Archive - 18 June 2011

Pakatan uses street demo to topple gov't: DPM

Pakatan uses street demo to topple gov't: DPM

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin regards the rally as an attempt by the opposition to use it as a shortcut to Putrajaya.
Polls post-mortem: NCR land, poor infrastructure key issues

Polls post-mortem: NCR land, poor infrastructure key issues

This is acccording to a post-mortem conducted by the Parti Rakyat Sarawak after the April 16 state election.
National unity: 'M'sia ranks second after Japan'

National unity: 'M'sia ranks second after Japan'

National Unity and Integration Dept DG Azman Azmin Hassan said that this is based on the list issued by the Global Peace Index.
Sapp told to join Pakatan as full member

Sapp told to join Pakatan as full member

'We hope Sapp will become fully Pakatan, not just Pakatan Plus Sapp.'
Talk better than march, Koh tells Bersih

Talk better than march, Koh tells Bersih

'This is Gerakan's stand, there is no need for Bersih to hold the illegal demonstration in the federal capital on July 9,' says Koh.
Pemandu explains RM64 mil expenditure

Pemandu explains RM64 mil expenditure

 It points out that its expenditure pales in comparison to similar programmes undertaken by multinational companies.

EPF under fire for alleged RM6 bil Felda loan

EPF under fire for alleged RM6 bil Felda loan

Malay NGO Teras is calling the Employees Provident Fund to account for the RM6 billion apparently loaned to Felda under murky circumstances.
Musa urges Kelantanese emulate Sabah

Musa urges Kelantanese emulate Sabah

He said the people of Kelantan should look at Sabah's progress and development after returning to BN as a yardstick.
Traffic summons: Local councils must furnish details

Traffic summons: Local councils must furnish details

Road Transport Department will not act against offenders involved in traffic violations under the jurisdiction of local authorities without solid evidence.
Racism in disbursement of gov't scholarships charge

Racism in disbursement of gov't scholarships charge

university graduate thumbnail Human Rights Party has filed a police report in Penang against the gov't over what it described as 'race based' policies.
Yen Yen insists cabinet 'accepted' FB explanation

Yen Yen insists cabinet 'accepted' FB explanation

ng yen yen pc parliament 160611 thumbnail Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen has refuted reports that the cabinet did not accept her explanation.
Gov't unfazed by hacker threat, declares info minister

Gov't unfazed by hacker threat, declares info minister

NONE 'To us, they have not won at all. It is not a threat we should fear. The damage did not cripple the system,' says Rais.
Bersih rally, again!

Bersih rally, again!

bersih rally big thumbnail people mass 121107 COMMENT The July 9 rally is significant in a budding democracy like M'sia and some hardship is unavoidable.
K'tan bans Utusan from MB's functions

K'tan bans Utusan from MB's functions

The party bans coverage of state sittings and Nik Aziz's events until the paper apologises for its caricature that PAS says has insulted Islam.
Khairy up in arms over Mugabe arrival

Khairy up in arms over Mugabe arrival

The Umno Youth chief has turned his guns on controversial Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's arrival in the country for an international forum.
Vote PAS to remain 'dominant', Malays told

Vote PAS to remain 'dominant', Malays told

PAS is wooing Malay support to ensure the community's continued political dominance of the nation's politics.

 

PAS wants Rais to prove Bersih-hackers link

PAS wants Rais to prove Bersih-hackers link

UPDATED 7.11PM It slams the 'slanderous' claims in light that the ministry itself is doing a hack job protecting its own websites.
Najib's daughter 'do': Who footed the bill?

Najib's daughter 'do': Who footed the bill?

Nooryana Najwa and Daniyar Nazarbayev A PKR leader wants to know who paid the bill - said to be around RM81,000 - for Nooryana Najwa’s engagement do.
Rais links cyber-attacks to Bersih's rally

Rais links cyber-attacks to Bersih's rally

He believes the attacks on government websites were linked to the planned rally by Bersih on July 9.
Room sharing: Women tour guides rebuff minister

Room sharing: Women tour guides rebuff minister

The female tour guide saga continues with the tourism minister slammed for insinuating that the fault lies with the women.
Dr M calls for AirAsia flights to Africa; Mugabe arrives

Dr M calls for AirAsia flights to Africa; Mugabe arrives

In an immediate response to Mahathir’s call at the Malaysia-Africa Business Forum, AirAsia’s chief Tony Fernandes said this was possible.
Bersih may be exploited to favour ruling regime

Bersih may be exploited to favour ruling regime

lee ban chen A political commentator warns that the rally may play into BN's hands with extremist groups planning to raise tensions.

Mosque polls: King's name being used, says don

Mosque polls: King's name being used, says don

NONE Constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari fears that Agong's name has been used by critics of Penang gov't policies.
Shiite adherent sues Jais, Utusan for defamation

Shiite adherent sues Jais, Utusan for defamation

NONE A member of the shiite sect is suing Jais' former director Muhammad Khusrin Munawi and Utusan for defamation.
Letter from death row: Education is life

Letter from death row: Education is life

NONE Sabahan Yong Vui Kong, 21, is on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking. Malaysiakini is publishing his final letters.
Mufti: Many new converts want out of Islam

Mufti: Many new converts want out of Islam

Selangor mufti Tamyes Abdul Wahid is concerned about the many cases of apostasy in the state.
Why can't Umno Youth join the Bersih party?

Why can't Umno Youth join the Bersih party?

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'It is pretty obvious that Bersih welcomes all parties to support its push for free and fair elections.'
Cheating Felda settlers: So much for Malay rights

Cheating Felda settlers: So much for Malay rights

FREE VOXPOP 'I was under the distinct impression that Umno was the champion of the Malays. Are not Felda settlers all Malays?'
Make July 9 a 'Yellow Day'

Make July 9 a 'Yellow Day'

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'See you there, Khairy Jamaluddin and Umno Youth. I was at Bersih 1 and will be at Bersih 2.'
Home Minister, isn't Ibrahim Ali above the law?

Home Minister, isn't Ibrahim Ali above the law?

hishammuddin hussien FREE YOURSAY 'How can Hisham say nobody can be above the law when everybody knows that Ibrahim Ali is?'