Archive - 3 November 2010

Dr M: Don't rush into nuclear energy

Dr M: Don't rush into nuclear energy

'I don't like nuclear power plants simply because the technology is not quite complete. Once it is activated there can be no turning back'.
No victory parade, warns Kelantan police

No victory parade, warns Kelantan police

This goes for the winning candidate and his supporters, whether BN or Pas, warns Kelantan police chief Abdul Rahim Hanaf.

PKR and SAPP step it up  but  BN eases off

PKR and SAPP step it up but BN eases off

BATU SAPI With only hours to go before the polls open, PKR and SAPP are hosting large ceramah but BN is merely having a closed-door meeting.

Gov't closes PI Bala's 'double SD' case

Gov't closes PI Bala's 'double SD' case

NONE PARLIAMENT updated 7.10pm It will not pursue the case against Bala for making false statutory declarations.
S'wak speaker suspends DAP state rep

S'wak speaker suspends DAP state rep

NONE Ting Tze Fui was suspended for alleging last year that 'millions of ringgit were unaccounted for, precisely squandered'.
Ministry: No export permits for pangolin

Ministry: No export permits for pangolin

DAP expects BH to apologise over 'kafir' report

DAP expects BH to apologise over 'kafir' report

But it is learnt that Berita Harian will publish a brief correction tomorrow, not amounting to an apology.
New rules to cool property speculation

New rules to cool property speculation

The central bank has implemented a new loan to value ratio of 70 percent for homeowners buying their third residential property.
EC: Alms or not, giving money is bribery

EC: Alms or not, giving money is bribery

UPDATED 7.50PM The EC deputy chairperson finally says it: ‘Any money given by anyone to voters that can sway their vote is considered a bribe’.
Penang CM defends Balik Pulau land acquisition

Penang CM defends Balik Pulau land acquisition

The land acquisition is about development of the state, not discrimination of Malays, says Lim.
Najib puts off dinner with his online friends

Najib puts off dinner with his online friends

He has postponed the special dinner with his online friends planned for Friday, Nov 5, until further notice.
Laugh while you fly to Johor Bahru

Laugh while you fly to Johor Bahru

MAS and MasterCard International are collaborating to offer their best 30 spending customers an all-expenses paid holiday with a difference.
UMS debunks plagiarism, contract abuse charges

UMS debunks plagiarism, contract abuse charges

Universiti Malaysia Sabah has dismissed allegations in the local media that it tolerates plagiarism and is wasting public funds.

Gunasegaran inquest: Appeal against open verdict

Gunasegaran inquest: Appeal against open verdict

UPDATED 5.25PM The dead detainee’s sister wants to know how and why R Gunasegaran died while in police custody.
Author guilty of discrediting S'pore judiciary

Author guilty of discrediting S'pore judiciary

A British writer who wrote a book on the death penalty in Singapore was today found guilty of discrediting the city-state’s judiciary.
EC: 18,493 are spouses of postal vote applicants

EC: 18,493 are spouses of postal vote applicants

NONE Polls panel chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof says the spouses themselves had applied to be postal voters.
PM recovering fast from chicken pox: Rosmah

PM recovering fast from chicken pox: Rosmah

'He is into the third day (with chicken pox) and the blisters have dried up.'
'Price hike for RON 97 petrol won't affect votes'

'Price hike for RON 97 petrol won't affect votes'

DPM Muhyiddin Yassin says most people used the cheaper RON 95 grade which continues to be subsidised by the government.

 



'Bastard' claim not true, says Penang gov't aide

'Bastard' claim not true, says Penang gov't aide

One aide is accused of calling an Umno leader a ‘bastard’, while another is said to have rebuked protestors yesterday.
Guan Eng slams Soi Lek over refusal to apologise

Guan Eng slams Soi Lek over refusal to apologise

tbh supporter pushed by mca member DAP secretary-general says all the family wants is for a full probe to be made into the political aide’s death.
Ratepayers are the boss of DBKL, not the reverse!

Ratepayers are the boss of DBKL, not the reverse!

