Archive - 10 March 2011

Malaysia should not recognise the International Criminal Court merely to look good in the eyes of the international community, said the AG.

TEOH RCI Assistant enforcement officer Amran Alies maintains that he was only with Teoh for about one hour and 10 minutes.

The Lynas advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Gebang, near Kuantan, will begin operations by the third quarter of 2011.

Malaysia recorded the amount in illicit outflow funds for the period 2000 to 2009, not RM889 billion as reported earlier.

PARLIAMENT But Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says plans are indeed under way for the act to be expanded.

DAP contends that approved amounts mean nothing unless it is actually delivered in the form of real investments.

UPDATED 7.50PM The plaintiff in a civil suit claims that the sultan had a stake in the 'crooked bridge' project.

There was a bitter, drawn-out battle against a similar plant there.

Atomic Energy Licensing Board says the radioactive level at the new rare earth refinery will be much lower.

SODOMY II Supt Jude Pereira says he identified the individuals from the CCTV recordings retrieved from the condo's guard house and the lift.

Major improvements to the Freedom of Information bill mean it will cast a wider net and will also cover all state local authorities.

PARLIAMENT Of the 59 police reports lodged against MACC personnel between 2005 and 2010, no one has been charged so far. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The PKR seceretary-general says that Mahathir bludgeoned Anwar’s sacking through the Umno supreme council.

ANALYSIS The swing to BN among Malay and Indian voters continues, while semi-rural Chinese are warming up to the ruling coalition.

He tags the opposition as such, as it does not have a temporary leader at the sitting.

They will be able to do so anywhere in the world once the Medical Act 1971 is amended, says health minister.

Christian Federation of Malaysia claims that an order by Najib to allow the import of the Bible in BM had been ignored.

In the glare of his divorce case, the Sarawak CM's eldest son may decide to stand down from the upcoming state elections.

 

 

TEOH RCI UPDATED 4.55PM Her request was forwarded by the Selangor government's lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar.

After yesterday's broadside, PKR accuses Gobalakrishnan of being paid to leave and attack its leadership. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Do this before making negative remarks about Pakatan’s performance in Kedah, says state exco member S Manikumar.

The Perak police have deployed FRU personnel to several police stations to help combat crime in their areas.

TEOH RCI UPDATED 2.55PM The MACC officers just had to verify four seized documents with Teoh, but they grilled him on other matters as well.

Those who have already worked for five years in the country will get another five years for all sectors.

UPDATED 2.40PM They have dropped their appeal over the cutting of their water and power supply after reaching a settlement with the Pahang gov't.

Five kidnappers who were nabbed after collecting gold bars as ransom was among the mixed bag of items in the news today.

Why, asks the Seputeh MP, must the PM spend taxpayers' money to send out 1Malaysia greetings to the people?

A court assistant and a Prisons Department staff member are charged with accepting a RM2,000 bribe to remove a file on a rape case.

Malaysiakini and another publisher have challenged the ban imposed by the home minister on two cartoon books.

State BN leaders say the CM is a ‘dictator' and they are confident of taking Penang back in the next general election.

INTERVIEW In the final part of a three-part interview, the Selangor MB takes the criticisms aimed at him with a pinch of salt.

In attempting to 'update' the PMO website, the 'cleaners' forgot to fully clean it up.

The school has been directed to submit a report over the incident in which a teacher allegedly uttered a racial slur.

There is no lottery ban in Terengganu but because no one has applied to run such outlets, says Toh Chin Yaw.

FREE VOXPOP 'So now the MACC officer knows how it feels to be interrogated and treated like a criminal.'

LIVE REPORTS The prosecution wrapped up its case with final witness investigating officer Pereira taking the stand.

FREE YOURSAY 'The prosecution knows there is no case, but their objective now is to make him appear he is guilty, just like dragging the mattress to court in Sodomy I.'

The Bibles were, however, refused entry into Malaysia for not fulfilling the ministry's requirements.

Shafie Apdal says the speech by Unisel chairperson Khalid Ibrahim during a convocation ceremony diverted to politics instead of focusing on education.