Archive - 14 May 2010

Taib announces a revision of rates to premiums for renewal of land leases for residential, commercial and agriculture purposes. 

Party insiders say BN will pull through with a majority of between 1,000 to 2,500 votes.

The IGP said he had no problem if the Inspector-General Standing Order (IGSO) on the use of firearms was to be made public.

A day after the death of former Al Arqam leader Ashaari Muhammad, family members have pledged to protect his business interests.

The Kapar MP denies that he is next on the exodus list, following Wee Choo Keong’s resignation today.

Lawyers are arguing if the defence lawyer’s strategy of bringing up the ‘consensual vs non-consensual’ discrepancy will help Anwar’s case.

Former prime minister said that he is personally against the building of nuclear plants in Malaysia except for medical purposes.

A Paris probe opens up a vast network of defence industry bribes in Asia, including possibly Malaysia.

The contractor of the Shah Alam general hospital wrote to the Public Works Department to request that payments be withheld, causing further delays to the troubled project.

The five were accused of giving contradictory evidence at the trial in the Temerloh Sessions Court on Feb 1, 2 and 19.

‘We don't believe in the ranking system because there are a lot flaws and the criteria changes all the time'

Sime Darby Bhd's shares dropped 40 sen or almost five per cent to RM8.25 today on Bursa Malaysia and was also the top loser on the local bourse.

PKR members jumping ship seems to come into season whenever there is a by-election in the country.

Its deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar gave his assurance that voting confidentiality would not be compromised.

BN and Pakatan launch their final strikes in the Sibu by-election, with very different strategies as D-day approaches.

Hundreds of activists from PAS protested against the legalisation of sports betting and a weekend rap concert, criticising both as "immoral". [VIDEO INSIDE]

The daily is expected to be boosted by the recruitment of a rival’s editorial head honcho in a bid to boost circulation figures.

May 13 is still in the limelight, with all manner of people offering ideas on dealing with this deep-seated national scar.

The Home Ministry is giving itself until next year to resolve identification document woes faced by people in Sabah and Sarawak, says minister Hishammuddin Hussein.

UPDATED 7.45PM MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek today strongly affirmed that he would not nominate himself as a Cabinet minister nor as a senator.

Sabahan non-Muslims in their thousands have been registered with 'Islam' as their religion on their MyKads.

BN will focus on wooing the fence-sitters during the last leg of its campaign trail for the Sibu by-election on Sunday.

Three Kedah PKR exco members and one DAP state assemblyperson will go public on their loyalty to Pakatan to quell defection rumours.

Economists have given Prime Minister Najib Razak full marks for putting the Malaysian economy on "full throttle" mode.

He says the system has been abused to such an extent that even some kampung folk are complaining about poor quality work.

Both sides stretch themselves to woo the Sibu electorate, but voters are still keeping mum on who they will support. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 7.11PM Padang Serai MP N Gobalakrishnan was found guilty today of obstructing the police in an incident that occured more than eight years ago.

Malaysia needs more debate on history, and not least WWII. But we may have all the impressive modern infrastructure to hold conferences of international significance, our intellectual capacity is only paltry at best.

UPDATED 4.41PM Victoria Jayaseelee Martin wins a preliminary battle after the High Court dismissed a preliminary objection brought by the FT Islamic Council.

Malaysia recording a 10.1 percent growth in the first quarter of 2010 is the main headlines on most of today's dailies.

More than 3,000 grandmothers marched in the streets of Swaziland's commercial hub, Manzini on May 8, demanding financial independence to provide nutritious food, decent housing, access to ongoing quality education for their grandchildren and a better life.

Indonesia is facing a long-term energy shortage that may well be worse than anybody envisions at the moment, and appears to be doing little to face the needs. Despite lip service to a green future, the latest long-range projections show growing dependence on coal, rising from 36.5 percent now, to 52 percent in 2025 and 86 percent by2050.

There are international treaties to ban a wide array of deadly weapons: anti-personnel landmines, blinding laser weapons, cluster munitions, dum-dum bullets and chemical and biological weapons. But "the most iniquitous weapon of all" - the nuclear weapon - has continued to escape.

UPDATED 11.30PM Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they occur in the Sibu by-election today.

Federal agents arrested three people suspected of funneling money to the failed Times Square car bomber during a series of raids across the US northeast.

ANALYSIS However, Pakatan believes all that is just noise as the next general election is just round the corner, lowering the defectors' value.

free 'It's about time we have the courage to face history and find out the truth and put those killed forever to rest.'

free 'How can we fight them with bows and arrows when they are bulldozing us with their tanks and machine guns?'