Archive - 7 July 2010

400 Felda settlers lash out at Suara Keadilan

400 Felda settlers lash out at Suara Keadilan

About 400 Felda settlers and their second generation throughout Kelantan staged a peaceful demonstration at the Gua Musang Felda Regional Office.
Gov't to spend RM103mil to help poor in Sabah

Gov't to spend RM103mil to help poor in Sabah

The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has spent RM103.8 million in the first six months this year to help the poor and hardcore poor in Sabah. 
Church arson: state witnesses say accused 'did nothing'

Church arson: state witnesses say accused 'did nothing'

Two prosecution witnesses exonerated the three accused of participating in the act of arson on the Metro Tabernacle Church.
Railwaymen want KTMB president to resign

Railwaymen want KTMB president to resign

ktm picket Aminuddin Adnan has ignored request to sit down and negotiate a deal, claims the union which held a picket today.


MCMC probes 44 concocted, seditious Net news

MCMC probes 44 concocted, seditious Net news

It has so far investigated 44 cases associated with news which was concocted, aimed at disuniting the people and of a seditious nature.
PI Bala claims Razak Baginda is innocent

PI Bala claims Razak Baginda is innocent

p balasubramaniam private investigator altantuya murder case UPDATED 2.05AM Bala offers his theory on why Razak Baginda cannot be faulted in the Altantuya murder.
Zul Noordin assails Perak DAP chief

Zul Noordin assails Perak DAP chief

The Independent MP questions Ngeh Koo Ham whether Anwar or Kit Siang is his boss today, after attacking the 'Anwarinas' yesterday.
MP provides proof on RPK's sponsors in London

MP provides proof on RPK's sponsors in London

The evidence has been furnished to Minister in the PM's Department Mohd Nazri Aziz, said Bayan Baru MP Zahrain Mohamed Hashim.
Coming soon - a guidebook for Native Court

Coming soon - a guidebook for Native Court

The Sabah courts do not foresee any problem in producing a guidebook for native court proceedings, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Richard Malanjum said.
Anwar vs IGP: Does PC enjoy immunity?

Anwar vs IGP: Does PC enjoy immunity?

Anwar’s bid to strike out Musa’s defamation suit is now entangled in whether his press conference receives the same immunity as the police report.
Study to prove mutton not a cause for hypertension

Study to prove mutton not a cause for hypertension

The Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry has asked the Veterinary Department to undertake a scientific study to determine whether mutton causes hypertension.
MCA needs more time to regain footing: Liow

MCA needs more time to regain footing: Liow

MCA has identified what needed to be done to revitalise the party and the steps to taken, he says.
'What can we do about old cases?'

'What can we do about old cases?'

NONE The Sarawak police chief rubbishes fresh allegations of rape in the PSG’s report, claiming these are a decade old.
Bar Council: Defer Sub Court amendments

Bar Council: Defer Sub Court amendments

The proposed amendments are being steamrolled through without a proper study on their far-reaching consequences.
Clash of the MPs: Kula off the hook

Clash of the MPs: Kula off the hook

NONE Bung Moktar ‘is free to lodge a police report’, but Kula will not be sanctioned in Parliament.

Suara Keadilan to defy ban, printing tonight

Suara Keadilan to defy ban, printing tonight

PKR chief strategist Tian Chua says that, as far as the party is concerned, there is no clear order to stop printing.
Suaram: Selangor sunshine law a big step forward

Suaram: Selangor sunshine law a big step forward

The human rights watchdog lauds the state government for taking steps to enact a freedom of information law because it would help improve government accountability.
Bring on early voting system: PAS Youth

Bring on early voting system: PAS Youth

It is all for the current postal voting system being replaced, saying this would end opportunities for manipulation of votes.
Curing with human touch and affection

Curing with human touch and affection

High time we pass the Wildlife Conservation Act

High time we pass the Wildlife Conservation Act

MPs want Burma suspended from Asean

MPs want Burma suspended from Asean

The AIPMC says Malaysia must raise the issue, now that it is a member of the UN Human Rights Council.
Is the IGP going to take England to court?

Is the IGP going to take England to court?

Sedition charges against top Hindraf leaders retained

Sedition charges against top Hindraf leaders retained

Three Hindraf leaders who are alleged to have incited racial hatred will have to answer the charge.
Sibuti MP rushed to hospital after durian, mutton fest

Sibuti MP rushed to hospital after durian, mutton fest

NONE The MP was rushed to hospital after he felt unwell when attending a durian fest and mutton promotion at Parliament House.
Home Ministry desperately seeking 'Suara Keadilan'

Home Ministry desperately seeking 'Suara Keadilan'

UPDATED 5.48PM Its officials searched a printing company today amidst rumours that the suspended party organ was being published.

