Archive - 19 January 2010

Expect to pay more if you want higher pay: Dr M

'For the government, it is the question of increasing taxes and reducing subsidies. Then the government will also have the money to pay their staff higher wages.'

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Najib in Delhi for high-level talks

He arrived in New Delhi today to begin his five-day official visit to India.

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MIC boss slams 'fortune teller' writer over report

MIC president S Samy Vellu today expressed regret over a report in a news portal for trying to create a wedge between him and his deputy.

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Minister defends rescue efforts in dragon boat tragedy

Despite the murky waters, the Fire and Rescue Department did its best in the search and rescue operations.

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Unattended goldsmith shop shocks Miri top cop

Miri police chief ACP Jamaludin Ibrahim could do not believe his eyes when he stumbled on a goldsmith shop which was left like a sitting duck for robbers.

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Growing leadership crisis in Kelantan PAS

There are attempts by certain quarters to tarnish the credibility of the Kelantan menteri besar and PAS spiritual leader.

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Gunasegaran inquest: 'Cops did not conceal death'

The coroner's court here was today told that police had no intention to conceal the death of R Gunasegaran, who was in police custody last year.

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Foreign workers cannot be hired as waiters

Foreign workers are banned from working as waiters and there will be a nationwide crackdown beginning next month.

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Hindraf set to raise temperature of Najib's India visit

Hindraf proposes trade sanctions against Umno-owned companies to pressure PM Najib to end the sufferings of marginalised Indians.

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Cops quiz exco on 'abuse' of Tamil school funds

UPDATED 9.10PM The police today recorded the statement of Selangor exco Xavier Jayakumar at his office in Shah Alam with regards to a police report lodged against him.

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KK airport upgrade works get 'hurry up' order

Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat's patience is wearing thin over delays at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport.

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Petronas asked to develop East Timor gas

National energy firm Petronas said today it has been asked by East Timor to develop offshore gas resources from the country's vast Sunrise field.

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'Accept Thanenthiran's sacking'

The Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party central committee's decision was in accordance with the party constitution, says a CC member.

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AirAsia CEO loses West Ham bid

BREAKING NEWS Tony Fernandes' withdrawal of his bid cleared for David Sullivan and David Gold to buy the English football club.

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The inter-faith council must be reincarnated

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Don't tell me to give up my rights

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'Cite Nazri for contempt for attack on judge'

Lim Kit Siang wants the minister reprimanded for his ‘improper, unwarranted and unprecedented' attack on the high court judge who made the controversial Allah ruling.

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All because of the 'A' word

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Bloggers ticked off for discrediting police

The deputy home minister said some bloggers may have posted certain articles just to tarnish the image of the police.

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Pawn shops and the poverty penalty

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BN unfazed by DAP's 'Middle Malaysia' strategy

BN does not feel threatened by the various calls and strategies mounted by the opposition as the ruling coalition continues to strive at winning the people's hearts.

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Saiful appeals for 'guidance' ahead of trial

'As the day of truth anticipated by all Malaysians draws near, I am grateful that by the grace and will of Allah, I am still able to hold on to see the fight through to this day'.

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Authorities free 19 Sri Lankans

Asylum seekers granted refugee status by UNHCR are now awaiting resettlement to another country.

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No immediate need for interfaith council

There is no immediate need to have a formal inter-ethnic or inter-religion committee or council, said Minister in the PM's Dept Dr Koh Tsu Koon.

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Parking attendant declared bankrupt

A parking attendant, who claimed that her stolen identity card was used to buy a car, was declared bankrupt after Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad sued her for failing to settled the loan.

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Support letter not corruption, claims Perlis MB

Support letters issued by excos and assemblypersons to members of the public are not considered as a form of corruption, MB Dr Md Isa Sabu said.

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Cleaning up Thaipusam

citizen journalist report As devotees gather to thank Lord Muruga for vows fulfilled, they need to correct a few bad habits. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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PKR briefs diplomatic circle on sodomy case

The two-hour closed door session took place at the De Palma hotel in Ampang. Among those who attended were representatives from the embassies of Austria, Spain, Britain, Singapore and the European Union.

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Top Chinese judge jailed for life for graft

A Chinese court sentenced a former top supreme court judge to life in prison on Tuesday for taking bribes and other graft charges, a court official and state media said.

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MTUC's application for water privatisation docs: Decision Apr 2

Judge Mohamed Apandi Ali, who heard the case management in his chambers today, also ordered parties to submit their written submissions, before March 23.

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Ministry accused of promoting union busting

Nube has claimed that the Human Resources Ministry is promoting union busting and denying justice in trade dispute cases.

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Khairy delivers Twitter smackdown on Rais

Rais Yatim earns dubious Twitter fame as Malaysians on Twitter unite to deride his statement warning Malaysians to not be too immersed in the ‘Western-introduced’ Internet service.

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Self-defeating exercise to extremists

Some good may yet come out of the recent attacks on churchs.

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Mahathir: Somebody's lying about our 'silica' sand

Dr Mahathir Mohamad has always been a tad sensitive when it comes to the issue of Malaysian soil landing in Singapore.

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Apex court orders Felda to pay RM11 mil to settlers

UPDATED 4.05PM The Federal Court ticks off the Federal Land Development Authority in ordering it to compensate 354 settlers that it has cheated.

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US terrorist attack warning in Sabah 'misleading'

Malaysia has urged the United States to review a travel advisory that warned terrorists are targeting Sabah tourist destinations, describing it as "wrong and misleading".

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PWD silent on 'overpriced' hospital

Its public relations department is too 'busy with more routine matters' to shed light on alleged irregularities over the Shah Alam Hospital project.

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Headlines online: Jan 19, 2010

The dragon boat tragedy which claimed six lives continued to hog the headlines with safety issues being called into question. Also grabbing attention was the launch of the 'MyID' initiative.

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Anwar hosts roundtable on 'Allah'

About 120 people, including PAS MP for Shah Alam Khalid Samad and PKR MP for Kulim-Bandar Bharu Zulkifli Nordin, attended last night's four-hour discussion.

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Truths that matter

Malaysians do not understand that we are all Malaysians first.

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US defense chief praises India's 'restraint'

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday praised India for showing "restraint" since the Mumbai attacks, saying it had kept tensions with Pakistan under control.

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'Najib, one is one too many'

free 'For a country like Malaysia, one church, mosque temple or any other place of worship (burnt) is one too many.'

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Haiti relief surge fails to bring security

NONE Thousands of US Marines joined the Haiti relief effort on Monday but lawlessness pervaded on the streets with looters preying on the helpless and raiding the flattened ruins.

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Malaysia's Watergate, Ipoh-style

free 'Uninvited entry into a closed-door meeting is a grave offence. Recording private proceedings is an utterly serious felony.'

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Suu Kyi lawyers give final arguments in Burma court

Burma's supreme court heard final arguments on Monday against the extended house arrest of detained pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said.

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Five dead as Taliban militants strike across Kabul

Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked buildings in the heart of Kabul on Monday in a security breach that triggered fierce gun battles and killed at least five people including a child.

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Israeli PM holds historic joint cabinet meet in Berlin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top ministers on Monday paid a solemn visit to Germany for a historic joint cabinet meeting underlining their bond forged in the wake of the Holocaust

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Man who tried to kill the pope free after years in jail

The Turkish man who attempted to kill pope John Paul II in 1981, was on Monday freed from prison after almost three decades behind bars.

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