Archive - 5 October 2011

Ibrahim says the world today was no longer safe in view of the various issues being played up especially through the new media.

'Based on the disturbance that I had caused, I would like to express my apologies,' says the health minister.

This was to enable refugees from southern Philippines and Indonesia to move freely without travel passes.

It will be targeted to specific groups who really need assistance, says PKR strategist Rafizi Ramli during a media briefing.

PARLIAMENT UPDATED 11.59PM Its chairperson Maximus Johnity Ongkili says the hearings will be held in KL, Sabah, Sarawak, and three other places.

The review application, copies of which were only made available to media members today, was filed on Sept 28 last year.

It's rather odd that the lifting of the Singapore judgment involved this subject matter, says Karpal Singh.

In a written reply, Finance Minister Najib Abdul Razak says this was because the low sewerage fees could not cover the firm’s operational costs.

Its vice-president, A Balasubramaniam, says the government should look into the issue seriously it had a huge impact on the locals.

UPDATED 4.10PM The police officer will face action for breaching the force's SOP when dispersing the crowd at Tung Shing Hospital, says home minister.

Chief Judge of Malaya Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin says the apex court agreed with the appellate court’s ruling that Anwar’s appeal was non-appealable.

ANALYSIS The shadow budget appeals to core voting blocs, with BN expected to do the same when the PM tables Budget 2012 on Friday.

UPDATED 4.35PM The Myemail service provider says it has slashed their 5.4 million subscriber target to 2 million for 2012.

Some schools reportedly prohibit pupils weak in their studies from sitting for examinations so as to maintain a high pass rate.

After two rounds of talks, the PKR-DAP-PAS opposition pact has yet to reach a consensus on the allocation of the parliamentary seats.

'Lim should have advised his konco-konco at the institution to respect the national language,' says information minister.

Any opposition is preferable to more years under BN.

UPDATED 2.20PM This happened via a variation order that was issued even though work was in progress, claims Tony Pua.

UPDATED 4.43PM Anwar wins his bid to remove remarks made in a written judgment by Court of Appeal judge Abdul Malik Ishak.

UPDATED 3.31PM PARLIAMENT More than 200 arrest warrants issued under the Restricted Residence Act will also be cancelled, he says.

The documentary ‘Ulu Bengoh Darom Piin' explores the contradictions in the poverty of four Bidayuh villages.

UPDATED 12.40PM Their lawyer Lim Lip Eng says the DPP told the magistrate he had instructions to apply for a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.

With nine new sub-articles and changes to 15 sections, the revised Bill will be tabled at the state legislative assembly sitting this month.

News editor Zulkiflee Bakar concedes this under cross-examination, in the hearing of Lim Guan Eng’s defamation suit against the Umno-owned daily.

UPDATED 12.01PM PARLIAMENT 'We have been celebrating our independence every year. It can't be for nothing.'

Details are emerging in France of the sale of armaments, ensnaring politicians across the globe, including PM Najib.

FREE YOURSAY 'It would be better if Pakatan can address the reasons why inflation is rampant viz a viz corruption and how BN robs the poor.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Witness Mohd Najwan Halimi just confirms what many of us have suspected for a long time.'

FREE YOURSAY 'This only shows how low BN can go. It cannot differentiate between party politics and government.'

FREE VOXPOP 'If ‘now' means six months to a year, then the word does not mean ‘now'. When words and actions do not match, we cannot trust the speaker.'

After their photos spread online, critics claimed the seven model-like women were hired to attend the MCA meeting.

FREE YOURSAY 'Since Nazri did not say the custom declaration form is wrong, it is reasonable to assume all of it is correct.'