Archive - 13 September 2010

Special MCMC team to handle 'web threats' - Rais

Special MCMC team to handle 'web threats' - Rais

‘Based on complaints, the government feels that the time has come to be firm with those who ignore our advice,’ says the minister,

Give undivided loyalty to new sultan: Nik Aziz

Give undivided loyalty to new sultan: Nik Aziz

NONE He believes the proclamation will end the royal tussle while the state secretary says the constitution was followed.
KJ: Kuan Yew's wrong, Malaysia not a failed state

KJ: Kuan Yew's wrong, Malaysia not a failed state

lee kuan yew The Umno Youth chief ripostes on Twitter taking exception to the Singapore Minister Mentor's remarks to the New York Times on Malaysia.
Cops bar journalists from murder site

Cops bar journalists from murder site

Three reporters were picked up by the police for breaching a murder site cordon in Banting, Selangor.
Nazri: Council has final say on Kelantan sultan

Nazri: Council has final say on Kelantan sultan

He says the government cannot intervene in the council of succession’s decision, while a constitution expert says the courts are powerless to intervene.
Zeti named one of world's best central bankers

Zeti named one of world's best central bankers

zeti akhtar aziz New York-headquartered Global Finance Magazine has named Bank Negara Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz as one of the world's best central bankers.
More leaks at Duta courts

More leaks at Duta courts

Heavy rain this morning resulted in another leak at one of the High Court rooms on the fifth floor of the Court Complex, Jalan Duta here.
Tee: Excos leaned on MB to sack me

Tee: Excos leaned on MB to sack me

Former Klang municipal councillor Tee Boon Hock alleges that Ronnie Liu and Ean Yong Hian Wah pressured Khalid to have him sacked.
Gerakan, MCA slam Dr M for backing Perkasa

Gerakan, MCA slam Dr M for backing Perkasa

NONE Gerakan deputy Youth chief Oh Tong Keong says Mahathir’s support of Perkasa condones racism and bodes ill for ‘progressive’ Malaysians.
DAP, Umno neck-and-neck in voter drive

DAP, Umno neck-and-neck in voter drive

DAP made the highest number of registrations at 55,321, followed by Umno at 54,872 during the first half this year. 
GM mosquito trial: A dangerous precedent

GM mosquito trial: A dangerous precedent

Hungry Ghost festival: 'We should co-exist'

Hungry Ghost festival: 'We should co-exist'

abdul malik abul kassim A Penang exco questions the motives of a Muslim group that has appealed for royal intervention against the festival.
PTPTN told me their system 'cannot be perfect'

PTPTN told me their system 'cannot be perfect'

Gay persecution - look in the mirror

Gay persecution - look in the mirror

'Gayism' will cause confused social structure

'Gayism' will cause confused social structure

We do not impose gay lifestyle on anyone

We do not impose gay lifestyle on anyone

Trafficking: Suspend new provisions of Atip Act

Trafficking: Suspend new provisions of Atip Act

New sultan has the people's touch

New sultan has the people's touch

Newly-proclaimed Kelantan Sultan is described by many as a ruler with the people's well-being at heart, reports Bernama .
NGO decries new ISA detention

NGO decries new ISA detention

Two NGOs have condemned the two-year detention order of Mohamad Fadzullah Abdul Razak for alleged terror links.
New IGP pledges to 'give his best'

New IGP pledges to 'give his best'

Newly appointed IGP Ismail Omar pledges to give it his all in fighting crime.
Guna's death is police fault, claims lawyer

Guna's death is police fault, claims lawyer

The lead counsel for the family of R Gunasegaran, who died in police custody, claims the police were responsible in their "actions and omissions."
No more cosmetic treatment for police

No more cosmetic treatment for police

It’s time to weed out bad cops.
Thousands rally for Islamic centre on Sept 11

Thousands rally for Islamic centre on Sept 11

Thousands - Jews, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, atheists, communists, anarchists, and of course, Muslims - marched in support of the centre.
DAP: Umno's anti-Perkasa stand a gimmick

DAP: Umno's anti-Perkasa stand a gimmick

Party assistant treasurer Nga Kor Ming says Umno is just playing both sides and trying to trick non-Malays into supporting the BN.
Headlines online: Sept 13, 2010

Headlines online: Sept 13, 2010

The brutal murder of cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya hogged the headlines in most major dailies in all languages.
'MyConstitution' campaign is no threat

'MyConstitution' campaign is no threat

Gerakan says it is just a public education initiative for the people to understand the federal constitution better.
'1M'sia milk' soon for schools

'1M'sia milk' soon for schools

Sabah looks the likely supplier under the revived national school milk programme with a new look.
New K'tan sultan proclaimed

New K'tan sultan proclaimed

UPDATED 1.35PM Tengku Muhammad Faris takes over amidst concerns that this is a ‘conspiracy’ to oust his father from the throne.
Cartoon book satirising 'development' launched

Cartoon book satirising 'development' launched

survival international there you go cartoon book Survival International has today launched a critique of how the concept of development is used to justify the dispossession of tribal peoples.
 

 

'PM, state your stand on Perkasa'

'PM, state your stand on Perkasa'

FREE 'We've never taken from Peter to pay Paul', says Mukhriz Mahathir. And he's right. They've taken from Ali, Chong and Muthu to pay Umno.'
PKR polls: Some nervous but see contest as inevitable

PKR polls: Some nervous but see contest as inevitable

NONE While they are worried a contest would lead to internal strife, others see it as offering a new paradigm.
Mahathir lobs Najib a Perkasa bomb

Mahathir lobs Najib a Perkasa bomb

NONE FREE 'Does Najib have the political acumen and guts to do what is right...or will he cave in to the demands of the Umno warlords?'