Archive - 5 July 2011

Parliament will make changes to the law include payment of royalties to protect the welfare of local artistes.

Members of the public who make police reports in Selangor from Monday will be able to rate the counter service they receive as well.

Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim says the state will allow the Bersih 2.0 assembly planned for Saturday to be held in the Shah Alam Stadium.

Police and candlelight vigil gathering for detained PSM leaders outside Bukit Aman cool off as azan call comes from a nearby mosque.

Aggravated and punitive damages should be awarded to Information Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim as a defamatory article published by a blogger against him was very serious, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur was told today. 

Several areas in Penang experienced moderate haze conditions today with visibility restricted to within four to six kilometres.

This is because the movement and the government have come to a compromise over the Saturday rally, says DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang.

They bring along EO detainee and PSM deputy chairperson M Saraswathy and search the office, without a warrant. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The UN rights office today urged Malaysia to release opposition politicians and activists detained in the run-up to a peaceful rally.

UPDATED 6.55PM Some say it is a let-down, while others say the Bersih 2.0 leadership had to compromise in a difficult situation.

The PKR assemblyperson gives police an earful after they raid his office this morning, looking for Bersih 2.0 paraphernalia .

A few NGOs urge S Ambiga and her group to cancel without any pre-conditions their  illegal street demonstrations planned for Saturday. 

UPDATED 6.45PM The premier says the government is ready to meet the NGO coalition to iron out details for the proposed rally.

The government announces yet another online procurement portal in its battle against corruption.

UPDATED 6.19PM It says Fahda Nur Ahmad’s remarks are ‘unlikely to influence’ the judge in suit involving S'gor gov't.

The wife of a bank officer says she was angry with her husband when he left her for three days to help someone.

Najib asks them to rise above scepticism and challenges not only for themselves but also for the sake of the people.

Hindraf Makkal Sakti expresses solidarity with PSM members recently detained under the Emergency Ordinance.

COMMENT By intervening in a potentially explosive logjam, His Majesty has fortified the concept of constitutional monarchy. 

COMMENT We are cowards who'll never take to the streets to voice discontent. We will cave in for the ‘safety' of the family.

However, Bukit Aman says armed forces' assistance would only be sought if necessary.

UPDATED 4.25PM But they also demand that enforcement authorities cease their clampdown on activists calling for free and fair elections.

UPDATED 3.50PM Defending the government, minister Idris Jala says employers must help retain talent by offering ‘meaningful jobs’.

Some 50 Malaysian students and activists from Taiwanese NGOs stage a one-hour demonstration in Taiwan’s capital.

UPDATED 3.45PM   Even if a decision is made today, minister Idris Jala says, the implementation period will take at least 18 months.

UPDATED 6.20PM 'Therefore, the rally on the street will not take place,' says Bersih 2.0 chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The onus is now on Lynas Corp to meet the IAEA report's 11 recommendations before the government will allow the Advanced Material Plant to operate.

The proposed RCI would come up with suggestions to improve the system within a month and table them in Parliament.

The PM is expected to meet the pope in the Vatican City after he wraps up a visit to London, says a top official.

UPDATED 3.05PM He says it was difficult to lift himself onto the window through which Ahmad Sarbani allegedly climbed.

Five previous redelineation of electoral boundaries carried out were done in accordance with Article 113 (2) of the federal constitution.

UPDATED 5.25PM They say petrol bombs, parang and firecrackers were found with Bersih T-shirts in KL and S'gor.

The Election Commission defends the system which allows security forces personnel and their spouses to exercise their right as electors.

Their supporters will hold a candlelight vigil tonight to demand their release. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Religious scholar Asri Zainul Abidin backs the PM's call on Bersih to hold its rally for free and fair polls in a stadium.

Freedom of expression is guaranteed by democracy, say four laureates in decrying probe on A Samad Said.

A fossilised paradigm prevents progress.

COMMENT After Sunday’s polls won by Yingluck Shinawatra's Pheu Thai, there is hope in Thailand for reconciliation and better government.

'Save Malaysia' takes its battle against the RM700 million Gebeng plant to the mining giant's headquarters in Sydney.

COMMENT The message from the King, to Bersih 2.0 and the government as well, is to resolve the July 9 rally through consultations.

FREE YOUR SAY ‘All the tensions, bullying and intimidations have emanated from the Umnoputras' side - just look at the arbitrary arrests... '

FREE VOXPOP ‘Najib forgets the Indians when it comes to important issues: stateless Indians, unemployed Indians, Indian school dropouts, landless people...'