Archive - 22 May 2011

Penghulu and penggawa to monitor prices

Penghulu and penggawa to monitor prices

The government is enlisting them to check on consumer prices in the face of rising inflation.
Umno VP spooked by DAP's move into Malay territory

Umno VP spooked by DAP's move into Malay territory

Umno vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi claims that DAP is reaching out to Malays behind its Pakatan partners’ backs.
Umno, MIC call on members to register to vote

Umno, MIC call on members to register to vote

MIC president G Palanivel revealed today that almost 40 percent of the 700,000 party members have not registered as voters.    
Mahfuz Omar to defend vice-president post

Mahfuz Omar to defend vice-president post

PAS vice-president Mahfuz Omar today announces he will defend the post in the party polls next month.   
Minister tells rakyat not to fret over price hikes

Minister tells rakyat not to fret over price hikes

The domestic trade minister tells the public not to worry about rising prices of goods because it is reviewed by the government every six months.
MoCS wants Sarawak CM Taib probed first

MoCS wants Sarawak CM Taib probed first

The S'wak movement’s chief says it’s ridiculous that the cops want to question him when he was the first to lodge a report against the CM.
Sabah eateries split on shark hunting ban

Sabah eateries split on shark hunting ban

It's bouquets from hotel operators and brickbats from restaurateurs in Sabah following a move to ban shark hunting in local waters.

Puad: Pakatan psy-war puts Umno in peril

Puad: Pakatan psy-war puts Umno in peril

Umno could be in peril if it fails to curb the psychological attacks by the opposition, said party supreme council member, Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi.
Nong Chik: Hill area development to proceed

Nong Chik: Hill area development to proceed

Development on hilly areas in the KL will not be stopped as along as the landowners and developers observe the technical guidelines, said the FT minister.
Pakatan gov'ts offer aid to landslide victims

Pakatan gov'ts offer aid to landslide victims

Pakatan Selangor and Penang governments have come forward with donations to ease the burden of the Hulu Langat tragedy.
Pakatan: Buku Jingga solution to workers' woes

Pakatan: Buku Jingga solution to workers' woes

NONE Policies in it will strive to ensure equal distribution of wealth to solve the problems faced by the country's working class.
Lynas rare earth plant hinges on IAEA report

Lynas rare earth plant hinges on IAEA report

NONE Critics claim that the IAEA is 'pro-nuclear' and cannot give an independent assessment of the controversial project.
MRT contractors to be briefed on new criteria

MRT contractors to be briefed on new criteria

It is set for Tuesday and will touch on pre-qualification criteria, revised after criticism by Malay contractor groups.

'Tour operators co-ed room ban not enforced'

'Tour operators co-ed room ban not enforced'

Don't blame the victims when the authorities have never acted against flouting of the male-female room sharing ban, says a lobby group. 

Could dogs actually paralyse a RM73mil train?

Could dogs actually paralyse a RM73mil train?

dog mongrel stray dog Penang Hill’s train operator asks why the Tourism Ministry is withholding critical documents.
Sexual assault: Female tour guides must speak up

Sexual assault: Female tour guides must speak up

Deputy minister Heng Seai Kie says for laws protecting them to be effective victims have to come forward and report the incidents.

PM, wife plan to visit landslide site

PM, wife plan to visit landslide site

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor will visit the landslide-struck orphanage upon returning from the United States.
NUJ chief: Shut down Utusan Malaysia

NUJ chief: Shut down Utusan Malaysia

NONE Hata Wahari said this was to make its editors take responsibility for its anti-Christian front-page report.
Utusan compares Anwar to Strauss-Kahn

Utusan compares Anwar to Strauss-Kahn

It says the Malaysian opposition leader, accused of bad morals, should resign as the MD of the IMF did, following rape allegations.

A matter of faiths

A matter of faiths

sim kwang yang comments Malaysians, while believing in their own God, must not negate the rights of others to their own beliefs.

Orphanage landslide: 16 dead, nine survivors

Orphanage landslide: 16 dead, nine survivors

UPDATED 6.20PM Of the nine survivors, two are currently in ICU while another had to undergo an emergency surgery.
M'sia needs nothing short of complete makeover

M'sia needs nothing short of complete makeover

your say FREE YOURSAY 'For short-term expediency, the politicians are willing to sacrifice the nation's long-term interests.'
Covert IC project: Heads must roll

Covert IC project: Heads must roll

FREE YOURSAY 'It is unthinkable that these Malay political elites are selling off the country's sovereignty to foreigners for the sake of maintaining political power.'
Car sabotage: 'How did Perkasa know in advance?'

Car sabotage: 'How did Perkasa know in advance?'

NONE How did they know that the car in which Anwar's family travels in will be 'tampered' with, months before the event?
When ranking falls, blame it on the methodology

When ranking falls, blame it on the methodology

FREE VOXPOP 'The weaknesses and remedies are all there. It's just that with Umnoputras in power, the weakness can never be corrected.'
Slash graft before cutting subsidies

Slash graft before cutting subsidies

FREE YOURSAY 'This illegal leakage is costing the nation to bleed, thus the reason behind the need to cut subsidies for the rakyat.'