Archive - 15 December 2009

Nazri's reply on the Lingam case did not go down well with Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim who deemed it as belittling the House.

The 20-litre fuel cap on foreign vehicles travelling within a 50km radius from the border will be implemented tomorrow.

The Orang Asli Department (JHEOA) did not have any knowledge of Orang Asli women being involved in the baby-for-sale racket uncovered by the police.

The Dewan Rakyat speaker says it was improper of the opposition to try to catch the government with its pants down in trying to reject the budget bill yesterday.

High Court judge Lau Bee Lan has set Dec 30 for his decision on the landmark case on whether a Catholic weekly can used the word “Allah”.

Is it a move to help government plug budget deficits and also to top up declining petroleum revenues? asks DAP parliamentarian.

Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that the cost to operate Malaysia’s two submarines is estimated at RM290 million annually.

PARLIAMENT What was the truth behind the sudden resignation of two High Court judges in September, asks Karpal.

About 50 residents of Taman Permata have staged a protest over poor maintenance and the deplorable condition of their flats.

His lawyer has extended a conditional offer to the anti-corruption commission, says blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin.

The police said they arrested three people and seized devices believed to be home-made bombs that could be linked to the Muslim insurgency across its border with Thailand.

The premier’s attendance at the anniversary dinner of a Chinese independent school was greeted with high hopes that were quickly deflated.

A police report was lodged against PPP chief M Kayveas over an alleged disparaging statement he had made against rival leader T Murugiah.

Within a week, her lawyer will file an application in a civil court to declare her conversion to Islam as null and void.

Rosmah Mansor is unperturbed by the many wild allegations hurled against her by hostile parties.

Malaysian women have been given the rightful place in society because the government strategically planned their progress in a 'commendable and structured manner'.

Will Copenhagen see celebrations at the end of this week as Kyoto in Japan did on Dec 11, 1997 when the Kyoto Protocol was signed? It was the first globally agreed treaty to reduce carbon emissions, the cause of global warming.

This is believed to be the first time Lee Su Loo is being questioned by the MACC over allegations that she had received a car as a gift.

The problem of being on the receiving end of a monopolistic service provider is that we, the customers will get screwed all the time and nobody gives a hoot about it including the government.

In Malaysia, we have to deal with several monopolistic service providers including Astro and TNB. As far as Astro is concerned, if you are not satisfied with their services, you can simply terminate their services.

For the past year, I have been trying to get into the Malaysian armed forces particularly the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) but all my applications under the graduate officer programme have been ignored.

Being a non-Malay and with the call of the government to attract more non-Malays into the armed forces, I thought my chances were good.

The court will decide if he can challenge the prosecution's written statement that there are no favourable facts to be supplied to him.

MP Wee Choo Keong says the political secretary to the finance minister should be suspended pending the outcome of a probe into his ‘intimidating’ behaviour. [VIDEO INSIDE]

‘I like it very much when people ask me questions. If I can answer, I will,' says the PAS spiritual leader to those against implementation of the Islamic state or laws in Malaysia.

When the current KSN took office few years ago, I sent him a personal and private note suggesting 10 steps to improve the PTD service...

It’s a project to instil fear into the Malays – fear of their own shadow and fear of other races.

EXCLUSIVE Long-serving Kelantan MB Nik Aziz is only prepared to say that his successor will come from the PAS hierarchy. [VIDEO INSIDE]

PARLIAMENT There is no plan to review the immunity accorded to MACC officers, says Nazri, adding that there are exceptions to the legal immunity.

Days after prime minister Najib urged bloggers to adhere to code of ethics, the home minister follows up by saying some bloggers were only chasing popularity.

PARLIAMENT Saravanan walked into the Dewan Rakyat just in time late last night to cast his vote to ensure the government's budget was approved by a wafer-thin majority.

Political stability has deteriorated significantly over recent years, and investment will be further damaged if that trend continues.

University Malaya associate law professor Azmi Sharom counsels a pragmatic approach in the fight for civil liberties.

News of the baby ‘factory' syndicate busted by police and the explosion in a Melaka shopping complex dominated the frontpages of most major dailies.

UPDATED 2.23PM Twenty-three families from Kampung Tanah Lapang in Kuala Lumpur today escaped eviction after they were given an extra week to move out. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 3.40PM The resignation of the 13 CC members will intensify pressure on the others to do the same. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A US judge sentenced two Pakistani-Americans to 17 and 13 years in prison for conspiring to support terror groups by videoing US landmarks and sending the tapes abroad.

Negotiators worked through the night Tuesday to prevent a UN climate summit from ending in catastrophic failure after developing nations staged a five-hour walkout and China accused the West of trickery.

free 'What is the agenda of Utusan ? Is its objective to provoke Indian Malaysians to a point where some amongst them do something foolish...?'

free 'It is now official that BTN courses were racist as well as religiously inclined. Since Umno has released videos of Anwar, why not release videos of Najib Razak, Muhyiddin Yassin, Khairy Jamaluddin...'

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will remain in hospital at least another two nights after an attack that left him with a broken nose, his doctor said Monday.

The vanguard of a 30,000-strong US troop surge in Afghanistan will arrive this week to fight a war increasingly linked to Al-Qaeda and extremists in Pakistan, the top US military officer said Monday.

A Thai court on Monday extended the detention of the crew of a plane that flew a cache of heavy weapons out of North Korea, as Washington hailed the seizure as proof sanctions were effective.

Iran is to put on trial three US hikers arrested after they "illegally" entered the country four months ago, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday.