Archive - 22 April 2011

Penang MIC chairman P Subbaiyah will take his oath as a senator this Monday, replacing former Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department T Murugiah.

The government is neither funding nor underwriting this project. This is a 100 percent privately-funded project, says Tricubes.

Lawyer Mohd Hafarizam Harun describes the summons issued to him as a political threat.

BN Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said everyone in the BN must sit together to find ways of regaining the support of the Chinese.

The new Badminton World Federation code requires all female players to wear skirts in order to “to ensure attractive presentation of badminton”

The Australian company says it welcomes the formation of an independent panel to look into the Gebeng rare earth refinery.

The 13 were arrested during a 2009 protest in a bid to stop Zambry Abd Kadir from being sworn in as Perak Menteri Besar.

The special meeting of the National Fatwa Council has decided not to put a ban on the 'poco-poco' dance in the country.

Tricube’s share price jumps 491 percent from Monday’s closing price at 5.5 sen to 32.5 sen today.

A hotel worker was fined RM2,000 after pleading guilty to groping the buttocks of a 64-year-old woman in a surau in Ampang Jaya.

Its deputy publicity chief Loh Seng Kok says Utusan Malaysia should instead promote the PM’s 1Malaysia concept.

Ismail Omar was admitted to hospital after he complained of being unwell at the monthly assembly of the police force at Bukit Aman.

I hope it doesn’t happen. It’s very bad for Malaysia, says the former prime minister.

Simply put, ignore Mahathir at one’s peril.

'That's the personal opinion of the writer. As for the government, we have a very clear concept,' Najib says.

Lim Kit Siang plans to discuss the proposal of a merger between DAP and Snap with top party leaders when he visits Sibu tomorrow.

PJ Utara MP Tony Pua says government statements surrounding the 1Malaysia Email project are tied up in contradictions.

The Pahang Bar has established a team of 20 lawyers to probe the Lynas rare earth refinery in Pahang and might eventually sue the government.

The party’s candidate for Senadin Dr Michael Teo says a number of ballot boxes were found not to comply with regulations.

UPDATED 5.20PM The government will not issue any ‘pre-operating licence’ until the panel completes its study. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 4.25PM 'Let us wait until the police investigation is complete or the court has decided,' says Mustafa Ali.

The former prime minister, on his blog, exalts BN as the true multiracial solution to the country.

UPDATED 4.55PM Saying it is unfair to blame Abdul Hadi for the party’s collective effort, the secretary general adds that they have actually performed better in this round.

The death of customs officer Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed, and teen popstar Justin Bieber’s concert hog the front pages of national dailies today.

Muhyiddin has been taken to task for allegedly misleading the public over the status of the Interlok novel.

See Chee How inspects Sungai Maong wet market over complaints about clogged drains, filthy floors and dirty toilets.

If Snap had been realistic and contested the three or four seats offered, the party could have won, he says.

FREE YOURSAY 'In an era of globalisation, we need to emerge as a vibrant economy in the region, not as a sex-driven nation.'

FREE VOXPOP 'All this talk now about no Chinese representation in gov't is not about the Chinese. It is about MCA.'

FREE YOURSAY 'I will not sleep well if I have an all-encompassing account with Tricubes knowing very well their link with the establishment.'

ANALYSIS Here are some implications and challenges for each of the major parties within BN and the opposition.

He has cancelled his visit to Penang scheduled to kick  off today as he seeks treatment for his recurring back problem.

Who benefits from the 'development' of the snappily acronymed Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy?

Sabahan Yong Vui Kong is on death row in Singapore. He writes his final letters in the next 12 weeks as he faces the gallows.