Archive - 19 November 2009

Chief Secretary to the government Mohd Sidek Hassan today said that the police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission were almost done in their respective investigations into the Port Klang Free Zone project.

Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the decision whether to close Jalan Tanjung in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya following protests from residents would be known on Monday.

The outbreak of cholera in Terengganu which was first reported on Nov 11, has now recorded 174 cases with one death.

UPDATED 11PM More than 70 people - in two separate groups - protested in front of the MCA headquarters today to vent their anger against the latest developments which had plunged the party into further crisis. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The project could cost over 100,000 trillion rupiah (some US$10.6 billion), according to a pre-feasibility study.

Out of the 71, eight had been acted upon under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for defaming others.

MIC president S Samy Vellu said 817 Tamil school students scored 7 A's in this year's Primary School Evaluation Test (UPSR) examination, reflecting the growing importance placed by parents on their children's education.

In a statement today, the MACC said it would take further action and asked the public not to speculate on the matter.

PKR supremo Anwar says that any party leader has the right to question state policy matters, regardless whether the state is BN or Pakatan-held.

Board of inquiry finds students not guilty of breaking rules, but still gives warning to them to follow UM statutes.

While he defends the premier's concern, Wee Ka Siong however is cautious about the top man sticking his nose into the boiling pot.

A post-mortem report has confirmed that the death of a detainee at the Air Molek prison on Sunday was a suicide by hanging, said Johor deputy police chief Jalaluddin Ab Rahman.

The rep's former second wife says that he had informed her of his savings and business abroad.

We will begin to weed out the menace when we have a real two-coalition system and the ruling party can be changed once every so often.

Meanwhile, the death toll from H1N1 in the country remained at 77, with no new deaths reported.

Investigation should be extended to all holders of dubious native certificates, says Sabah opposition.

Dr Chua Soi Lek gets his old portfolio back, considered a launching pad to propel him higher in the MCA power structure.

The body of R Seetha who died after ingesting a deadly weed killer was sent home to Gemencheh for funeral rites and cremation.

The institution says the country should prepare for the day when fossil fuels deplete, and start looking for alternative revenue sources.

A mother of two claims that she was unwittingly converted to Islam by state religious authorities as a child while in a welfare home in Kepala Batas.

Minister's above poverty line statement draws anger and an invitation for him to visit estates for first hand look.

UPDATED 6.40PM In a landmark decision today, the High Court ruled that MACC can only question its witnesses during the daytime under the law. [VIDEO INSIDE]

High end taxis worth millions with links to tourism ministry gather dust at car parks with apparently no future solution in sight. [VIDEO INSIDE]

In the fourth part of the 'mystery interview', the private eye tells of the hardships faced living away from home.

Constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari spoke to Malaysiakini about the ongoing tussle on whether Malaysia is a secular or Islamic state, explaining how it detracts from the bigger issues.

Lim Guan Eng accuses site of spreading false rumours about the Pakatan state government via blog posts and SMS messages. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Several Molotov cocktails were lobbed into the home of a lawyer present at the 'interview' with the infamous PI on Youtube.

Two central committee members are scratching their heads over the tears shed by Wee Ka Siong and Chew Mei Fun yesterday.

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?

UPDATED 12.15PM The latest twist in the MCA feud could have been the last straw as far as Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is concerned. He wants to meet the warring leaders before the Nov 28 EGM.

Penang chief minister willingly proposes to declassify minutes on the seafront land issue but not on Kg Buah Pala, charges Gerakan Youth.

US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend.

Declassified document provides a look into the wheeling and dealings that seems to have characterised the previous state administration.

European leaders gather Thursday in an effort to overcome political differences and unite behind a single candidate for the European Union's first-ever president.

When Malaysiakini broke upon the scene, it was like a torrent of rain on a parched ground. The ‘news that matter' was often the truth the other newspapers dared not tell

Najib's sloganeering has failed to translate into action and the country continues to be hamstrung by Umno...

US President Barack Obama, defending plans to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court, predicted the accused September 11 author would be convicted and executed.

UPDATED 6.45PM Maxis, the country's top mobile operator, made a strong return to the bourse today in Southeast Asia's biggest ever IPO, worth RM11.2 billion.

'So this is the real face of ‘1Malaysia' - the classification into bumiputera and non-bumiputera with consequent entitlement to rights and privileges. Tell me again, what is the meaning of ‘1Malaysia'?

free 'They cried not because they want an EGM, they cried because they are going to lose their ministerial posts. Their ministerial perks are now at stake.'

Iraq's general election was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after a law governing the planned January vote was vetoed, creating what the prime minister termed a "dangerous threat" to stability.

At least four militants were killed and five others wounded in a US drone missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said Thursday.

Israel defended on Wednesday its decision to build hundreds of new Jewish homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem as US President Barack Obama warned the "dangerous" move pushed peace further away.