Archive - 5 August 2011

Universiti Selangor (Unisel) deputy president (academic) Prof Dr Anuar Ahmad has been appointed acting vice-chancellor after the post was vacated by Dr Rosti Saruwono on Aug 2.

A forensics officer told the High Court in Shah Alam today he found three sets of fingerprints from a BMW which belonged to Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, the lawyer who was murdered along with cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya. 

Describing the allegation as a slander, the MB says there was nothing to hide because the meeting did not take place.

The party’s disciplinary committee finds that Ooi had failed to uphold DAP’s image by getting into a spat with a colleague.

The Perkasa chief asks all quarters to stop pointing fingers over the issue of the controversial raid by Jais.

PAS Selangor has lodged a police report over 1,000 PRs in the electoral roll who have overnight become citizens after being exposed.

They had better all tell the same story.

Kedah state exco member Lim Soo Nee got a shock after receiving an envelope containing an M16 rifle bullet and a threatening letter this morning.

While on a visit to Manila, Philippines, the opposition leader complains of another dive in the country’s standards of democracy.

'We are not demanding the toppling of the regime. We want to use the ballot box but the ballot box must be clean.'

UPDATED 5.45PM The Malaysian Aids Council rises to Harapan Komuniti's support, saying the dinner was a fund raiser for HIV support programmes.

CM Lim Guan Eng says the surge in votes in certain areas within three months has exceeded the increase of votes since 2008.

Some 245,376 illegal immigrants have been registered until noon today since the 6P Programme was launched on Monday, said Home Affairs Ministry deputy secretary-general (senior) Alwi Ibrahim.

However, former deputy SG Abdul Rahman Mohd Noor tells the court KPA insisted on purchasing the 999.5 acres of land.

NUTP has asked the NKRA unit in the ministry to immediately improve the online school examination analysis system (SAPS).

As at Aug 3, five people had died of the disease, while last year there were 17 deaths, says Sarawak health department.

UPDATED 2.50PM Commissioner James Nayagam says it is a necessary part of the public inquiry they plan to investigate claims of police brutality. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 8.05PM He is awaiting the Jais report and further action to resolve the matter, until which time excos should hold their statements.

'It is not enough for the authority to say 'just trust us',' stressed Ambiga, referring to allegations of a PR being a voter. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It called on Australia to scrap 'inhumane' plans to send unaccompanied minors to Malaysia as part of a refugee swap.

UPDATED 4.20PM PAS' Khalid Samad says the exco member will be asked to explain his controversial statement that Jais had 'evidence' to raid the church. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 3.04PM The RM250,000 raised at fund raising events is expected to fall short of the total amount needed.

The Catholic prelate says there can be no two ways about the latest round of accusations against Christians.

UPDATED 7.10PM Proham further slams police involvement in the ‘high-handed moral policing’ and asks the IGP to review their role.

The government is considering a proposal to enable personal tithe to be paid online like income and business tithes, says Jamil Khir Baharom.

UPDATED 5.25PM In its submission to the RCI, it had recommended that the five be probed for culpable homicide.

KTMB services will not be thrown into disarray during Aidilfitri despite the work-to-rule threat by the Railwaymen's Union of Malaya.

UPDATED 7.59PM Lim Kit Siang slams the Selangor exco member's defence of the Jais raid on a church this week as a 'serious matter'.

Fear swept across Asia from Europe and the US, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its worst one-day drop since December 2008.

Tan Cheng Liang continues to urge CM Lim and his political secretary not to divert attention from the real issue.

This is despite directives from HQ for the state leaderships to submit their finalised list by July 31.

Journalists’ recording devices should never be privy to anyone else, says the Centre for Independent Journalism.

FREE YOURSAY 'It looks like I have to cancel all my invitations to my Muslim friends for my Christmas Day open house.'

Another Malay contractors association has joined in condemning the MCA for its 'racist' remarks over the award of Penang government projects.

POLLS FOCUS Both sides are moving fast to show that they are serious about solving one of the most pressing issues - affordable housing.

FREE VOXPOP 'Police reports should be lodged against those officers who tampered with the ballots, even if it was 25 years ago.'

INTERVIEW Wan Azizah says her deputy, Azmin Ali, is doing well and detractors should give him time to ‘mature'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

FREE YOURSAY 'If Najib steps down, who will be the next PM? Muhyiddin? It would be like jumping from hot pan into fire.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Conversion of Muslims to Christianity? Malaysia certainly doesn't need Muslims to be Christians. What we need is Muslims who practice what they preach.'