Archive - 28 February 2012

The group of six or seven men were believed to be a member of a deviant sect which was not satisfied with the mufti's statement.

A central delegation led by deputy president Mohamad Sabu has met with Kedah MB and Phahrolrazi Zawawi today to discuss the matter.

"Their (Pakatan leaders') intention for this is obviously to paint a negative picture of BN and Umno,' says Umno and BN sec-gen.

PAS research head says the split should not be regarded as a 'curse' and 'is necessary to save the Malays'.

Members of the public wishing to obtain vehicle registration numbers starting with letters ‘WWW’, which stands for ‘World Wide Web’, can put in their bookings with the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Road Transport Department (RTD) beginning April 30.  

A reliable source says the Pahang crown prince never interfered in the khalwat case involving PKR leader Badrulamin Bahron.

Police have urged the public to stop making wild speculation on an assault incident at the Himpunan Hijau 2.0 last Sunday.

‘And I was never questioned on accusation against me throughout the two-year detention,' activist Hishamuddin Rais tells the High Court.

The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has sought promotion or pay rise for civil servants who have passed the Competency Level Assessment (PTK) examination.

UPDATED 7.15PM 'We are prepared to do so if the need arises,' the Islamist party's central committee member Dzulkefly Ahmad tells a forum.

Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng urges the PM to prove his sincerity by publicly declaring the assets of cabinet members.

UPDATED 7PM Umno MP claims more people read Malaysiakini than Utusan, so Pakatan has equal media access.

UPDATED 6.40PM He says he rejected his reappointment as a state exco due to differences with the MB.

He has lodged a police report, having been subjected to verbal abuse during Sunday's fracas.

UPDATED 6.35PM Southern Ads Sdn Bhd wants lawyer Kamal Hisham Jaafar, a company director since 2004, to return from Dubai to answer CBT allegations against him.

According to the cartoonist’s lawyer, the judge postponed the civil suit hearing to April 5-6 because of unavoidable circumstances.

Perkasa Penang chapter rejects claim its members instigated a commotion that led to two media personnel being injured at Himpunan Hijau 2.0.

Perodua, the second national car maker, has urged local banks to give due consideration to the automotive industry players, by implementing any new guidelines in stages so as to allow a soft
landing for both the players and consumers.

MIC hopes to develop 50,000 Indian entrepreneurs in 15 years’ time under the Malaysian Indian Economics Blueprint to enable the Indians to be part of the national economic development agenda, said MIC president G Palanivel.

The authorities cancel a concert by Erykah Badu after The Star sparked outrage by running a photo of her with 'Allah' tattoos on her body.

Selangor State Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat) chairperson Teng Chang Kim and nine other applicants were given the nod today by the Federal Court in Putrajaya to appeal against a court’s decision reinstating a civil suit against them to challenge the legality of Selcat.

They can’t be lumped into ‘force-divided politics’.

UPDATED 4.05PM Lepar rep Mohd Shohaimi Jusoh rises to the defence of his aide, who is accused of attacking PKR veep Nurul.

Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim says Mais and Jais would be called soon to inform him on developments of their investigation into the issue.

PLN president director Nur Pamudji said between 50 and 100 megawatts of electricity could be traded via the planned 275kV transmission line.

UPDATED 6.05PM According to Pakatan, the PM did not give the feedlot centre project to Felda Farm Products, which is considered the best bidder.

The Petaling Jaya Utara MP urges the AG to also charge NFC with breaching provisions prohibiting loans to directors and their related firms.

UPDATED 2.34PM Its Erykah Badu photo has struck a wrong chord and got the concert cancelled.

UPDATED 7.05PM Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh says the PM may have done this over the weekend, when he assured that the Lynas plant is safe. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 3.40PM Farmhouse Supermarkets is jointly owned by father, son and daughter, claims Rafizi. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Burglary at his service centre and a disrupted ceramah kelompok leave PKR's Dr Tan Kee Kwong absolutely nonplussed.

COMMENT Evidence mounts that hoodlums hostile to the way sentiment over national issues is trending are resorting to violence.

Don't stoke the fires of religious and racial hatred.

UPDATED 9.39PM PKR's Badrulamin speaks of the possibility at his first public debut after the khalwat accusation.

Chief executive officer Kapten Mohd Nawawi Awang says the proposal was submitted to the Transport Ministry last year.

The party wants to table a motion in Parliament on the Anti-Corruption Service Commission.

It does not practise racism as claimed by the opposition parties although the coalition is made up of race-based parties.

'I was not in the same room with ustaz (Badrulamin). Irresponsible,' says 28-year-old mother.

UPDATED 11.55AM Presumptions have been made about the 'cabinet decision’ on RCI on illegal migrants in Sabah.

UPDATED 3.20PM The Kedah MB says the portfolios held by two former exco members will be handled by others.

Otherwise there would be no reason to accord the anti-corruption commission more powers, notes PKR vice-president N Surendran.

The administration should introduce government funding for political parties, says TI-M president Paul Low.

UPDATED 7.20PM A bid to challenge the Lynas' TOL faces a preliminary objection from the AG. [VIDEO INSIDE]

They want the police to conduct an impartial probe and rein in the group who injured two of their colleagues.

The intrusion into the office and a failed attempt on coordinator Tan Kee Kwong's home suggests it was ‘planned’, says Nurul Izzah.

Penang Umno Youth claims this was the Penang CM's attempt to divert attention from the Bayan Mutiara land sale ‘scandal’.

The anti-Lynas rally organiser in Penang has also given the police seven days to probe those who disrupted yesterday's event or ‘face action’.

FREE VOXPOP 'We would like to hear what gov't leaders have to say. Do they subscribe to such intimidatory tactics?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Since Guan Eng is chief executive of Penang, does this mean that he is not entitled to police protection?'

FREE YOURSAY 'It has become very obvious that the police are in cahoots with the Umno thugs and allow them to endanger the safety of Penang CM.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Their (National Feedlot Corporation's) reasoning is getting from bad to worse. They really think Malaysians are stupid like their cows.'