Archive - 3 November 2009

Ex-mufti to sue Syarie lawyers group, Jakim officer

Ex-mufti to sue Syarie lawyers group, Jakim officer

'It could be either a Jais conspiracy or Jais is being used by conspirators. I don't want to accuse anyone'.
Don't play with syariah laws: Anwar to Umno

Don't play with syariah laws: Anwar to Umno

The opposition leader says that the arrest of former Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin is an indication that syariah law is becoming politicised.
Samy to Gobala: No letter, no talk

Samy to Gobala: No letter, no talk

The MIC president wants an official letter from Pakatan Rakyat MPs seeking a meeting with the Maju Institute of Education Development (MIED).
ROS explains decision to reinstate Chua

ROS explains decision to reinstate Chua

The Registrar of Societies has today explained its decision to declare Dr Chua Soi Lek the legitimate MCA deputy president.
MACC arrests not enough to redeem its image

MACC arrests not enough to redeem its image

Unless they go for the big fish, the crackdowns today is simply insufficient to salvage its sullied reputation, says opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
MP with 'criminal record' banned from giving sermons

MP with 'criminal record' banned from giving sermons

Religious authorities have barred Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad for allegedly having a criminal background, but police can't shed details. [VIDEO INSIDE]
I'm still No 2, says defiant Liow

I'm still No 2, says defiant Liow

UPDATED 7.40PM One party, two deputy presidents - that is the latest situation with Liow refusing to vacate his No 2 post.
Sex info: Men get it from the Net, women from mags

Sex info: Men get it from the Net, women from mags

The Internet is the top source of sex education for Malaysian men while for women, it is magazines.
Dr M backs single-stream, slams Chinese educationists

Dr M backs single-stream, slams Chinese educationists

UPDATED 8.20PM Training his guns on Chinese educationists, he says that they do not want their children to mix with Malay and Indian kids.
Penalise ministers instead of credit card tax

Penalise ministers instead of credit card tax

High-income tax reduction quite pointless

High-income tax reduction quite pointless

Why the discrimination against old cars?

Why the discrimination against old cars?

Single mums: Treat the problem, not the symptom

Single mums: Treat the problem, not the symptom

Pathetic police play politics in Perak

Pathetic police play politics in Perak

Wave the 'stick' at non-performing civil servants

Wave the 'stick' at non-performing civil servants

Don't let our children go up in smoke

Don't let our children go up in smoke

Investigate Jais over former mufti's arrest

Investigate Jais over former mufti's arrest

Malay 'siege mentality' - the drop-out syndrome

Malay 'siege mentality' - the drop-out syndrome

New names but the same old stories

New names but the same old stories

'Worst ever president' article floods the streets

'Worst ever president' article floods the streets

NONE An unidentified individual paces the street outside the party headquarters distributing copies of a Chinese news article to passers-by.
Mafia 'godmother' jailed in China

Mafia 'godmother' jailed in China

A court in China today sentenced the "godmother" of an organised crime gang to 18 years in jail after a sensational trial which gripped the nation with lurid tales of sex and corruption.
Asri's arrest born of ignorance and fear

Asri's arrest born of ignorance and fear

NONE Suddenly, the term 'Wahhabi' has been thrust into our news media. This follows the brief arrest of former Perlis mufti.
Wee lashes out at Phang

Wee lashes out at Phang

PARLIAMENT It is mischievous of Phang to claim I arranged for flights on-board Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd's private jets, says MCA youth chief.
Gov't not giving APs to 6 new companies

Gov't not giving APs to 6 new companies

PARLIAMENT Deputy Miti Minister Mukhriz Mahathir denied that the government was considering issuing APs for import of vehicles to six new companies.
Ministers to be named in PAC report on PKFZ

Ministers to be named in PAC report on PKFZ

PARLIAMENT Several former ministers and senior government officials are to be implicated in the report which is expected to be tabled in parliament tomorrow.
Education fund deficit to hit RM48bil by 2020

Education fund deficit to hit RM48bil by 2020

PARLIAMENT The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) is expected have a RM48 billion deficit by the year 2020 if existing borrowers do not repay their loans.
'1Malaysia' only lip service

