Archive - 22 December 2011

KR1M, 1M'sia menu at campuses nationwide

KR1M, 1M'sia menu at campuses nationwide

PM today visits the KR1M shop at Universiti Malaya, the first tertiary institution in the country to open such an outlet.
S'gor BN to organise 1M'sia carnival Dec 28

S'gor BN to organise 1M'sia carnival Dec 28

The four-day carnival is to instill the spirit of 1Malaysia among the public at i-City. Najib Razak is scheduled to attend the event.
Dewan Negara passes five bills on workers' welfare

Dewan Negara passes five bills on workers' welfare

The five bills included the controversial Employment (Amendments) Bill 2011  which was passed after block voting.
PFM can be a film rating body, says Norman

PFM can be a film rating body, says Norman

The Malaysian Film Producers’ Association (PFM), established in 1980, can be made the body to determine the suitability rating for films because of its vast experience.
Zahid: Don't accuse Umno of using PAS leaders

Zahid: Don't accuse Umno of using PAS leaders

Umno vice-president Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says Umno had never interfered in the internal business of PAS.
M'sia swap deal stays, Gillard set to compromise on Nauru

M'sia swap deal stays, Gillard set to compromise on Nauru

The Australian government is prepared to reopen the Nauru asylum-seeker processing centre but insists it will still pursue its people-swap deal with Malaysia. 
Erratic weather forecast for Christmas

Erratic weather forecast for Christmas

The Meteorological Department has forecast erratic weather in the country on Christmas Day on Sunday, with rain in the morning and night and thunderstorms in the evening.
Khir Toyo to know fate tomorrow, Anwar on Jan 9

Khir Toyo to know fate tomorrow, Anwar on Jan 9

Several important verdicts are to be delivered involving three well-known politicians beginning tomorrow until next month.
Adam to give police statement over threats

Adam to give police statement over threats

The student who caught flak for lowering a flag depicting Najib Abdul Razak has been called by the police to give his statement.
S Korean-made submarine to be built on Indonesian soil

S Korean-made submarine to be built on Indonesian soil

South Korea clinched a US$1.1 billion deal to supply three submarines to Indonesia, beating tenders from France, Germany and Russia, because its offer included technology transfer, authorities said today.
Gay man threatened over 'same sex union'

Gay man threatened over 'same sex union'

A hardline Muslim today threatened to assault a gay fellow countryman who has apparently entered into a civil partnership in Ireland.
PSD and Cuepacs to meet tomorrow over new scheme

PSD and Cuepacs to meet tomorrow over new scheme

UPDATED 6.55PM Cuepacs president Omar Osman says the prime minister wanted the SBPA issue to be resolved amicably between the two sides.
Council to send T'ganu students to Jordan, not Egypt

Council to send T'ganu students to Jordan, not Egypt

Beginning next year, the Terengganu Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Maidam) will send all students under its sponsorship to Jordan and not Egypt as was the previous practice.
Tithe funds used to settle minister's legal fees

Tithe funds used to settle minister's legal fees

Jamil Khir Baharom The audit report shows RM63,000 withdrawn from tithe funds to pay the legal fees of a minister and two others.
Kadzim M Yahya sworn in as senator

Kadzim M Yahya sworn in as senator

Kadzim, 52, from Sandakan, replaces Armani Mahiruddin whose tenure as senator will end on Dec 22 after serving for two terms.
M-bikers comprised 39% of highway deaths last year

M-bikers comprised 39% of highway deaths last year

NONE Plus Expressways MD Noorizah Hamid says motorcyclists were involved in 1,379 accidents last year on the highways.
Chinese M'sian women have highest life expectancy

Chinese M'sian women have highest life expectancy

Chinese Malaysian women live the longest in the country, with an average life expectancy of 79.8 years, says the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
Donations to politicians' accounts 'unacceptable'

Donations to politicians' accounts 'unacceptable'

NONE However, it is hard to prove corruption as there are no regulations which say politicians can't personally accept donations.
45-year-old 'datuk' remanded over NFC

45-year-old 'datuk' remanded over NFC

NONE UPDATED 6.07PM The man was held by the police yesterday where he was questioned for about four hours.
Thorium-232 is safe if you don't eat or inhale it

Thorium-232 is safe if you don't eat or inhale it

Withdraw Assembly Bill, initiate real reform

Withdraw Assembly Bill, initiate real reform

Tailoring firm denies Nga helped secure contract

Tailoring firm denies Nga helped secure contract

Yet, the air has not been cleared over the purported council meetings' minutes revelations of the city council acting on state's instructions.
Adam: I will not apologise to the prime minister

