Archive - 1 December 2010

S'gor Umno has claimed that a state corporation had appointed three companies without adhering to regulations.

The Shah Alam Sessions Court ordered Mohd Yahya Mat Sahri to make his defence on a charge of cheating.

The special service is to provide women more comfort and security and protect them from sexual harassment and jostling with male passengers during peak hours.

Document with over 2,200 signatures demands that the principal of SM Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kualai be dismissed.

Parti Keadilan Islam Malaysia (Akim) can function as a legitimate political party, Kelantan Registrar of Societies (ROS) Wan Rahimah Wan Hamat said today.

Applications for the sponsorship of post-graduate studies by the Higher Education Ministry worth a total of RM2.68 billion opened today.

He advised the two million Felda settlers to avoid falling prey to instigation and baseless accusations against the agency.

The Perak Pakatan leader said if Umno regarded itself as Islamic party, then the dressing of the wife of its president should reflect this.

N Tharmendran is being treated well under military remand at the Cantonment Camp in Jalan Ipoh, said Sukaham.

TIME is looking at rolling out its services to Bangsar, Damansara, Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya.

UPDATED 7.15PM Tourism minister upset by criticisms of the Malaysian pavilion at the Shanghai expo.

Malaysia's first electric car is taking shape with the completion of the prototype of the vehicle based on the latest Proton Saga model.

The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) has urged all corporations in Malaysia to look into income gap seriously.

Social Care Foundation chairperson Robert Phang had wanted Abdul Gani Patail to clear up speculation on his relationship with lawyer.

The Economic Transformation Programme must ‘jive’ with the lower income group for it to work, says a senior academician.

Dr Abdullah Md Zin said non-Muslims could use Quranic verses but should recite and deliver the message correctly.

Muhyiddin Yassin denies that the postponement of Umno polls indicates that the general election will be held next year.

'For us, we consider the country as a democratic nation. So we cannot look at a particular race.'

One of the three accused in the PKFZ case has filed an application for all 26 alternative charges made against him be dropped.

Coral bleaching occurs when the sea temperature increases by 1-2 degree Celcius from normal (28-29 degrees) for four weeks.

The management committee of a surau here today initiated legal action against the Federal Land Commissioner and DBKL to prevent their officers from demolishing their surau.

Health authorities announced today that they were testing a dengue vaccine in a bid to combat the disease which has seen death rate jumped more than 60 percent this year.

Counter-productive to drag God into the conversation.

The move follows the rejection by British government lawyers on Monday to hold any investigation despite a decades-long campaign by relatives and supporters.

Both opposing groups will be submitting a memo to the king - same time, same place.

But he has not heard from the owners, after one of them was reportedly arrested last year allegedly for seeking weapons technology for Iran.

He says police accompanied his ex-wife, now a Muslim convert, when she took the girl away using a Syariah Court custody order.

‘If there are buyers, it is all right. But my worry is that they are speculators, buying in the hope that property prices will appreciate.’

If endorsed, the state is set to become the first to have its own set of guidelines to curb such practices which may disrupt racial or religious harmony.

The fine and jail sentence imposed on illegal loggers will be doubled to RM1 million and a minimum of five years imprisonment.

Overwhelmed by the 'suffering of the poor' in his constituency, S Kesavan says he wants an answer to his land fraud charge.

Penang had belonged to Kedah prior to the agreement with the British administrators in 1786, the society said.

The technology minister says that so far the industry has contributed RM25 billion to GDP.

The new lease will only be granted if the land concerned is not required by the government for public purposes, DPM says.

UPDATED 3.40PM There can be no other meaning to 'Malay supremacy' other than ‘enriching elite Umno Malays’.

The matter has to be given a thorough study as it will have a major impact on the judicial system, says VK Liew.

The first round was between Nga Kor Ming and speaker R Ganesan, while the second was between Nga and Mentri Besar Zambry Abd Kadir.

UPDATED 4.05PM This is in view of the announcement yesterday that the Umno polls have been put off by 18 months.

Late cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati's firm will file its defence in a suit relating to the sale of a property worth RM3 million.

ANALYSIS Strong wins in recent local polls and a recovering economy have opened a window for Najib to call early elections.

COMMENT The earlier the general election is called, the greater the chance of the opposition taking Putrajaya.

The dailies today focused on the PM's announcement of nine development and entry-point projects under the ETP, requiring over RM8.2 billion.

Malaysia has detained an Indonesian militant suspect thought to have been a courier for Noordin Mohammad Top, the late JI bombmaker.

Opposition leader claims Umno Youth leader had defamed him at a function in Kuala Kangsar in August 2007.

UPDATED 2.04PM Ho Chei Hang wants the police involved to be investigated for attempted murder and abuse of power. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Parents have complained about this but were told that no change can be made to the school report cards where it appeared.

Counter-productive to drag God into the conversation.

Julian Assange is wanted for questioning over the alleged rape and molestation of two women, which he has denied.

FREE VOXPOP 'You want the ‘pendatang' to get lost. Then you have the audacity to claim compensation from...'

FREE YOURSAY 'I thought PNB has done its feasibility study. Now we're hearing the project is to be done if found viable. What's going on here?'