Archive - 3 January 2011

The minister says he is sad that AKSB has failed to supply clean water to the villagers, who have to rely entirely on hill water.

She says statistics shows that 10 per cent of the 1,253 samples of tea tested contained artificial colouring.

Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, 21, has been presented with a house by the Kelantan state government.

The Kelantan MB was coy about what had transpired, but says a statement will be issued soon.

Court of Appeal allows Taib to remove only one out of four paragraphs from Malaysiakini's defence statement.

'There will be a shortage of cooking oil because people will start hoarding edible oils,' a dealer says.

The recently-revived claims of a rape by a cabinet minister was hushed out of fears the victim would suffer the same fate as slain Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.

The government has spent RM7.3 million on school building which are ready in September last year.

A Gerakan Youth leader's poser over the Subang Jaya rep’s maternity has drawn fire for being sexist towards women. 

Selangor Pakatan Rakyat alone does not have the two-thirds majority needed to amend the state constitution.

Some 45,000 workers are seeking a judicial review of parts of an Industrial Court decision.

Malaysia's largest Indian party has called for a textbook to be withdrawn from the curriculum over a reference to the caste system, a report said Monday, in a case highlighting the country's strained race relations.

The state government's action has contravened the PAS government's promise in its GE manifesto, it says.

What is acceptable in a work of literature is not necessarily all right in a textbook, they note.

'2010 was a good year and we are hoping that external trade will stay at the same level for this year,' Mukhriz Mahathir says.

Anwar will make his first appearance tonight, while PAS will apply a personal touch in its campaign.

UPDATED 6.46PM They want PKR's Shuhaimi Shafiei to hang for allegedly 'inciting war on the Malay rulers'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Tan Lian Hoe said the current shortage of the commodity was due mainly to panic buying following rumours of an impending price increase.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged Utusan Malaysia to call off the domestic inquiry against the union’s president Hata Wahari.

UPDATED 5.35PM Newly-appointed S'gor state sec Khusrin Munawi has failed to meet MB Khalid to take his oath of secrecy. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The bacterium acts as a vaccine for mosquitoes, which can in turn stop the disease spreading in humans.

Will one confession be the undoing of all?

UPDATED 5.20PM This is to amend the state constitution to allow the state and sultan the final say in key appointments. [VIDEO INSIDE]

This will enable the department to make arrangements for them to report for the training without having to postpone it.

Malaysia was never to be a feudal state.

A PDC official who is facing trial over a false claim will be referred to a disciplinary hearing where he may be sacked, demoted or suspended.

From job prospects to computer hacking, the lead items vary in the dailies.

COMMENT The Education Ministry’s reply completely fails to address the issues of politicisation and religious indoctrination in the textbooks.

SPECIAL REPORT Any doubts that remain after the Teoh Beng Hock inquest can only be clarified by a royal panel.

Ex-MB allegedly began the practice of allowing the state secretary to be appointed without him being consulted.

UPDATED 3.40PM The group believes their university should be free from political interference, whether by BN or Pakatan Rakyat.

Deputy minister says that in 2009, the food and drinks business generated an income of RM9.3 billion for the industry.

UPDATED 1.54PM NUJ president Hata Wahari is to face a domestic inquiry by employer Utusan Malaysia over his criticism.

UPDATED 4.57PM He and nine others were accused of obstructing public order in December 2007, but the court found ‘contradictions’ in the testimony.

The remaining 406 evacuees are still at two relief centres, at the Rantau Panjang railway station and SK Gual Tinggi.

The former MIC president will be leading a 150-strong Malaysian Indian delegation to four-day conference.

UPDATED 2.05PM He arrived for work at the Selangor state secretariat at 6.45am today amidst controversy surrounding his appointment.

COMMENT Former PKR VP Jeffrey Kitingan appears to have finally caved in to intense pressure from some of his advisors.

FREE YOURSAY 'In the end, it is the rakyat who will judge BN's, Pakatan's and sultan's role and form their opinion accordingly.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Is it to garner attention from the party so that some bigwigs will come over and hold him back?'