Archive - 21 May 2010

Mirza Mohammad Taiyab is very glad his ordeal with the courts is finally over. 

Only 20 supporters showed up in front of the Sungai Nibong mosque today.

The former PM asks whether the conglomerate has learnt its lessons and says that responsibility for the debacle should be shared.

Kapar MP S Manikavasagam, who has been raising up a storm over the sand scandal, will finally meet Selcat in a public hearing.

Country already saturated with various forms of licensed and illegal gambling, says PKR leader.

The federal government decision to grant sports betting license continue to draw flak as demonstrations against the move were held in five states. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A woman has been sentenced to eight years in jail for causing horrific wounds to her Indonesian maid with a hammer, scissors and scalding water, her lawyer said.

MIC Central Working Committee (CWC) member KP Samy puts more pressure on party president S Samy Vellu to step down.

Campaigners against Penang going wireless are annoyed at the DAP MP who says they are spreading 'unfounded rumours.'

 

Maradong state assemblyperson Ting Tze Fui  will now face the rights and privileges committee and could face suspension.

Tony Pua calls on the state government to check if flats were taken up by government servants who did not meet criteria.

Why the rush to close deal by June 21, asks DAP's labour bureau chief Sivanesan.

A Chinese daily speculates that the second reshuffling of the PM's cabinet will take place before the June 7 Dewan Rakyat sitting.

Sarawak CM called on the people not to take seriously the DAP's allegation that the BN is a party that practises corruption.

Cabinet is to meet next week in a bid to slash subsidy spending that has more than doubled since 2006 and pushing the budget deficit to a record high.

Reuters looks at the possible measures cabinet would consider when it meets next week to discuss slashes in subsidies.

The court dismissed with cost a RM21 million suit by a murder suspect against newspapers for publishing stories and his photo in their reports.

State PAS deputy commissioner Hassan Abdul Razak says there's no truth there will be fresh polls in Kedah if there were any more defections.

 

Teachers may be required to sit for an exam to obtain their teaching licence to pursue their teaching profession just like doctors and lawyers.

EXCLUSIVE He has an uncanny ability to live in separate worlds. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT Lots of questions have been asked over Sime Darby's management of the Bakun Dam project with very few credible answers.

The government needs to conduct an in-depth study on nuclear energy before making any decision, said Najib Abdul Razak.

Expelled MIC Youth deputy chief to 'reveal something big' at press conference scheduled for tomorrow.

The court dismissed a suit by five former senior officers of the RMAF, sacked after two RMAF F-5E jet engines went missing in 2007.

Thailand picked up the pieces today after violence and mayhem triggered by a crackdown on anti-government protests, as the focus swung to recovery and reconciliation in a divided nation.

He was slammed by a fellow PKR member for criticising Selangor MB. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT The foundation of a nation is its people and their medical needs should top the list, not towering buildings. A reminder to politicians.

COMMENT It's a pre-Islamic institution which was drastically reformed and restricted by the Quran and points the way towards monogamy.

Are we ready for it? What risks are involved? What are the costs involved? Who will be responsible for potential accidents?

Hardworking cops deserve better pay, but...

While there is a myriad of stories in today's newspapers Sime Darby chairperson, Musa Hitam's announcement to widen an internal probe into the companies business divisions is most attention grabbing.

We have been reduced to shoppers in a consumerist society.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to kick off an Asia tour in Japan where both sides have condemned North Korea after investigators blamed it for sinking a S Korean warship.

North Korea repeated denials that it torpedoed a South Korean warship, saying Seoul's allegations brought the two nations close to war amid international outrage at the attack.

UPDATED 1.11PM The coroner in Teoh's inquest has rejected his family's application to initiate contempt proceedings against Nazri.

UPDATED 4.45PM Sodomy II: Court of Appeal dismisses an application by Anwar for a stay in the trial.

COMMENT Today’s Court of Appeal hearing is the latest phase of the clash between Anwar’s battering ram strategy against the stonewalling tactics of the prosecution.

free 'It is not 'sensational views' but racist views aim to divide and sow hatred among the races - and all you can say is Utusan has to change? Do you have the gumption to discipline them? '

free 'I can see that it (the gaming licence) will just end up in the hands of cronies, who will make huge ‘donations' to Umno to finance their war-chest for GE13.'

Thai troops hunted for militant protesters who left parts of Bangkok in flames as the authorities extended a night curfew in the capital despite tentative signs of a return to normality.