Archive - 6 August 2010

Aceh police have already mounted a search to find the wreckage of an aircraft said to be from Malaysia which crashed in Sumatra’s Bukit Barisan mountain range, more than 20 years ago. 

Police have busted a ring involved in stealing birds nest around the Manjung district with arrest of 40-year-old man in Ayer Tawar near Lumut recently.

Media Prima Bhd expects its newly-launched intelligent online video portal, TonTon, to break even in the next 12 to 18 months.

"If there are body wounds, the germs will quickly spread and the infected person must immediately seek treatment," the minister said.

Sime Darby Bhd informed today the result of its forensic investigations is expected to be announced by the end of September this year.

The Jelebu MP said Malay community should not get caught in the ambitions of others out to gain power to serve their own interest.

Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin today urged all higher learning institutions to set up a 1Malaysia Club at their campuses as a platform to prepare future leaders.

International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed today denied accusations of favouritism in attracting FDI.

A Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Jamil Khir Baharom, wants the popular dakwah reality programme, ‘ Imam Muda ’ or Young Imam to be extended to the Southeast Asian region.

Leading south Indian actor Kamal Hassan, who had begun his career with Malayalam movies, will be honoured by the Kerala Tourism department on completing 50 years in cinema, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported today.

'Steven' Sathisilan, the owner of popular PJ restaurant, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a shop keeper.

Cuepacs, the umbrella union for civil servants, plans to submit a memorandum to the Public Service Department (PSD) to review the PTK (Efficiency Level Evaluation) examination to ensure that it is relevant to the aspiration of the government.

Malaysia's first submarine, the KD Tunku Abdul Rahman made its debut in an integrated Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) exercise in the South China Sea, which ended today.

Telekom Malaysia (TM) will review broadband rates from time to time to keep the Internet service cheap to enable more people to subscribe to the service, says chairman Dr Halim Shafie.

It is our responsibility to address the problem collectively and not leave it to the government alone, says MU's Sulochana.

S P Bala, of the Tamil Nesan's Ipoh bureau said if they were quicker, they might have caught the thieves who stole his laptop and camera.

 

The Education Ministry circular barring Pakatan reps from school functions was not issued by Muhyiddin.

Special officers are tasked to disseminate the ‘good work' of PAS and the Pakatan state administration, says MCA chief Dr Chua Soi Lek.

Local firms may have similar technology cheaper than those originating overseas for the Automatic Enforcement System.

Penang does not entertain support letters from elected representatives for government jobs because open tenders are called and put online.

The foundations of our judicial system have been constantly chipped away for decades to public dismay and despair.

The PAS MP went there to see whether the site would be a good alternative for the proposed Shah Alam bus terminal.

UPDATED 5.50PM Chua warns of grave consequences with the use of religion to win support from Malays.

One being Chinese media ownership in the hands of one.

The company has signed a deal with nine tribal leaders to certify carbon offsets from a project aimed at preserving more than 100,000 hectares of tropical forest.

The motto is but a gimmick to seduce voters.

Its information chief is threatening to go the police as he had not received the notice calling for the annual general meeting.

UPDATED 3.12PM The country's top cop shrugs off rumours that his contract will be extended for a third time when his current term expires next month.

COMMENT Absence of details is held to be fatal to Zaid’s election petition but comparable lacunae in Sodomy II is not.

According to Idris Jala, illegal immigrants have not been included in the NKRA ‘because it was not what the majority of the nation wants'.

Green turtles are returning to Malaysia in their hundreds after being nearly wiped out.

Party sec-gen said elections were necessary to defuse the crisis and prevent the party from losing the support of the people.

UPDATED 3.13PM Both Saiful and Farah Azlina have yet to deny their alleged affair, says Karpal. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 10.40PM The demolition order for Bukit Jalil Estate - the last standing plantation estate in KL - has been rescinded. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 12.15PM Justice Zaleha Zahari, who led a three-member panel, said after careful deliberation they agreed with the ruling made in the course of the trial.

COMMENT updated 4.24pm Mustapha Kamil Ayub of Perak wants to be No 2, with Azmin Ali and Zaid Ibrahim eyeing the post as well.

The report had stated that the S'gor gov't had claimed that the Queen had attended the festival in her personal capacity.

A stubbornly patriotic political writer/playwright allows a peep into what makes him tick and what ticks him off.

UPDATED 1.18PM A general manager in the government-linked company Sime Darby was charged with corruption.

free 'The deep offence he had committed, for which he remains unrepentant, will contribute to another even bigger tsunami to come.'

free 'You don't need Paul the Octopus to predict this one. The blind could also see the outcome.'

free 'He is free to bathe in 3.5 million euros of champagne with a B-list celebrity every night - as long as he is using his own money. The question is: Is he using his own money?'

Taking heed of the numerous complaints about " saman ekor " (postal summonses), the police have recommended that the government set a rate for these compound fines which traffic offenders can afford to pay.