Archive - 28 January 2011

Election Commission sets Feb 26 as nomination day for the Merlimau state assembly constituency in Malacca.

ANALYSIS A think-tank estimates that between 48 to 51 percent of Chinese voters would support BN.

A lawyer in the Daphne Iking enticement case suffered a giddy spell while cross-examining the celebrity’s ex-husband today.

Splash had said the offer was well below the previous offer made by the Selangor state government.

Authorities said today they have taken action against “husbands for hire”, local men who marry foreign women for money.

Malaysian pop diva Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin has been proposed as the Cultural Ambassador of the Malay community.

If it is too much then the history taught to our students will become fables, says former premier on his blog.

147 deaths have occurred in police custody since 2000, but the authorities have done little in justice for the victims, NGO activists say.

ANALYSIS Totally oblivious to being trapped in a time warp, these people are a living judgment of what should never be in any civilised country.

The police constable had been acquitted this morning over a charge of causing hurt to A Kugan, who died in police custody.

COMMENT The data used in the GFI model is available publicly and announced by Bank Negara periodically.

The Aminulrasyid Amzah shooting trial has been postponed to next week, to give the prosecution enough time to complete its submission.

UPDATED 7.15PM Johor Education Dept will look into allegations of medical leave misuse against Maarof, says DPM.

In statement of claim, Dr S Subramaniam said the articles portrayed him as a dishonest politician and a fraud.

UPDATED 5.50PM The court advises the EC to postpone action on the Port Klang seat vacancy until the incumbent's suits are disposed of.

The suspect, a former inmate of the home, is believed to have gone into hiding in Johor.

MP Chong Chieng Jen demands the full video recording of the city council's raid on a hawker family be released.

TENANG Bloggers are reporting, analysing and making commentaries and publishing them on their blogs.

Several Indian NGOs are disappointed at the government’s adamant move to use the book for Form Five students.

UPDATED 9.20PM He ordered the probe although he has yet to read the original report. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Sarawak PKR rubbishes claims by Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud that the "crab culture" is destructive when he himself is no example.

Its info chief S Murugessan says acquittal shows flaws in system to punish those behind 'alarming number' of deaths in police custody.

He needs to move on with core issues.

The directory page of the Prime Minister's Office website, with information on a mysterious 'FLOM division', has disappeared.

The commission will meet tomorrow and again on Feb 9 before investigations begin on Feb 14, which is incidently Valentines Day.

State to distribute 300,000 copies of flyer demanding answers from former CM Koh Tsu Koon.

There will be no increase in toll rates for two highways and an early end to toll collection in one. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 6.12PM They decry that 11 cops were allegedly involved but only one charged. [VIDEO INSIDE]

This comes in the wake of Selangor providing them yesterday with case files detailing the involvement of the agencies.

COMMENT The works of Ahmad Boestamam should be commended for the edification of our Malay literature students.

DPM Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement that Interlok will continue to be used hogged the headlines today.

TENANG About 300 turn up despite the pouring rain to hear Anwar, Nik Aziz Nik Mat and Teng Chang Khim.

EXCLUSIVE COMMENT What are they and what should be done? Co-author of the Global Financial Integrity report explains.

Constable Norzali Rosle, missing when first charged with assaulting businessman Chia, turns up in court today.

Its chairperson describes such proposals as impractical and may impact on Malaysia's standing in the UN Human Rights Council.

FREE What's happening in Tenang? Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place.

They think the government may be biting off more than it can chew in pushing for the PPPA amendments.

The court acquitted 28-year-old constable V Navindran charged with causing grievous hurt to detainee A Kugan.

Only pledges are being collected for the launch of a proposed Islamic Cooperative Bank of Malaysia next month, it says.

CNN says the probe found no evidence that key Saudi personalities, including two princes, had financed Anwar.

FREE VOXPOP 'No wonder they don't like the Internet! And they want to curb it, like requiring a licence to operate a website...'

FREE YOURSAY 'Not in this generation. But maybe the next. Until then, Umno can bank on its ‘be thankful we gave it to you' card.'