Archive - 13 November 2011

KJ: Expand media campaign to lure young voters

KJ: Expand media campaign to lure young voters

Khairy adds that changing the slogan from  ‘Vote BN’ to  'BN the Choice of the Young Generation’ will make it more palatable.
Reconsider VSS plan, NUBE tells Hong Leong

Reconsider VSS plan, NUBE tells Hong Leong

hong leong bank logo The union says Hong Leong Bank was making profits and there was no sound reason to lay off employees at this stage.
Customs officers nabbed over robbery attempt

Customs officers nabbed over robbery attempt

One of them is under suspension from work, while the other was on leave at the time, says Terengganu CID chief ACP K Manoharan.
Questions attached to US prof's praises of Sime Darby

Questions attached to US prof's praises of Sime Darby

Professor Jeffrey D Sachs of Columbia University is said to have praised Sime Darby in the media after it made large grants to his institute.
Tee Keat: MCA has failed to learn from 2008 polls

Tee Keat: MCA has failed to learn from 2008 polls

NONE MCA appears not to have learned the cost of being out of sync with the electorate, says the former party president.
Kit Siang: Najib must recall feedlot loan

Kit Siang: Najib must recall feedlot loan

lim kit siang 201108 The DAP veteran says if the funds are indeed lying idle in NFC it would be a no brainer to have it returned to the government.
2,000 people 'whack a pinata' against Lynas

2,000 people 'whack a pinata' against Lynas

NONE They were protesting against the Lynas rare earth plant in Kuantan this morning.

 

Guessing game on Koh's 'sacrifice' to end soon

Guessing game on Koh's 'sacrifice' to end soon

Insiders say Gerakan leaders are in the final phase of sorting out the details for an announcement.
'Amend UUCA only to allow off-campus politics'

'Amend UUCA only to allow off-campus politics'

A Universiti Malaysia Sarawak student leader says it's time students are given the space, but without affecting the university as a place of learning.
Poam out to 'defuse' M'sia's racial-religious minefield

Poam out to 'defuse' M'sia's racial-religious minefield

The collaborative and consultative umbrella body is multiethnic and multireligious, and will engage even with groups such as Perkasa.
Umno behind Koh's delay in naming successor?

Umno behind Koh's delay in naming successor?

koh tsu koon The delay in resigning as Penang BN chief is said to be due to Umno's preference for a candidate not of his choice.
What do the Chinese really want?

What do the Chinese really want?

mahathir mohamad 180108 COMMENT That was the question Mahathir asked following a bad setback for BN at the polls at the hands of Chinese voters.
Karpal: Snap polls in Jan to secure Najib's survival

Karpal: Snap polls in Jan to secure Najib's survival

The DAP national chief also ticks off PAS for insisting on hudud in Kelantan, as it could scuttle Pakatan's chances of seizing Putrajaya.
FTA with Chile another chance for Proton

FTA with Chile another chance for Proton

A senior Chile official believes Proton vehicles would re-enter the Latin America market after the M'sia-Chile FTA comes into force.
Gerakan backs overseas voting

Gerakan backs overseas voting

UPDATED 12.06PM The BN party breaks ranks with MCA, saying geographic location is no excuse to impede a citizen’s right to vote.

Uthaya's demand for 53 Indian seats unrealistic

Uthaya's demand for 53 Indian seats unrealistic

FREE YOURSAY 'Whatever has the race of a leader got to do with his ability to help any particular race? Pathetic is the perfect word that sums it all up.'
'Schools defying ministry's PPSMI directive'

'Schools defying ministry's PPSMI directive'

school student FREE VOXPOP 'Muhyiddin, now tell us who has been given the choice regarding PPSMI - the teachers or parents?'
Why buy a cow when you can get milk for free?

Why buy a cow when you can get milk for free?

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'This is a stupid answer given by Noh Omar. The money is the rakyat's money and the gov't is responsible.'
Overseas voters: MCA fears its own shadow

Overseas voters: MCA fears its own shadow

FREE YOURSAY 'For a Chinese party to call for the disenfranchisement of Chinese Malaysians working overseas is strange indeed.'