Archive - 12 August 2010

The ban was to ensure that business transactions were aboveboard and avoid potential abuse.

Traders in the areas were generally happy that orders for Aidilfitri cookies had not changed much compared to last year.

The women and family minister said the cabinet took this decision at its meeting yesterday upon the urging of the ministry.

"After seeing my father being lifted to the heavens, my mother got a shock and died," murder accused said in his defence.

Police were not responsible for such a move as the complex had its own management and security control system.

Singapore had yet to respond to the letter of clemency handed over by Foreign Minister Anifah Aman on the death sentence passed on Yong Vui Kong.

The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) has clarified that so far no holders of licences issued by the agency for school buses or vans were involved in rape cases.

Old Town White Coffee has invited Jakim to inspect its chain of kopitiam restaurants nationwide to determine their 'halal' (permissible in Islam) status. 

He says the code - no matter how stringent - could not be necessarily fair and transparent if it is selectively implemented.

This is in light of the video recording device which was discovered by the menteri besar himself behind a curtain in the office.

The contaminated pond was closed on Jan 10 this year and water activities had been switched to another 12 ponds in the area.

UPDATED 8.30PM Ronnie Liu was reprimanded for shoddy management, while Teng Chang Khim was cleared of making an offending Twitter post.

They urge the government to reconsider its decision not to allow them to to have a say in determining the future of the country.

HRP intends to get 100,000 signatures nationwide to highlight the difficulties of seven women involved in such cases.

It would take more than a day to reach the razed longhouses in Long Kajang and Long Luar respectively, the most remote part of Belaga district.

The weather in peninsular Malaysia is expected to be dry during the whole month of Ramadan, but wet during Aidilfitri, according to the Meteorological Department.

BN incumbents will not be guaranteed of contesting their seats as it was decided that only 'winnable' candidates would be fielded.

They demand the AG explains why they were not consulted when it was discovered last October.

Kelantan launched the dinar and dirham as an alternative currency, allowing the golden and silver coins to be used alongside conventional banknotes.

Parties that "whine, moan and groan" without working for solutions with the others are the cause of alienation in the coalition.

GMI and Suaram claim the police had abused their power when arresting peaceful protestors during the recent candlelight vigils.

The management had targeted to complete the face-lift and have the terminal up and running by Aidilfitri, but many are unconvinced this can be achieved.

UPDATED 7.15PM Teng and Liu arrive all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the disciplinary committee’s hearing.

Despite the hot air in the dewan, they never showed up for select committee meetings, says Seri Setia rep Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

Concerned parties want the bill's scope widened and another look at sections that defeat the original purpose of the legislation.

Bank Negara Malaysia is expected to announce the second quarter GDP figure next Wednesday.

Lawyer M Visvanathan applies to recall six witnesses, and a new one, to shed more light into R Gunasegaran's death in police custody.

UPDATED 4.41PM Felda chief Yusof Nor is coy about setting a date for its suit against the PKR organ, but says it's coming soon.

The temporary freeze on the Road Transport Department blacklist of vehicle owners with unpaid traffic summonses made the headlines in major English and Malay dailies.

UPDATED 3.29PM It upheld the Court of Appeal's decision to overturn RM2.5 mil award to an ex-ISA detainee.

UPDATE 5.15PM More than 15 journalists left the Putrajaya Sesssions Court disappointed after a fruitless eight-hour wait.

It's more fruitful to foster political and social change.

EXCLUSIVE The S'gor MB remains defiant on the RM15 mil information war, even if this means playing by BN's rules. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Dubbed the '1Malaysia People-Friendly Programme', it would be launched at the Dewan Harmoni Simpang Tiga in Ijok, Kuala Selangor.

UPDATED 2.15PM The letter warns the PJ Utara MP to watch his back, and his family too.

FREE 'If the authorities prosecute him and don't prosecute BN perpetrators of similar improper conduct, it once again exposes BN’s double standard.’

COMMENT The deputy’s role is anomalous: its demand that one be simultaneously loyal and capable of succeeding to the No 1 job requires a balancing act that is very difficult to bring off.

FREE 'A promising young man about to get married and has an unborn child does not commit suicide for no reason. MACC must still answer what despicable methods were used on him.’