Not afraid of history, just of policymakers

Not afraid of history, just of policymakers

Malaysia and America 'boleh', says Clinton

Malaysia and America 'boleh', says Clinton

"Malaysia's economy has done so well despite being hard hit by the global downturn, but it has come back strongly this year," she said.
MCA denies vote-buying as 300 brave heat for RM100

MCA denies vote-buying as 300 brave heat for RM100

NONE UPDATED 5.56PM Hundreds of people queued under the hot sun to get cash allegedly being disbursed at a MCA office. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Logging paper-trail leads to Taib's family

Logging paper-trail leads to Taib's family

NONE ANTIDOTE Chief Minister’s ‘politics of development’ seems to be directed at a small coterie of family and friends.
Love, war and Anwar

Love, war and Anwar

NONE COMMENT Or how to make sense of a minister’s pledge to US secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
Urgent motion on bus crash accepted for debate

Urgent motion on bus crash accepted for debate

UPDATED 12.27AM The speaker has allowed the motion as it was ‘specific, urgent and of public interest’.
Kit Siang denies 'Umno kafir' remark

Kit Siang denies 'Umno kafir' remark

GALAS UPDATED 7.30PM He says he was not even at the ceramah where he allegedly called Umno ‘infidels’.
Asri's Anwar critique under the lens

Asri's Anwar critique under the lens

NONE COMMENT The progressive Islamic preacher’s criticism of Anwar is vague to the point of vacuity.
Councils trigger happy against dogs

Councils trigger happy against dogs

'Umno guilty of CBT if senior folk don't get money back'

'Umno guilty of CBT if senior folk don't get money back'

It risks running afoul of the law, warns Komtar rep Ng Wei Aik.

 

 

 

From Putrajaya to Putrajail

From Putrajaya to Putrajail

The concept would save the nation a fortune.
Bribery: Umno rep ordered to enter defence

Bribery: Umno rep ordered to enter defence

NONE UPDATED 1.12PM Mustafa Salim, 52, was acquitted of the charges in April, but prosecution has filed an appeal.
Blackouts in Parliament

Blackouts in Parliament

UPDATED 4.45PM These have been traced to maintenance work on a clock which is part of the landscaping of the grounds.
Brickbats for absent 'tourist minister'

Brickbats for absent 'tourist minister'

NONE MPs zeroed in on blunders in recent promotional brochures as well as expenses incurred by the well-travelled Yen Yen.
PAS: Nik Aziz gave alms, not bribes

PAS: Nik Aziz gave alms, not bribes

NONE UPDATED 5PM PAS elections chief refutes an Utusan report suggesting that the K'tan MB had bought votes.
BN's 'mailed fist in velvet glove' could hand it victory

BN's 'mailed fist in velvet glove' could hand it victory

ANALYSIS PAS has to find a way to counter Umno's strategy of material offerings combined with the threat of reduced aid.
Headlines online: Nov 3, 2010

Headlines online: Nov 3, 2010

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s glowing review of Malaysia and worsening floods in northern peninsula Malaysia make headlines today.
Ku Li caught in an Umno trap?

Ku Li caught in an Umno trap?

tengku razaleigh and umno A long-time dissident returns to the tricky job of leading Umno efforts in Galas.
It's indeed Rosmah who 'wears the pants'

It's indeed Rosmah who 'wears the pants'

COMMENT Reality dictates that the PM’s wife must do all she can to make sure Malaysians get what they rightfully deserve.
PKR veep aspirants in the hot seat

PKR veep aspirants in the hot seat

pkr elections 2010 Who should be PKR deputy president? Four leaders are asked this and other tough questions on issues that the party faces.
Final day - Perkasa files report on Nik Aziz's 'zakat'

Final day - Perkasa files report on Nik Aziz's 'zakat'

FREE LIVE BLOG Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they occur. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Floods: Two dead, 36,000 evacuated

Floods: Two dead, 36,000 evacuated

UPDATED 8.11PM The bodies of an elderly German woman and a Form One student were found, while two sisters are feared to have drowned.
Jeffrey wants a strong message from Batu Sapi

Jeffrey wants a strong message from Batu Sapi

UPDATED 12.27PM Outgoing PKR veep is cautiously optimistic that the opposition will wrest victory from the jaws of the BN.
US state sec departs Malaysia, heads to PNG

US state sec departs Malaysia, heads to PNG

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Malaysia today bound for Papua New Guinea.
Who's cheating the 'orang kampung'?

Who's cheating the 'orang kampung'?

your say FREE 'Go tell BN-Umno, who is the one ‘memperbodohkan orang kampung' for 50 years.'
So near, yet so far for Batu Sapi's poor

So near, yet so far for Batu Sapi's poor

NONE Poverty is a glaring reality here, and yet faith in BN remains strong. [VIDEO & PHOTO GALLERY]
'Austerity for rakyat, spending sprees for gov't'

'Austerity for rakyat, spending sprees for gov't'

FREE 'We are supposed to tighten our belts while Najib spends RM65 million to renovate his residence, and an insane amount on Ng Yen Yen's overseas trips.'