 

Retail investors moving offshore: CIMB chief

Retail investors moving offshore: CIMB chief

NONE Retail investors are moving towards investing offshore as part of their strategies to grow investment options.
Controversial Shah Alam hospital to face more delays

Controversial Shah Alam hospital to face more delays

The issue took a turn for the worse as the Selangor royal family-linked contractor stated its intention to terminate its sub-contractor.
Defence Ministry suit: Court to decide on Friday

Defence Ministry suit: Court to decide on Friday

Justice Abdul Wahab Patail will deliver his verdict  on a RM480 million suit for breach of contract against the Defence Ministry, without hearing witnesses.
Allowances up for speaker and senate president

Allowances up for speaker and senate president

This is the first increase in their allowances since 1981, but MPs argue they too should receive more perks. [VIDEO INSIDE]
'Felda bankrupt': PM lashes out at PKR

'Felda bankrupt': PM lashes out at PKR

NONE UPDATED 3.40PM The prime minister said those who had accused Felda of being bankrupt were bankrupt of ideas, morals and the principles.
Sports betting licence: On-off-on again?

Sports betting licence: On-off-on again?

Najib, in a written parliamentary reply, now says the licence will go to Ascot Sports if the sports betting plan goes ahead. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Where's the rest of the NEM?

Where's the rest of the NEM?

Tony Pua asks if part two is ‘dead and buried’ as our economic survival in the face of a global slowdown is at stake. [VIDEO INSIDE]
A bankrupt government

A bankrupt government

Scatterbrains are on a vendetta against integrity.
Budget 2011: Seven major issues to be deliberated

Budget 2011: Seven major issues to be deliberated

As of yesterday, three focus groups' discussions on private investment, innovation and services sector have been concluded.
Bakri MP files motion against Rosmah, Deepak

Bakri MP files motion against Rosmah, Deepak

NONE Er Teck Hwa wants several allegations regarding the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder to be debated.
S'pore says no KL clemency plea yet for drug trafficker

S'pore says no KL clemency plea yet for drug trafficker

Singapore has yet to receive a request for clemency from the Malaysian government for a drug trafficker facing the death penalty.
Chief Judge wants Sabah Native Court recognised

Chief Judge wants Sabah Native Court recognised

A department should be formed just like syariah and civil courts to empower the Native Court, suggests Richard Malanjum.
Church fire intentional, says fire dept

Church fire intentional, says fire dept

Traces of petrol were found on several objects believed to have been used to break into the Metro Tabernacle Church, before a fire was started.
Penan rape report: 'NGOs have an open agenda'

Penan rape report: 'NGOs have an open agenda'

The fact-finding mission was to 'allow the suppressed voices of the survivors of sexual exploitation to be heard', says an activist.
RM41 million spent on 'white elephant' projects

RM41 million spent on 'white elephant' projects

Another RM343,000 is spent yearly to maintain two monuments in Putrajaya that have hardly attracted visitors.
First 'baby hatch' boy finds new home

First 'baby hatch' boy finds new home

A baby boy, the first infant dropped off at a "baby hatch" centre to rescue unwanted newborns, has found a new home, reports said today.
EC may give election watchdog second chance

EC may give election watchdog second chance

NONE EXCLUSIVE The EC chief says he will meet Mafrel to discuss its accreditation. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Headlines online: July 7, 2010

Headlines online: July 7, 2010

The headlines focused on PSD scholarships, overpayment of taxes and Raja Petra, amongst others.
Perak Pakatan reps to confer on assembly sitting

Perak Pakatan reps to confer on assembly sitting

The 27 Pakatan state reps will decide if they are attending but not to do so may place them in danger of losing their seats.
Bar Council accuses SC of 'harassment, intimidation'

Bar Council accuses SC of 'harassment, intimidation'

It claims the Securities Commission overstepped its powers in its interrogation of journalists and a lawyer over reports regarding the Kenmark company.
Zainal loses suit against 'The Sun'

Zainal loses suit against 'The Sun'

NONE Former MTUC president Zainal Rampak loses the defamation suit against The Sun Media Corp and two editorial personnel.
Apco too has some explaining to do

Apco too has some explaining to do

NONE COMMENT Apco charges US$24mil (RM77mil) per year. US$1mil is spent in the US; what is the other US$23mil for in Malaysia?
Umno scores own goal with racial sob story

Umno scores own goal with racial sob story

free 'All these projects were approved five years ago. You don't need a whizz to work out who was in charge of Penang then.'
Authorities play denial game on Penan woes

Authorities play denial game on Penan woes

NONE free 'When Saiful cried sodomy, the whole BN, AG, police, judiciary immediately swung into action. But when over a dozen helpless Penan cried rape...'
Drug submarine seized in Ecuador

Drug submarine seized in Ecuador

NONE Authorities seized a large, home-built submarine in a marsh near the Colombian border that was designed to carry as much as 12 tons of cocaine to Mexico, Ecuador's Antinarcotics Police chief Joel Loaiza said Tuesday.
French lawmakers debate Muslim veil ban

French lawmakers debate Muslim veil ban

NONE The French parliament on Tuesday began debating a ban on the full Islamic veil that is all but certain to be adopted despite fears of renewed tensions in the country with Europe's biggest Muslim minority.
Selangor gov't to form advisory task force

Selangor gov't to form advisory task force

Among its top responsibilities are to improve the delivery system for the local councils and to handle crime.
Britain outlines secret service torture probe

Britain outlines secret service torture probe

Britain on Tuesday unveiled details of an inquiry into claims its security services were complicit in the torture of suspected violent extremists on foreign soil after the September 11, 2001 attacks.