Adam: I will not apologise to the prime minister

'Why should university students be afraid of those whom we have elected. They should work for us,' declares Adam.
M'sian telcos lift ban on Alcatel-Lucent

M'sian telcos lift ban on Alcatel-Lucent

NONE Telekom Malaysia and Axiata have lifted a ban on French giant Alcatel-Lucent after it admitted paying bribes for contracts.
Lynas PR blitz to allay Bukit Merah fears

Lynas PR blitz to allay Bukit Merah fears

NONE The company says that it is 'proud of its health and safety standards' and 'cares a great deal' for the communities.
Aussie teen jailed over Indian student's death

Aussie teen jailed over Indian student's death

Nitin Garg, a 21-year-old accounting graduate, was stabbed to death while walking to his job at a Melbourne fast-food restaurant.
Hasan doesn't have wings' support, says Mustafa

Hasan doesn't have wings' support, says Mustafa

UPDATED 2.50PM The PAS secretary-general says at last night’s political bureau meeting, the Ulama and Youth reps are not backing Hasan.
We know what you did last Ramadan, PAS tells Hasan

We know what you did last Ramadan, PAS tells Hasan

NONE UPDATED 2.40PM The PAS sec-gen asks what Hasan was doing after terawih prayers last August at the Le Meridien Hotel.
Pro-gov't students snub deputy minister's invite

Pro-gov't students snub deputy minister's invite

NONE Saifuddin says he still has 'love' for the students, claiming to be from the Pro-Aspirasi coalition, despite their demo.

Boo Chang 'failed to secure a seat' from PKR

Boo Chang 'failed to secure a seat' from PKR

UPDATED 5.15PM As the 13th general election draws near, more party division chiefs and their followers are abandoning their political allegiances.
PAS will ask Hasan and Nasha to explain

PAS will ask Hasan and Nasha to explain

UPDATED 1.21PM Party information chief Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man says explanations have to be made so that the party need not waste time.
34,271 get grade A in all subjects for PMR 2011

34,271 get grade A in all subjects for PMR 2011

UPDATED 2.45PM A total of 34,271 students obtained grade A in all subjects in the PMR, compared with 30,863 students in 2010.
Bersih: Implement overseas voting now

Bersih: Implement overseas voting now

NONE The EC says it is deciding eligibility criteria for overseas voters, but the NGO coalition contends this is beyond its powers.
MACC forms special team to probe NFC

MACC forms special team to probe NFC

NONE The cows look likely to come home to roost for Shahrizat's family as MACC takes a second hard look at the case.
Living in the shadow of Bakun dam

Living in the shadow of Bakun dam

village near bakun dam 'There, I would have to work for others. I would be a slave. Here, we are the lords of the jungle.'
Perkasa, cheating is a no-no in Islam

Perkasa, cheating is a no-no in Islam

FREE YOURSAY ‘Perkasa represents what is backward. For them the threat of violence is the best argument. Not reason and logic.'
'Satan',  inverted cross sprayed on church

'Satan', inverted cross sprayed on church

NONE The Chinese Methodist Church in Taiping was vandalised with an image of 'Satan' sprayed on its main gate.

Mahathir 'tipu', Awang 'tipu', Donald 'tipu'

Mahathir 'tipu', Awang 'tipu', Donald 'tipu'

FREE YOURSAY 'Another lie by yet another minister. Revolting is a word that doesn't even come close to describing this.'
Noose tightening around Hasan Ali

Noose tightening around Hasan Ali

NONE FREE VOXPOP 'Selangor PAS exco Hasan Ali is clearly in the good books of Umno and the ‘saviour' of the Malays belongs there.'
Najib's men and women on shaky ground

Najib's men and women on shaky ground

NONE FREE VOXPOP 'Saifuddin Abdullah is perhaps one of the very rare species of Umno leaders. And these people cannot stand...'
I, too, want to do charity, here's my bank account

I, too, want to do charity, here's my bank account

FREE YOURSAY 'How come no one has banked in their donations into my personal account? I can also distribute such donations to the people.'
A cock-and-bull story, Awang Adek

A cock-and-bull story, Awang Adek

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Come on, what kind of company gives donation secretly in cash, a monthly fixed amount and goes to great extents to...'