Archive - 10 December 2010

Muhyiddin Yassin tonight delivers an anti-corruption message via poetry at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas.

The data will be used for planning purposes and policy drafting towards the future development of entrepreneurs.

The carmaker chief says Lotus has long-standing heritage in motorsport that can be used to promote its cars.

One percent policy is however not made compulsory on government departments and agencies.

The police have its own mechanism to check corruption among personnel, says Ismail Omar.

Nicholas Xenophon remarks on the parliamentary rights committee's position on Anwar's 1Israel-1Malaysia link claim.

Admitting that extensive mainstream media coverage of PKR’s troubled polls is a factor, Tian Chua says it's better than no coverage.

It shows more Malaysians have confidence in the government's efforts to fight corruption, the commission says in a statement.

After having the indignity of losing in the party polls, veteran DAP member Ronnie Liu is not coopted into the new CC while his juniors are.

A study will be carried out with a view of amending the Film Censorship Act 2002.

The right to know is now in debate.

The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry today handed over RM5 million to DBKL to assist in maintaining the National Economic Action Council's People's Housing Project and DBKL Public Housing.

The High Court here ordered Nouvelle Beauty Centre Sdn Bhd, a companied owned by the late cosmetic millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya to sell a piece of land and building.

Malaysia adopts NTCAP last year with a primary objective to have 1,000 wild tigers by 2020.

Parti Cinta Malaysia blasts Penang gov't for raising water tariffs while Selangor opposes it, and for extending parking fee hours.

WIth Tharmendran's case put off to next year in the latest episode of this continuously unfolding story, the question is, what's next?

Malaysia and South Korea agreed today to explore establishing a bilateral trade agreement, and aimed to double trade between the two countries in the next five years.

This pie in the sky advice comes at a time when most people are girding up for hard economic times ahead.

He was shot dead when he tried to attack police with a parang during a botched robbery attempt, police said.

The former MIC president says he will continue to serve the  community and that Tamil schools will still be close to his heart.

UPDATE 6.34PM Two were arrested after submitting their memo, while a third was arrested outside the police station.

Victim Yeow Leong Kang says he was given takeaway lunch for two weeks, paid for by the cop.

UPDATED 5.20PM The defence attacks witness Mohd Izham's testimony and attempts to discredit his version of the events.

It'll be Pakatan's battle cry to win the next election and set up a federal government free from corruption and having integrity.

The three parties involved in the inquest into Teoh Beng Hock's death will make their final submissions next Friday.

COMMENT Deputy minister VK Liew would have us all believe that the BN government is 'serious about combating corruption in the country'.

In forgiving them, Farid Saad says, it does not mean that the report published in the newspaper is true.

COMMENT The former PM’s outburst is a ‘Kafkaesque distortion reminiscent of the White Paper on Ops Lalang’.

New Straits Times front-paged with Prime Minister Najib's assurance that businesses do not have to pay 'up-front' for government contracts.

UPDATED 2.35PM Ex-NSTP MD Khalid Ahmad wins suit against the former Penang Malay Chamber chief on the dispute over sale of Realmild shares.

PBS tells Sino-Kadazan Jimmy Wong to go to the Native Court to authenticate his status as a native of Sabah.

UPDATED 12.21PM An international survey shows that the public perception has gone south.

Civil society leaders plan to protest govt's U-turn on pledge not to raise prices of essential goods at year-end.

Also troubling is the low success rate in prosecution. Some studies show only 4% resulted in convictions.

FREE VOXPOP 'This is what happens when credibility is lost. Every utterance, every deed, every move is questioned and doubted.'

The select panel on Freedom of Information bill will send out letters to 67 organisations to provide feedback.

COMMENT After three years, Najib’s hallmark has been a modicum of economic reform without political openness.   

FREE YOURSAY 'MACC should stop advertising in the media to promote itself as the guardian of anti-corruption.'

"I want to help the government make the 1Malaysia campaign a success," says singer Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee.