Archive - 18 November 2011

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will resubmit its proposed candidates list for the general election to include recommendations made by the party’s state leaders.

National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFC) wants the public to appreciate its role in bolstering the national food security rather the controversy it is embroiled in.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur was told today that the decision by the board of directors of ECM Libra Berhad to value the company (ECM Libra) at RM330 million had no connection with Member of Parliament for Rembau Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar.

The Sabah state government has allocated RM4.048 billion for its 2012 state budget, an increase by RM979.62 million compared with the estimated provision for 2011.

Controversial timber company Harvest Court today recovers 30 percent of its share price, surprising many investors.

UPDATED 7.55PM He describes Koh as a 'nice man' but he has failed to live up to expectations.

UPDATED 7.45PM PKR Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin claims students were taken to the Umno building on Jalan Bukit Belacan for the ceremony.

UPDATED 7.05PM The gov't will not fall for the opposition's charges that the NFC had abused state funds, says DPM.

UPDATED 6.55PM PKR's Rafizi Ramli says this is because NFC chairperson Mohamad Salleh Ismail had revealed that there is no repayment schedule.

UPDATED 6.55PM The disclosure will reveal the extent, if any, of Shahrizat's involvement in the project.

Mohamad Salleh moved to clarify the confusion over the rental of its condominium for its unrealistic pricing.

The party says that although hudud has not been officially adopted in the state, a semblance of religious doctrine was already present.

T Sritharan, 32, pleaded not guilty to the six principal and three alternative charges pressed against him under the Penal Code.

Malaysia's first ‘queer film’, entitled ‘In the Bottle’, would be one of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival's highlights.

Neo was forced to quit the youth wing of the People's Action Party after fellow members disowned his remarks.

Selangor MCA speculates that Pakatan is afraid of offending PAS, thus the ‘real power ‘behind the state administration is the Islamic party.

But contrary to Lim’s accusation that BN is silent over matter, Gerakan agrees with the CM that the exercise would burden the people.

INTERVIEW An international expert sees the GTP as a golden opportunity for introducing higher transparency in the defence ministry.

New pressure group within BN wants this system to ensure that government machinery is not abused during the campaign.

Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) and UndiMsia have joined forces to help the electorate keep an eye on their YBs' performance.

According to Syed Husin Ali, Abdul Khalid Ibrahim had refused to replace civil servants appointed by the former BN administration.

UPDATED 6.05PM IGP Ismail Omar confirms that the National Feedlot Corp is under probe for possible criminal breach of trust or cheating.

COMMENT National economic interest is becoming more and more about collective interest.

The strong winds with a speed of 40-50kph and waves measuring 3.5 metres high are expected to continue until Nov 29.

Ex-mufti has taken Hasan Ali's claim that Muslims were turning apostate through a 'solar-powered talking Bible' as an insult.

According to Syed Husin's memoir, Ezam had told him that he was ‘broke’ and ‘ashamed’ for having to ‘live off his wife’.

UPDATED 2.02PM The international rights group slams Najib for not walking the talk just two months after announcing ISA’s future abolition.

NFC chief executive chief officer Mohamad Salleh Ismail blames renegade staff for the controversy over the firm's finances.

The US$645-million Malaysia plant will open next year and bolster output capacity by one-half to 900MW, the sources say.

BOOK REVIEW Syed Husin Ali’s memoirs display a range of excellences that lift it above the run and ruck of its genre.

Malaysia contracted 1 million tonnes of raw sugar a year for the next three years from US agribusiness Cargill in a deal agreed in October.

FREE VOXPOP 'Why would Umno keep playing the same racist card over and over? This is what they want to achieve'

FREE YOURSAY 'I've checked ads on rental at One Menerung. The highest asking price is around RM25,000.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Koh Tsu Koon, if you have any dignity left, it's better to quit totally than remain the punching bag of Umno.'

While Asean leaders meet in Bali, a group of German MPs tried to draw attention to the ongoing Sodomy II trial.

FREE YOURSAY 'Jais should ask for a law that forbids Muslims using the Internet and other modern communication devices such as iPhones.'

The hypermarket boss says he will drink one mug of KR1M chocolate milk and donate RM10,000 to charity if Tony Pua donates...

The Catholic prelate argues that the Selangor exco’s latest disclosures are more obfuscating than enlightening.