Archive - 23 July 2010

Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) director-general Prof Dr Ahmad Farhan Sadullah has been appointed as one of seven members of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), effective today.

Police have arrested a man who had trained his five-year-old son to steal at business premises around Lumut district.

Eight of 17 people, detained under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act 2007 to facilitate investigations into a baby-for-sale racket, were released on police bail today.

"The intra-regional FDI now accounted for as much as half of the region's inward FDI stock," said the World Investment Report 2010.

The Kelantan Sultan's Office (KSO) today reminded “outside individuals” not to interfere in affairs related to the Kelantan palace.

The world may face intense pressure on resources, a big shift in global power and a completely different way of doing global business in 2030, says the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

The spat between Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and state development officer (SDO) Nik Ali Nik Yunus remains at status quo, as the right to sack SDOs belongs to the federal government.

Sarawak police are continuing efforts to probe allegations of reports of sexual exploitation of the Penan women in Baram and have talked to the Peninsular MP.

Figures cited by federal and state governments over the Kelau Dam project rely on different methodologies, says Charles Santiago.

The two show that boys will be boys as they indulge in frolicking in the political mud by vigorously highlighting the opposing side's flaws.

The premier was supposed to visit Penan settlements to hear their woes, but village heads did not have a chance to send their message across.

Ex-CM is unhappy with the SAPP president who allegedly stated in a local daily that he had something to do with the incident.

The MIC deputy leader said he was aware that some party grassroot members were not in favour of MIC's move to accept T Murugiah.

Politics, plus heavy financing, are playing too heavy a hand in the much disputed interstate water transfer project, according an NGO.

Developing and transition economies are leading FDI recovery expected to touch US$1.2 trillion this year and will remain a favourable destination for inflows.

Najib Abdul Razak, who arrived at the lobby of the PMO at 8.30am, was greeted by Pos Malaysia chairperson Aseh Che Mat.

The matter is getting worse, with schools in Penang also facing the problem, says MCA central committee member Loh Seng Kok.

"The husbands have access to more than one sexual partner every day or night while the wives take turn," the study said.

Samy Vellu accedes to a wish of Najib and announces that the deputy minister has been accepted into the Indian based party.

Put your own house in order before being a busybody, Parit Buntar MP tells Penang opposition leader.

Although neighbouring countries recorded lesser FDI inflows, it was not as sharp a plunge as faced by Malaysia.

Penang councillor Mohd Yusoff Mohd Noor is furious that the state opposition leader is accusing him of involvement in plans to demolish Malay villages.

 

 

 

 

 

The target of Umno's agenda has finally decided that the time has arrived to douse persistent attempts at stirring up communal flames.

The spat between Penang SDO Nik Ali Mat Yunus and Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was a major highlight in today’s papers.

This is the second edition of the party's non-serialised publication, in a bid to take advantage of a provision in the PPPA.

It aims to provide legal assistance to journalists and media groups and promote freedom of expression in Southeast Asia.

UPDATED 5.55PM Hulu Selangor MP P Kamalanathan will know on Aug 5 whether his bid to strike out Zaid Ibrahim’s election petition is successful.

UPDATED 2.31PM A Kajang councillor denies an MACC claim that he is out to make the anti-graft body look bad and that he it was his personal mission to do so.

S'pore has not used the hangman in similar cases.

The unconditional love a pet gives us is heart-rending.

Sarawak longhouse residents have been deprived of their right to the ancestral land their dwellings stand on, but Parliament has no power to intervene.

PM was in Sarawak to make multi-million-dollar development promises in a bid to galvanise support ahead of landmark elections.

Yet another lot of forest reserve is set to go under the weight of human greed with hardly any benefit to local residents.

Penang deputy chief Mujahid Yusuf Rawa says instead, it's better for for PAS to replace Umno to defend the Malays.

A high-level trade delegation led by the Sarawak CM will attend several major events in the UK.

Its ‘Land and Rakyat' event in a Kuching restaurant was denied a police permit, so the speakers will now have informal talks with attendees.

COMMENT July 31 seminar hopes to kick off the start to the two states exiting from Malaysia in the same way Singapore did in 1965.

free 'Isn't it telling that we need foreign governments to investigate corruption cases committed by the Umnoputras.'

free 'No wonder they are so jealous of Anwar, who is able to get publicity without using our, or his own, money.'