Archive - 9 March 2012

Announcement in two weeks over EDL toll issue, says Najib

Announcement in two weeks over EDL toll issue, says Najib

PM Najib said people who do not use the Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) in Johor Baru will not be required to pay toll.
MRT Corp: Tunneling works won't hurt properties

MRT Corp: Tunneling works won't hurt properties

Affected properties will be studied before tunneling works begin and if they are indeed damaged, they will be repaired, assured MRT Corp.
PM's office denies paying for Nooryana's party

PM's office denies paying for Nooryana's party

UPDATED 10.20PM The PMO says the premier paid for his daugther's engagement reception from his own pocket and that PKR's Rafizi Ramli must apologise.
Zahid defends supplier of military 4WD vehicles

Zahid defends supplier of military 4WD vehicles

Defence minister says there is no reason to question the purchase of the vehicles because they are the products of a Malaysian company.
Court allows Felcra to stop 20 from collecting palm fruits

Court allows Felcra to stop 20 from collecting palm fruits

The High Court in Ipoh allows Felcra Bhd injunction restraining 20 of its participants from harvesting and collecting oil palm fruits from 20 plots of land.
Cassa claims abuse in S'gor waste disposal contracts

Cassa claims abuse in S'gor waste disposal contracts

The Subang and Shah Alam Consumers Association chief Jacob George lodges report at the MACC and urges a freeze on tenders.
FMM concerned about Syabas' maintenance proposal

FMM concerned about Syabas' maintenance proposal

Syabas' scheduled water supply maintenance in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur next week worries operators of small businesses and industries.
'Abolition of new wage scheme not policy failure'

'Abolition of new wage scheme not policy failure'

DPM Muhyiddin defends the decision to scrap the Public Service New Remuneration Scheme.
ISA repeal will be focus at Parliament sitting

ISA repeal will be focus at Parliament sitting

It has been reported that the government will table two Bills to replace the ISA at this coming parliament sitting.
120 new HFMD cases in Sarawak

120 new HFMD cases in Sarawak

A total of 54 schools, pre-schools and childcare centres have been closed since the outbreak of the disease at the end of February.
Nik Aziz wants state, national polls simultaneously

Nik Aziz wants state, national polls simultaneously

The Kelantan MB will dissolve the state assembly at the same time as parliament and is not concerned about the other Pakatan states.

Zaid all dressed up but no place to go

Zaid all dressed up but no place to go

Kelantan chapter no longer has confidence in Kita president Zaid Ibrahim because he iss inconsistent in political struggle, says Zakaria Salleh.
DOE: Lynas wastes can be shipped out

DOE: Lynas wastes can be shipped out

The department contends that radioactive wastes are not covered under the Basel Convention but falls under IAEA guidelines.
MCA regrets scrapping of new civil service pay scheme

MCA regrets scrapping of new civil service pay scheme

Doing away with new civil service wage scheme ‘regrettable' as it can set benchmark for better performance, says Youth leader Chai Kim Sen.
Altantuya murder appeal to be heard on Aug 27

Altantuya murder appeal to be heard on Aug 27

The court registrar has fixed two days to hear Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri’s and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar’s appeal against their conviction.
Rafizi, Zuraida counter-sue Shahrizat Abdul Jalil

Rafizi, Zuraida counter-sue Shahrizat Abdul Jalil

Accusing the minister of slander in her address at the last Wanita Umno assembly, the PKR duo say their action will enable the court to hear about power abuse. [VIDEO INSIDE]
RM500 aid boosts Najib's approval rating

RM500 aid boosts Najib's approval rating

NONE UPDATED 5.30PM Merdeka Center's survey shows that dishing out cash to poor families has cured the PM’s flaccid rating.
Power demands MIC return land given to Tamil school

Power demands MIC return land given to Tamil school

The political party is alleged to have taken half of the six acres of land allocated to SJKT Effingham by the developer of Bandar Utama.
'PMO paid for engagement do of Najib's daughter'

'PMO paid for engagement do of Najib's daughter'

UPDATED 6.50PM PKR releases documents to show government footed bill for engagement reception of Najib's daughter - but PMO denies it on Twitter. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Directive to record teachers' political leanings withdrawn

Directive to record teachers' political leanings withdrawn

Tawau Education Office pulls back its directive to school principals to record teachers' political affiliations .
Intervene in Hoslan's jail term, Kit Siang urges CJ

Intervene in Hoslan's jail term, Kit Siang urges CJ

'The judges did not act against the shoe-throwing imam on the day in question, taking punitive action now reeks of conflict of interest.'
Najib unveils 27 new projects under ETP

Najib unveils 27 new projects under ETP

The projects, and 32 Quality Living Projects, are expected to woo RM139.3bil in cumulative domestic and foreign investments, he says.
'Arrest extended as Tian lay down before water cannon'

'Arrest extended as Tian lay down before water cannon'

