Archive - 28 October 2011

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is currently in discussions with the government and Petronas over its gas shortage issue.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has set Nov 4, for mention of a cheating case in which former transport minister Chan Kong Choy is linked to the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal.

The deputy agriculture minister says the failure of the project was due to operators unable to carry out the project well.

The EC has proposed to allow for early or postal voting for sectors such as the media, medical, airlines and offshore oil and gas. 

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) posted RM453.9 million net loss in the fourth quarter ended Aug 31, 2011 compared to RM440.2 million net loss in the previous quarter.

The Kedah Federal Action Council will hold a meeting with all state federal agencies next week to gear up for floods expected in mid-November.

The two were charged with knowingly authorising the making of a misleading statement in the company's annual quarterly report.

They are reacting to the call by Cuepacs to the country's civil servants to look for cheaper alternatives to pricey items.

The six PSM leaders, including Sg Siput MP Dr D Jeyakumar, are given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal.

UPDATED 5.25PM Tourism minister Ng Yen Yen said deals were negotiated directly to avoid the use of agents who take up to 15 percent in commission fees.

Lim Boo Chang claims that enforcement actions must go through a certain assemblyperson before anything can be implemented.

Since the MACC refuses to act on previous audit reports, spendthrift civil service officers will not change their ways, said a S'gor lawmaker.

MTUC will also be holding a nationwide picket against the discriminatory bill on Nov 3.

UPDATED 5.35PM Teoh Beng Hock's family lodged a report to compel investigations on individuals implicated by the RCI.

2010 AUDIT REPORT Pahang welfare department gets a ticking off for poor management and unkempt storage of food.

The DAP supremo asks if the warnings were pre-emptive strikes by Mahathir aimed at pressuring Najib against supporting Abdullah’s EPG.

Malaysian authorities have seized nearly 450 protected snakes and turtles that may have been destined for dining tables in Thailand.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has appointed Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz as his heir, the state television reported today.

A 24-year-old woman suffered a broken nose after her 22-year-old male cousin punched her in the face over a prank yesterday.

Ex-British premier Tony Blair’s communications chief Alastair Campbell has strongly denied involvement with the Malaysian PM.

2010 AUDIT REPORT Companies not backed by guarantees were given billions in loans, while another circumvented the investment panel.

The varsity’s Student Affairs Department says his blog posting contained ‘unfavourable’ words lambasting UIA.

The protest opens with speeches from Aboriginal activists, one of whom addresses reps from Africa, Malaysia and Sri Lanka in the crowd.

The claim will be clarified in detail during the scheduled meeting with the parliamentary select committee on electoral reform, says home minister.

Premier John Key opted not to attend Queen Elizabeth II's official opening of a Commonwealth leaders summit in Perth today.

UPDATED 1.20PM Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor's speech at Perkasa assembly aims to seed and grow the fascism movement in Malaysia, says DAP's Tony Pua.

UPDATED 12.45PM After being shamed over its RM94 million deal with Malaysia, FBC Media is now facing bankruptcy.

UPDATED 12.18PM N Surendran says Mahathir’s stand against human rights was unsurprising as he had engineered the foundations of its abuse.

He said that based on experience, those who had been out of the country’s mainstream politics would find it difficult to get the support.

COMMENT Instead of recanting his use of the ISA in 1987, former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad backs a former police chief's warning on human rights.

The controversial Zimbabwean president has flown secretly to Singapore for medical treatment for the eighth time this year.

2010 AUDIT REPORT School items were not distributed in Marang, Dungun and Setiu, and no explanations were given.

INTERVIEW EC secretary during that period, Abdul Rashid Rahman, says the 'hot potato' issue is just hearsay.

COMMENT Where is the voice of the National Council of Professors on the controversy involving UIA professor Aziz Bari?   

FREE YOURSAY 'It is really ironic for Perkasa to hold a ‘national unity' conference on Deepavali. It shows how insensitive they are.'

FREE YOURSAY 'How dare Rashid claim that he had no evidence of electoral cheating when most people were fully aware of it?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Yes, relative to Burma and North Korea, our record is far better but do we want to be in their league?'

FREE VOXPOP 'Where does PM Najib get the funds to hire all these foreign consultants seeking to turn a toad into a prince?'