Archive - 29 December 2011

How does one reply to 'Salam 1Malaysia'?

How does one reply to 'Salam 1Malaysia'?

Now that ' Salam 1Malaysia ' is gaining popularity, Bernama asks a few academics what is the best response to the phrase when it is used as a greeting.
Perkasa wants police to probe Sodomy II 'gathering'

Perkasa wants police to probe Sodomy II 'gathering'

UPDATED 7.05PM It wants investigations into a supposed gathering outside the High Court on Sodomy II verdict day and Rev Eu as well for sedition.
Former NS assemblyperson Sundram dies in India

Former NS assemblyperson Sundram dies in India

Former Jeram Padang state assemblyperson M Sundram died of a heart attack in a hotel in Tamil Nadu, India last night.
Judges not intimidated by street protests, says Rais

Judges not intimidated by street protests, says Rais

NONE Those who wished to protest should be aware that their action would not strike fear on the judiciary.
Nga Kor Ming lodges report over death threat

Nga Kor Ming lodges report over death threat

NONE Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming says this is the first time he had received an envelope containing a bullet.
Indelible ink: Nitty gritty of its application

Indelible ink: Nitty gritty of its application

PSC members  were given a close look on how the indelible ink process works by the Election Commission in parliament today.
PTD officer charged with hitting hubby with file

PTD officer charged with hitting hubby with file

An Administrative and Diplomatic (PTD) officer pleaded not guilty today to a charge of hitting her husband with an office file nine months ago.
Two student groups hand over memo to Kedah MB

Two student groups hand over memo to Kedah MB

Bebas chairperson Mohd Safwan Anang @ Talib says the memorandum was to protest against the suspension of five Kolej Universiti Insaniah students.
NFC case: Man's remand extended until tomorrow

NFC case: Man's remand extended until tomorrow

Kuala Lumpur CCID chief ACP Izany Abdul Ghany said the remand order on the 45-year-old man was extended after it expired today.
NGO secretly films NFC-linked S'pore condo

NGO secretly films NFC-linked S'pore condo

NONE Braving zealous security guards, it took three attempts for Jingga 13 members to enter the Orchard Scotts condo.

 

Tricubes shares plummet after typo

Tricubes shares plummet after typo

azlan The company behind the MyEmail project lost over RM17 million, not RM7.3 million as reported.
Ex-senior Digi officer gets 4-year jail, fined RM2mil

Ex-senior Digi officer gets 4-year jail, fined RM2mil

Judge Asmadi Hussein ordered the accused, S Stanley, 39, to serve an additional 14 years jail if he defaulted on the fine.
No post of Legal Adviser of Kelantan Palace

No post of Legal Adviser of Kelantan Palace

The Kelantan palace explained today that the post of Legal Adviser of the Kelantan Palace does not exist. 
Election rules on indelible ink use  ready by Feb 1

Election rules on indelible ink use ready by Feb 1

NONE UPDATED 4.50PM The electoral reform panel gets a demonstration from the EC on the process and application of indelible ink.
Anwar: UUCA amendments move 'mere rhetoric'

Anwar: UUCA amendments move 'mere rhetoric'

With actions against students continuing, the PKR de facto leader questions PM Najib's sincerity in amending the university law.
Group wants Ku Li's help in anti-Felda listing lobby

Group wants Ku Li's help in anti-Felda listing lobby

tengku razaleigh The NGO’s president Mazlan Aliman says he will be meeting Tengku Razaleigh at a private location this afternoon.
Johoreans to pick up tab for EDL Highway

Johoreans to pick up tab for EDL Highway

Dompok presses on for RCI on 'Project IC'

Dompok presses on for RCI on 'Project IC'

Bernard Dompok says the RCI is necessary to give the people some closure on the long-standing issue regarding illegal immigrants in Sabah.
Battle to light political fire in campuses

Battle to light political fire in campuses

NONE With elections around the corner, the political attitudes of Malaysian students loom larger than they have in decades.
Mohamad Asfia is acting S'wak Yang di-Pertua Negeri

Mohamad Asfia is acting S'wak Yang di-Pertua Negeri

awang asfia awang nassar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar was sworn in as the acting Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak from Dec 27 to Feb 10 next year.
Zahid to explain 'agent fees' for navy vessels

Zahid to explain 'agent fees' for navy vessels

UPDATED 12.35PM The defence minister invites the Kita president to meet so he can answer Zaid's queries on the vessels.
Jalan Sultan landowners unfazed by MRT deal

Jalan Sultan landowners unfazed by MRT deal

NONE While MRT Corp seals deal with Jalan Inai landowners, Jalan Sultan landowners remain steadfast in protecting their turf.

Karpal leaves Ramasamy issue to DAP HQ

Karpal leaves Ramasamy issue to DAP HQ

In an apparent bid to douse the fire, the party veteran shies away from openly saying anything that could raise the political temperature.
Former judge Arifin Jaka dies

Former judge Arifin Jaka dies

arifin jaka thumb UPDATED 3.53PM Arifin, 72, was the High Court judge who famously heard Anwar’s first sodomy trial in 2000.
Race Relations Act bound to institutionalise inequality

Race Relations Act bound to institutionalise inequality

FREE YOURSAY 'I do not question the need to protect the less well-off. But I do question why after so many years of NEP, the disparity is still there and in fact worse?'
Yesteryears of unadulterated love and respect

Yesteryears of unadulterated love and respect

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Those were indeed the days, the real 1Malaya/1Malaysia of yesteryears, the ones that Umno destroyed.'
Do what you must, Prof Aziz Bari

Do what you must, Prof Aziz Bari

NONE FREE VOXPOP 'I hope the Malays listen to the prof and seek what's rightfully theirs and not be cheated by their own kind.'
Block 'bad' IPPs from bidding for new plants

Block 'bad' IPPs from bidding for new plants

tenaga nasional logo IPPs which fail to renegotiate their first generation purchase deals should be blacklisted, says an NGO.
Pointless to argue with Perkasa thugs

Pointless to argue with Perkasa thugs

FREE YOURSAY 'No matter how good your reasons are, those guys are blind to them. It will be better talking to walls than to these numbskulls.'
Penang MCA Youth chief, 439 others quit party

Penang MCA Youth chief, 439 others quit party

penang mca youth chief quits party Penang MCA is shaken by the resignation of its Youth chief over the party's 'immoral and unethical leadership'.
Corruption a real danger to the people

Corruption a real danger to the people

The fragile state of mind of Ibrahim Ali

The fragile state of mind of Ibrahim Ali

FREE YOURSAY 'If ever there was anyone who could be considered as making seditious comments, it is Ibrahim Ali.'
Safe at work, to work safely

Safe at work, to work safely

Graft in Umno: Monkey see, monkey do

Graft in Umno: Monkey see, monkey do

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'How not to be corrupted? When an employee sees his boss being corrupted, he, too, will do likewise.'