Archive - 21 December 2011

Selangor exco member says he does mind if he is not considered as a candidate for the 13th general election because of his principles.

Majority of the people do not know that there is a law on the control of the propagation of non-Islamic religion to Muslims.

'We are settlers and settlers' children for life and as Felda Holdings chairman he (Isa Samad) could be removed,' says Gempak.

Local movie producers will be allowed to carry out their own censorship on movies or dramas that they produce, said Home Ministry secretary-general Mahmood Adam.

Najib Abdul Razak says he has dedicated himself to do what is best for the people for the past two-and-a-half years since assuming the post of PM.

The Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur acquitted and released former Selangor exco member Mohd Sharif Jajang from charges of graft regarding a land application in Sepang after seven years of trial.

Rafizi Ramli is frustrated that Mahathir continues to lie, saying that loan talks with the World Bank were carried out by Anwar.

He reveals fresh plans to liberalise the country's financial sector in a bid to develop it as an international Islamic hub.

The Madrasah Salihiah at Jalan Tambang Badak in Alor Setar will be demolished to pave the way for a new development, Kedah Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak said.

In the 2008 general election, Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin of PAS defeated BN candidate Dr S Vasan by a 4,474-vote majority.

The polls coalition also calls on any move to obtain the Agong’s assent to gazette the Peaceful Assembly Bill to be halted.

PM Najib says the taskforce has especially been successful in curbing one source of leakage - tax evasion.

Former Selangor PAS commissioner has been isolated by the ranks and faces fire for his welfare state remarks.

 

The novel ‘Konserto Terakhir’ by Abdullah Hussain will replace ‘Interlok’ as a textbook for Form Five students from next year.

UPDATED 6.45PM Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak says he has not received such a letter, and will make a comment in due course.

It will protect victims not only from physical abuse but also from emotional, mental and psychological abuse.

The Terengganu Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Maidam) will hold a special meeting tomorrow to discuss follow up actions on the issue of two prayers in one kariah (congregation) on Fridays in several districts in the state.

The High Court today rejected Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar’s application to strike out Anwar Ibrahim’s RM100 million defamation suit.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Liew Vui Keong says the proposal would require a thorough study first by the EC.

UPDATED 11.20PM The deputy minister has been too friendly with pro-Mahasiswa groups, alleges a student faction.

Many people are hesitant to fill the BR1M forms for fear that they will be asked to pay tax to the IRB later on, says deputy minister.

They plan to gather at the campus on Friday, to demand a quick solution as well as a refund of the fee imposed for the service.

The General Operations Force's focus will be directed at the hot areas which can jeopardise national security and public order.

Supporters of opposition leader Tony Abbott have asked him to back the Gillard government’s proposed 'Malaysia swap deal' or work out a compromise.

Senator Firdaus Abdullah was given the opportunity to preside over today’s sitting of the Dewan Negara.

Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha says almost 90 percent of the KL-Chennai route passengers better understand Tamil.

UPDATED 3.20PM The PAS veep says the welfare state concept was agreed on by the party muktamar and hence it should not be questioned now.

Four separate police reports have been lodged by student groups while more universities promise stern action against protesters.

COMMENT The Mahathir-Anwar wrangle over World Bank loans is reminiscent of the Maminco Affair of 30 years ago.

Last night, 3,265 people were at the relief centres, according to a report on the National Security Council portal.

Many Christians will be celebrating Christmas with a sense of unease due to rising tensions with Muslim authorities.

Bags filled with 12,000 petitions were handed to PM’s aide as parents pressed for Maths and Science in English.

UPDATED 5.25PM Many Malays and Muslims won’t come out to vote, claims the movement's secretary-general Syed Hassan Syed Ali.

COMMENT The coming days will tell us whether the ulama of the world are ready to admit their mistakes for not questioning the ink.

‘1Malaysia’ at the very least is two Malaysias.

The PM says the other two aspects were saving the country’s economy during the world economic crisis in 1997 and the slogan ‘Malaysia Boleh’.

UPDATED 3.30PM He says deposits into his personal account were donations for social programmes in his constituency.

BFM 89.9 clarifies that the slot has only been deferred, to air both sides of the story on the rare earth plant in Gebeng.

FREE VOXPOP ‘Lim Boo Chang, you jumped from Gerakan to MCA and then to PKR and now you are going back to Gerakan.'

FREE YOURSAY 'It was the fanatics who infiltrated a church and desecrated the holy communion, and now they accuse...'

FREE YOURSAY 'It's warlords against warlords, all fighting to keep their place in the feeding trough.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘We seem to be becoming like North Korea, glorifying the PM and treating him like he is beyond criticism.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Shahrizat and her family work hard for the condos, bungalow lots and Mercs. No reason to be jealous.'

However the former PM says no letter or verbal request was made by him to the global financial institution.

The Global Financial Integrity dismisses remarks by Deputy Finance Minister Donald Lim that it is in touch with Bank Negara.