Archive - 23 February 2012

The AELB has been tracking levels around Gebeng for the past 18 months to establish a baseline for comparison once operations start.

Party vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar says PKR also recommends a mandatory salary review every five years.

MIC president G Palanivel remains tight-lipped on the seat that he is going to contest in the coming general election.

The Selangor MCA Beliawanis chief says it is inappropriate for MPPP to use legal means to silence critics who question their policies.

UPDATED 8PM 'The case is still alive it has not been tabled to us (to be closed), says its Operations Review Panel chief Hadenan Abdul Aziz.

UPDATED 8.20PM The Kuantan Municipal Council has taken steps to make sure the rally participants stay off their turf.

UPDATED 8.05PM Its operations review panel chief Hadenan Abdul Jalil says this is to be ‘fair’ to all parties involved in the scandal.

DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang urges the ex-PM not to try to wriggle out of his responsibility to the nation to account for the MAS scandal.

'Whether in Hisham's constituency or not, the real issue is how can Umno face the people after hiring thugs to create trouble.'

Kuantan OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Jasmani Yusof says the police would hold a meeting with the organisers tomorrow regarding the matter.

Police busted a fake medical certificate (MC) selling syndicate with the arrest of a photo shop owner in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah in Johor Baru last Friday.

Lim Guan Eng wants the MCA chief to prepare his debate transcript in Bahasa Malaysia and English in order to reach non-Chinese speakers.

The former minister in the PM’s Department suggests that ex-premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad write a book on the MAS saga.

The Malaysian Government Pensioners’ Association (Magpa) has denied the claim by Umno’s pensioners club (implementing group) club that there was no specific body to champion for pensioners in the country.

A Pakatan Rakyat lawmaker urged judges to 'stop monkeying' around on the bench, pointing out that their duty is to dispense justice.

The Sessions Court today set three days starting April 25 for the trial of two Lembaga Tabung Haji personnel.  

He refutes the notion that the Pakatan MBs and CM did not wish to attend the Menteris Besar and Chief Ministers Meeting on Tuesday.

Petronas in a statement says it would will help boost total capacity at its LNG plant in Bintulu in Sarawak to 27.6 million tonnes per annum.

UPDATED 5.10PM All assets will be moved to wholly gov't-owned FGVH and with other investors coming in, settlers won't have their say in cash-cow Felda.

PSC chairperson Dr Maximus Ongkili says while there had been and will be some changes, some may not be applied in the forthcoming polls.

'Malaysians are lucky to get subsidy as many countries don’t give it, resulting in high price of goods,' says Ismail Sabri Yaacob.

Water supply in Kota Baru, Kelantan and the surrounding areas will be disrupted from 11pm this Saturday to 6am the following day.

The move, potentially further delaying start-up of the plant, sent Lynas shares down 3.5 percent in a flat market.

UPDATED 2.55PM Vincent Tan had earlier handed over the reins of CEO to his eldest son, Robin Tan in January last year.

Movement of hazardous material is banned under the Basel Convention, while Australia says it won’t accept Lynas' waste.

UPDATED 3.11PM The breach of fiduciary duty suit by MAS against its former chief is to be heard for five days from March 12.

'I think by March we should have completed the transfer of ownership to the new management,' says Proton adviser Dr M.

UPDATED 2.30PM The ex-PM urges Transparency International Malaysia to lodge a complaint against the settlement.

UPDATED 1.50PM He backs FGVH’s listing because it will allow Felda to expand and the government will ensure some level of ownership is retained.

Awang is accused of stating half-truths on cash connected with bumiputera contract deals that were deposited into his personal account.

‘Batu Empat is not inside the constituency. I don't know why they continue to mention Sembrong,' says the home minister.

It is PAS’ own ideology and is not even in Pakatan’s manifesto, but DAP will still cooperate with the Islamic party, says Lim Guan Eng.

Yaw Shin Leong has written to the speaker of parliament to say that he would not appeal against his expulsion from the Workers Party.

Its recent management shake-up and drastic route cuts are among the strategies being taken to put MAS back on track.

The NFC property investments were carried out without the knowledge of its board of directors, the Sun reported today.

UPDATED 2.05PM Justice Azahar Mohamad was the prosecuting officer in the arrest and detention of the 29 plaintiffs.

While the cabinet has given the green light to the RCI, the terms of reference and panel members have yet to be ironed out.

FREE VOXPOP 'It is a shame that a person has to go to court to compel the home minister to give a reply. Is this not arrogance?'

FREE YOURSAY 'What will the video show? A couple sitting in the shadows with their voices modified to protect their identities?'

FREE YOURSAY 'It's Umno which should be upset over Guan Eng's remark. But MCA as always is doing Umno's dirty job'

FREE VOXPOP 'The judiciary will hopefully start to change for the better now... his shoe can make the difference.'

PAS veep Husam Musa questions why Jati's objective is to safeguard only the Malays, as Islam goes beyond racial lines.

Civil servants in Pahang should not participate in the Himpunan Hijau 2.0, scheduled to be held in Kuantan on Sunday.

Four more rallies in support of the main anti-Lynas event in Kuantan will be held in other parts of the country this Sunday.

The party’s Beliawanis chief slams critics for verbally abusing Ooi and harassing her with images that have gone viral on the Internet.