Archive - 14 June 2011

He takes over from General Zulkifeli Mohd Zin, who is now the Chief of the Armed Forces.

Intergrated ticketing system will eliminate hassle of having to change lines and buy tickets, says Prasarana group MD Shahril Mokhtar.

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) does not foresee a need to buy power from Singapore-based PowerSeraya Ltd beyond June 15.

The amended law provides a fine of up to RM500,000, from only RM5,000 previously.

A radiopharmaceutical company in Selangor has been ordered to stop operation and its premises has been sealed by the AELB.

UPDATED 6.55PM The loans amounting to RM30 million are essentially for all races, says party president Dr Chua Soi Lek.

PARLIAMENT Police have interviewed five Utusan Malaysia journalists on its report of conspiracy to turn Malaysia into a Christian state.

UPDATED 7.20PM Party Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Joseph Pairin Kitingan is not ready to retire from politics.

UPDATED 7.05PM The rally will be anything but 'clean', says information chief Ahmad Maslan.

UPDATED 6.30PM MCA suggests the domestic trade minister was 'sleeping' in making a misleading remark about the party's role in the NEC. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Explain why Malakoff Bhd was given the 1,000MW coal-fired power plant job and reveal details of the deal, says PJ Utara MP Tony Pua. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The state may be a BN ‘fixed deposit’, but the opposition coalition is working hard to win over rural voters by the next general election.

PARLIAMENT He and three others have served out their suspension over claims that 1Malaysia mirrors the One Israel campaign.

The deep-sea fishing industry should be grateful to receive subsidies for modest catches, says Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Noh Omar.

Umno Youth chief's counsel will discuss with him on whether he agreed to settle the matter out-of-court.

NUDE SQUAT II The Johor Immigration Department says a report on its probe has been forwarded to the department's headquarters.

The new system aimed at commuters purchasing single-journey tickets will be fully operational by the end of November.

Enforcement division DG says the ministry took action after receiving complaints from rights owners in relation to movies and music.

They will file a suit in Temerloh on Friday, claiming that they had suffered losses because the agency had downgraded their harvest.

PARLIAMENT UPDATED 4.48PM MPs ask why the Tourism Ministry has spent so much to campaign on a free social networking site. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 6.40PM 'Under the federal constitution, I am entitled to protect my reputation,' VK Lingam tells the Federal Court.

Currently, there are 954 stations Petronas Dagangan petrol kiosks nationwide, including four new stations.

KHIR TRIAL UPDATED 6.35PM Court is told that Ditamas director Shamsuddin Hayroni is unable to be present today because of a death in his family.

KHIR TRIAL UPDATED 6.20PM A witness testifies that two plots of land were sold to Dr Mohd Khir Toyo below the market value.

Party deputy president Azmin Ali says this weekend's event will see the launch of the election campaign, logo and theme.

UPDATED 2.5OPM Selangor moves to free 10,000 land settlers from the lopsided agreements imposed by the Federal Land Development Authority.

PARLIAMENT UPDATED 3.20PM He shoots down suggestions of a move to disqualify Tian Chua as an MP. [VIDEO INSIDE]

PARLIAMENT DAP pushes scrapping invites to the leaders of Zimbabwe and Sudan for the Langkawi International Dialogue.

PARLIAMENT There is no urgency to debate his death as  an inquest is due next  month, rules the deputy speaker.

UPDATED 3.15PM This is the fourth request for additional funds since Najib Abdul Razak became finance minister in September 2008.

They opt for a signed peace deal or Memorandum of Understanding to keep each other in check.

R Anbalagan, 56, had injuries on the face, body, right shoulder and left hand, says North Klang police chief Supt Mohamad Shukor Sulong.

UPDATED 1.45PM Hee Yit Foong is found to have assaulted the DAP’s Aulong assemblyperson during the 2009 assembly sitting.

Loving the ‘other’ for the greater good.

UPDATED 1.05PM PKR's number two claims the EC is in cahoots with BN to supply Pakatan with faulty electoral rolls.

I was not present when removal of diesel subsidies was recommended by the council, says MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek.

The Selangor menteri besar says there are no plans to reshuffle the executive council ‘at this moment’.

Technologies to reach out to the masses.

Abuses by the police still occur, while the situation posed by violations of fundamental rights is of particular concern, says a Washington-based group.

UPDATED 2.25PM Malaysia's acceptance of the court's Rome Statute means it must respect the arrest warrant for Sudan's leader. [VIDEO INSIDE]

State Umno liaison chief Zainal Abidin Osman says the controversy has caused anxiety among the Muslim community.

State BN working committee chairperson Teng Hock Nan said a 'draft final' version cannot be considered a blueprint until it's adopted.

A foreigner married to a Malaysian is left bewildered when the registration department offered to register his child as ‘lain-lain: Belize’.

UPDATED 5.55PM Tremors were also felt in several areas on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia such as Malacca, Selangor and southern Perak.

The underlying reason for the delay in registering the party was strong opposition from Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud and Dayak leaders.

They are categorised as 'lain-lain' in all official forms, a term deemed as an insult to the country's first peoples.

UPDATED 4.20PM The court has fixed July 4-15 for the inquest into the death of Customs officer Ahmad Sarbani.

FREE VOXPOP 'I pity you, Shamsuddin. If you did not buy and then sell the mansion to Khir, your business suffers. But...'

FREE YOURSAY 'You are the one who declared 'war', first against the Chinese then the Christians. Now Bersih?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Free and fair elections is the lifeblood of any country. It is every citizen's duty to fight for it and to defend it and never to concede to extremists like Perkasa.'

Both were forced to do squats in the nude by Immigration personnel following their arrest for 'illegal entry' into Malaysia.