Archive - 21 October 2011

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak urged the people of Libya to unite to create a new era for the country following the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

The university also denies media reports and portal news that Abdul Aziz was not allowed to enter the university premises.

Human Resources Minister Dr S Subramaniam says there could be a slight increase in the salary of maids if they are asked to work on off days. 

Auditor-General Ambrin Buang is also scheduled to give a briefing on the report to PAC members in Parliament the same day. 

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is asking for 14 state and six Parliamentary seats in upcoming 13th eeneral elections (GE), said its president M Kayveas.

The defamation suits filed by former Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) chief executive officer P Chithirakala against former MIC president S Samy Vellu and two others, have been settled out-of-court.

About 200 people from six non-governmental organisations (NGOs) gathered outside Komtar in George Town today to protest against the banning of water sports activities and the state government’s land acquisition policy.

Students who defaulted on their study loans given by the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) will soon be summoned to the court for refusing to pay back their loaned amount.

Chief Judge of Malaya Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin says the amendments are to provide the concept of a ‘speedy trial’.

UPDATED 7.10PM UIA rector Zaleha Kamaruddin comes under fire from her academic staff over the Aziz Bari suspension.

'Security personnel with 'instructions from the top' took me out of the campus just as I finished taking ablutions,' says Shamsul.

The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) took off on its maiden flight yesterday upon completion of the final assembly and system tests in Toulouse, France.

Kedah MIC liaison chairperson S Ananthan says the MIC has never wavered from its policy of protecting the rights of the Indian communit.

Penang MIC Youth chief J Dhinagaran has urged Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy to bear responsibility for his role in the Buah Pala fiasco.

Gutter politics may still devour the nation.

'It was an act of compassion, in open court... a spontaneous action from one human being to another who is disabled,' says the veteran lawyer.

There are growing calls for the gov't to drop a plan to send home some of the Burmese citizens detained in Malaysia.

UPDATED 4.50PM They demand UIA withdraws its suspension of a law professor. [PHOTOS & VIDEO INSIDE] 

Three poor Muslims interviewed by Malay daily Sinar Harian say they could never get any assistance from Islamic bodies.

UPDATED 7.20PM They quizzed Zuraida Kamaruddin over claims that illegal immigrants were made voters.

UPDATED 4.15PM The club denies that the book encourages polygamous men to engage in an orgy with his wives. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The DAP chairperson says the party will not hesitate to take Khairy to court if he persists in repeating the falsehood.

Medical staff provided ‘appropriate care and management' to the Penan couple whose child died a day after birth, says Sarawak Health Department.

Shazryl Eskay Abdullah tells ‘Utusan Malaysia’ that this is to refute the testimony of orthopedic expert Dr Thomas Hoogland.

UPDATED 1.20PM 'Go lodge a police report instead of accusing us of consorting with Umno to spread lies,' Gerakan tells DAP state rep Ng.

UPDATED 11.25PM But the 24 who were evicted will receive keys to their RM500,000 units this Sunday.

UPDATED 1.30PM His suspension appears to have ignited a firestorm of protest in academia and in cyberspace. 

A man suffered light injuries when the front of his car was hit by a landslide at Km13.9 of the Genting Highlands road near KL last night.

Woman depicted as 'victim of molest' by Penang CM's teenaged son expresses shock over being dragged into the matter.

UPDATED 12.05PM A small Penang-based firm owned by individuals closely connected to BN and ‘with hardly the experience' given the job, alleges PKR's Saifuddin.

The police officers acted in accordance with the law, the Home Ministry says in a written reply to Puchong MP Gobing Singh Deo.

Penangites supporting the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI) plan to hold a large gathering on Sunday.

FREE YOURSAY 'Tell us how you would have reacted if the victim was the son of an Umno leader and those making insinuations were DAP leaders?'

COMMENT Himpun is carefully crafted to correct the dangers... that can tear this country apart if they continue to outrage the sensitivity of Muslims.

COMMENT Tomorrow's rally bears more than a passing resemblance to an astonishing election campaign a generation ago.

Menu Rakyat 1Malaysia restaurants get no government aid except publicity for the programme.

Disturbing images of a blood-stained and shaken Gaddafi being dragged around by angry fighters quickly circulated.

FREE YOURSAY 'For heaven's sake, if a certain Christian group try to prosyletise to the Muslims, why not arrest them?'

FREE VOXPOP 'If he has slandered a teen through the Internet, shouldn't the MCMC be taking action against the blogger?'

FREE YOURSAY 'The show-cause letter itself was uncalled for, but this suspension of the professor is insane. Aziz Bari has simply pointed out the facts. But facts are distasteful to the powerful.'