Archive - 17 December 2009

Lab's prescription will improve corruption index ranking

The government has pledged to elevate Malaysia's corruption perception index (CPI) ranking to the top quadrant in 2012.

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Minister put in spot over financial statements

Deputy Finance Minister Chor Chee Heung is put in a spot and refuses to rectify discrepancy in the government's financial statements.

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RM9.2 bil allocated to police force from 2005 to 2007

The police force was given up to RM9.2 billion from 2005 to 2007 with the highest allocation going for management and logistics.

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HRP to corner Kedah MB on cemetery issue

HRP is adamant that alleged 100-year-old Hindu cemetery must not be removed as it represents ‘history'.

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GST: Not relief but heavier burden anticipated

The Pakatan coalition fears that the gov't has miscalculated the GST and that the public would suffer from the consquences.

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Pakatan policy paper outlines economic overhaul

Pakatan Rakyat plans to decentralise the management of state economies as part of its common policy platform.

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Tourism DG acquittal: MACC 'not too late' to appeal

Judicial commissioner Zainal Azman Abdul Aziz allows MACC to file the petition of appeal outside the permitted time frame.

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Man cleared of charges, but is beaten nevertheless

S Isaikumar was tortured and beaten despite the Police being aware the report against him was false.

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MIC waiting for treasury's nod for extra allocations

MIC is awaiting clearance from the Finance Ministry on the party's request for an additional allocation of RM53 million for the construction of new buildings in several Tamil schools, including the SJK (Tamil) Sungai Tok Pawang in Kedah's Jerai constituency.

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Gamuda wants better offer for water assets

'As one of the sellers, we are willing to compromise and be flexible when it comes to valuation, but it cannot be unreasonably priced.'

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Chinese nationals tops My Second Home scheme

Chinese nationals comprised the most number of 13,977 people from 107 countries signed up for the programme since it was introduced seven years ago.

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Don't join this weekend's demo, warns S'gor top cop

People have been told against participating in any illegal demonstration to be held in PJ and Shah Alam this weekend.

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In praise of the Chinese schools

The root cause of racial disunity and communal tension is not the existence of vernacular schools but by the politics of race.

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Malaysia's Vision 2020 cataract possible

It would be pushed back by 10 years, says a local born UN economics expert who blames inability to learn from past mistakes for the delay.

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DAP backs Nazri on 'racist' Utusan

In one of those rare moments, DAP's Lim Guan Eng and the outspoken minister find themselves on the same page.

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When royalty is good fodder for gossip

I refer to the Malaysiakini report: Kelantan princes fight for succession .

Royalty tends to transfix readers and always fodder for gossip. Sultans and their families, with all the trapping of power and wealth know that with power comes responsibility.

Thus they have to be on their best behaviour in public and their private lives must be beyond reproach.

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The Malay identity

At the onset of the 100th day of Najib Abdul Razak's tenure as Malaysia's prime minister, I decided again to rethink the current fate and prospects of Malaysia and the Malays.

I was looking for answers to questions that's been brimming in my head, questions which I believe are looming in the minds of every human, regarding himself, who and for what reason he exists?

I'm baffled when I think about where our identities come from, and how much are we shaped by our culture and environment.

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Authorities to net PKFZ 'big fish'

Reports in two Chinese dailies suggest that action would be taken against Bintulu MP cum tycoon Tiong King Sing today.

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Gov’t sets ambitious target to increase public transport users

The government aims to increase the number of public transportation users in the Klang Valley by over 30 percent in three years - from 240,000 to 360,000 by 2012.

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Our politicians are still childish

In the early days when the New Economic Policy (NEP) was implemented the rumblings of people not categories as Malays were a closed-door affair.

The prevailing issues relating to political inequality were hushed up, closely examined by the ethnic Chinese and Indian business communities as well academics and the general populace of these communities.

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The murky beginnings of BTN

I refer to the Malaysiakini report Pak Lah defends BTN courses and the letter Keling - they helped make this country great .

Former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi claimed that the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) programme began during Tun Abdul Razak's regime to explain the New Economic Policy and that it was not racist in intention.

