Archive - 8 December 2010

The state executive council will deliberate the matter before the offers are submitted to the concessionaires, says Khalid Ibrahim.

'Soon we will see Malays becoming successful without the aid of crutches,' says the former prime minister.

Deputy speaker Wan Junaidi chided Shahrizat for her remark against a PAS MP, saying it didn't accord with House rules.

Its secretary says the statement is apt in the context of the situation in the country and those who act contrary to the federal constitution.

The government has acceded to a request by Pahang sultan to raise the budget from this year.

She proposes the setting up of a science centre in Sabah to augment the two existing ones in the peninsula.

When the British gave the country independence, they returned it to the rulers and their subjects.

Veteran MP says Pandikar Amin Mulia harbours a ‘personal agenda’ against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

If MCA is unhappy with BN’s power-sharing, it should air its views internally, says Umno vice-president.

The first shooter in the Aminulrasyid trial says he took about 10 seconds to shoot out a tyre on the car.

P Uthayakumar and M Manoharan to file RM200 million suit over their allegedly unlawful detention under the ISA.

Though the post is vital to BN's plan to take Selangor back in the next election, it may wait until the assembly sits in March.

AirAsia plans to launch a joint venture airline operation in the Philippines in 2011.

They file a suit over unlawful detention and arrests during the Human Rights Day walk on Dec 9, 2007.

Jury trials were axed in 1995, with the government arguing at the time that it would hasten court proceedings.

The results of the water tests, conducted by the Health Ministry's officers in the Terengganu, will be known soon.

Nazri Aziz shoots down calls to ban underage marriage.

The proposal to extend the 90-day maternity leave to the private sector would be brought in January.

A PAS rep wants to know why female judges have been prohibited from adjudicating cases related to marriage and divorce.

PAS branches have been told to put up banners to make people aware of the 'dangers' of keeping BN in power.

'My father is healthy. He complained of hip pain since his return from the Holy Land,' Nik Omar says.

It’s not needed since the mainstream media is around.

The ringgit is likely to hover around RM3.02 to RM3.05 against the US dollar over the next 12 months, says an economist.

Government has put in place various skills-building schemes to raise the income-generating power of this group.

It does not distribute grants via any party nor has it appointed any company to secure projects on its behalf.

UPDATED 2PM But he would not apologise for doubting the patriotism of non-bumis for their lack of participation in the armed forces.

The chief minister’s chief political secretary Abdul Karim Hamzah dismisses criticism of the enormous wealth of Taib’s family.

UPDATED 5.30PM This was after an emergency motion was rejected, but not before six were suspended.

The Maal Hijrah royal addresses which touched on unity and Malay rights, and public and private employee performances, were highlighted in today's dailies.

The boat carrying 63,000 coconuts capsized in the busy Malacca Strait after being hit by a storm.

Suit by four states can be filed straight up to Federal Court, says Penang exco member Chow Kon Yeow.

Though littered with flaws, the PKR voting system gave equal opportunity to all, especially lesser-known candidates.

There is a lot the citizens can do to stop gerrymandering, says the head of an election watchdog.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was refused bail by a British judge over alleged sex crimes in Sweden.

UPDATED 2.20PM The star witness in the Aminulrasyid case says he heard the gunshots come in quick succession.

UPDATED 12.45PM The prosecution is to declassify certain confidential documents for the cheating case.

FREE VOXPOP 'If Malays who questioned the special rights are traitors, what do we call those Malay leaders who manipulated the rights to enrich themselves?'

COMMENT What could be more ‘dangerous’ and ‘anti-national’ than corruption?

FREE YOURSAY 'There is no need for a Chinese to be PM or DPM. We just want a good Malay to be PM or DPM.'