Archive - 15 February 2011

The federal government has been urged to revive a highway project between Pasir Puteh and Tok Bali that has been abandoned for five years.   

State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Masidi Manjun has asked low-cost carrier AirAsia to consider national interest and not just profit when relocating operations to Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 1.    

In a rare show of solidarity, DAP has voiced support for the Human Rights Party’s convoy and urged the authorities not to charge them.

The latest attempt to salvage Sabah PKR is finally unveiled with a committee list comprising various factional leaders.

MACC has to lead by example.

MIC president G Palanivel wants the public to wait for the independent panel on the Interlok novel to resolve the controversy.

Zinc sheets and plywood were given to 43 families in Batu Sapi for house renovations as part of its fulfilment of by-election pledges.

PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail laughs off claims by an Umno leader that she once wore outrageously priced clothes.

PRS has come under pressure from a number of leaders of the powerful PBB to allow expelled rebel Sng to return to its fold.

Anwar’s wife, even Teoh Beng Hock, are not spared in the latest round of creative Anwar bashing to wrest Penang from the opposition.

Lim ticked off Mahathir for sticking to his version of the event despite his inability to recall details of the meeting.

But PAS Youth hails its checks on couples 'sitting in the dark' during Valentine's Day a success.

Although the Selangor MB reckons that the new state sec is doing 'very good', he is still coy about when the latter will take his secrecy oath.

The Selangor MB and the PJ Utara MP have called the water company's suit against their public statements an act of 'intimidation'.

Gerakan's Ong Thean Lye points out that Chua Soi Lek had thanked Umno 'profusely' for suggesting MCA should get a shot at the seat.

This is a drop from the 20 deaths during the corresponding period last year, says the deputy health minister

They want assurance from the police that ‘provocateurs’ will not disrupt their Feb 27 rally.

Taib says the state legislative assembly will not be dissolved by this week to pave the way for the state election.

We must not destroy the unity we have forged for short-term gains, he said at Prophet Muhammad's birthday celebration.

Real change takes guts, as Nokia shows.

COMMENT His dalliance with Sarawak tycoon Sng Chee Hua ensures that an already divisive state chapter becomes even more fractious.

ANALYSIS By pushing the buck to the delegates, opponents of MCA boss Soi Lek are likely to now back the EGM.

Najib, like Abdullah and unlike Mahathir, is shown to be not strident against the West and has cozied up to the US.

The authorities have arrested nearly 100 Muslims in a religious crackdown on Valentine's Day, says officials.

The EIA report also raises concerns of relocation of residents, risks of flooding and sinkholes, and pollution.

FREE VOXPOP 'Don't tell us that Saiful did not eat or wash his mouth for two days?'

The head of Melaka-Johor Diocese describes Interlok as a poor choice for the edification of our youth.

FREE YOURSAY 'So should the US now also ban all Malaysians from the US? Topping the list would be Mahathir.'