Archive - 16 February 2012

UPDATED 9.25PM The DAP disciplinary committee clears Nga Kor Ming of claims that he had influenced a Ipoh City Council tender process in 2008.

Anwar Ibrahim says Dr Mahathir Mohamad had met Israeli PM Shimon Peres in 1994, and Malaysia is that country's 15th largest trading partner.

UPDATED 9.45PM The AELB says it will not issue a temporary operating licence to Lynas until three important conditions are met.

Najib Abdul Razak describes promises by opposition leaders to increase oil royalty to up to 50 percent for Sabah as an election gimmick.

The name of a dead person can be immediately removed to resolve the issue of phantom voters.

Privatisation was to be for public good, but it turned into private accumulation of wealth by the greedy few at the top, says the Gua Musang MP.

UPDATED 8.15PM Bank Negara Malaysia clarified that buying and selling of foreign currency in Malaysia is only allowed with licensed commercial banks, Islamic banks, investment banks and international Islamic banks as provided for under the Exchange Control Act 1953.

A witness who once did a study on Credit Tip Off Sdn Bhd (CTOS), today told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur that the credit information agency had broken the Companies Commission of Malaysia’s (SSM) regulations relating to naming of companies.

Members of Koperasi Permodalan Felda handed over a memo to board of directors and will seek a court injunction to bar the holding of an EGM.

UPDATED 5.10PM Curtin University VC says the use of the term 'first lady' for Rosmah had offended some people.

The Road Transport Department (RTD) will compel all used car dealers to adopt the temporary e-transfer of ownership system to solve all issues concerning the transfer of vehicle ownership.

Taking literally a DAP ceramah remark that journalists are 'prostitutes', MCA Youth wants the party to be precise and identify them.

UPDATED 4.25PM When a woman is assertive, she is viewed as difficult, but in the case of a man, he is credited for being self-assured, says Rosmah.

The DAP secretary-general says this can be shown by the departure of former Petronas CEO Hassan Marican to Singapore.

Indelible inks of different colours for early voting and ordinary voting gets the thumbs down from PAS Youth.

DAP's Teo challenged the health minister to disclose fully the 1Care plan to back his claim of manipulation of false details.

BN leader Dr Teng Hock Nan questions how the RM1.07 billion sale of the Bayan Mutiara land will benefit Penangites.

UPDATED 3.30PM Sacked PAS leader Hasan Ali explains his assertion was based on discussions on blogs and in publications.

UPDATED 2.57PM He was told the missionaries dressed in white robes and prayed in mosques in order to convert them.

UPDATED 4.24PM Jalur Tiga founder says the NGO will instead ‘complement’ existing groups with the same goals.

Celcom denies sending calls to customers asking them which political party they are inclined to vote for in the next general election.

We must not wait for a major financial crisis of Greek proportions before moving to reform our public sector finance.

Ananda narrowed the gap with Kuok with assets of RM42.99 billion, but it was down by about 6.0 percent this year, from 2011.

Up to 188 cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) involving adults and children were detected in two districts in Perak today.

UPDATED 5.05PM Ibrahim Ali is scheduled to distribute cash again at a CNY event in his constituency of Pasir Mas.

The four who filed the civil suit challenging the development of sPICE have no locus standi, says the Penang gov't.

Saifuddin Abdullah says the amendments will hopefully bring back the golden era of the student movement in the 60s and 70s.

SMM’s mass rally will be held at the state secretariat building in Alor Star if the Kedah MB does not retract his statements supporting UUCA.

UPDATED 7.40PM Executive councillor Dr Xavier Jayakumar says of this total, about RM7.4 billion is for three to four new highways to be built in the state.

UPDATED 5.48PM The ex-MAS chairperson has been in the news this week for withdrawing his appeal against several GLCs.

COMMENT Curtin was hit with a flurry of strongly-worded postings on its Facebook page after the award was announced.

Najib Abdul Razak has announced Gabungan Wawasan Generasi Felda (GWGF) as being one of the three approved affiliate members of BN.  

The Malay right-wing group suggests that the Election Commission open permanent voter registration counters at all universities.

He has been reappointed auditor-general for a year with effect from Feb 23, says the chief secretary to the government.

UiTM rejects allegations that two daughters of VC Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar were 'wrongly given' scholarships five years ago.

FREE YOURSAY 'Those false and duplicated voters must be expurgated and remove from the electoral list before GE13.'

UPDATED 12PM Anwar fears the case may expose corruption and questionable deals involving the then-PM and finance minister.

FREE YOURSAY ‘The government merely uses the people's money to artificially lower the prices of certain items.'

The Penang CM has been rapped for his silence over opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's controversial statement on Israel.

UPDATED 11.44AM He pokes fun at the gov't for making it a must for subsidised goods to carry the 1Malaysia logo.

FREE VOXPOP 'Urban Ahmad works alongside Ah Chong, Muthu and others and he can see how they have to struggle put a roof over their heads.'

Umno has resorted to in-your-face tactics to stop Anwar from making inroads into its traditional Felda strongholds.

Loans to unqualified is 'very risky', says ex-banker who had been with Credit Suisse and Asian Development Bank.

FREE VOXPOP 'As the ‘Father of Modern Malaysia', former prime minister Mahathir has nobody else to blame but himself.'

The use of indelible ink for voting in general elections comes into force with the legislation gazetted on Feb 13, says the EC chief.

FREE YOURSAY 'The loan to Tajudin was another Umno scam masterminded by Dr M - RM600mil of public funds gone.'

Bank Negara Malaysia said the economy expanded by 5.2 per cent in the fourth quarter due to increased domestic demand.