Archive - 9 March 2011

Foul play not ruled out in missing student case

Foul play not ruled out in missing student case

NONE Masturah was reported missing after campaigning and was later found in Bangi in a daze and crying.
Interlok: Kamalanathan to resolve school controversy

Interlok: Kamalanathan to resolve school controversy

'I will ensure that the students at the centre of the controversy take back their text books on the Interlock novel as it is compulsory reading for the literature subject.'
RM14 bil to subsidise petrol prices, says PM

RM14 bil to subsidise petrol prices, says PM

The government may have to fork an additional RM4 billion on subsidies if no adjustments are made to petrol prices, Najib says.
Wife of Taib's son seeks share of RM400 mil

Wife of Taib's son seeks share of RM400 mil

NONE UPDATED 8.10PM First wife of Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib is seeking RM300 mil in assets and RM100 mil in compensation.
PM tips 5-6% growth this year

PM tips 5-6% growth this year

Najib expects the economy to expand by five to six percent this year despite the challenges of slower global growth and rising crude oil prices.
Bank Negara to explain illicit funds outflow 'soon'

Bank Negara to explain illicit funds outflow 'soon'

Its governor, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, said it's taking time as the numbers involved are extensive, and they needed to look at everything.
Will Hisham leave no stone unturned in Taib's probe?

Will Hisham leave no stone unturned in Taib's probe?

NONE Radio Free Sarawak has fired a return salvo at Hishammuddin, exhorting him to launch a probe on CM Taib Mahmud.
'Crooked bridge': Minister handed EPU letter to Eskay

'Crooked bridge': Minister handed EPU letter to Eskay

UPDATED 7.30PM Megat Junid handed over the letter awarding the ‘crooked bridge’ contract to Shazryl Eskay Abdullah.
NGO: Teoh's mental state is 'bad evidence'

NGO: Teoh's mental state is 'bad evidence'

Any psychiatric evaluation of Teoh Beng Hock's family and others has to be hearsay, not evidence, as this cannot be tested, says support group.
By-election losses to fire up debates in PAS meets

By-election losses to fire up debates in PAS meets

NONE PAS’ losses in four successive by-elections is expected to serve as tinder for fiery debates at its divisions' AGMs.
Taib mum on son being BN candidate

Taib mum on son being BN candidate

NONE Sarawak CM is keeping mum on whether his eldest son Mahmud Abu Bekir will be fielded as Sadong Jaya candidate.
Respect and celebrate differing histories

Respect and celebrate differing histories

Sipaun 'not sorry' for enraging Umno

Sipaun 'not sorry' for enraging Umno

‘I fear nothing at my age,’ says the former Sabah state secretary, who insists that life was better prior to the state joining the federation.
MP: Hiring of McKinsey by Spad smells fishy

MP: Hiring of McKinsey by Spad smells fishy

DAP's Tony Pua questions the hiring of McKinsey & Co - which proposed the MRT project - for a value management study on it.
Cops tried to link me to Teoh's death: MACC officer

Cops tried to link me to Teoh's death: MACC officer

UPDATED 6.35PM   TEOH RCI MACC investigator Mohd Ashraf tells the inquiry that he was interrogated as if he had killed the political aide.
Shiites banned from preaching to Sunnis

Shiites banned from preaching to Sunnis

Shiites are prohibited from spreading their teachings but are free to practice them, the Dewan Rakyat heard today.
Give us a real Parliament and get a new complex

Give us a real Parliament and get a new complex

New rare earth plant revives radiation fears

New rare earth plant revives radiation fears

NONE Despite disastrous radioactive waste in Bukit Merah, Malaysia is building one of the world’s biggest refineries near Kuantan.
Judgment on 'illegal' S'wak oil palm estate stayed

Judgment on 'illegal' S'wak oil palm estate stayed

The Court of Appeal holds back a Kuching High Court ruling that a deal to turn native customary rights land into an oil palm estate is illegal.
Electricity tariff hike raises fire victims' ire

Electricity tariff hike raises fire victims' ire

A refugee settlement in Labuan saw their houses razed to the ground in May 2009, forcing them to relocate. Now it's the 'bil api' for their new homes that are raising their ire.
PAS: Only cowards want short campaign periods

