Archive - 30 March 2011

Amendments to Interlok will be implemented as decided by Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin when answering questions in Dewan Rakyat last week.

They're reluctant to be nominated because they fear a clash between their duties as homemaker and the responsibilities of public office, says the chief minister.

Since 2010, government spending on by-elections have more than doubled with most of the contest won by BN, said the Serdang MP.

PARLIAMENT Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia knocks all MPs for their lack of knowledge of parliamentary procedures and decorum.

The Selangor government's affidavit supports a move to adjourn the case until the RCI into Teoh Beng Hock's death has concluded.

The procedures are being finalised and three villages will hold a trial run on Sunday, Selangor exco Ean Yong Hian Wah tells Malaysiakini .

TEOH RCI UPDATED 8.40PM An ex-Selangor MACC official says he felt a sense of responsibility since a memo demanding all witnesses to be accompanied had been ignored.

In 2009 alone, male drivers were involved in 2.4 times more traffic accidents than women, says Miros DG Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah.

This episode is the most recent restriction of the ability of Christians to ‘practise, profess and express their faith’.

Bersih 2.0 chief Ambiga Sreenevasan says election promises are still a form of inducement, even though it is not direct handouts.

The management claims that this is due to a restructuring exercise, but Thomas Lee says he had been warned to tone down his writing.

‘Dalam Botol’, which translates as ‘In a Bottle,’ opened to packed houses after being cleared by government censors.

He says RM73.68 million will be disbursed to schools in Sarawak by local BN representatives.

Syariah Court of Appeal in Kota Bharu has rejected an application to validate the divorce pronouncement.

The Penang municipal council points out that no one is above the law, in explaining why banners featuring the premier were removed.

UPDATED 5.05PM Judge gives no reason for his decision made in chambers in the RM472 million payment demand by Syabas from the Selangor government.

The gov't has rejected the controversial rapper's application, even though Finas has approved the film.

The two were found guilty after being hauled up over a fake medical certificate.

'After my statement was twisted, I have become the focus of women in the country,' says MP Bung Moktar.

The arrest of two senior customs officers was among the mixed bag of items in the news today.

S’WAK POLLS Police tried to stop the rally outside a coffeeshop at Jalan Padungan on the grounds that no permit was issued.

Prominent Chinese groups are among 45 organisations which inked a joint statement slamming Muhyiddin.

The commission has verified thoroughly the state electoral rolls to ensure that it is up to date, says EC deputy chairperson.

A Hindu temple has been constructed to replace the one in Section 19, Shah Alam, and will be consecrated in two months.

UPDATED 3.45PM The Stop Lynas, Save Malaysia committee wants the PM to stop the Gebeng rare earth plant over radiation fears. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Japan is considering plans to drape shattered nuclear reactor buildings with special covers to limit radiation.

The number of flood victims still in evacuation centres in the state declined to 817 this morning from over a thousand last night.

This follows police failure to respond within 48 hours to the PKR deputy president, for disrupting party's March 25 ceramah .

Muhyiddin immediately holds a closed-door meeting with presidents of the component parties of the Sarawak BN.

UPDATED 12.15PM But a graft watchdog says there are no adequate laws to deal with handouts to voters.

COMMENT Speculation swirls over the causes of delay in the working out of a seat-sharing deal between the two parties.

It’s now a case for outright throwing-up.

'Sarawak Report' posts documents on an alleged land grab by companies registered to an assistant minister in the CM’s dept.

UPDATED 1.15PM The cops are probing reports lodged on last Friday’s PKR ceramah. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT That won't happen, for in Malaysia, a variety of "dirty politics" is practised more and more - it's called "jungle politics".

UPDATED 1.50PM They gathered outside Parliament to protest against the rare earth plant. [PHOTO GALLERY]

FREE VOXPOP 'This sort of filthy politicking can only be used by one party. I can't think of the word to describe how low these extremist politicians can go.'

FREE YOURSAY 'People in other countries sacrifice their lives for freedom. In M'sia, it's all about seats.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The critical question is about winnability because denying BN its two-thirds majority in Sarawak foretells the next tsunami in the coming general elections.'