Archive - 17 August 2011

Hishammuddin Hussein says the ministry anticipates the committee will raise matters related to the electoral rolls, among others.

EC secretary says these are the names of legitimate electors and have their own accompanying identification numbers.

According to media reports, a number of GLCs are negotiating for global settlement of all civil suits and at all level of courts against the former executive chairman of Malaysia Airlines.

For the January-July 2011 period, the CPI was up 3.1 per cent to 102.7 compared with 99.6 registered in the same period last year.

The economy grew 4.0 percent in the second quarter, its slowest pace in nearly two years, on softening global export demand.

Party leaders say there is no need for independent MPs to be part of the select committee as it will skew the panel in favour of BN.

An eyewitness of a road accident that claimed former Batu Sapi member of Parliament (MP) Edmund Chong’s life told the Coroner’s Court in Kota Kinabalu today that Chong was riding his motorcycle fast before colliding with a Mercedes Benz vehicle.

'Because I'm not a Muslim, it is easy to insult, beat and blame me for the ills of the Malay community,' says the Penang CM.

It also says it is probing if rules on impartiality have been breached by showing content produced by FBC Media Ltd.

A decision whether to relocate the villagers of the landslide-hit Kampung Ruil in Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands will be taken in two weeks after a study by the Mineral and Geo-Science and
Public Works departments is completed, said Pahang state Rural Development and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairman Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail.

UPDATED 5.35PM Bersih 'has no reason to issue ultimatums' with regard to the work of the select committee, he says.

UPDATED 6.29PM SODOMY II Lawyer Sankara says Musa does not want to be defence witness. [VIDEO INSIDE]

 

UPDATED 5.25PM The opposition cannot insist on electoral reforms before the next general election, says Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.

Ng Wei Aik says he is merely an informer and does not expect to be ‘investigated like a suspect’.

UPDATED 6.40PM They have told the disciplinary board that they were mistreated and sexually harassed while under detention in Penang in June. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Singaporeans will go to the polls to elect their new president on Aug 27, following a four-cornered fight involving candidates with the surname Tan, who are eyeing the republic’s highest public office.

The watchdog group also urges the GLCs to clarify shareholders’ doubts about the proposed settlement with Tajudin.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today set Sept 15 for Tourism Minister Dr Ng Yen Yen to be in court to hear an application for open apology by a director of an advertising agency, who allegedly defamed her.

UPDATED 6.15PM The taxi driver is suing the government for issuing his identity card number to another man.

UPDATED 4.45PM Four ex-military personnel say they marked thousands of postal votes in three GEs. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Azizan Abdul Razak said he was still under observation and had been allowed to have follow-up treatment at IJN.

Three people are shown on the EC website with a ‘00' code in the slots allocated for the place of birth in the MyKad number.

COMMENT One way to assess Pakatan’s chances of gaining Putrajaya is to gauge the shift in BN’s tactics.

It says it has detected about 14,000 'foreigners' in the state electoral roll and will file a report with the Election Commission soon.

UPDATED 3.10PM Mahathir expresses support for the select committee on electoral reforms.

This follows a similar leak earlier of a video of the same operation by Selangor religious and police personnel.

It says the additional charge is part of its plan to aggressively grow revenue through ancillary income and services.

UPDATED 6.35PM Suresh Grover says he has spent the last five days visiting Indian settlements in KL and several states.

Wan Ahmad urges the govt to reject Bersih’s participation in the select committee for electoral reform.

PAS secretary general Mustafa Ali accused Umno of being behind the raid conducted by Jais at the Damansara Utama Methodist Church.

He says the Quran is not only a guidance for one's religious faith and observance, but also in every aspect of human life.

Najib Razak is attracted to all the designs displayed which combine the basic national colours of red, white and blue.

While it may take some time to enact a new election law, the gov't hopes to implement it before the next GE.

UPDATED 4.20PM Court finds that ex-chief operating officer Rosly Selamat and ex-financial controller Lim Khing Tai ‘acted in a proper manner’.

INTERVIEW Attacks on the premier’s wife, notes pollster Ibrahim Suffian, may even backfire on her detractors.

UPDATED 4.45PM The home minister is challenging Bersih's application in relation to the the outlawing of the coalition. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It’s all about keeping the truth from Malaysians.

Some 1,564 have not settled their study loans over the past 15 years, says Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

Hassan Md Said is disappointed with the dept, which he believes suspended him due to his detention on July 9.

Suhakam’s recommendations made in 2007 - which the government ignored - can be implemented right away, says Bar Council.

FREE VOXPOP 'I notice that the video track on the Jais raid has deliberately been slowed. That will make a charge appear like a stroll.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Muhyddin seems more powerful than Najib ... he doesn't seem to give two hoots about Najib's position.'

FREE YOURSAY 'There is so much secrecy behind this sweetheart deal involving Tajudin that it stinks to high heaven.'

FREE YOURSAY 'To prove the gov't is sincere, Najib should publicly apologise to Bersih, while Ambiga should be invited into the select committee.'