Archive - 5 March 2012

DBKL will retain 52 hectares of forest in Bukit Gasing, which is in the process of being gazetted as a green lung, says mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail.

Petronas' net profit falls 34 percent in the third quarter and the company warns of challenging times ahead due to global economic uncertainty.

Ex-parte application filed to cite contempt against ex-Kian Joo Can Factory boss, lawyer VK Lingam and 11 others for alleging plagiarism in a Federal Court judgment.

Accused of embezzling RM660,000 from a firm in Johor, Kamal Hisham Jaafar wants to return home if the authorities can guarantee his safety

The Malacca government today signed a deal with Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad in a move to provide an excellent stage bus service in the state.

Malaysian state-owned oil giant Petronas today denied any knowledge of alleged oil theft by the consortium it belongs to which is in the middle of a bitter dispute between Sudan and South Sudan.

UPDATED 7.40PM Phahrolrazi and Ismail appear to have accepted a peace deal brokered by the PAS central committee.

Malaysia will replace all its ageing military four-wheeled drives beginning next June, Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. 

UPDATED 7.10PM When held in 2001, he was 'threatened with punishment' if he revealed interrogation methods to the Human Rights Commission.

Community airline, Firefly, a wholly-owned unit of Malaysia Airlines (MAS), has denied market talk it will cease flight operations to provide more space to AirAsia, as part of the share-swap deal between the national carrier and low-cost airline.

The soft launch of the proposed new short-haul brand by national carrier, Malaysia Airlines, is expected to take place next month, its chief operating officer (short haul), Ignatius Ong, said.

Since the toll booth will be at the Customs complex, those not using the Eastern Dispersal Link will still have to pay.

The Court of Appeal today declined, for the second time, an application by the prosecution for a warrant of arrest to be issued to force a housewife to attend the hearing of a cross-appeal against her conviction for causing grievous hurt to her Indonesian maid in 2004.

Prasarana today launched its multi-billion ringgit Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line Extension Project (LEP) costing RM7 billion.

The arrival of Indonesian maids to Malaysia has been delayed because they have yet to go through the mandatory 200-hour training,  Deputy Human Resource Minister Maznah Mazlan said.

An independent survey reveals that support is strongest among young Malay voters.

Malacca has achieved a higher level of economic growth when it managed to meet its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of seven percent last year.

The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (MDTCC) has allocated RM200 million to fund transport costs under the price standardisation scheme for rural traders and retailers nationwide this year.

Statements by Muhyiddin Yassin and Ahmad Maslan show they are not keen on rectifying BN’s mistakes, says the DAP veteran.

Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia wants Lynas' procedures for its rare earths mining in Mt Weld, imposed 14 years ago, to be reviewed.

The sanctity of Islam could be threatened if wedding invitations bearing hadiths and verses from the al-Quran are disposed of improperly.

Last week, PSC members led by Ongkili spent a week in the United Kingdom, Germany and Denmark to study the electoral processes.

UPDATED 3.55PM There will be courses and practical tests, and perhaps even the declaration of assets, as the Youth wing fleshes out its plan.

'I am happy to argue politics with any reasonable man or woman and appreciate Malaysians’ lively political discourse,' he says on his blog.

UPDATED 4PM 'The PM's apology should not be like one saying sorry for stealing a motorbike but not returning it'

A 53.5km stretch of the 75.5km beachfront in Kelantan has been identified to be hit by erosion, especially during the monsoon season.

These overseas Malaysians, from PhD students to senior lecturers, want the government to implement all of Bersih 2.0's demands before calling for polls.

The photos of a cop who allegedly kicked a 14-year-old motorcyclist at a roadblock draw the ire of over 10,000 netizens.

The text message claims that the division’s top leaders are to quit the party tomorrow, to join Umno.

Its Youth sec-gen Dominic Lau challenges the methodology behind the claim that only 3% objected to the plant.

Judicial commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab ordered Hanif Mohd Ali, 28, to make his defence in the trial over the death of Saiful Syazani Saiful Sopfidee.

An Orang Asli is angry that he is denied the RM500 - and that the Registration Dept has no record of him. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 2.40PM This is the first day of a Selcat hearing to investigate alleged wrongdoing in state-owned firms.

UPDATED 12.57PM PAS' Zulkefly Mohamad Omar says the PM’s announcement implies that Lynas waste poses a danger.

UPDATED 6.30PM Police said the bus was on its way back from Genting Highlands when it went out of control and skidded at about 8am.

Penang Umno Youth challenges Lim Kit Siang for dismissing Najib Abdul Razak's second apology for the BN’s ‘past mistakes’.

We are ready to talk to on whether he is interested in defending Gua Musang on an opposition ticket, says PAS veep.

Kelantan Umno liaison chief Mustapa Mohamed once contested the Jeli parliamentary and Air Lanas state seats, in 1999, and won both.

UPDATED 5.45PM The report says said the sources indicated a price range between RM9.92 billion (US$3.30 billion) and RM11.16 billion (US$3.71 billion).

Many Malaysian women are hitting the headlines.

UPDATED 12.15PM Sec-gen Mustafa Ali says Saturday's meeting decided that Azizan is to stay the MB while the two excos must rejoin the council.

Five injured in 2001 attacks wanted to challenge Appeal Court's decision on insufficient evidence to prove that police abdicated their duties.

The pro-opposition disabled farmer in Sri Aman has recently found difficulty in obtaining his usual farming subsidies.

They have clearly contradicted Najib Abdul Razak’s apology to Malaysians for the BN’s ‘past mistakes’, claims the DAP’s Tony Pua.

UPDATED 2.05PM The two parties are also ordered to pay costs, but the KL High Court did not assess the quantum.

FREE YOURSAY 'The answer to the question: ‘Draw the keris, bathe it in Chinese blood, and marginalise the Indians and treat them as pariahs'.'

COMMENT The PM's apology, if not accompanied by instant action, will not save BN's flagging cause.

FREE YOURSAY 'Indians are a cursed race and their problems are manifold. By seeking justice for them, it is possible to seek justice for all M'sians.'

FREE YOURSAY 'It was never about you asking a question. It was your arrogant and ranting way that ticked us off.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Apologies, to me, are just insincere ploys to hoodwink the rakyat. There is no humility or remorse at all.'