Archive - 1 November 2010

US secretary of state is set to meet top officials as the Obama administration cultivates ties with Malaysia.

"Certainly they (PNB) are smart, we should not look down on the wisdom of PNB," Muhyiddin said.

BREAKING NEWS This will bring the price up to RM2.15 per litre beginning tomorrow.

One hundred residents from 15 longhouses in Simunjan take their fight for their NCR lands to court.

The wing's info chief said such tactics reflected that the DAP was desperate to attract the Malay votes to support Pakatan.

PARLIAMENT Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department promises to supply the Dewan Rakyat with a list of errant civil servants.

Rosmah said Najib was showing positive development after receiving modern and traditional treatment.

GALAS However, Kelantan Mentri Besar stops short of giving a timeline for the issuance of the titles.

GALAS The 'Malaysians for Beng Hock' group is causing a stir.

M-Cup final, Friday prayers and long break from divisional AGMs among causes of poor voter turnout, says party sec-gen Saifuddin.

UPDATED 6.25PM Tabled today at the state assembly sitting, it has been referred to a select committee for study.

Julia Gillard said on a visit to Malaysia today that the two countries hope to strike a free trade agreement by next year.

And it fingers the Higher Education Ministry for shoddy stewardship over a site it has been allocated in Balik Pulau, where the theft occurred.

BATU SAPI PKR candidate is confident of a win with backing from the national Pakatan machinery.

The auditor-general has given a 'clean bill of health' to Sarawak's 2009 public accounts, the CM said.

But the significant increase in orang utan detected may not mean a growing population as it could be due merely to greater visibility.

UPDATED 5.01PM He allegedly told his wife he was having hearing problems after being assaulted during his first two days in detention.

UPDATED 11.25PM The floods have forced more than 3,000 people to leave their homes in Perlis, Kedah and Terengganu.

The Gua Musang MP said the allegation was totally untrue and the files mentioned actually did not exist.

BATU SAPI Its president, Joseph Pairin Kitingan, secures approval for a RM16 million road project, as rivals call them Umno lackeys.

UPDATED 3.55PM Ex-Perlis mufti Mohd Asri has called on Anwar to retire for the sake of an effective opposition.

Prove your claims, is the DAP’s war cry, after the daily accuses the opposition party of being 'racist and the worst threat' to the country.

"I think BN stands a good chance because the performance of the opposition has not been very good," he said.

A mixed bag of news makes to the front page of the dailies.

The Selangor government claims that Syabas is embarking on a scheme that will see it being paid double for state subsidised water.

The decision was made after the Federal Court was informed Raja Petra's two-year detention order had expired.

The blogger is unlikely to leave his self-imposed exile in Britain for fear of fresh charges, his lawyer said.

UPDATED 4.20PM Appeals Court finds there is a real danger of bias if Justice Rohana Yusof presides in Bank Islam’s suit against MB.

Verbal battles break out between backbenchers and opposition members as soon as state assembly sits.

Enough of arrests just to please political masters.

EXCLUSIVE Ambrin Buang’s signature and name is on every foreword of each of the 31 volumes of the Audit Report.

UPDATED 4.10PM The latest official tally shows that Azmin Ali has netted 3,051 votes to Zaid Ibrahim's 2,529.

UPDATED 12.05PM It will find ways to get around regulations if given charge of the Economic Transformation Programme, warns former prime minister.

ANALYSIS The Orang Asli communities may yet hold some surprises for the ruling coalition and an ace in the sleeves of PAS.

LIVE BLOG Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they occur.

The department confirmed attendance for a seminar on communal land titles but bowed out at the last minute.

UPDATED 4.55PM The Penang opposition leader was suspended six months from the House after refusing to retract allegedly 'seditious remarks'.

UPDATED 11AM Organisers of the1Malaysia walk say they are ‘non-partisan’ and just happened to be in Galas.

FREE 'Let the police arrest Lee Lan. Many will be outraged by such action, especially younger Malaysians.'

FREE 'It is usually funded by big time government contractors who obtained government projects under the negotiated and direct tender system.'

UPDATED 11.12AM The PM has been taken ill with signs of chickenpox and may be unable to meet visiting dignitaries this week.