Archive - 25 June 2010

The utility company has advised the public to be wary of a group offering to alter electricity meters for a fee to reduce the monthly bill.

The internal crisis faced by PKR that led to a conspiracy to topple MB shows Khalid Ibrahim's weakness in administering Selangor.

In a dramatic reversal, the Umno supreme council has decided tonight to reject the legalisation of sports betting, dealing a major blow to PM Najib.

UPDATED 11.19PM  A group of 40 Islamic scholars hand in their application forms but there’s no sign of the star of the show.

PAS central committee member Husam Musa says the first is a more likely figure rather than the RM2.7 billion revealed earlier.

A teenage Indonesian maid was today sentenced to jail until such time at the pleasure of the Sultan of Pahang on a charge of murdering her employer.

The Alor Gajah Youth division secretary crumples his membership card after the MCA disciplinary board meeting, saying the party was similar to gangsters.

Local missionaries must be free from extremist influence which tarnishes the image of Islam in discharging their responsibilities.

Besides the RM25 million wang ehsan, Kelantan will get a bigger allocation than other states under the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP).

Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid today said the report claiming that 15 members of parliament from PKR want him to give up his post was merely speculation.

A businessman lodges a police report against the Malim Nawar state rep for allegedly cheating the voters by becoming a ‘BN-friendly’ Independent.

Temple ‘inactive', and land had been earmarked for a Setapak neighbourhood project.

The National Union of Bank Employees campaign for a 90-day paid maternity leave saw its first major success, with HSBC Bank Malaysia accepting the proposal.

This is an attempt to halt Gerakan Anti Samy's plan to distribute 500,000 VCDs and posters at its upcoming gathering.

The party is likely to push the MB for greater influence in state exco decision-making which may undermine Pakatan's power-sharing model.

Election preparations are part of the agenda for the two-day PKR retreat beginning Saturday in Shah Alam.

UPDATED 7.35PM The man behind storm over allegations of links between JI and Wahhabism says briefing was private and not for media to report.

Keeping the native voters humble and in poverty would see them needing subsidies and handouts and dependent on the BN.

Malaysia will achieve a 6.7 percent growth this year with higher exports earnings expected to boost investment further towards year-end.

Announcement comes following weeks of silence by the commission after private investigator had offered to meet anti-graft body in London.

The students were arrested to assist in the investigation over the death of Mohammad Naim Mustaqim, 16, after an alleged bullying incident.

Any nation, especially a democratic one, will treasure creativity among its citizenry - but unfortunately not ours.

UPDATED 6.45PM Umno Youth chief's comments on Twitter heats up scrap with Perkasa president.

"If we want BN to remain in power in Sabah... don't be selfish without listening to the wishes and demands of the grassroots," said the Umno leader.

It dismisses his bid to compel the prosecution to provide the defence team with Saiful Bukhari Azlan’s witness statements.

The Syariah High Court fixed July 1 for case management of Bung Moktar's appeal against his one-month jail term.

MIC and LDP have both come out to support the embattled PM over the government’s approval of legalised sports betting.

The notion that BN should govern in perpetuity is flawed, says Kuching MP Chong Chieng Jen.

Malaysiakini plans to mount a court challenge against the Home Ministry's decision yesterday to ban 1Funny Malaysia - a cartoon book published by the news portal.

UPDATED 2.22PM Felda will sue PKR's Suara Keadilan for its 'Felda Bankrupt' article for defamation.

SPECIAL REPORT Knowing that a relatively small fine or jail sentence will see an lawmaker disqualified, strongly inhibits fighting injustice.

COMMENT Khalid Ibrahim is discovering his past corporate roles are poor preparation to be Selangor’s political CEO.

The move by 15 PKR parliamentarians to pressure Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim to step down was one of the main news items today.

The French investigating judge will decide whether  the case should go to trial once the probe is completed.

Thousands of Canadian police threw a tight security net over eastern Ontario province Thursday as world leaders began arriving for key summits focused on economic recovery and development.

Perhaps the time is ripe to revive the seemingly long-forgotten gov’t theme song of the caring society but with some muscle.

free 'Suddenly there's a change of heart among Umno leaders towards the Chinese and they're now sensitive to Chinese rights. Is it for real?'

free 'High profile or not, Taib deserves to be investigated. Otherwise, we will only encourage them to steal our money.'

Police raided Belgium's Catholic Church HQ on Thursday and seized computer files at the home of its top cardinal over the last 20 years amid fresh accusations of child sex abuse by priests.

Israel's right-wing Likud party backed on Thursday the expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, with an eye to a building spurt when a building moratorium expires in September.