Archive - 12 May 2011

'Ali Baba' deals undermine bumi contractors

'Ali Baba' deals undermine bumi contractors

While this does not contravene the law, contractors say it is morally wrong because the award process is not transparent.
Aussie gov't in hot water over M'sian refugee deal

Aussie gov't in hot water over M'sian refugee deal

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is facing an embarrassing parliamentary defeat at the hands of its minority government partner, the Greens, over a proposed asylum-seeker swap with Malaysia.
Pahang Bar: We never said Lynas was involved

Pahang Bar: We never said Lynas was involved

Pahang Bar Council chief Hon Kai Ping denies saying mining giant Lynas failed to get approval to set up plant in Western Australia.
Utusan gets slap on the wrist from Home Ministry

Utusan gets slap on the wrist from Home Ministry

UPDATED 8.10PM It issued a reprimand letter over the daily's front page report, 'Kristian Agama Rasmi?'.
Gerakan's Teng told to come clean over land scam

Gerakan's Teng told to come clean over land scam

Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy insists that the Tan Hak Ju case cannot simply be classified as ‘negligence’.
Haze: Port Klang reaches unhealthy level

Haze: Port Klang reaches unhealthy level

Air quality in most places at 11am today was moderate except for Port Klang which recorded an unhealthy air quality.
May 13: Declassify documents, urges MP

May 13: Declassify documents, urges MP

And a Facebook group launches 'Malaysians Love Malaysians Day' in a move that signals a changing of the times from the dark days of yore.

 

Rising house prices create homeless generation

Rising house prices create homeless generation

NONE SPECIAL REPORT We now have Malaysians whose salaries don't afford them the means to buy their own houses.
Kula mulls motion to censure Hisham and Rais

Kula mulls motion to censure Hisham and Rais

Ipoh Barat MP mulls the tabling a motion to censure Hishammuddin and Rais over their statements on an alleged 'Christian plot'.
Utusan publishes notice on blogger's 'explanation'

Utusan publishes notice on blogger's 'explanation'

NONE However, it only publishes a two-paragraph notice, without reporting the contents of the ‘explanation’.
Christians pledge to respect Islam's position, says Najib

Christians pledge to respect Islam's position, says Najib

Christian leaders have pledged that they respect the position of Islam as official religion, says Najib after luncheon gathering.
Summons shock for church-goers, one arrested

Summons shock for church-goers, one arrested

St John’s Cathedral had obtained a letter from City Hall allowing some leeway over parking along Jalan Bukit Nanas on Sundays.
Chua's 'disdain' of Islam earns police report

Chua's 'disdain' of Islam earns police report

NONE Johor PAS Youth believe that the MCA president's statements are 'prejudiced, belligerent and disdainful' of Islam.
Guan Eng to Najib: Replace Utusan editors

Guan Eng to Najib: Replace Utusan editors

najib and lim guan eng He wants the editors and reporters of Utusan involved in the Christian state conspiracy issue to be replaced.
Christian group airs grouses over Utusan report to PM

Christian group airs grouses over Utusan report to PM

UPDATED 4.33PM They convey to Najib their unhappiness over the 'seditious' reports.

Lawyers want Islamic laws out of Parliament's ambit

Lawyers want Islamic laws out of Parliament's ambit

They do no want non-Muslims and Muslims with no knowledge of Islamic law to debate Islamic matters in the law-making body.
Stop move to demolish Setapak shrines, says HRP

Stop move to demolish Setapak shrines, says HRP

It’s pro tem central executive committee member S Thiagarajan says 1,000 Hindu families in the area have nowhere else to pray.
Sabah NGOs cry foul over mangroves destruction

Sabah NGOs cry foul over mangroves destruction

Outraged Sabah green activists have lodged a complaint over the stripping of 600 acres of mangrove forests in Lahad Datu.
First quarter GDP forecast to grow 5%

First quarter GDP forecast to grow 5%

AmResearch Sdn Bhd has revised upwards Q1 GDP growth to five percent from its earlier prediction of 4.5 percent.
Police hunting acid attackers

Police hunting acid attackers

NONE Kuala Lumpur has been plagued by attacks on at least 22 people since February, terrifying residents across the city and its suburbs.

Good judgments come from great judges

Good judgments come from great judges

Two M'sians held after huge heroin seizure in Sydney

Two M'sians held after huge heroin seizure in Sydney

The men, aged 34 and 30, are to be charged with the importation of 42 kg of heroin carefully secreted in a shipment of furniture.
Headlines online: May 12, 2011

Headlines online: May 12, 2011

The PM's assurance on the position of Islam as the federation's religion and the busting of an expired food recycling ring are key issues of the day.

Cops rapped over restrictions on crime data

Cops rapped over restrictions on crime data

Anti-Anwar book distributed at Umno dinner

Anti-Anwar book distributed at Umno dinner

NONE Delegates got to taste the book which made the rounds at Umno's 65th anniversary bash.
Lingam-tape RCI 'didn't go overboard in its jurisdiction'

Lingam-tape RCI 'didn't go overboard in its jurisdiction'

vk lingam tape ahmad fairuz abdul halim 210907 Dissenting Appeals Court judge Mohd Hishamudin defends RCI’s recommendations against Lingam and two ex-CJs.
Reviving the humane among our Muslims

Reviving the humane among our Muslims

islamic law COMMENT Our hearts must be big enough and wide enough to accept all Muslim brothers and sisters into itself.
Fourth letter from death row - a missed Mother's Day

Fourth letter from death row - a missed Mother's Day

NONE Sabahan Vui Kong, 21, is on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking. Here is his latest letter as he faces death.
'Citizenship for votes': Too serious to let it fade away

'Citizenship for votes': Too serious to let it fade away

FREE VOXPOP 'A royal commission must be established to investigate how rampant this is, how long it has been going on, and whether this is...'
Cartoons are no threat to public order, Utusan is

Cartoons are no threat to public order, Utusan is

FREE YOURSAY 'Cartoons can cause public disorder? Then what do you call the writings by Utusan and the two pro-Umno bloggers?'
Umno dumb enough to fall into own trap?

Umno dumb enough to fall into own trap?

utusan malaysia kristian agama rasmi thumb FREE YOURSAY 'Utusan played with fire, and now the owners are blaming others for their own indiscretion.'
PM meets Christians: Hope for the best but...

PM meets Christians: Hope for the best but...

FREE YOURSAY 'What is the PM going to tell the Christian group? ‘Let us forget and forgive?' Or is he going to inform them as to what action he has taken against Utusan?'
Scepticism abounds over PM-Christian group meeting

Scepticism abounds over PM-Christian group meeting

A frequent past participant at these meetings airs his doubts that anything substantive can be achieved.