Archive - 2 June 2011

Husam denies paying blogger RM350,000

Husam denies paying blogger RM350,000

husam musa and pas The Kelantan exco says he suspects the allegations have something to do with his bid for the party's vice-presidency.
'Pass-through tariff ' classic doublespeak

'Pass-through tariff ' classic doublespeak

'IPPs take less than 10 years to recoup investment'

'IPPs take less than 10 years to recoup investment'

For this reason, a water and energy research group has proposed a revamped financial model for future independent power producers.
Advisers scramble over RM21bil RHB deal

Advisers scramble over RM21bil RHB deal

Large bank acquisitions are few in this region, making the latest deal a huge fee-grab opportunity that investment banks don't want to miss.
PAS Ulama wing condemns sex video ploy

PAS Ulama wing condemns sex video ploy

MUKTAMAR Its powerful Ulama wing calls the sex video allegedly involving Anwar Ibrahim fitnah or defamation.
Nik Aziz's son is PAS Youth no 2

Nik Aziz's son is PAS Youth no 2

MUKTAMAR UPDATED 8.25PM There were also changes in the PAS Muslimat, or women's wing, which saw the top two posts changing hands.
BN going kamikaze with tariff hikes

BN going kamikaze with tariff hikes

NUJ president's resignation a setback

NUJ president's resignation a setback

Women to form 'make wives obedient' club

Women to form 'make wives obedient' club

malaysian women It wants wives to greet their husbands with warm alluring smiles and sexy dressing sprayed with beautiful fragrance.
No scholarship doesn't mean no further studies

No scholarship doesn't mean no further studies

Hauliers still enjoy subsidies, says minister

Hauliers still enjoy subsidies, says minister

A cabinet minister stress that even at RM1.80, lorry operators are still enjoying diesel subsidies but concedes they will be raising fees.
Party polls will decide PAS' future, Pakatan's fate

Party polls will decide PAS' future, Pakatan's fate

COMMENT Party delegates will determine whether the party will adopt policies that bridge, rather than divide, communities.
Minister's book sheds light on '98 currency controls

Minister's book sheds light on '98 currency controls

UPDATED 8.05PM Nor Mohamed Yakcop's writings at the peak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis launched as a book.
Police to seek inquest into Sarbani's death

Police to seek inquest into Sarbani's death

NONE UPDATED 7.12PM Police are seeking an inquest into Sarbani Mohamed's death, who died at the KL MACC HQ.
June 10 decision over Jenain's police report

June 10 decision over Jenain's police report

Court will decide on whether the prosecution can tender the police report lodged by Jenain Subi in Aminulrasyid case.
IAEA: Public health is our safety standard

IAEA: Public health is our safety standard

The expert panel formed to review the establishment of Lamp pledges a safety review at a public consultation in Putrajaya today.
'Mega liar' label upsets Penang MIC Youth

'Mega liar' label upsets Penang MIC Youth

DCM II P Ramasamy had labelled MIC chief G. Palanivel this over the claim that 807 Opposition members had recently joined the MIC. [VIDEO INSIDE]

 

Calls to declassify PPAs ring louder

Calls to declassify PPAs ring louder

Transparency International Malaysia joins growing calls on government to prove its accountability by revealing the power purchase agreements.
Pass-through mechanism common in many countries

Pass-through mechanism common in many countries

The fuel cost pass-through (FCPT) mechanism is common in many countries to counter the volatility in fuel prices.
Khairy: IPP contracts of the 90s 'lopsided'

Khairy: IPP contracts of the 90s 'lopsided'

Those were unfair to the government and ultimately the people, says the Umno Youth chief during an online chat session.
Muslimat wants two women polls candidates per state

Muslimat wants two women polls candidates per state

MUKTAMAR We aim to contest a state and a parliamentary seat in all peninsula states, says its election director Siti Mariah Mahmud.
Rais suit: Blogger has 14 days to file defence

Rais suit: Blogger has 14 days to file defence

A blogger sued by minister Rais Yatim over alleged defamatory articles was given 14 days by the court to defend himself.
'Unorthodox way of doing things still with us'

'Unorthodox way of doing things still with us'

The major transformational agenda initiated by the government under is unorthodox in nature, says Nor Mohamed Yakcop.
PAS Youth eyes PKR 'jumper' seats

