Archive - 21 September 2010

13 entry point projects to boost education standard

The Education National Key Economic Area (NKEA) has identified 13 entry point projects (EPPs) to raise overall education standards and deliver significant results within ten years.

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10 EPPs identified for Greater KL

Among them: Building an integrated MRT system linking Singapore and wooing 100 of the world's most dynamic firms.

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Police probe papers on Banting murders sent to AG

Sosilawati Lawiya Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein added that the complete investigation papers would be handed over to the AG in a fortnight.

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Suspect taken to his law firm

The lawyer is a suspect in the murders of cosmetics queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others.

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M'sia to host inaugural first ladies summit

The summit will bring together First Ladies from around the world to highlight the importance of investing in the education and welfare of children.

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Demolished Shah Alam temple to be rebuilt

UPDATED 11.02PM The Selangor gov't said 15,000 sq ft of land has been gazetted as temple land in perpetuity.

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ETP skips fundamental issues for big toys

Pemandu’s ETP open day raised more questions than answers, passing over key issues of ‘low productivity, skills and wages’ for high gloss.

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S'pore land to be given to M'sia worth billions: analyst

The prime pieces of land Singapore will give a Malaysian-led consortium to resolve a long-standing dispute is worth up to RM16.3 billion.

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Shouldn't PKR's top leader be democratically-elected?

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'Councils not doing their job to curb dengue'

Perak Consumers Association blasts stiffer penalties for the public when the councils have done a poor job of curbing the disease.

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Jakarta bans prospective maids leaving for M'sia

Besides Malaysia, the ban also applies to prospective maids heading for Kuwait and Jordan.

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'Dangerous Perkasa mentality in BN'

The DAP’s Lim Guan Eng points out that component parties should demand that the Malay rights group be opposed.

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Tsu Koon comes to Nazri's defence

Being 'Malaysian-first' would not make citizens of the country any less Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan, Iban or other ethnic identity, says the Gerakan president.

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Affirmative actions to stay under ETP, says Idris

He said Bumiputeras who don't need help must compete on a level-playing field with non-Bumiputeras.

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Be open-minded to achieve gov't goals: Najib

He said that by adopting such open-mindedness, they would shine as dedicated civil servants and raise their contribution to the country.

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'Indian youths engineered into gangsterism'

Uthayakumar blames rising gangsterism on Umno’s social engineering that has ended up denying Indians even scrap metal licences.

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S'pore academic to lead Asean human rights study

The project, launched in Jakarta yesterday, will include country reports on the 10 countries.

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MCA may protest if 'racist' principal doesn't go

State chief Chong Itt Chew said if the principal of a school in Kedah stayed, the party may organise protests in front of the school.

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Penang submits complaint to MCMC against blogger

Two articles on the blog pisau.net had alleged the money for the senior citizens was derived from gambling.

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Azmin surges ahead in party nominations

UPDATED 5.08PM 43 divisions have nominated Azmin for deputy president, far ahead of his nearest competitor Zaid.

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'We can't poke into lawyers' private lives'

UPDATED 5.35PM The Bar Council says the council’s powers are very ‘limited’ and it can only move on a complaints related to a lawyer’s professional conduct.

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Will ETP work with uneven playing field?

When asked what the government should do to encourage private investment, captains of industry did not mince their words.

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DAP probes Klang DAP Youth fracas

A three-person working committee is probing the incident and the meeting list that it says contains many non-members.

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AirAsia X flies to Tokyo from RM99

The airline will commence direct services to Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Dec 9 with three flights a week.

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Sun sets on Shah Alam hospital contractor

The Public Works Department has terminated its services, citing delays in the construction work.

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Sime Darby finds foul play in energy projects

The company says four energy projects including Bakun are implicated, and will take legal action and lodge reports.

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Two companies charged over supermarket collapse

The companies are Lian Hup Earth Work & Construction Sdn Bhd and CW Yap Sdn Bhd.

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The meaning of Sept 16

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A religious matter - a challenge to politicians

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Wake-up call for '1Malaysia - a work in progress'

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Keep money out of PKR party polls

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Homosexuality and Romans 1

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Ex-Sabah state sec moots panel on constitution

Simon Sipaun suggests that a special committee study past amendments, the role of the judiciary and further amendments that are needed.

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Baby steps to nation-building

Why is Malaysia a state but not yet a nation?

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Minimum wage: Not another empty slogan, please

The DAP is not convinced of the government’s sincerity in implementing the proposal, cautioning it not to give in to pressure from employers.

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Selangor - the battleground for M'sia's future

COMMENT Pakatan’s success in running the state will be the template for and decisive of the country’s future.

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Headlines online: Sept 21, 2009

Most of the newspapers led off with the amicable resolution sought by Malaysia and Singapore to settle the dispute of KTMB's land in the republic.

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Bold RM1.4 trillion plan to transform economy

UPDATED 3.15PM Pemandu said it had identified investments worth RM1.4 trillion. Economists however warn that plans will be hard to realise without a new policy framework.

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Kick-boxers in Kelantan bemoan order to cover up

Kick-boxers in Kelantan are bemoaning new rules that require them to don a T-shirt while banning shorts, tattoos and talismans.

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Value of internal think tanks

To prosper, companies must focus on innovation.

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Pemandu cracks whip over civil service

EXCLUSIVE But CEO Idris Jala recognises that transforming the public sector and economy will take time.

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Sabah varsity youths say 'no' to pre-marital sex

University reps statewide learn to reject premarital sex and that ‘a minute of pleasure can mean a lifetime of agony’.

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NUJ blames editors over Utusan-politicians row

It says the chief editor and senior editors of Utusan are fulfilling the needs of their political masters.

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Sodomy II: Anwar back in court on Oct 14

The KL High Court has fixed dates for the trial to resume, now that the bid to strike out has failed on appeal.

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'See you later' mistaken for 'goodbye'?

FREE 'If ‘zai jian' can be interpreted as ‘goodbye, I'm committing suicide', there won't be any Chinese left in the vast land of China today.'

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'Yes, Nazri, we like your parting shot'

FREE 'This reminds me of Hang Tuah who killed his best friend, Hang Jebat, because Jebat was a traitor to the king...'

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