Archive - 6 December 2010

Shahidan says a Facebook account holder has been found to insult Islam and leaders of Malaysia.

All collections of funds in future could only be made by political parties and not by individuals in their personal capacities.

This is the stand as long as the takeover is based on a 'willing buyer, willing seller' basis, the ministry says.

Tengku Razaleigh produced a letter hand-written by Sultan Ismail Petra who said that he was still ruler of the state.

The registration counter in Jalan Masjid India is open Tuesdays from 9pm to midnight and near Puduraya on Thursdays from 9pm to 1am.

The Higher Education Ministry today asked police and other enforcement agencies to investigate and take stern action against university students involved in prostitution.

Former CPM sec-gen and its members have lost their bid to revive their civil suit against the government.

Saifuddin Nasution called it a ‘desperate attempt’ to distract from Wan Azizah’s core message on the betterment of the Malays.

Schoolgirl Siti Maryam Mahmod wed 23-year-old schoolteacher Abdul Manan Othman on Saturday in a celebration at a major mosque.

It will be taught 40 minutes, twice monthly in secondary schools, and 30 minutes weekly in primary schools.

UPDATED 7.30PM Khir Toyo's resignation comes just after being charged in court with corruption over a land deal involving his lavish mansion.

Former Selangor MB Dr Mohd Khir Toyo said that the land deal in question was done above board and the trial will clear his name.

"If the attorney-general says there is a case, it is up to him to decide," Najib Abdul Razak says.

It concerns a land deal that allegedly saw millions of ringgit allegedly flow within weeks into the pockets of persons close to the Sarawak CM.

PARLIAMENT The attempt to penalise health minister backfires when opposition MPs become the target of criticism from BN backbenchers.

UPDATED 6.10PM The star witness claims that police were prepared to shoot him down when he ran away in panic.

The state will conduct an open tender in accordance with the Securities Commission's conditions to make the purchase.

PARLIAMENT The home minister refutes a claim that the criminal justice system is topsy-turvy.

Inflows of speculative foreign capital have not yet reached a problem level in Malaysia, Najib says.

Analysts agree that it will not be easy to reverse the brain drain, which has been caused by a variety of factors.

Many broadband service projects are initiated by the private sector which goes into high-demand markets, says Salang.

Anwar Ibrahim sees Najib’s cutting comments against him and Pakatan Rakyat as an attempt to get the attention of voters.

This follows a discovery that Syabas has been using RM10.9 billion worth of state assets without paying.

He explains that many minute details over the 'Istana Khir' case had to be studied before legal action could be taken.

UPDATED 3.50PM G Palanivel is now MIC president and his deputy is Dr S Subramaniam.

OPINION And the neurotic ‘child’ is proving to be more than a handful for its ‘parent’.

The judge orders the company to file its defence and affidavit-in-reply by Wednesday.

Surely there are better solutions other than violence.

In every case examined, caning amounted to torture, which is absolutely prohibited under any circumstances,' says Amnesty International.

It creates antagonism at best, and violence at worst.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s speech at the BN Convention on Sunday hog the headlines today.

The political tension between the two Koreas seems to persist with no end in sight, with potentially horrendous consequences for stability in NE Asia.

UPDATED 1.25PM The KL High Court judge dismisses the defence motion, saying this is not what a ‘reasonable man’ would perceive.

UPDATED 11.36PM G Palanivel admitted that his leadership style would not be the same as his mentor S Samy Vellu's.

Tengku Razaleigh, 73, is the maternal grand uncle of Sultan Muhammad V.

UPDATED 2.40PM The ex-MB pleaded not guilty to a graft charge over the purchase of land for his Balinese-style mansion. [VIDEO INSIDE]

FREE VOXPOP 'Soi Lek, what words - if 'certain words should be considered taboo' - are not considered taboo by Umno?'

LIVE REPORTS Anwar's trial resumes today with judge Mohamad Zabidin throwing out the defence's application.

COMMENT Tagging the opposition as ‘unpatriotic’ is one tactic that ought to be retired, for it can be double-edged.

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