Archive - 25 October 2011

MACC opens 36 investigation files based on AG's report

MACC opens 36 investigation files based on AG's report

The commission added that it has also carried out investigations on most of the issues raised in the report based on public feedback and complaints.
Mufti: Syariah law too weak to prevent apostasy

Mufti: Syariah law too weak to prevent apostasy

Harussani Zakaria says he has informed the PM on the need of a law to prevent apostasy and to thwart attempts to proselytise Muslims.
AG slammed for inaction against MACC trio

AG slammed for inaction against MACC trio

The attorney-general could order a probe into three MACC officers implicated by the RCI on Teoh Beng Hock’s death if it really wants, says Lim Kit Siang.
Nurse dies after being torched by husband

Nurse dies after being torched by husband

The nurse sustained 80 per cent burns to the body and face in the freak incident believed to have been caused by jealousy.
Cash handouts: Pakatan does it too, says MCA

Cash handouts: Pakatan does it too, says MCA

MCA says Pakatan has no rights to criticise the cash handouts in Budget 2012 because the state governments which they control, do it too.
DAP's Dr Boo loses RM800 in clinic break-in

DAP's Dr Boo loses RM800 in clinic break-in

boo cheng hau Police investigations found that there was no damage to the clinic owned by the Johor DAP chief.
Mr Prime Minister, are you on extended holiday?

Mr Prime Minister, are you on extended holiday?

Four ETP ways to realise Greater KL aspiration

Four ETP ways to realise Greater KL aspiration

The Greater KL/Klang Valley project's goal is for it to attain the status of being among the world's top 20 cities by 2020.
Environment snuffed by rabid development

Environment snuffed by rabid development

Ridhuan Tee: Hudud has to be implemented 'by force'

Ridhuan Tee: Hudud has to be implemented 'by force'

islamic law UPDATED 7.31PM The attitude of non-Muslims towards Islamic law makes it unlikely they'll accept it voluntarily, he says.
S'gor MB's case remitted to High Court for full trial

S'gor MB's case remitted to High Court for full trial

In 2009, Khalid was ordered by the High Court to pay RM66.67 million to BIMB but the Court of Appeal set aside the judgment for a full trial.

 

 

NGO: Porno politics not the Malay way

NGO: Porno politics not the Malay way

Malay leaders who resort to this to seize power may be rejected by their own community, says the Penang Malay Congress.
KDEB profit nosedives, but pays RM577k in bonuses

KDEB profit nosedives, but pays RM577k in bonuses

2010 AUDIT REPORT After recording modest profits for two straight years, Selangor investment arm KDEB ended up RM122 million in the red in 2009.
Calls for civil servants to protest price hikes

Calls for civil servants to protest price hikes

This can be done by reducing grocery shopping frequencies, besides finding cheaper alternatives for the products, the union chief says.
Felda violated shares limit ceiling 3 years in row

Felda violated shares limit ceiling 3 years in row

2010 AUDIT REPORT It had exceeded its annual limit of 24 percent of its funds to be used in the investment of shares from 2008 to 2010.
PAS Youth protests Elton John show

PAS Youth protests Elton John show

NONE The Youth leader has called on the government to ban the concert, saying that the gay singer promotes 'hedonism'.
E coli, arsenic in water supply to school canteens

E coli, arsenic in water supply to school canteens

NONE 2010 AUDIT REPORT Tests in schools revealed unsafe levels of bacteria, with some levels being ‘too high to count’.
A backward budget and the sinking middle class

A backward budget and the sinking middle class

PKR threatens to 'expose' National Feedlot fiasco

PKR threatens to 'expose' National Feedlot fiasco

UPDATED 5.48PM 2010 AUDIT REPORT It wants two ministers, including one whose spouse and children are alleged to have interests in the project, to explain.
RM214mil army camp incomplete, but falling apart

RM214mil army camp incomplete, but falling apart

UPDATED 3.55PM 2010 AUDIT REPORT The defects include concrete works that are deteriorating and waterproofing material that has come off.
EC to display 42,000 dubious names Thursday