'1Malaysia' only lip service

NONE COMMENT It gave the impression that Malaysians were united. We are all 'bad drivers', we are all 'corrupt', we are all 'crazy'. But 1Malaysia is creating a mountain of expectations.
Umno MP hit with 8 corruption charges

Umno MP hit with 8 corruption charges

NONE UPDATED 5.10PM Sabak Bernam MP Abdul Rahman Bakri, 44, has been slapped with eight corruption charges,which he pleaded not guilty.
Chua is deputy president: ROS shocker

Chua is deputy president: ROS shocker

UPDATED 6.15PM In a dramatic turn of events, the Registrar of Societies (ROS) has declared Dr Chua Soi Lek the legitimate MCA deputy president.
Zaid: Sabah, S'wak vital to Putrajaya dream

Zaid: Sabah, S'wak vital to Putrajaya dream

PKR coordinator Zaid Ibrahim says Pakatan must make a major breakthrough in the two East Malaysian states.
PKR still fire fighting in Sabah

PKR still fire fighting in Sabah

A mad scramble in PKR to contain power plays in Sabah chapter, with no compromise in sight.
Party boss sacks 4 CC members, appoints 3 new faces

Party boss sacks 4 CC members, appoints 3 new faces

ong tee keat and mca UPDATED 4PM Embattled MCA president Ong Tee Keat has sacked four central committee members aligned to deputy president Liow Tiong Lai just hours before the committee was slated to hold its meeting at 1pm.
MCA's judgment day - truce or war?

MCA's judgment day - truce or war?

When the clock strikes 1pm, MCA's powerful central committee members will huddle together in the party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
'S.Y.M.P' and Responsibility

'S.Y.M.P' and Responsibility

PKR's Fauzi: Najib can't have his cake and eat it too

PKR's Fauzi: Najib can't have his cake and eat it too

Party's Pahang chief derides PM, saying any move towards a unity government must include all players on the political front, not just Pas
Don't politicise school issue, MIC told

Don't politicise school issue, MIC told

Selangor exco Xavier Jeyakumar hits out at MIC for bringing a 'political agenda' into the Midlands school relocation issue.
Anwar reasserts the similarities

Anwar reasserts the similarities

Opposition leader reiterates that the intellectual gulf separating West and Islam is illusory

Headlines online: Nov 3, 2009

Headlines online: Nov 3, 2009

News of the five to be charged for graft by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission, ex-Perlis Mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin's brush with Jais and the three latest death from the second tragedy to hit Kampar filled the frontpages of most major dailies.
Goodies for Chinese schools in the works?

Goodies for Chinese schools in the works?

A recent meeting between PM Najib and several Chinese association leaders heralds a new approach to tackling controversial issues involving the community.

Blitz continues: MACC charges ex-Gerakan state rep

Blitz continues: MACC charges ex-Gerakan state rep

NONE UPDATED 5.50PM The MACC's dragnet in Selangor continues with another former state rep arrested.
Nov 23 hearing on bid to strike out sodomy charge

Nov 23 hearing on bid to strike out sodomy charge

anwar ibrahim 02 060207 UPDATED 3.45PM The High Court has fixed Nov 23 to hear Anwar's fresh application to strike out his sodomy charge.

Sabak Bernam MP,  4 others charged

Sabak Bernam MP, 4 others charged

UPDATED 5.30PM About 100 people, including Umno MPs, gathered outside the Shah Alam Sessions Court as graft charges were slapped on Sabak Bernam MP Abd Rahman Bakri and four others. [VIDEO INSIDE]
'Hidden hand behind's mufti's arrest'

'Hidden hand behind's mufti's arrest'

vox populi small thumbnail free 'Some quarters are saying that PAS is courting him so he will be a likely election candidate and with his youth and charisma...'
Selective prosecution: 'Talk is cheap, Nazri'

Selective prosecution: 'Talk is cheap, Nazri'

free 'What about Teresa Kok's ISA incarceration? The hauling of Tian Chua to court but letting the policeman who punched him go free? The lack of investigation into the Lingam tape case?'