Archive - 14 September 2011

In addition to Muhd Firdaus' suspension, party secretary Abd Latif A Tambi's services were also terminated today.

Malaysian Airline System Bhd has appointed corporate veteran Ahmad Jauhari Yahya as its managing director, effective Sept 19.

The Malay Mail will soon ditch its afternoon newspaper model and revert to being a paid newspaper model.

Instead of hammering out a share swap, stakeholders should find out the reasons behind MAS' current standing.

The report was compiled from the investigations conducted by six committees, he says, adding that he was satisfied with it.

There has been no confirmation of who fired the shot that killed BernamaTV cameraperson Noramfaizul Mohd Nor in Mogadishu, Somalia, early this month.

Loggers protesting Pahang's defiance of court order  to pay them will be compensated if Pakatan takes the state, says MP Khalid Samad.

The former prime minister says nowhere in the world does this question arise at all. It is the same in all countries.

An increase in the number of vehicles on roads throughout the country has been identified as the main reason for the failure of Ops Sikap 24 to reduce accidents and fatalities during the festive
season from Aug 23 to Sept 6.

'The cabinet did not discuss them. They are not important,' said Minister in the PM's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.

Arifin Zakaria was sworn in as the chief justice to succeed Zaki Azmi who went on mandatory retirement on Sept 9.

State party chief Donald Lim Siang Chai says fielding the right candidates would improve BN’s chances of winning the election.

Maseu agrees to give the airline one month to clarify matters pertaining to its strategic collaboration with AirAsia.

While welcoming the Federal Court decision on the VK Lingam judicial review application, it is unhappy the court will take no further action.

Indonesia's tax change will cut production costs for Indonesian refiners, who could enjoy a price advantage of US$72-US$129 a tonne.

'We have to think about how we can keep the domestic economy's momentum if there's a global slowdown,' says Isis' chief executive.

UPDATED 5.35PM The PAS leader denies any knowledge about an audiotape excerpt being circulated.

UPDATED 4.55PM Lawsuits will also be filed against the DPM and ex-IGP Musa over the Mat Indera controversy. [VIDEO INSIDE]

DAP has joined PKR in calling for party members to stop airing disagreements over the seat allocation talks.

No 54th Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day celebration will be held in the vicinity of Dataran Merdeka tomorrow night.

UPDATED 6.45PM PKFZ TRIAL The cost would be lower, a former ministry official told the transport minister.

It was 'very unfair and unkind' of the DAP to label the firemen as inefficient and ineffective when they had done their best.

UPDATED 5.10PM Johor Youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat wants to know whether the NRD has a ready 'fake MyKad' list to load in the electoral roll.

PAS veep Mahfuz Omar points to likely confusion for SPM students arising from the claim that the nation was never colonised.

UPDATED 3.50PM The CM received a letter of demand, asking him to apologise or face a RM30 million civil defamation suit. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The ex-IGP believes the allegation by a former CID chief is part of a 'fraudulent conspiracy' of the PKR supremo.

Selangor Umno is seeking RM10 million from six respondents over claims that it was involved in the controversial church raid. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 2.25PM The former PM is pressing for Najib to step down, claims a PAS leader. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It asks whether William Cheng is 'ultra Chinese' for saying these shops have unfair advantage over petty traders.

It is still far from certain whether Sarawakians will be able to grasp this opportunity to make a fresh start.

The ‘boat-people’ solution is also political suicide.

‘Nasi Lemak 2.0' is an unusually daring exploration of a tide of racial distrust that has stoked concern.

COMMENT Too many uncomfortable comparisons exist between the two, making both remarkably similar.

The Chinese-language talk show 'Eyes of Media' will be terminated next Thursday after airing its 100th and last episode.

The only way to stop telcos is to provide tax exemption on the prepaid mobile service under the Service Tax Act.

FREE VOXPOP 'If you are going to fight among yourselves, how do you expect the electorate to have the confidence in Pakatan forming the government.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Politicians who play up the communist threat are really trying to sow hatred and are more dangerous than the imaginary communists.'

FREE VOXPOP 'For something so important as citizenship, why is the NRD director-general afraid to come out to clarify the many controversial approvals of citizenships.'