PAS Youth eyes PKR 'jumper' seats

MUKTAMAR UPDATED 6.05PM A motion calls for seats where the elected representatives have jumped ship to be allocated to other Pakatan members.
Reveal PPAs or face court action, gov't told

Reveal PPAs or face court action, gov't told

UPDATED 3.12PM PKR says the gov't is duty-bound to reveal power purchase agreements on why they're paying higher rates. [VIDEO INSIDE]
LMAOs aplenty during online chat with Khairy

LMAOs aplenty during online chat with Khairy

NONE During a one-and-a-half hour session, the Umno Youth chief fields questions and deflects barbs with finesse.
Scorpene scandal: 'Show us your passport, Najib'

Scorpene scandal: 'Show us your passport, Najib'

UPDATED 2.40PM Onus is on the PM, says PKR, to prove he isn't the mystery 'third person' in the 2002 entourage that met with DCN officials in Macau. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Perlis issues fatwa against 1M'sia structures

Perlis issues fatwa against 1M'sia structures

NONE The Perlis fatwa committee has decided that 1Malaysia structures or monuments are haram as they might lead to idolatry.
Nik Aziz: PAS ready to face 'all stripes' of secularists

Nik Aziz: PAS ready to face 'all stripes' of secularists

MUKTAMAR The PAS spiritual leader uses his first speech at the party’s Muktamar to reiterate the Islamic party’s stand against secularism.
Anwar applies for a new trial on sodomy charge

Anwar applies for a new trial on sodomy charge

NONE He claims the judge demonstrated bias in ruling that the prosecution had made a ‘prima facie’ case against him. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Water tariff: Penang expected to retain control

Water tariff: Penang expected to retain control

The state is expected to retain control over any future revision in water tariffs despite the transfer of its core assets to a federal body.
PAS Youth deny favouring Tuan Ibrahim

PAS Youth deny favouring Tuan Ibrahim

NONE MUKTAMAR The video montage that appeared last night in the opening ceremony was not intended to promote him.
Ordered to tweet 100 apologies for defamation

Ordered to tweet 100 apologies for defamation

NONE Fahmi Fadzil settles suit for defaming publishing house and Female by tweeting his apology, 100 times over three days.
Australia's Malaysia refugee deal close - report

Australia's Malaysia refugee deal close - report

Australia's controversial plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia could be finalised next week, a report said today.
Subs affair: Najib's 'friend' must testify, says Suaram

Subs affair: Najib's 'friend' must testify, says Suaram

scorpene submarine Its board member Cynthia Gabriel says the French court should require the Perimekar directors to clarify their roles.
Suhakam: Western Digital workers released

Suhakam: Western Digital workers released

Western Digital claims that none of its employees are still held in the lock-up after presenting photocopies of their passports.
Our health and lives in exchange for FDIs

Our health and lives in exchange for FDIs

NONE FREE VOXPOP 'We sometimes marvel at how parents are willing to sell their daughters. Now we know.'
Mixed race: Where do we draw the line?

Mixed race: Where do we draw the line?

FREE YOURSAY 'We have one rule for some people, another rule for others, while Muslims seem to get the best deal.'
Letter from death row: I made my peace with dad

Letter from death row: I made my peace with dad

NONE Sabahan Yong Vui Kong, 21, is on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking. Malaysiakini is publishing his final letters.
PSD scholarships: What's Nazri trying to hide?

PSD scholarships: What's Nazri trying to hide?

FREE YOURSAY 'A responsible government would publish the list of scholarship holders alongside their results.'
Anwar's lawyers yet to interview PM and wife

Anwar's lawyers yet to interview PM and wife

najib and rosmah UPDATED 12.45PM Trial will resume on Monday, but police have yet to arrange for the defence to interview the duo.
Another Najib buddy tied to Scorpene scandal

Another Najib buddy tied to Scorpene scandal

NONE But Lodin Wok Kamaruddin says his involvement in Perimekar was because he was a rep for the Armed Forces pension fund.
Nasha: I leave it to delegates to decide my fate

Nasha: I leave it to delegates to decide my fate

MUKTAMAR The embattled incumbent expresses equivocation in face of talk that he had already lost the support of the party's powerful ulama.
TNB doesn't need power from Bakun - Che Khalib

TNB doesn't need power from Bakun - Che Khalib

The TNB chief says the commissioning of two new coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of 2,000MW would be sufficient until 2016.