Archive - 30 October 2009

MCA president Ong Tee Keat will table the party's "greater unity plan" at a central committee (CC) meeting next Tuesday.

In yet another twist, MCA Youth deputy chief Dr Mah Han Soon has denied that the central committee passed a resolution pressing party president Ong Tee Keat to unveil his unity plan and respect the Oct 10 EGM results.

Ahmad Thamrin Jaini, the newly-appointed state chief, had a bad first day when he convened a meeting of division chiefs late this afternoon.

Hadi Awang’s announcement that Selangor PAS is to be investigated raises eyebrows, especially when state chief Hasan Ali was to be the main target.

Using this new system, a student scoring A will be categorised as A+, A or A- with merit points of 18, 16 and 14 respectively.

BREAKING NEWS Supporters of Chua Soi Lek have challenge the party’s CC members to resign en mass to pave way for fresh polls rather than calling for another EGM.

The MIC and MCA are against the idea of having a single-stream education system, saying that the presence of vernacular schools will not hamper national unity.

Instead they were controlled as the Klang assemblyperson was not entitled to any funds when using home as service centre. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The report highlights cases where billions of ringgit have been lost due to mismanagement of government projects.

The Keadilan big guns in Klang seem to sigh with relief at Badrul Hisham's departure and are actually wishing Umno good luck with their current recruit.

Informal talks have begun in earnest in recent days between some 14-odd rebel PKR divisions aligned to former party VP Jeffrey Kitingan and Sapp.

Former PM Mahathir denies rumours of Proton sale to ‘certain parties'.

The political poison continues to pour out as a former aide claims moral right to advice those who seek his counsel.

Two Malaysians, Jagdish Singh and S Sivanathan, who escaped unharmed from a bomb and rocket attack on the Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, today recounted the moments they went through in the war-torn country.

A sugarcane juice seller was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with the murder of Indonesian maid Muntik.

The preparation for Malaysia's F1 car debut is on schedule and the car will be ready for planned pre-season testing at the Sepang circuit here in February.

Umno MPs are lauding Badrul's defection from PKR, leaving open the possibility of his return to Umno.

UPDATED 6PM MCA Youth stood solidly behind their chief, urging Ong to reveal his unity plan and respect the EGM result.

Amid perception that the BN component party is weak and has done nothing to redeem itself, Gerakan meets tomorrow to put its house in order.

UPDATED 5.35PM The Kuala Lumpur High Court grants leave to the state gov't after the EC rejected its request to hold a by-election in Kota Siputih seat.

The party plans to break into the BN countryside voter-bank monopoly considered a roadblock on the road to Putrajaya.

The Perak assembly sitting two days ago was yet another dramatic episode in a never-ending soap opera.

Initial work for the permanent LCCT at the KLIA in Sepang will begin next month, said Deputy Minister of Transport Abdul Rahim Bakri.

It is odd that the man elected Umno Youth chief was not appointed a minister, but if you believe Khairy Jamaluddin, he harbours no bitterness.

Budget carrier AirAsia said today it will defer delivery of another eight Airbus A320 aircraft by four years to 2015 because of infrastructure constraints at its Kuala Lumpur air terminal.

The Noble Peace Prize comes too early for US president where the Middle-East peace process is concerned as Israel attempts to head off action against its invasion of the Gaza strip.

UPDATED 12.35 PM The application by Teoh's family to exhume his body for a second post-mortem will be heard on Nov 4.

Port Klang representative Badrul Hisham's defection from PKR dominated the front pages of all newspapers.

PM can afford to smile for the time being as the opposition groans under the weight of seemingly never-ending problems.

free 'This is unprecedented, a far cry from the BN partners - Umno, MCA, MIC and Gerakan - which usually try to solve differences superficially 'behind closed doors' where Umno plays the 'tai ko' role'.

Fight against the disease is set to take to the small screen with NGOs planning information offensive to curb its spread among housewives.

free 'PKR should now appoint someone to takeover the duties of Badrul in Port Klang. Let Badrul go anywhere he wants to go.'