Archive - 2 February 2011

Tourism Malaysia defends its advertising tender process, claiming it is carried out in a professional manner.

Rais Yatim says the guidelines shed more light on the purpose of the Sedition Act, MCMC Act and PPPA and actions that could be taken against those who violated them.

The BN information machinery for the by-election will be launched in Air Merbau on Saturday.

The council should examine the MB's assertion that people who do not vote for PAS are jahiliah, Mohd Noor Deris says.

The minister files suit against Amizudin, a PKR Youth leader, over the article published in his blog, Dec last year.

INTERVIEW Former chief executive Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman shares what has gone wrong with the national carrier and how to turn the situation around.

'They no longer believe in Anwar because he is a liar, who betrays the country,' Muhyiddin Yassin says.

UPDATED 5PM 10 cops allegedly break into her shop and take RM20,000, liquor and...

More than 43,000 flood victims remain at evacuation centres in Johor, about half of whom are in Segamat.

Such campaigns must eventually be replaced by one that attract all M'sians to Pakatan’s 'common policy'.

UPDATED 6.30PM They are demanding answers on the status of their children who are studying in Egypt and who are to be flown back.

CM Lim Guan Eng seeks an apology and retraction from Muhammad Farid Saad over his ‘racist behaviour’.

About 14,000 Malaysians will first be brought to Jeddah and the operations will begin as soon as the three military aircraft arrive in Cairo.

The portal had sent a non-Malay journalist to the 'Malay Race and the Future' event yesterday.

A police inspector was charged in the Sessions Court here today with three counts of corruption involving a sum of RM4,500 two years ago.

Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson M Manoharan takes the chief justice to task for this and other lapses.

The Islamic party would rather work with righteous non-Muslims than cavort with Umno, says Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad.

UPDATED 3.30PM It is to enhance news coverage and the use of BM as the national language, says Rais Yatim.

Muslim youth body Abim says many don't know what to do, and  sec-gen Mohamad Raimi Ab Rahim tells them to demand an inquest right away.

The PM’s wife brings cheers and jeers at the maiden run of the party’s leadership roadshow.

They’re turning on self-appointed top dogs.

The nationwide demonstrations in Egypt and the flash floods in Johor, Malacca, Negri Sembilan and Pahang made headlines today.

Borrowing the line from the Bollywood blockbuster, he strikes out at the home minister.

Roadshows are being organised to educate the people not exchange their votes for a few ringgit.

ANALYSIS A point of contention has been whether the BN’s share of the Chinese vote has increased or decreased.

COMMENT The odds are against Pakatan in Merlimau, which is a BN bastion. Therefore, choosing PKR instead of PAS to contest should be considered.

FREE YOURSAY 'We have countless issues, yet none seems to have mattered to the rural folks. Why are they in total oblivion to what is going on?'

FREE VOXPOP 'Everyone is saddled with the national debt, but the money is spent by BN, not you.'