proof that the cabinet knew about the PKFZ scandal.
16y ago
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Target: 25% public transport usage by 2015

Target: 25% public transport usage by 2015

The Transport Ministry aims to increase the usage of public transport to 25 percent by 2015 from the 16 percent currently, in a bid to reduce road traffic.
17y ago
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Anifah goes to Jakarta on mission to ease tensions

Anifah goes to Jakarta on mission to ease tensions

He will meet with his Indonesian counterpart Dr Hassan Wirajuda tomorrow in the wake of anti-Malaysian incidents and media reports there.
17y ago
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Lawyer's incompetence can be grounds to quash conviction

Lawyer's incompetence can be grounds to quash conviction

A lawyer's incompetence in conducting the defence in a criminal case can be legitimate ground for an appellate court to intervene to quash the conviction, the Federal Court ruled today.
17y ago
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Group wants ancient Malay village preserved

Group wants ancient Malay village preserved

The Penang Malays Association is go on signature campaign to preserve an ancient Malay cultural village in in Tanjung Tokong, Penang.
17y ago
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New look for one-year old 1Malaysia website

New look for one-year old 1Malaysia website

The 1Malaysia website initiated by Prime Minister Najib Razak will emerge anew, including having content in the Tamil language, as it celebrates its first anniversary tomorrow.
17y ago
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MTUC asked to look after unorganised labour force

MTUC asked to look after unorganised labour force

A former MTUC general officer wants the union to look after the interests of the 90 percent unorganised labour force in the country.

17y ago
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Driving student in a lurch

Driving student in a lurch

17y ago
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Norza's vote-buying trial kicks off on Nov 10

Norza's vote-buying trial kicks off on Nov 10

The Sessions Court here today fixed Nov 10 for the corruption trial of former FT Umno Youth head Mohamad Norza Zakaria and his agent, Halimi Kamaruzzaman.
17y ago
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Chua confident of winning EGM vote

Chua confident of winning EGM vote

He said he was not ashamed to own up to his past mistake and reiterated that he would not join the opposition, 'I want to die as a MCA member'.
17y ago
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Lawyer, politician, Bar Council member? Court to decide

Lawyer, politician, Bar Council member? Court to decide

Lawyer turned politician Sivarasa's question whether a person holding a post in a political party can also be allowed to sit on the Bar Council will be heard by the Federal Court from tomorrow.
17y ago
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Khir has a marathon session with MACC

Khir has a marathon session with MACC

Former Selangor MB Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo says he extended his full cooperation during his six-hour meeting with the MACC yesterday.
17y ago
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Gerakan Youth to MCMC: Stop harassing Malaysiakini

Gerakan Youth to MCMC: Stop harassing Malaysiakini

Gerakan Youth wing vice-president Liang Teck Meng said the MCMC action went against the government's stand of ensuring freedom of speech.
17y ago
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Don't ignore the disabled

Don't ignore the disabled

17y ago
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Rights groups condemn new stoning law in Aceh

Rights groups condemn new stoning law in Aceh

Indonesian rights activists condemned as "cruel and degrading" a new Islamic law calling for adulterers to be stoned to death in the country's staunchly conservative Aceh province.

17y ago
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Slipper garland for Dr M: MIC delegate suspended

Slipper garland for Dr M: MIC delegate suspended

UPDATED 4.23PM Party boss Samy Vellu said the delegate was suspended with immediate effect pending action by the disciplinary committee.
17y ago
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AG vs S'gor on MACC: Mention date Sept 29

AG vs S'gor on MACC: Mention date Sept 29

AG seeks to nullify the Selangor's circular requiring its staff to help in MACC investigation only during office hours and in the presence of a lawyer.
17y ago
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Jala's on the right track with civil service

Jala's on the right track with civil service

UPDATED 4PM Newly-minted CEO of Pemandu Idris Jala announced the "early signs of delivery" in the civil service.
17y ago
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Is Isa the right choice?

Is Isa the right choice?

17y ago
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Judging the judges

Judging the judges

17y ago
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Malay groups hit out at MIC over Dr M's 'slipper garland'

Malay groups hit out at MIC over Dr M's 'slipper garland'

A group of Malay organisations in Penang have today demanded that the delegate, who suggested a ‘slipper garland' for Dr Mahathir Mohamed, to personally apologise to the former premier.
17y ago
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Passport blues

Passport blues

17y ago
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One less Astro customer

One less Astro customer

17y ago
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Effects of climate change

Effects of climate change

17y ago
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MCA: Rotten apple vs sour grape?

MCA: Rotten apple vs sour grape?

"Politicians are a lot like diapers - they should be changed frequently and for the same reason." - Robin Williams in the movie 'Man of the Year'.
17y ago
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M'sia, NZ to sign trade deal in October

M'sia, NZ to sign trade deal in October

An agreement on the trade deal, which covers goods, services and investment, was struck in May this year.
17y ago
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Beer issue: Media got it all 'wrong'

Beer issue: Media got it all 'wrong'

Certain media have erroneously reported on the beer issue that PAS Youth have no legal standing in proposing guidelines on the sale of beer in Pakatan-ruled states.
17y ago
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Headlines online: Sept 15, 2009

Headlines online: Sept 15, 2009

While the Malay dailies attacked MIC for criticising Mahathir, the English and Chinese dailies reported on the MCA EGM that will be held soon.
17y ago
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Book on Anwar's trials revisits judicial misconduct

Book on Anwar's trials revisits judicial misconduct

NONE A new book picks at the scab on a wound in Malaysian judicial and political history inflicted 11 years ago.
17y ago
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BN must prepare new deal for Malaysia

BN must prepare new deal for Malaysia

COMMENT The BN needs to win back the middle-ground. Without non-Malay votes, it cannot hope to win the next general election.
17y ago
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What ails the MIC?

What ails the MIC?

COMMENT To discerning observers at the AGM, flaws in MIC's top leadership, its grassroots leaders and the community was all to apparent.
17y ago
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Buah Pala: Police report lodged against developer

Buah Pala: Police report lodged against developer

Residents claim that the developer was only supposed to be given vacant possession, not permitted to demolish houses.
17y ago
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Laws amended, but not the rules to enforce them

Laws amended, but not the rules to enforce them

Trade unionists G Rajasekaran says that vital regulations to enforce the Acts are being delayed by the authorities, preventing workers from forming unions.
17y ago
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Beer: Another whipping sentence, this time an Indonesian

Beer: Another whipping sentence, this time an Indonesian

The judge who sentenced Kartika Sari Dewi Sukarno to be whipped for consuming beer metes out a similar punishment on an Indonesian man.
17y ago
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Kampung Buah Pala debate continues

Kampung Buah Pala debate continues

free ‘In the heat of any election campaign, be very careful of what you say and promise. If you can't deliver, it will come back to haunt you.’
17y ago
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Penan girls wait for justice

Penan girls wait for justice

free 'Why the delay in turning in this report? Why do we need to pressure the government to go public with this? This is sickening.'
17y ago
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