PAS: Only cowards want short campaign periods

A short campaign period for the Sarawak polls means that the voters won’t be able to make an informed choice, argues the party.
Gambling: Can't have your cake and eat it too

Gambling: Can't have your cake and eat it too

Dr M out to settle scores in memoirs

Dr M out to settle scores in memoirs

NONE COMMENT Salacious bits from his memoirs suggest he is more interested in settling scores than telling his version of history.
Umno Youth slams ex-Suhakam commissioner

Umno Youth slams ex-Suhakam commissioner

It describes the remark by Simon Sipaun that 'life in Sabah before Malaysia was good' as unfair and ignorant of history.
DAP to push for debate on 'Interlok'

DAP to push for debate on 'Interlok'

PARLIAMENT Two nasty incidents in schools so far and objections elsewhere have prompted the party to take this step, among others.
Felda - a victim of its own success

Felda - a victim of its own success

Sodomy II: There was 'full' penetration, doc told

Sodomy II: There was 'full' penetration, doc told

NONE UPDATED 3.05PM Saiful said anal penetration had taken place when he was sodomised, a HKL doctor testifies.
FLOM listing removed to avoid 'confusion'

FLOM listing removed to avoid 'confusion'

PARLIAMENT UPDATED 3.15PM The First Lady of Malaysia 'division', which assists the premier's wife, is not a formal one, explains minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.

Rep: Gauge Penang's feats by the people's response

Rep: Gauge Penang's feats by the people's response

Komtar assemblyperson Ng Wei Aik says feedback from the people has been ‘quite positive and impressive’.
Spin-doctor in the House

Spin-doctor in the House

Dr M's memoirs are just cosmetic surgery on his image.

MACC officers had 'no authority' to question Teoh

MACC officers had 'no authority' to question Teoh

NONE TEOH RCI UPDATED 2.40PM This is according to a MACC internal inquiry that probed the conduct of officers involved.
MB: PAS rules well, Kedah BN is 'gila talak'

MB: PAS rules well, Kedah BN is 'gila talak'

The BN is harping on old issues and not even getting its facts right about Pakatan Rakyat rule, says MB Azizan Abdul Razak.
Padungan rep sure of defending seat

Padungan rep sure of defending seat

dominique ng Dominique Ng dismisses the persistent rumour that PKR will drop him from the seat in the coming Sarawak election.
Teacher says 'keling', but students punished

Teacher says 'keling', but students punished

interlok FREE VOXPOP 'Minors were brought to the 'balai police' and questioned without the presence of their legal guardians.'
Education in multicultural Malaysia

Education in multicultural Malaysia

How should our education system be designed?
'Terrorist links': Uthaya's defamation suit dismissed

'Terrorist links': Uthaya's defamation suit dismissed

uthayakumar 160609 UPDATED 12.45PM Two of 3 judges say comments linking him to terrorist groups were directed at Hindraf, not him.
Mahathir says Lee wanted to be M'sian PM

Mahathir says Lee wanted to be M'sian PM

mahathir lee kuan yew 'M'sia was a real country, not a city-state and to become PM of M'sia would satisfy his ambitions,' he says in his memoirs.
Hearing resumes after Anwar wins key ruling

Hearing resumes after Anwar wins key ruling

LIVE REPORTS The prosecution faces an uphill task to prove a prima facie case as yesterday’s ruling broke a vital link in the chain of evidence.
Mission achieved: Anwar dragged through mud

Mission achieved: Anwar dragged through mud

FREE YOURSAY 'The prosecution is not worried about the DNA evidence being expunged because they have created a doubt - that Anwar did sodomise Saiful.'
'I was annoyed about Khusrin's appointment'

'I was annoyed about Khusrin's appointment'

khalid ibrahim INTERVIEW But the Selangor MB gives his new state secretary credit for 'making an effort to improve himself'.
Sodomy II: It's not all over yet

Sodomy II: It's not all over yet

FREE YOURSAY 'The judge, faced with just and persuasive arguments, had no choice but to rule against the admission of the illegally obtained evidence.'
Malaysia's palm oil exports to EU down

Malaysia's palm oil exports to EU down

Activists have contributed to a drop in Malaysia's palm oil exports to the major European Union market, a minister says.