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Archive - 15 September 2011
0ISA and print permits: What they say
Rights activists say that laws replacing the ISA should not allow arbitrary detention.
0Emergency-related laws, Rela to be re-evaluated
The home minister stresses that this will be a balancing between the need for national security and the liberty of citizens.
0Malaysia to repeal tough security law, says PM
Malaysia will repeal a controversial 51-year-old law allowing detention without trial and ease other legislation blamed for curbing civil liberties, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak says today.
0PM: Reforms meant for M'sia's survival
He says these changes were part of the reform strategies set in motion when he became PM two years ago.
0Two new laws to replace Internal Security Act
Two new laws will be introduced to replace the ISA, which will be abolished, says Najib in his special Malaysia Day message.
0Full text of PM's Malaysia Day message (BM version)
Prime Minister Najib Razak will abolish the Internal Security Act and amend a number of laws which have long been criticised as overt attempts to stifle democracy.
0Najib announces repeal of ISA
UPDATED 10.45PM
He also says in a special televised address that three existing emergency declarations
will be lifted.
0Jamil Khir denies using tithe funds for home renovation
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Jamil Khir Baharom has denied the allegation that he used money from the tithes collection to renovate his house in Kampung Batu Muda, Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur.
0MASKargo receives first Airbus A330-200F aircraft
MASkargo, the freight subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has received the first of four Airbus A330-200F aircraft ordered by the airline.
0Nazri: PSC will go on, with or without opposition
He says this is because there is no condition stating that the PSC can only be set up with the participation of opposition MPs.
0Netizens take early dig at Najib's highly-touted speech
The premier's much-talked-about speech at 8.45 tonight gets humourous remarks, becoming the No 1 trending topic on Twitter.
0Polls: Najib has two options
The following are possible scenarios on the timing of the next polls, which is not due until 2013, and the implications for reforms.
0Cabinet to be asked to make public Bersih 2.0 report
The Home Ministry is to propose to the cabinet to make public the complete report on the investigation into the allegations against the police handling of the Bersih 2.0 illegal gathering in Kuala Lumpur on July 9.
0Group: Gov't, Lynas never engaged Kuantan folk
The ‘Save Malaysia Stop Lynas’ committee says since July there has been no serious engagement except some public talks.
0Mitsubishi Motors and Proton mull wider partnership
Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors and Malaysian car maker Proton said today they are considering expanding their tie-up in a bid to strengthen their competitiveness in growing markets in the Asia region.
0No-fault liability is the better scheme
0Noh Omar silent on Khir's 'conspiracy' claim
S'gor Umno deputy chief has 'no knowledge' of ex-MB's claim of three ministers plotting to nail him for graft.
0BN: Penang gov't favours developer in sPICE contract
‘The agreement is a rip-off and a sell-off of the rights of Penangites, which is binding up to 60 years,’ says Dr Teng Hock Nan.
0S'gor BN confab to map war plans
Selangor BN will be holding a full day convention involving 2,000 delegates to discuss strategies for the upcoming general election.
0Miros to submit Ops Sikap research findings next month
The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) will submit research findings on the effectiveness of the 24th
Ops Sikap
to the Transport Ministry for further action next month.
0Rail tracks between Sg Buloh and Rawang flooded
A heavy downpour late yesterday afternoon inundated the railway tracks at Km366.5 between the Sungai Buloh and Rawang stations and disrupted the ‘Komuter’ train services, Inter-City services, cargo and the electric train services (ETS).
0Doubts over MAS and AirAsia's tie-ups with QPR
0PKR: Malicious banners meant to destroy Pakatan
State information chief Johari Kassim says the only rationale for displaying the banners is to create misunderstanding between the allies.
0Jais stops issuing permits for talks to politicians
Politicians will no longer be given accreditation to deliver ceramah at all the 2,081 surau and 380 mosques in Selangor.
0PAS Youth to expose voters with 'fake MyKad' daily
PAS Youth will publicise 10 voters registered with 'fake MyKad' daily from today to push the government to set up an RCI on electoral flaws.
0Attempted hijacking of MISC oil tanker foiled
The shipborne special protection auxiliary vessel
Bunga Mas 5
foiled a hijack attempt on an MISC oil tanker,
MT Eagle Stealth
, in the Strait of Bab Al-Mandeb on Sept 11, the navy said today.
0Reforms: Najib should follow Pakatan lead
‘If the PM wants to make a meaningful change, then he should take our suggestions.’
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0Family insists Aminulrasyid's name be cleared
'This is all I am asking. He was branded a criminal, a robber... clear his name," says the boy's widowed mother, Norsiah Mohamad, 62.
0DeTV: No political hand in talk show halt
Its managing director says ETV channel is being terminated to focus the company’s resources on a new business project.
0Church raid: Jais probe done, no charges yet
UPDATED 2.20PM Jais director Marzuki Hussein says it is up to dept's prosecutors to decide on filing charges.
0PM Najib to relax curbs on civil liberties
Najib will announce long-awaited plans to amend the controversial ISA and relax press and assembly restrictions.
0Pakatan 'akin to' nationalist- communist alliance
Both groups entered into marriages of convenience in their bid to grasp political power, says Perkasa supreme council member Ramlah Adam.
0PKFZ: Ex-MCA minister's case sent to KL High Court
The Putrajaya Sessions Court has transferred former transport minister Chan Kong Choy's cheating case to the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
0Cop gets five years for killing 15-year-old
UPDATED 12.55PM
Jenain Subi has been found guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting of Aminulrasyid Amzah.
0Fire at Port Dickson oil refinery put out
The fire, which occurred at about 1am, was put out about three hours later and prevented from spreading to two oil refinery tanks.
0Pak Samad: Tunku merely independence receiver
'Tunku was not an independence fighter. He was a receiver, the person approved by the British to 'receive' independence.'
0Ex-SB: Communist 'subversives' in varsities
The communist insurgency is over but the ideology is still here, perhaps operating in our varsities, claims an ex Special Branch cop.
0Penang Malay Congress denies it's a DAP agent
Incensed by Umno’s remark, the NGO sees this as a clear indication the party is playing politics and not looking into the plight of Penang Malays.
0M'sians cooped in Umno's 'Animal Farm'
FREE
VOXPOP
'In Mahathir's time, my civil servant friends were scared to voice their opinions for even the walls had ears.'
0'Give locals same incentives as foreign investors'
Malaysia should not depend too much on foreign investors and should focus on the private sector, which is truly booming.
0Kedai 1M'sia - a ploy that can misfire badly
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YOURSAY
'It will only last until the GE after which it will ‘tutup kedai' but not before killing many honest retailers.'
0Najib, strike now before it is too late
FREE
VOXPOP
'Najib, better combine forces with Hisham and others who do not wish to see the rise of the Mahathir, Muhyiddin and Mukhriz trinity.'
0Hindu Sangam to bring conversion grievances to PM
The conversion of an ethnic Indian student involved both Perlis religious officials and lecturers of a local college, the group decries.
0EC plays 'hide and seek' with clone voters
FREE
YOURSAY
'Shouldn't there be a reliable and foolproof system? An RCI might be necessary to clear any doubts.'
0Patriots and pretenders: Ah Q's conception of history
COMMENT
The National Professors Council has got its intellectual knickers in a knot in its recent annoucement.
0Doubts over 'removable' indelible ink claim
The two observers say they have not come across any such problem, and that the ink will last for at least one day.
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