Archive - 21 January 2010

State gov't questions selective MACC crackdown

State gov't questions selective MACC crackdown

The Selangor government today expressed hope that the crackdown was not aimed at embarrassing the Pakatan Rakyat administration.
Khalid Samad: 'Allah' state enactment outdated

Khalid Samad: 'Allah' state enactment outdated

‘In my opinion it is outdated, and it actually conflicts with efforts to propagate Islam.’ he says adding that the enactment needs to be ‘reworked’.
RM50 mil to build school in Miri: DPM

RM50 mil to build school in Miri: DPM

'In Sarawak and Sabah, construction cost for such projects is almost two or three times more... if the cost is RM20 million in the peninsula, it is almost RM50 million here.'
Can a rape victim testify via live TV?

Can a rape victim testify via live TV?

The High Court here will decide on Feb 4 whether or not to allow a rape victim to testify through live television links.
Curtain up on Interfaith Council tug-of-war

Curtain up on Interfaith Council tug-of-war

Two non-governmental bodies have opposing views on the setting up of an interfaith council (IFC) to address religious issues.
Q&A: Ousted Perak MB uneasy over new voters

Q&A: Ousted Perak MB uneasy over new voters

In part two of the interview with ousted PeraK MB Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin admits that Umno has had much success with registering new voters than Pakatan.
Surau arson draws all-round condemnation

Surau arson draws all-round condemnation

Religious and political leaders across the board are calling for calm in lilght of the arson attempts on two surau in Muar, Johor today.
Rolls-Royce opens new dealership in M'sia

Rolls-Royce opens new dealership in M'sia

Rolls-Royce, long a popular choice for Malaysian sultans, hopes to sell 10 vehicles in Malaysia this year.
Gov't scraps RM64 mil diesel trains purchase

Gov't scraps RM64 mil diesel trains purchase

UPDATED 6.35pm Minister explains cancellation The government has cancelled the purchase of eight second-hand diesel multiple unit trains worth RM64 million from Spain.
Only three types of sand need licence

Only three types of sand need licence

Only silica, quartz and sea sand need licence for export, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department said today.
A vendetta against Indians?

A vendetta against Indians?

At last, a wrong judgment made right

At last, a wrong judgment made right

judiciary gavel COMMENT The wrong decision in the case of Boonsom Boonyanit has dogged property owners for a long time.
Shallow cannon strikes again

Shallow cannon strikes again

In Sikhism, 'Allah' term the least used

In Sikhism, 'Allah' term the least used

Catholic Church is not calling Jesus 'Allah'

Catholic Church is not calling Jesus 'Allah'

Delivery not being delivered at all

Delivery not being delivered at all

Time to get real and de-construct Felda

Time to get real and de-construct Felda

Who is undermining Pak Jib?

Who is undermining Pak Jib?

Dragon boat mishap: Resolve for the future

Dragon boat mishap: Resolve for the future

Sept 11 could have been Western plot

Sept 11 could have been Western plot

Probe on arson attacks to continue, vows Hisham

Probe on arson attacks to continue, vows Hisham

'The police will continue to seek out the others involved in the incidents (of arson attacks on houses of worship),' he said in a statement.
Poor hygiene and culinary standards in school

Poor hygiene and culinary standards in school

Instead of 'absurd' GST, auction APs

Instead of 'absurd' GST, auction APs

A DAP leader points out that the government could make more money by auctioning the more than 60,000 Approved Permits normally given to cronies.

 

State gov't moves on Sabahans stranded in KL

State gov't moves on Sabahans stranded in KL

Many reported to have been reduced to a life of begging in the streets, victims of bogus employment agencies' honeyed tongues.
The perils of becoming a citizen

The perils of becoming a citizen

senior citizen apply citizenship For Malaysians born after 1957, citizenship is something that we take for granted. But this was not the case for a group of 34 elderly folks from Sabak Bernam, Selangor.
Court to hear Murugiah's application on March 1

Court to hear Murugiah's application on March 1

The High Court will hear on March 1, an application by senator T Murugiah to enforce a decision by the Malaysian Arbitral Tribunal Establishment (Mate), declaring he is the rightful president of PPP.
Snap polls? We're ready, says Nizar

Snap polls? We're ready, says Nizar

nizar and perak His confidence is based on the Pakatan’s ground work as well as the delay in delivering judgment on the rightful MB case should work in its favour.
Outrage over Iban village demolition

Outrage over Iban village demolition

The act has been roundly condemned as 'barbaric' and as the S'wak government engaging in 'arbitrary destruction'.
HR Ministry denies it supports union busting

HR Ministry denies it supports union busting

The National Union of Bank Employees' complaint that the Human Resource Ministry is favouring employers was dismissed by the ministry.
Zaid fleshes out Guan Eng's idea

Zaid fleshes out Guan Eng's idea

zaid ibrahim interview 140308 Pakatan's common ground seeker says Guan Eng's 'Middle Malaysia' concept needs a core curriculum to get it going.
Malaysia birth rate remain healthy

Malaysia birth rate remain healthy

Selangor continued to record the highest birth rate with 80,110 babies, followed by Sabah (60,190) and Johor (58,597).
Walk the talk on human rights, Najib told

Walk the talk on human rights, Najib told

A human rights watchdog is disappointed that Najib has failed to respect human rights despite earlier hints at improvement.
Umno still a force to reckon with

Umno still a force to reckon with

COMMENT After all, Umno has a massive war chest of funds to be used by whatever means to win power.
Analyst: Inflation set to climb this year