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Rights group accuses M'sia a 'migrants abuser'

Though host countries depend on their labour, migrants are not accorded their basic rights, instead they are often treated with disdain.

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Merge Tamil language, literature to solve impasse

COMMENT There is no doubt that Tamil literature at the SPM level must be saved at all costs as there are many compelling reasons to retain it.

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Dr M gives BM another slap

Dr M extols the need to master English , it was reported on Monday, where former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged, "Don't let us be re-colonised".

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5 proposals for 1Malaysia

COMMENT How ethnic interests are addressed in the nation's development will be a major determinant in the success or failure of 1Malaysia.

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Pangolins destined for cooking pots rescued

Marine police said today they had seized 62 pangolins, destined for cooking pots and medicine shops overseas, in a two-week operation.

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Koh denies 'downgrading' of 1Malaysia concept

Instead it will be highlighted at a later date as the ministers want to do more to promote the concept.

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The Court of Appeal today overturned the High Court decision restricting MACC's interrogation sessions to office hours.

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RM600k 'wired illegally' to Rosmah in Dubai

UPDATED 4.28PM An opposition leader claims that he has proof to show that the large sum of money was sent via an errant money changer to the PM’s wife last year.

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Cheap power for the poor to continue

UPDATED 2.45PM Those enjoying free electricity under a government exemption where consumption is below RM20 per month can continue do so for another year.

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Tamil school still waiting for building after two decades

Forced to share a compound with a national school, SJK(T) Sg Tok in Rawang does not even have a proper canteen.

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Appeal Court overturns decision on MACC

UPDATED 4PM The Court of Appeal today overturned a High Court ruling restricting MACC's interrogation sessions to office hours.

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Headlines online: Dec 17, 2009

The royal rumble in the Kelantan household and the tabling of the Goods and Services Tax Bill in Parliament hogged the news.

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Najib struggles to make a mark in 2009

ANALYSIS Despite of a host of new economic and social policies, Najib still struggles to win over the allegiance of voters and make an indelible mark in his first year in office.

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Teoh's inquest: Hospital holding back X-ray report

UPDATED 3.15PM This had delayed the pathologists from submitting their reports, causing the inquest to be adjourned to Jan 7.

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Timely reminder: There's only one world, not one race

COMMENT Wake up call to authorities for a serious re-look at an education system that appears to be far from contributing to the 1Malaysia concept.

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Pakistan annuls amnesty for corrupt politicians

Pakistan's Supreme Court has struck down an amnesty protecting the president and senior ministers from corruption charges, raising questions about the survival of the US-backed civilian government.

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Noose tightens, print media fights back

The Home Ministry has drafted more stringent 'guidelines' describing what constitutes 'undesirable' coverage by newspapers.

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BTN courses: 'Show cow-head video instead'

free 'Will BTN show the cow-head incident video in their training and label the protestors ‘musuh utama negara' (enemy of the state)?'

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Ailing climate summit gets 22-billion-dollar boost

Wealthy nations pledged some 22 billion dollars Wednesday to bankroll the war on global warming, delivering a huge shot in the arm to a UN climate summit marred by wrangling and violent protests.

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Treasury 'looted', time to milk the rakyat

free 'When you have a government that can't cut down on financial wastage and curb corruption, the next best thing is to tax the rakyat and squeeze them further.'

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Defiant Iran test-fires missile, drawing Western censure

Iran on Wednesday test-fired what it said was a faster version of a medium-range missile which could allow it to strike Israel, drawing international censure and warnings of "serious" fallout.

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Pakistan says 49 militants killed as top US officer visits

Pakistan's military said Wednesday it had killed 49 insurgents in the northwest, widening the net in the lawless tribal belt as the top US military officer visits for talks on battling extremism.

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France opens the door to sending more troops to Afghanistan

France on Wednesday signalled for the first time that it may agree to send troop reinforcements to Afghanistan in response to a request from US President Barack Obama.

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Fed chairman Bernanke named Time's 'Person of the Year'

Time magazine named Ben Bernanke its 2009 "Person of the Year" on Wednesday, crediting the Federal Reserve Bank chairman with helping guide the United States through financial turmoil.

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