Archive - 2 February 2012

Dr Collin Tiew says MCA is innocent in the white envelope row and he is not an active party member anyway.

Zulkifli Abdul Hir, a Malaysian bombmaker with a RM15 million bounty on his head, has been accused of being a senior member of JI.

UPDATED 10.30PM The Sri Desa MCA branch chairperson says the Perkasa chief behaved differently when he held a similar celebration in his constituency.

Electricity disruption due to maintenance being carried out throughout Sabah from Jan 30 is expected to last two more weeks, according to Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB).

'That statement by Mubarak may be true. Until today, Anwar can’t explain the actual situation while coalition member PAS questions it,' he says.

A Penang cabinet member is surprised that the name of the nominee has been leaked to Umno.

The Dutch multinational did not withdraw from the project, but it was Lynas' decision to get a new supplier.

The senior state exco member says Selangor has alienated land for Chinese schools but MCA has no pull in the Education Ministry to see it through.

Striker Safee Sali has become the country's first soccer millionaire by re-signing for Pelita Jaya club but it could earn him an international ban.

Majority surveyed in 2011 favoured government-funded healthcare via taxation; and they blamed weaknesses on poor management.

The Court of Appeal today rejected a company’s appeal over a High Court refusal of its RM480 million suit against the government and two others for breach of contract to upgrade the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s Northrop F5 Tiger fighter jets. 

AirAsia Bhd will take delivery of 275 Airbus A320 aircraft over the next 14 years as part of its fleet expansion exercise, said chief executive officer Tony Fernandes.

In a damning interview, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil's archrival slams the minister for being a burden to the government and to Umno.

The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) has clarified that there is no misspelling of ‘Malaysia’ in its new halal logo.

Lawyer Benjamin Dawson says the Federal Court again missed the opportunity to answer the five constitutional questions posed.

UPDATED 4.50PM Aspirasi members aim to correct misunderstanding of university students ‘because of the deeds of certain quarters'.

The premier’s refusal to condemn Perkasa over its white envelope gaffe shows that Umno endorses Perkasa, says Guan Eng.

The diplomat is alleged to have hit three pedestrians in December 2009. One of them, a Malaysian, suffered brain damage and died.

Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd had filed a suit against the Selangor Foundation for RM851,792 over payment for services. 

In view of the two recent incidents where pig heads were found at mosques, Perkasa is suggesting that mosques hire security guards.

Penang will go to court to compel the EC to hold local council elections in the state, says CM Guan Eng.

UPDATED 5.55PM A chemical analysis of the bombs detonated outside the KL court complex points to combustible materials found in fireworks.

UPDATED 4.03PM The student group’s chief, Mohd Shahar Abdullah, says the five were going against the college’s regulations.

UPDATED 7PM INQUEST Anti-riot unit head agrees that tear gas fired in enclosed places can cause health issues.

Tengku Razaleigh says his absence at meetings of the Kelantan Umno liaison committee must not be mistaken for a boycott. 

UPDATED 2.05PM He says the lawsuit would not result in any changes in the long-haul budget airline’s frequencies to Australia.

The PM defended his wife, saying that the reports about her alleged shopping spree were to put him in a bad light.

The election reforms pressure group says that the EC’s move to bar non-taxpaying expatriates from voting is unconstitutional.

Shares in Lynas surge nearly 20 percent after Malaysia gave the green light for a controversial rare earths plant to be be built.

UPDATED 2.55PM Facts on the religious status of storekeeper and his children disputed, so High Court must decide the matter, rules Federal Court.

UPDATED 3.20PM A healthy and cheerful Ismail exchanged greetings with reporters who had waited for him at KLIA.

Bank Negara Malaysia has signed an MOU with the Bank of Thailand to enhance liquidity facilities to financial institutions in both countries.

UPDATED 2PM ‘The decisison is unanimous,’ says Justice Sulaiman Daud, who led the three-member bench.

Ibrahim was a director of Kristal Harta Sdn Bhd and executive director of Sarawak Pulp Industries Sdn Bhd.

UPDATED 2.28PM A pig head was found outside a mosque in Sentul, KL, the second such incident within a few days.

The NGO plans a meeting of Koperasi Permodalan Felda members to block the listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings.

The arts festival is being organised for Jalan Sultan residents who are facing a potential land takeover by MRT Corp.

FREE YOURSAY 'Aziz Bari, if your peers recognise you for your work, it does not matter whether you carry the title of professor or not.'

UPDATED 12.05PM The Stop Lynas Coalition will file a legal challenge against the AELB's 'go-ahead' decision.

FREE YOURSAY 'In general, Malaysians are respectful of each other's beliefs but for Perkasa, it's a one-way street.'

UPDATED 12.54PM Zaid says that the dissolution is to 'remove any and all doubts that we indeed do support the opposition'.

'It would certainly not be stable for foreign direct investment in Malaysia were that situation to occur,' says its chairperson.

FREE VOXPOP 'Aren't our batik designs good enough to be promoted in other countries at the Islamic Fashion Festival?'

FREE YOURSAY ' Hasan Ali is playing the ‘R' (race and religion) card to the hilt. This is very dire for the country. But what can we expect from him?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Unlimited freedom of speech is only reserved for those who are members of the ‘ketuanan Melayu' tribe.'