Archive - 25 May 2010

Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat said the 'formula' agreed upon by Malaysia and Singapore will benefit both countries.

They hope party president Abdul Hadi Awang's plan to allow them to vote in the party elections will quickly become a reality. 

MBPJ today announced that an independent committee will probe the recent scandal of ineligible council staff owning low-cost flats.

The PKR leader concedes that candidates should have been chosen more carefully. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The PKR de facto leader argues the value of the land that Malaysia got in exchange from Singapore may not equal in value to what KTM had to forgo.

There is a fear that the toppling of the Pakatan Perak government by the BN resulting from crossovers could be repeated in Kedah.

Umno is not involved in the gathering by GAS at the PWTC on Sunday, Umno executive secretary Abd Rauf Yusoh said.

The DPM lashes out at the MIC supremo's son for the latter's accusation that Umno was eagerly trying to oust Samy Vellu.

The teen, who was in the car driven by Aminulrasyid Amzah when he was shot dead by police, will be quizzed again tomorrow.

The community is said to have lost confidence in the coalition, which considers them 'second-class citizens'.

UPDATED 7.30PM The outspoken former PM was unusually quiet on a number of controversial issues plaguing the Najib government.

Lawyers for P Balasubramaniam will pick up the cost of travel and accommodation for the MACC so that they can record his statement in London.

The two brothers were taken away as teens and forced to work without pay in a Puchong factory for 15 years.

The corruption watchdog also wants a law to compel political parties to disclose sources of funds.

Most English and Malay dailies highlighted the historical deal of Malaysia and Singapore agreeing to the relocation of the Tanjong Pagar railway station to Woodlands.

His son said Zaharuddin Abu Kassim was responding to treatment and his condition was improving.

S'gor PKR: First it was TLDM's Woodlands barracks in 1987, then Batu Puteh in 2008. Is the government giving away our soverign rights again?

A 17-year-old is asking for a judicial review of the Home Ministry's decision to banish him to Kawasan Linggi in Negri Sembilan.

The Kota Kinabalu High Court holds that Suria KLCC does not have an exclusive use of the name ‘Suria’ or logo depicting the sun.

The Umno Youth chief said his involvement in the Territorial Army was not politically motivated but to serve the country.

The Malay rights NGO denies that it has been silent over the sports betting licence issued by the federal government.

The court has set tomorrow to hear an application to impound the passport of P Chithirakala, the former MIED CEO.

Palm oil should not be singled out for European Union sustainability compliance unless other competing oils are practising the same.

UPDATED 4.53PM The recently-sacked trio urged Najib to help remove Samy Vellu.

UPDATED 4.41PM Troubled by unabated police shootings, Kit Siang is to organise another parliamentary roundtable.

A 19-year-old employee of Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn fell to his death Tuesday at the company's plant in southern China - the 10th such death this year, state media reported.

COMMENT The country's entire system, from the government to Parliament, the judiciary and EC, needs a complete overhaul.

‘You see, without money you just cannot move,’ claims former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Its chief editor however admits the name of the publication stated on the permit differs somewhat from the tabloid.

A Malaysian-registered tanker collided with a bulk carrier in the Singapore Strait about 13km southeast of Changi East, Singapore this morning.

The government campaign appears to target public support ahead of plans to restructure the subsidy system.

SPECIAL REPORT It is tightening the rules to prevent discrepancies in the electoral rolls, and not to frustrate political parties.

It's all about efficiency, productivity.

 

 

A panel of experts in Jakarta has confirmed that US-based mining giant Newmont Mining Corp's subsidiary did not pollute the environment by dumping mine tailings into Buyat Bay in Northern Sulawesi.

The Fourth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), being held May 24-28 in the Uruguayan resort city of Punta del Este, seems a propitious occasion to ask the question: Does financing for the environment work?

free 'Vincent Tan, it is not only the Muslims who are unhappy - most non-Muslims are unhappy, too.'

free 'It's futile to seek to invalidate the Hulu Selangor result. But public opinion is more important than a court decision.'