Archive - 8 June 2011

A deputy minister chides those men who try to convince their wives that allowing them to marry again will ensure the wives' place in Heaven.

Orang Asli woman was blinded and disfigured when an unknown person splashed acid on her face in an attack in Mantin last March.

Amirah Ismail, originally from Perak, says the the FT Islamic affairs department has told her it is against the law to marry a refugee.

Net profit hit 54.85 billion ringgit ($18.17 billion), up from 40.29 billion a year earlier.

It wants to change its dividend payout from a flat rate of RM30 billion to a proposed 30 percent of its net profits.

The Selangor Foundation received 373 applications for study loans between January and May this year from students of various races in the state to further their studies at tertiary institutions.

Copies are emerging in the interior areas and particularly in constituencies that PKR intends to contest in the next general election.

The building that the party has been renting is up for auction tomorrow, after the landlord failed to service the bank loan.

Najib says good governance should come naturally for Muslim nations as it has been in their nature for more than 1,500 years.

COMMENT Despite being arrested at a candlelight vigil last August, they are pushing ahead with the planned July 9 rally.

It should not impose additional charges on the people who are already burdened with the increase in prices of goods, says PPIM.

UPDATED 5.40PM It cannot register a certain ethnicity other than that of either the child’s mother or father, says a department statement.

It quotes the views of a US embassy official on the Federal Court decision that allowed the BN to take over Perak government.

A Syarie lawyer group said that the objectives of the Obedient Wife Club is sorely misguided.

A multi-faith group criticises the Umno-linked pressure group for maintaining that only Malays and bumiputera are entitled to scholarships.

Its vice-president K Koris Atan says car dealers who oppose the amendment may have a ‘hidden agenda’.

This is over a PAS MP's claim that Najib had abused his office to attend his daughter's wedding in Kazakhstan.

Tony Pua challenges deputy minister Mukhriz Mahathir's claim and dares him to distribute the PPAs to MPs when Parliament sitting begins on Monday.

The migration from IPv4 to IPv6 must be completed in good time and before the present pool of IP addresses is exhausted, says Rais Yatim.

Ismail Omar says the detention was made after police who were monitoring Abdul Haris Syhuhadi found that he was a national security threat.

One major reason is the almost unending deferrals and trial postponements that have plagued the hearing since February last year.

Malaysia is moving up the value chain, but the climb will be challenging because talent remains scarce, warn industry experts.

The Registrar of Societies (ROS) has accepted the reason that Parti Keadilan Rakyat gave as to why it should not be deregistered.

UPDATED 6.35PM He was charged with abetting Khir Toyo in the case. Today he turns key prosecution witness.

It cites the hike in electricity tariff, strengthening ringgit and levies and other costs of hiring foreign labour.

HEADLINES Utusan says this is just to appease its Pakatan partners, while BH claims BN has never wavered from 1Malaysia.

iTunes Match a solution to music piracy?

Or how boat people are traded for the bigot vote.

Karpal says the former premier should use the years ahead of him to bertaubat over his wrongdoings.

TV correspondent Lara Logan was 'mercilessly assaulted' by a group of 200 men in a dark corner of Tahrir Square.

It chooses not to respond to questions on its position in power purchase agreements signed with independent producers.

The reduction in sugar subsidy and the price hikes for RON97, LPG gas and electricity has resulted in consumers feeling the pinch.

Voon Shiak Nie says the issues she has been handling are usually about finance and the spouse’s alleged lack of responsibility.

UPDATED 1.15PM The Shah Alam High Court has affirmed the coroner’s decision not to cite Nazri for contempt.

FREE YOURSAY 'If you allow some chaps to have street protests because they feel they are ‘terpinggir', they should also allow those lighting a candle by the esplanade.'

FREE VOXPOP 'We pay more for electricity because of your blunders, now you dare to say this is none of our business?'

COMMENT But you won’t deduce that from the spate of Umno commentary on the issue following last week's muktamar.