Archive - 21 January 2011

Critics of the overseas visits of the Prime Minister’s wife do not understand government regulations, Information, Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim said today.

All vehicles, except four-wheel drives, will be required to be fitted with airbags from next year, Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha said today.

Bank Negara Malaysia will provide specific comments on the news report that Malaysia is ranked fifth among countries that have the most illicit fund outflows, said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

The role played by others is critical.

Merlimau will bring PAS back to the legislature after 35 years, vows Malacca deputy chief Adly Zahari.

BN Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin appear as a judge in the new 1Malaysia Youth Fund reality television programme.

Teng Chang Khim says all assembly representatives have been told to come and get the copy of the Bill and the order of the day.

Yaakob Sapari says BN's opposition leader should submit his doctoral qualification to the speaker's office.

UPDATED 7.04PM Additional footnotes, glossaries and teaching guidelines are possible solutions.

The premier said that 'anything is possible', including having general elections at the same time of the Sarawak polls.

It is leaving it to the police to probe the case where a Sikh trainee's hair was cut while he was sleeping.

The MB says the invitation letters will be sent to those who are listed in the committee as well as to all division chiefs soon.

Shouting ‘Daulat Tuanku’, ‘Long live the people’ and ‘Long live Pakatan’, they marched to Istana Selangor Alam Shah in Klang. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Rosli Kasmuni was found guilty of submitting documents containing the claims, amounting to RM6,100 when the actual cost was RM4,895.

TENANG POLLS The Tenang leaflets claim MCA as the sole defenders of the Chinese community.

Some Bakun resettled folk still not yet fully compensated after more than 10 years, says PKR’s Baru Bian.

UPDATED 6.10PM Badrul Hisham said he attended the Nov 8 'opening ceremony'. But there was no such event. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Claiming to have received the letter on the same day as its deadline, the Padang Serai MP appears to be courting disciplinary action.

To enable someone to vote on behalf of another clearly contravenes the democracy system, says Pairin.

TENANG POLLS Election Commission chief refutes claim that three polling centres were relocated because they were won by the opposition.

In addition to Zaid’s Kita, there will be a new political party to be launched by yet another former PKR leader.

Businessman lodges report with MACC over lack of transparency and irregularities in the tender exercise.

The discussions with 20 cultural experts and the Indian community will be brought to the education ministry's attention soon.

TENANG POLLS Umno is the one still talking racial politics, said Johor DAP chief Dr Boo Cheng Hau at a dinner in Tenang.

Most developing countries are vulnerable to changes in food prices because they depend upon world markets to import food, it says.

Polls matters hog the headlines today - a by-election in Merlimau, concurrent Sarawak and general polls and a dispute over the Port Klang seat vacancy.

High Court will hear on Jan 27 Anwar's application to amend his statement of claim in his suit against Khairy.

Karpal will know whether Zaki Azmi will have to explain his statement that he allegedly bribed court clerks when he was a lawyer.

Mohd Jamil Mohd Noor was found guilty of soliciting a RM60,000 bribe to mark up the value of compensation in a land acquisition matter.

UPDATED 8.06PM The second post-mortem on the  body of M Krishnan began at 12.30pm at UMMC. [VIDEO INSIDE]

TENANG POLLS Don't support PAS, for its is 'extremist' and has an Islamic state agenda, Abdul Ghani Othman appeals to non-Malays.

UPDATED 4.05PM EC chief also gets a ticking off from CM Mohd Ali for prematurely announcing Mohd Hidhir's death.

Assistance to religious bodies also reflect the gov't's aspiration in seeing M'sians live in peace and harmony.

TENANG POLLS The PAS candidate gets down to the brass tacks of campaigning at the opening of the DAP's operations centre.

FREE YOURSAY 'For Indians to resort to book burning shows the extent they are hurt, not only by the novel but by society's attitude towards them.'

FREE VOXPOP 'This illicit outflow of RM889 bil is only the tip of the iceberg. Frightening, isn't it?'