Archive - 9 August 2010

'Note' found in Teoh's sling bag: AG's Chambers

'Note' found in Teoh's sling bag: AG's Chambers

The following is the full text of the statement issued by the Attorney-General's Chambers.
Teoh's death: AG's Chambers denies suppressing evidence

Teoh's death: AG's Chambers denies suppressing evidence

A note was found in Teoh’s sling bag which was allegedly discovered two months after his death.
Mohd Sidek to head 'saman ekor' panel

Mohd Sidek to head 'saman ekor' panel

The government received many feedback on the matter including from those who complained that it was burdensome.
Karpal: Alleged affair by DPP a serious offence

Karpal: Alleged affair by DPP a serious offence

The senior lawyer maintains that the alleged affair has compromised the trial.
KMA slammed for exploiting Ramadan stall owners

KMA slammed for exploiting Ramadan stall owners

Pakatan Youth vice-chief alleges that the middleman had collected the money but is not paying up, hence the hold-up to the Bazar Ramadan at Komtar.
Safe city concept to be extended to other cities

Safe city concept to be extended to other cities

A special report would be tabled to the cabinet and discussions would be held with the Home Ministry, Rais Yatim said.
Police flayed over another death in police custody

Police flayed over another death in police custody

Moments after arriving at a Kuantan magistrate’s court, Wan Khairul Azizi Wan Ali, 31, collapsed and died.
Sodomy II turns into test of prosecution's credibility

Sodomy II turns into test of prosecution's credibility

Karpal Singh reveals that one of the prosecutors had flouted Syariah law by solemnising his second marriage outside the country.
PAS seeks to explain 'real Islam' to Soi Lek

PAS seeks to explain 'real Islam' to Soi Lek

PAS leaders say the MCA is confused between Islam and problems caused by the BN government.
'DPM trying to start a fire between PAS and DAP'

'DPM trying to start a fire between PAS and DAP'

Khalid Samad said Muhyiddin was 'a firestarter’ and that PAS agreed with Pua that the rich should not be subsidised.
2 held at anti-subsidy cuts campaign launch

2 held at anti-subsidy cuts campaign launch

UPDATED 12.16AM  Two representatives of the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes) movement were nabbed during their campaign launch at a night market.
Indira's wait continues for daughter

Indira's wait continues for daughter

A lawyer for M Indira Gandhi is unable to serve the custody order on her former husband who is ‘not contactable’.
Gov't to re-look students involvement in politics

Gov't to re-look students involvement in politics

The government was willing to re-look into amendment of the University and University Colleges Act, Saifuddin Abdullah said.
Kerdau rep attends assembly after heart treatment

Kerdau rep attends assembly after heart treatment

"My movement is still restricted and I can only perform light duties," Zaharuddin Abu Kassim said when met in Kuantan.
Huge income gap a '1Malaysia' a challenge

Huge income gap a '1Malaysia' a challenge

Who will handle injustice of judicial system?

Who will handle injustice of judicial system?

Collapse of cooperative movement imminent

Collapse of cooperative movement imminent

Revive conversion bill initiative, gov't urged

Revive conversion bill initiative, gov't urged

What good would 'plugging loopholes' to conversion registration do given the larger legal and welfare issues at stake?
Financial loss in hotel lift

Financial loss in hotel lift

Greedy shareholders at AGMs disgusting

Greedy shareholders at AGMs disgusting

Anifah takes on anti-ISA group in London

Anifah takes on anti-ISA group in London

NONE The foreign minister agrees that the ISA has been abused and that torture during detention is unacceptable.
Perkasa lodges report against columnist

Perkasa lodges report against columnist

The article posted on the Centre for Policy Initiatives website is allegedly seditious, claims Perkasa Youth chief Arman Azha Abu Hanifah.
Reduce recruitment cost for Indonesian maids: MTUC

Reduce recruitment cost for Indonesian maids: MTUC

MTUC veep A Balasubramaniam said, maids were unduly burdened with extra cost which they had to pay to recruiting agents.
Radical Indonesian cleric Bashir arrested