EC to display 42,000 dubious names Thursday

NONE It says the list will be displayed together with the electoral roll for third quarter of 2011 in 987 locations nationwide.
S'gor market complex has yet to reach target

S'gor market complex has yet to reach target

2010 AUDIT REPORT The RM25.28 million market complex in Seri Kembangan was completed in March 2001 and started operating in May that year.
In M'sia, Arab revolt inspired repression, protests

In M'sia, Arab revolt inspired repression, protests

NONE The Arab Spring inspired repression as well as protests in Malaysia and many other countries, say rights investigators.
M'sia to hang Japanese national for drug trafficking

M'sia to hang Japanese national for drug trafficking

Former nurse Takeuchi Takeuchi was arrested in October last year at KLIA after arriving from Dubai with 3.5kg of the drug.
'Noh, where's the RM110mil in farmers' incentives?'

'Noh, where's the RM110mil in farmers' incentives?'

UDPATED 2.46PM Sri Muda rep Shuhaimi Shafiei asks the minister why 70,000 Selangor rice farmers didn't get their budgeted incentives.
RM165.3mil for 'unused' baggage handling system

RM165.3mil for 'unused' baggage handling system

NONE 2010 AUDIT REPORT Delays in appointing a contractor and no limited tender drove costs up by almost 80%.
RM770,000 to supply electricity to one house

RM770,000 to supply electricity to one house

UPDATED 1.42PM 2010 AUDIT REPORT   The project was intended to supply electricity to 17 houses in a Pahang village, but only one was completed.
Karpal's motion wasting precious Parliament time

Karpal's motion wasting precious Parliament time

Academicians demand end to probe against Aziz Bari

Academicians demand end to probe against Aziz Bari

'Malaysia needs more scholars like him to give their expert views without fear or favour on issues of national concern'.
'Independent body needed to end financial abuse'

'Independent body needed to end financial abuse'

UPDATED 6.28PM Tony Pua says its time for a parliamentary commission to fix the annual book of scandals that is the AG report.

M'sian bank loses RM37mil in loan scam

M'sian bank loses RM37mil in loan scam

The company that borrowed the money has ‘disappeared’, according to a source quoted in a news report.
Gutter politics taking roost

Gutter politics taking roost

Minimum personal regard for life

Minimum personal regard for life

And that goes even for Muammar Gaddafi.
Aziz Bari: I fear the worst is yet to come

Aziz Bari: I fear the worst is yet to come

NONE UPDATED 4.50PM The probe by UIA has not concluded and he believes his suspension was lifted 'to appease the public'.
Senai-Desaru Highway fails road test

Senai-Desaru Highway fails road test

NONE 2010 AUDIT REPORT The work has ‘not met specifications’ and the quality of work is ‘unsatisfactory’.
Bumbling Pensions Division overpaid RM4.7mil

Bumbling Pensions Division overpaid RM4.7mil

2010 AUDIT REPORT Errors in data entry to decimal points have led to RM4.6 million in overpaid pensions, with only a small amount recovered.
Why fear a law professor from UIA?

Why fear a law professor from UIA?

FREE YOURSAY 'I hail the Universiti Islam Antarabangsa students who know what is right and wrong, when their elderly elected representatives do not.'
Hasan used by Himpun to embarrass PAS

Hasan used by Himpun to embarrass PAS

FREE VOXPOP 'If he had attended in his personal capacity, why was he given the honour to recite the closing prayers?'
AG's Report useless if nothing is being done

AG's Report useless if nothing is being done

FREE VOXPOP 'Year after year, the Auditor-General's Report is filled with glaring examples of wrongdoing for which nobody is brought to book.'
DPM, what if somebody accused your son?

DPM, what if somebody accused your son?

muhyiddin yassin FREE YOURSAY 'Muhyiddin has a little taste of what Pakatan leaders have been subjected to every day.'
Intractable battle between reformists and reactionaries

Intractable battle between reformists and reactionaries

najib razak anwar ibrahim COMMENT As political debate between reformists and reactionaries becomes constipated, the GE looms as a laxative.