Analyst: Inflation set to climb this year

With the end of six straight months of deflation last December, Malaysia's Consumer Price Index is expected to see a gradual climb in 2010.
Two surau in Muar firebombed

Two surau in Muar firebombed

UPDATED 7.55PM with Johor deputy police chief's comments Two surau in Muar sustained minor damage after arson attempts were made on them in the early hours of this morning. 
Two surau in Muar firebombed

Two surau in Muar firebombed

UPDATED 7.55PM with Johor deputy police chief's comments They sustained minor damage after arson attempts were made on them.
Whistleblower policy for all under Transport Ministry

Whistleblower policy for all under Transport Ministry

UPDATED 5.09pm 'We are focusing on transparency and good governance. We are serious about it, we walk the talk,' says Ong Tee Keat.
Headlines online: Jan 21, 2010

Headlines online: Jan 21, 2010

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

Federal Court says ex-CJ wrong on land title

Federal Court says ex-CJ wrong on land title

UPDATED 6.50PM The current CJ said he was legally obligated to restate the law since the error committed was so obvious and blatant.
Federal Court says ex-CJ wrong on land title

Federal Court says ex-CJ wrong on land title

UPDATED 6.50PM The current CJ said he was legally obligated to restate the law since the error committed was so obvious and blatant.
Studying the Bible, maths and science in Malay

Studying the Bible, maths and science in Malay

Can you blame Malays if they don't buy the language argument proffered?
Sarawak gov't humbled by Iban villagers

Sarawak gov't humbled by Iban villagers

the antidote COMMENT The High Court of Sabah and Sarawak declared victory to rural Iban farmers in a land rights suit filed against Ladang Sawit Bintulu Sdn Bhd Tabung Haji.
Muslim anger over US military 'Jesus' scopes

Muslim anger over US military 'Jesus' scopes

Muslim groups reacted angrily after it emerged that the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan were using rifle sights inscribed with coded Biblical references.
Sarawak dams: Boon or bane?

Sarawak dams: Boon or bane?

Plans are afoot to build a dozen dams in Sarawak which would inundate vast tracts of pristine rainforest and affect the lives of many ethnic tribes.
Sex 'n sand: Four more arrested, 20 remanded

Sex 'n sand: Four more arrested, 20 remanded

UPDATED 7.25PM Among those remanded were Hussein Ahmad, the aide of Selangor exco Yaakop Sapari, and another officer attached with a state government subsidiary company.

Tigers under threat in 'Year of the Tiger'

Tigers under threat in 'Year of the Tiger'

Conservationists called a war on the poachers who are undermining Malaysia's ambitious goal to double its population of wild tigers to 1,000.
Diversity in unity boast no longer tenable

Diversity in unity boast no longer tenable

NONE It is seen as yet another desperate attempt by the ruling coalition to win back confidence of the rakyat lost in the last General Election.
Haiti: Corruption 'kills' more than quake

Haiti: Corruption 'kills' more than quake

For Haiti to get out of its misery and socio-economic inequalities, it must fight corruption.
Powerful new quake triggers panic in Haiti

Powerful new quake triggers panic in Haiti

"God wants to destroy all Haitians because they are bad, because they are cursed," Eleude Joseph, a shellshocked mother of two, told AFP at a squalid camp of 6,000 survivors in the Place Saint-Pierre.
US intel chiefs admit failure in Christmas attack

US intel chiefs admit failure in Christmas attack

National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair and Michael Leiter, head of the National Counter-terrorism Center, made the joint admission during a grilling from the Senate's committee on homeland security and governmental affairs.
Haiti quake victims arrive home

Haiti quake victims arrive home

"I could not picture it as the earthquake happened so fast. It was shocking as I was driving at the time. My first thought was on my wife who was at home."
KL, New Delhi sign landmark extradition treaty

KL, New Delhi sign landmark extradition treaty

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Anifah Aman and his Indian counterpart SM Krishnan signed the landmark document, which will help combat increasing cross-border crimes.
'Malays know no other party than Umno'

'Malays know no other party than Umno'

free 'Umno knows too well that no matter what they do, how much money they squander, the Malays know no other party than Umno when it comes to the vote.'
The Holocaust: 'Dr M has lost the plot'

The Holocaust: 'Dr M has lost the plot'

free 'I remember in 1969 when news came to us that the Americans had landed on the moon, my grandmother said that it couldn't be true and insisted that it was all staged.'
Obama admits 'mistake' after shock election loss

Obama admits 'mistake' after shock election loss

President Barack Obama said Wednesday he had mistakenly neglected his direct connection to the American people, after a stunning Republican election win shifted the balance of power in Washington.
Vietnam dissidents jailed up to 16 years for subversion

Vietnam dissidents jailed up to 16 years for subversion

A Vietnamese court on Wednesday sentenced a group of dissidents to up to 16 years in prison for trying to overthrow the communist regime in a case which has sparked global concern.
Yemen warplanes pound Qaeda chief's home: military

Yemen warplanes pound Qaeda chief's home: military

Yemeni jets pounded the home of a suspected Al-Qaeda leader on Wednesday, a military source said, as a top US official acknowledged that Sanaa has made a "decisive turn" against the extremists.
Iran snubs nuclear fuel deal: diplomats

Iran snubs nuclear fuel deal: diplomats

Iran has effectively rejected a UN-brokered nuclear fuel supply deal, diplomats here said Wednesday, but the UN's atomic watchdog, the IAEA, insisted the offer was "still on the table".