Radical Indonesian cleric Bashir arrested

Indonesian police have arrested a radical Islamist preacher accused of providing support for extremists linked with the Southeast Asian terror group JI.
NUJ decries 'confinement' at Perak assembly

NUJ decries 'confinement' at Perak assembly

Union urges speaker R Ganesan to restore old practice of allowing the press inside the assembly chambers to cover proceedings.
M'sians in RM31bil bid to take over Philippine casinos

M'sians in RM31bil bid to take over Philippine casinos

Robert Kuok, Ananda Krishnan and Francis Yeoh are in partnership with a Filipino magnate to buy over the Philippine government's monopoly casino franchise.

Teoh's family to 'follow PM' until truth is out

Teoh's family to 'follow PM' until truth is out

UPDATED 4.45PM ‘If he is too busy to remember his promise to our family, then we will ...  remind him,’ says Teoh Lee Lan.
Komtar Malay traders rally over Ramadan stalls

Komtar Malay traders rally over Ramadan stalls

UPDATED 4.45PM   PDC calls the racialisation of the issue 'irresponsible', as it is a simple matter of not having paid the rental.
Sharing profit boosts staff productivity: Survey

Sharing profit boosts staff productivity: Survey

From the group of Malaysian workers surveyed, 75 per cent had indicated the belief in higher productivity with a share in profit.
No quarrel, say S'gor Umno trio

No quarrel, say S'gor Umno trio

They said that talk that they did not see eye-to-eye was only an opposition ploy to create friction between them.
Settlers sue Felda for RM200mil over fraud

Settlers sue Felda for RM200mil over fraud

NONE 766 settlers from Negeri Sembilan claim that Felda had cheated them.
Don't take freedom for granted

Don't take freedom for granted

Malaysians must speak up against tyranny.
Hisham mum on IGP Musa's contract

Hisham mum on IGP Musa's contract

musa hassan An announcement will be made once the current IGP’s contract ends, says the Home Minister.
Anwar's statement based on fact, says Karpal

Anwar's statement based on fact, says Karpal

NONE The senior lawyer challenges Saiful and DPP Farah to come forward to deny the allegations in person.
Going down a blind alley

Going down a blind alley

COMMENT It's time to look beyond race-based political parties and look for new directions if we want to achieve ‘1Malaysia' in its most inclusive sense.

Law reform nowhere in sight

Law reform nowhere in sight

COMMENT How much of a priority is law reform? Not a lot, going by the snail’s pace at which the government is moving.
EU hopes to start FTA talks early October

EU hopes to start FTA talks early October

"We've been exploring together if the conditions are conducive to begin the FTA talks and conclude it on a successful note," said EU ambassador.
Headlines online: Aug 9, 2010

Headlines online: Aug 9, 2010

Today's front-pages highlighted that broken families and poverty are turning children into criminals and that ten million saman ekor are unpaid.
 

Guan Eng must heed Muslim authority on 'Allah'

Guan Eng must heed Muslim authority on 'Allah'

COMMENT The Penang CM must accord the same respect to the learned opinion of many revered religious personages as he does Islam.
Lawyer marches out of chambers over new evidence

Lawyer marches out of chambers over new evidence

NONE UPDATED 1.30PM Gobind Singh Deo reveals the withholding of a document by the prosecution.
Anwar: First cuts would be deepest

Anwar: First cuts would be deepest

NONE A confident Anwar outlines some steps a hypothetical Pakatan gov't would take in the first six months.
'Why not an UmnoLink discount card too?'

'Why not an UmnoLink discount card too?'

FREE 'Maybe Umno can introduce UmnoLink or BumiLink discount cards for a 7 percent discount for petrol, sugar, rice, flour ...'
The real face of Umno's 1Malaysia

The real face of Umno's 1Malaysia

FREE 'The belligerent posture of Penang Umno speaks volume about its defiance - one more indication that Umno cannot change.'
Court dismisses application to call Saiful, Farah

Court dismisses application to call Saiful, Farah

saiful bukhari azlan UPDATED 5PM The judge says the prosecution's sworn affidavits are good enough.