NONE UPDATED 6.05PM Police interrogation of Tian Chua was extended by 28 days for lying down in front of a police water cannon truck.
Anwar's cows, 'pandikutties' in Little India

Anwar's cows, 'pandikutties' in Little India

The opposition leader delivers fiery speeches, enthralling the crowd with his 'animal' jokes, targeting a female minister and Umno Youth.
Feedlot Corp 'subsidiary' shares distributed to family

Feedlot Corp 'subsidiary' shares distributed to family

UPDATED 3.25PM Tony Pua says the transferring of Meatworks’s shares to the Shahrizat family contradicts claims that it is a NFC subsidiary.
Qantas Asian airline in doubt as MAS talks fail

Qantas Asian airline in doubt as MAS talks fail

malaysia airline air stewardess Plans by embattled Australian carrier to create a premium Asian airline are thrown into disarray after talks collapsed.
PAS to raise RM20,000 for shoe-missile imam

PAS to raise RM20,000 for shoe-missile imam

NONE PAS Youth sets a RM20,000 target in donations to assist the family of the imam jailed for a year for his act of contempt.
Altantuya murder: Ex-top cop calls for new probe

Altantuya murder: Ex-top cop calls for new probe

altantuya razak baginda mongolian murder 050707 There was a great deal of hanky-panky and concealment of evidence during the trial, says ex-CID chief Mat Zain.
'No directive to record teachers' political leanings'

'No directive to record teachers' political leanings'

NONE No circular issued to collect information on political leanings of teachers, says Deputy Education Minister Puad Zarkashi.
1'Msia novel competition opens worldwide

1'Msia novel competition opens worldwide

Najib says participation is open to all levels of the global society irrespective of age as long as the manuscripts were in Bahasa Melayu.
Naluri to pay 36-month wages to Tajudin's sis-in-law

Naluri to pay 36-month wages to Tajudin's sis-in-law

UPDATED 3.21PM High Court makes order based on Rizana Mohd Daud's employment contract with the company, following her resignation in 2005.
NFC boss laundering loan through S'pore, claims MP

NFC boss laundering loan through S'pore, claims MP

NONE UPDATED 2.18PM Pua alleges a NFC director's company in S'pore has been sold to a BVI company.
RM70mil kickback: Mong has done 'nothing wrong'

RM70mil kickback: Mong has done 'nothing wrong'

james masing parti rakyat sarawak prs logo The PRS chief skirts accusations that he and his party vice-president have asked for kickbacks over a land scheme.
Umno Youth lodges MACC report on S'gor

Umno Youth lodges MACC report on S'gor

Citing blogger Raja Petra’s posting, they want MACC to investigate RM106 million in contracts allegedly awarded without open tenders.
Lynas sees no delay in rare earths plant

Lynas sees no delay in rare earths plant

NONE Lynas expects the plant to open by June despite an appeal against the gov't’s decision to grant a licence to the plant.

Selangor MB: We're top contributor to nation's GDP

Selangor MB: We're top contributor to nation's GDP

Since Pakatan took over the state in March 2008, it has chalked up 23 percent growth in 2010, generating 50,000 jobs, says Khalid Ibrahim.

Former MCA boss ordered to enter defence

Former MCA boss ordered to enter defence

NONE UPDATED2.09pm High Court has ordered Ling to enter his defence on charges of cheating the gov't. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Suhakam defends native land rights inquiry

Suhakam defends native land rights inquiry

NONE Suhakam has denied Sarawak Timber Association claims that it had been unfair in its public inquiry into land rights.
Why does Shahrizat appear untouchable?

Why does Shahrizat appear untouchable?

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'How could an Umno minister at the fringe of power have so much influence to do so much damage?'
Who ordered the killing of Altantuya?

Who ordered the killing of Altantuya?

FREE VOXPOP 'This question remains unanswered but the truth will one day emerge. This skeleton is just too large to be stuffed into any closet.'
New pay scheme: Done in haste, purely a waste

New pay scheme: Done in haste, purely a waste

FREE YOURSAY ‘If this cancelled scheme is any indication, I shudder about the other decisions affecting the country as a whole.'
In Bayan Baru, Anwar faces recurrent dilemma

In Bayan Baru, Anwar faces recurrent dilemma

NONE COMMENT The PKR supremo has to mull on how to avoid past mistakes in candidate selection amid testing new circumstances.
The imam and his Immaculate Shoe

The imam and his Immaculate Shoe

FREE YOURSAY 'Why is it that many Malaysians are clapping at his symbolic act of showing the middle finger to the judiciary?'
Jail term for shoe-throwing imam 'excessive'

Jail term for shoe-throwing imam 'excessive'

NONE Federal Court has failed to consider the circumstances surrounding the case and temper justice with mercy, says Surendran.
The press gangs of Malaysia

The press gangs of Malaysia

COMMENT 'What is important is that the state has very little influence on what information the public has access to.'