Archive - 21 July 2010

Minister and Syabas up water pressure

Minister and Syabas up water pressure

Khalid Ibrahim's claim that the state had sufficient water supply to meet its demand until 2019 is not accurate and misleading, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin Fah Kui.
CPI up 1.7%, highest this year

CPI up 1.7%, highest this year

The rise was due to the increase in food and non-alcoholic beverages by 2.7 percent as compared to the same month last year.
Gov't chief sec defends Penang SDO

Gov't chief sec defends Penang SDO

Set up body to follow up on audit report, says Ezam

Set up body to follow up on audit report, says Ezam

"(Auditor-general's) reports have been released but where is the action?" said the senator in Dewan Negara today.
Mat Taib can do what he wants: Najib

Mat Taib can do what he wants: Najib

The Umno president says the party is not opposed to Mat Taib delegating control of the Kelana Jaya division to his deputy.
Analyse this: De Niro to visit M'sia on Rosmah invite

Analyse this: De Niro to visit M'sia on Rosmah invite

NONE He met Rosmah at a gala dinner in New York where the PM's wife received an international peace award.
Moorthy case: MAIWP acted in bad faith, court told

Moorthy case: MAIWP acted in bad faith, court told

UPDATED 8.50pm The legal battle over Mount Everest hero M Moorthy's religious status is still ongoing at the Court of Appeal. The case was initiated in 2005. [VIDEO INSIDE]
280 hawkers protest against relocation

280 hawkers protest against relocation

Over 280 hawkers and petty traders at the Rope Walk area protested against a proposed move by the MPPP to relocate some of them.
Crashed Sabah computer labs project reboot

Crashed Sabah computer labs project reboot

Only three out of 300 labs have been completed, and are not even usable. Meanwhile an 84-year-old native receives his 1Malaysia laptop.
CM right in rapping Nik Ali, says MPPP man

CM right in rapping Nik Ali, says MPPP man

He says Nik Ali should not be a political tool but instead be loyal to the state no matter who is running it.
M'sia, Britain ink treaty on transnational crimes

M'sia, Britain ink treaty on transnational crimes

Mutual assistance in criminal matters is the process by which states request and render assistance in the collection of evidence to be used in a criminal matter, for example an investigation or criminal proceedings.

Police deny permit for DAP seminar

Police deny permit for DAP seminar

The police has written to the organiser advising a switch to a more appropriate venue.
NGO: We will expose Felcra's sins

NGO: We will expose Felcra's sins

Anak to disclose details of alleged embezzlement involving cowherding and fish farming activities, at an assembly next month. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Panel to monitor terrorism in varsities

Panel to monitor terrorism in varsities

The matter was at discussion stage and the ministry would cooperate with the Home Ministry to set up the committee.
Popular actor withdraws habeas corpus appeal

Popular actor withdraws habeas corpus appeal

A three-man panel subsequently struck out the appeal of Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim, better known as Benjy.
Malaysian Insider: I am an outsider, says Kalimullah

Malaysian Insider: I am an outsider, says Kalimullah

Journalist-turned-businessman Kalimullah Hassan today stressed that he had never been involved with news portal Malaysian Insider.
Civil society leader warns of ISA blitz

Civil society leader warns of ISA blitz

NONE The government, he points out, has never been hesitant about using the ISA ahead of a general election.
PKR has GE in mind on weekend getaway

PKR has GE in mind on weekend getaway

Top of the agenda during the leadership gathering is the setting-up of task forces with the aim of gathering grassroots support.
AG happy with British cooperation in probe on RPK

AG happy with British cooperation in probe on RPK

Malaysia is satisfied with Britain's cooperation in investigations pertaining to blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, who is reportedly in London.
Wanted: 100,000 signatures to save Vui Kong

Wanted: 100,000 signatures to save Vui Kong

These must be in hand by Aug 23 if campaigners are to meet the deadline for the plea for clemency in Singapore.

