Archive - 18 October 2010

UEM, EPF hope to complete Plus deal in 12 months

UEM, EPF hope to complete Plus deal in 12 months

Compensation from the government could amount to less than RM5 billion claims UEM’s group managing director and chief executive officer.

PKR looks for deal with SAPP for Batu Sapi

PKR looks for deal with SAPP for Batu Sapi

After settling on a PKR candidate, Sabah Pakatan's next move is to clinch a one-to-one fight with BN.
Debate substantive issues, Umno told

Debate substantive issues, Umno told

The deputy president called on Umno delegates to discuss and debate substantive issues at the party's general assembly this week.
Group calls to shut down Malaysian Insider

Group calls to shut down Malaysian Insider

Protestors allege that reports from the online news portal had undermined the royal institution and fanned racial discord.
Ibrahim Ali undergoes successful surgery

Ibrahim Ali undergoes successful surgery

ibrahim ali The surgery took two hours to complete, following which the Perkasa chief was moved to the ICU.
MACC advisor: AG making us look bad

MACC advisor: AG making us look bad

MACC advisory panel member Robert Phang decries the string of losses suffered by the AG's Chambers when it comes to graft cases.
Mahathir is wrong - Pak Lah saved us

Mahathir is wrong - Pak Lah saved us

No place for death penalty in a civil society

No place for death penalty in a civil society

Penny Wong's dilemma: Respect the hardest challenge

Penny Wong's dilemma: Respect the hardest challenge

Banned book: Cops quiz Kim Quek

Banned book: Cops quiz Kim Quek

NONE The author of 'The March to Putrajaya - Malaysia's New Era is at Hand ', was questioned by the police at Bukit Aman today. [VIDEO INSIDE]

 

Health risk of unregulated farming activities

Health risk of unregulated farming activities

Constitution needs to fit new political realities

Constitution needs to fit new political realities

We must make Malaysia possible!

We must make Malaysia possible!

Sebuyau Ibans set up blockade against timber firm

Sebuyau Ibans set up blockade against timber firm

Sebuyau Ibans are calling on 'all brave Ibans' to help with the blockade and to be prepared to dig in for the long haul.
New palace cost: RM935 mil and counting

New palace cost: RM935 mil and counting

NONE The government has approved an additional RM147 million for the construction of the new national palace.
Anwar: 8-fold increase in EC budget, polls loom

Anwar: 8-fold increase in EC budget, polls loom

UPDATED 6.05PM The government needs to clarify why the EC’s budget has gone up by nearly eight times for next year, claims the opposition leader.
DPM: Malaysia 'poster boy' for race relations

DPM: Malaysia 'poster boy' for race relations

namewee perkasa demo The country will not be where it is today if we did not manage the complexities of racial and religious issues well, says Muhyiddin.
BN to announce Batu Sapi candidate on Sunday

BN to announce Batu Sapi candidate on Sunday

The BN candidate for the Batu Sapi parliamentary by-election will be announced on Sunday, Chief Minister Musa Aman said.
Headlines online: Oct 18, 2010

Headlines online: Oct 18, 2010

Umno president Najib Abdul Razak will stress on racial unity at the party general assembly on Thursday, says New Straits Times , while Star focuses on hybrid cars for government officials.
Final bid to get Saiful's witness statement dismissed

Final bid to get Saiful's witness statement dismissed

UPDATED 6.05PM In a unanimous decision, Federal Court rules that the High Court ruling does not dispose of the rights of the appellant.
MACC appeals against ex-Immigration DG acquittal

MACC appeals against ex-Immigration DG acquittal

The appeal was filed at the High Court Criminal Registry in Kuala Lumpur this morning.
DAP: Teach constitution as part of syllabus

DAP: Teach constitution as part of syllabus

It is imperative this sacred legal covenant be upheld in its original and intended status, says Nga Kor Ming.
Mahathir: Dictatorships can be good too

Mahathir: Dictatorships can be good too

The former Malaysian premier cited China as a non-democratic country that has made tremendous progress.
Tough for Najib to get two-thirds, says ex-PM

Tough for Najib to get two-thirds, says ex-PM

UPDATED 7.25PM Mahathir says the 'totally incompetent' Abdullah has made it tough for Najib to win back the confidence of the people in the BN.

Gov't 'gambling' on untested 1MDB

Gov't 'gambling' on untested 1MDB

UPDATED 5.05PM Opposition leader claims that checks on 1MDB reveal a dodgy background but yet the company has been assigned to a government mega-project.
'Najib shines on Rosmah's Permata, but balks at SAR'

'Najib shines on Rosmah's Permata, but balks at SAR'

NONE PAS laments that the Permata programme aimed at pre-schoolers, is getting a bigger allocation than religious schools under Budget 2011.
Muslim conversion law reforms hit 'dead end'

Muslim conversion law reforms hit 'dead end'

INTERVIEW Malay rulers are concerned that amendments to certain Islamic laws would overlap with their duties as guardians of the faith, says Nazri.
RHB loans RM800 mil to Sarawak CM's sister?

RHB loans RM800 mil to Sarawak CM's sister?

What is the basis for the whopping loan, asks the ‘Sarawak Report’ in its latest expose on a firm said to be owned by Raziah Mahmud and three others.
'Kedah MB not aware of raised bumi quotas?'

'Kedah MB not aware of raised bumi quotas?'

Gerakan circulates Land office letters stipulating the 70 percent bumi quota and blasts the Kedah MB for not knowing what the exco had passed.
Plus Expressway dips 12 sen

Plus Expressway dips 12 sen

UPDATED 6.57PM Plus had opened two sen higher at RM4.48. It touched a low of RM4.33 in trading today.
Tourism DG trial fixed for May 16

Tourism DG trial fixed for May 16

Tourism DG Mirza Mohd Taiyab and the former COO of tourism firm Pempena are charged with CBT involving RM888,000 in 2007.
Budget: Paltry sum for Sabah and Sarawak

Budget: Paltry sum for Sabah and Sarawak

NONE These two states, that make the biggest contributions to the national coffers, get a pittance in development funds, says MP Tony Pua.
The dilemma: A Malay handicap

The dilemma: A Malay handicap

Fear of failure is only in the mind.
MACC adviser wants action on website report

MACC adviser wants action on website report

Sabah website allegedly "passed off rumours of a court case in Hong Kong as the Gospel truth".
Plus gets good deal from EPF-UEM buyout

Plus gets good deal from EPF-UEM buyout

NONE The move by EPF to jointly acquire Plus Expressways Bhd with the UEM Group Bhd, is seen as an excellent investment deal.
2011 budget fails to prop up NEM, ETP

2011 budget fails to prop up NEM, ETP

NONE Despite much ado about Premier Najib Razak's New Economic Model and Economic Transformation Programme, nothing from these policies show up in his budget.
1M'sia to be put to test in Batu Sapi by-election

1M'sia to be put to test in Batu Sapi by-election

NONE The concept introduced by the PM will be put to the test for the first time in Sabah.
Nazri: Racist Kedah headmaster case is closed

Nazri: Racist Kedah headmaster case is closed

UPDATED 6.20PM The minister says the Bkt Selambau principal has received a warning letter and a transfer to the Kuala Muda education department.
The 50 years of BN's misdeeds

The 50 years of BN's misdeeds

FREE 'Najib says the BN must spell out its deeds in improving the lot of the people. But the years of misdeeds are more horrifying.'
Najib shows the real face of 1Malaysia

Najib shows the real face of 1Malaysia

FREE 'Najib tells the Chinese if they vote for Pakatan, PAS will run the country...then tells the Malays if they vote Pakatan, the Chinese will run the country.'