Archive - 20 January 2012

Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan has welcomed the decision by the Attorney-General’s Chambers to file an appeal against the High Court's decision to acquit and discharge opposition leader  Anwar Ibrahim.

Umno is exposing the weaknesses identified in the 2012 state budget and comparing it with the people-friendly federal budget, Noh Omar says.

Consumerism minister says of the total, RM17 billion will be for fuel, RM1.2 billion (cooking oil), RM567 million (sugar) and the rest for flour.

Some 69,000 associations may be deregistered for failure to submit their annual reports within the required period.

It stressed that the department acts solely on the evidence and in accordance with the law, not influenced by any emotion or parties.

The PKR de facto leader may have painted a distorted picture of Malaysia to the Indonesians, says minister Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin.

Traffic was slow on major highways this afternoon as city dwellers began leaving the national capital for the long holiday in conjunction with CNY.

At 6.31pm, Najib, who has been tweeting since Sept 21, 2008 under the Twitter handle @NajibRazak , added that he felt delighted.

Gerakan is to field 80 percent new faces in Selangor in the next general election to recapture all five seats it lost in the state in the last GE.

Although no specific studies have been done on the matter, he is convinced that the legendary warrior is not a mythical figure.

PM's moderation just a myth.

Three motorcyclists were among the dead while the rest were a cyclist and a pedestrian and one person each in a car, van and bus, police say.

UPDATED 6.45PM AG's Chambers files notice of appeal against Sodomy II verdict involving Anwar Ibrahim.

In the dock was Asni Omar, 37, who allegedly killed the 30-year-old woman at an unnumbered house in Tioman.

Most of the divorce cases had come about because one of the parties had developed a virtual relationship with a third person through Facebook .

The publisher of the Buletin Rakyat newspaper, its editor and a writer today apologised to Kita president Zaid.

‘If the prosecution had lost its appeal today, I'm sure it too will appeal the matter before the Federal Court,' says the veteran lawyer.

INTERVIEW Historian Khoo Kay Kim clarifies that he wants official history to focus on more relevant historical figures instead.

UPDATED 3.55PM Penang BN wants state government to apologise following a court decision that there was no wrongdoing.

Ah Jib Gor aka Najib announced an allocation of RM2.5 million for the construction of a new building for the school.

Umno's New Media Unit is unable to control party-aligned bloggers prone to using defamatory material in cyber warfare, according to its head.

The state BN is using the prime minister’s call for global moderation to woo visitors to its open house on Tuesday.

It rules that the High Court judge had misdirected himself over the effects of what the senior lawyer had uttered.

UPDATED 2.20PM This law, which has been used to smear certain individuals, will be reviewed once he comes into power. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 2.15PM 'These people from the ancient Sunda Shelf pioneered man's journey into the modern era.'

UPDATED 12.50PM The PKR Women’s chief says the suit will not stop her from exposing more NFC scandals.

UPDATED 1.18PM 'The newspaper has been ‘concocting lies about me wanting to legalise homosexuality'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

INTERVIEW At 12, Adam Adli Abdul Halim convinced some 40 friends to join him in boycotting school for a week. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 1.30PM After rallies in three states, this group of Muslim NGOs is to protest in Penang against alleged threats to Islam by non-Muslims.

Prime minister today begins his working visit to the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur at the parliamentary constituency of Wangsa Maju.

In a last-ditch effort, Saiful writes to AG Abdul Gani Patail to to preserve his dignity and honour by appealing Anwar's acquittal.

Azizan's hardline stance on the suspension of five KUIN students comes under fire from student and lawyer groups.

FREE YOURSAY 'We were not colonised, Hang Tuah is not a myth, and yes, Superman and Batman are from Malaysia...'

FREE YOURSAY 'In disparaging Ambiga, the minister has rejected the voice of the people clamouring for the reform of a decrepit electoral system.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Try buying all the bags. It will then drop the gold bars and you will have enough for the mansion and ring.'

FREE YOURSAY 'So who is the real Najib? 1Malaysia PM, 1Brother Ah Jib, 1Ketuanan Melayu or having many faces...'

FREE YOURSAY 'The 'danger' is to them because the rakyat will be shocked to find out how much wealth they have amassed.'