State of human rights 'worsening under Najib'

State of human rights 'worsening under Najib'

'People were arrested for various acts of peaceful protest, including holding candlelight vigils and even for participating in hunger strikes.'
Express bus catches fire, passengers unhurt

Express bus catches fire, passengers unhurt

The incident happened at 2.25am when the bus was travelling from Shah Alam to Alor Setar, said Kuala Kangsar fire and rescue services.
Perak DAP: Let gov't sack rebel civil servants

Perak DAP: Let gov't sack rebel civil servants

State governments must be empowered to deal with errant civil servants, if smooth administration is to be ensured.
190 civil servants nabbed for corruption in 2009

190 civil servants nabbed for corruption in 2009

They comprised 38 percent of the 500 arrested, a decline from 282 of 605 civil servants arrested in 2008, or 46.6 percent.
K'tan sultan returns after treatment in S'pore

K'tan sultan returns after treatment in S'pore

The Sultan of Kelantan had undergone an angiogram and angioplasty procedure at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
Ex-Youth leader, developer freed of money-laundering

Ex-Youth leader, developer freed of money-laundering

Charges of money laundering amounting to RM10 million brought against V Alexander Chako and S Ganesan were again thrown out.
Tharmendran: Guarantee of safety sought

Tharmendran: Guarantee of safety sought

NONE Protestors will converge on the defence ministry for a written assurance that the ex-airman will be safe from harassment.
MACC panel: Three high-profile cases closed

MACC panel: Three high-profile cases closed

UPDATED 4.00PM The operations review panel has agreed with suggestions to close cases involving Khalid Ibrahim, Ong Tee Keat and Liow Tiong Lai.
MACC probes extortion claims in palace project

MACC probes extortion claims in palace project

Human rights lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri is to give her statement to the commission in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow.
The colour of gov't scholarships

The colour of gov't scholarships

university graduate thumbnail COMMENT It is ridiculous that Indonesian descendants are awarded privileges denied to generations of Malaysians, on the basis of race and religion.
Umno throwing sand into people's eyes

Umno throwing sand into people's eyes

NONE Faekah Husin, an aide to the Selangor menteri besar, questions Umno's intentions in criticising sand-smuggling in the state.
Penang CM: 'Little Napoleon' now has a face

Penang CM: 'Little Napoleon' now has a face

EXCLUSIVE Guan Eng hits out again at the state development officer as ‘arrogance personified’ and a stumbling block to moves to reduce wastage.
Ease up on unity talks, says Khairy

Ease up on unity talks, says Khairy

khairy jamaluddin and umno The Umno Youth chief chides party-owned newspaper Utusan Malaysia for making his party look ‘desperate'.
'BN listens to the people', my foot

'BN listens to the people', my foot

Maika rescue scheme needs further probe

Maika rescue scheme needs further probe

Have clear policy on PR for foreign spouses

Have clear policy on PR for foreign spouses

Ragging in the military must be banned

Ragging in the military must be banned

We need a more creative oil palm industry

We need a more creative oil palm industry

Why is Perhilitan not responding?

Why is Perhilitan not responding?

Headlines online: July 21, 2010

Headlines online: July 21, 2010

The Malay press fussed over the alleged unity talks between Umno and PAS, while the rape of five minors made headlines elsewhere.
Police call off raid on PKR HQ

Police call off raid on PKR HQ

NONE UPDATED 7.57PM The discovery of technical shortcomings in the search warrant has forced the police to abort the raid.
Demeaning remarks blight PM's Baram visit

Demeaning remarks blight PM's Baram visit

NONE PBB Youth head Fadillah Yusof insinuated that Penan girls begin sexual relations at 14.
Racism and tribalism in Australia

Racism and tribalism in Australia

COMMENT Unity of belonging evolving from a diversity of origins and beliefs, can come only from achieving one integrated people from many.
Beggared, boggled and buggered

Beggared, boggled and buggered

Bothered and bewildered by the shenanigans of BN.
Debt - a Chinese god

Debt - a Chinese god

Solutions to global imbalances will likely take time to root.
'Zaid's election petition defective'

'Zaid's election petition defective'

UPDATED 6.05PM Kamalanathan's lawyer presses this point in attempting to strike out the petition by PKR’s Zaid to nullify the Hulu Selangor by-election results. [VIDEO INSIDE]
'It's a fight that M'sians must wage'

'It's a fight that M'sians must wage'

your say free 'This problem of injustice in Malaysia can only be solved by Malaysians. Malaysians must rise to the occasion and stop these blatant abuses.'
The battle for Penang: Guan Eng vs little Napoleon

The battle for Penang: Guan Eng vs little Napoleon

free 'If Guan Eng wanted to be popular, he would have closed an eye to all the wrongdoings by SDO Nik Ali.'