Archive - 14 March 2012

However, inspector-general of police Ismail Omar says although the number is small, if left unchecked it can spread like cancer.

Most of the pages had been redacted except for paragraph numbers and markings that designate it as ‘secret’.

The progress of maintenance work and changes of main assets of Phase 1 of the Sungai Selangor (SSP1) Water Treatment Plant (LRA) is at 20 percent and on schedule.

UPDATED 8.25PM The Election Commission and the parliamentary select committee discuss how overseas voting could be made possible.

DRB-Hicom Bhd will undertake a thorough review of the operations of Lotus Group before making any decision, said group managing director Mohd Khamil Jamil.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has promised to review a share-swap deal between Malaysian Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia, a MAS Employees Union (MASEU) official said today, signalling a tie-up may be scrapped after MAS posted record losses.

The Economic Transformation Programme identifies the photovoltaic industry as a main area for growth, notes InvestPenang.   

PARLIAMENT Ministry says displaying confusing fares is not deemed as an offence under the Competition Act 2010.

Kedah MB says if he had the opportunity, he would go on leave but he had yet to decide to take a long or short break.

Kamar Ainiah also claims that her statement was made in the context of explaining Anwar Ibrahim’s qazaf (criminal defamation) case.

DRB-Hicom Bhd will announce a new management team for Proton Holdings Bhd, the national car maker, in two weeks’ time, group managing director Mohd Khamil Jamil said today.

This follows the implementation of a new regulation, which will be enforced for the first time during in the 13th general election.

Lim Guan Eng has been hit by flak from CAP for not practising public consultation according to the state’s CAT principles.

PARLIAMENT Deputy speaker Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said this following confusion about how important matters could be settled in the current session.

The government has promised to protect the poor under its 1Care health financing scheme, but has given no concrete details.

UPDATED 7.12PM DAP claims that NFC directors 'withdrew' RM12 million from the RM250 million gov't loan through a Singapore company.

UPDATED 5.45PM The remains of murder victim Nurul Nadhirah Abdullah, five, were buried at Kampung Pertanian Masai Muslim Cemetery at about 1.30pm today.

PARLIAMENT The foreign affairs minister also touches on Anwar Ibrahim’s statement in the WSJ , leading to a furore in the House.

Ex-finance minister Daim Zainuddin says the ruling BN coalition has enough financial resources to face the polls.

Issuing the rallying call - which means ‘let BN get zero seats’ - DAP sec-gen Guan Eng maps out what this will take.

UPDATED 3.39PM Despite having the said letter, Hisham says there's no need to revive the case. [VIDEO INSIDE]

For the first time in its 205-year history, PDRM will have its own mascot as a symbol of pride and achievement.

AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman-Rani says they are responding to the strong and growing travel demand to and from Australia and Taiwan.

The analysis of the results would be held at the ministry, in Putrajaya, on the same day at 9am, says the Education Ministry.

PARLIAMENT The matter should be viewed seriously as it can impact teachers adversely, says SAPP MP Chua Boon Sui.

UPDATED 7.10PM PKR unveils yet another Shangri-La Hotel document which shows the PMO was billed RM79,053. [VIDEO INSIDE]

What a show of shows this is.

COMMENT His motion has scant chance of acceptance, but he would be only too happy to lose the call.

UPDATED 4.40PM Sivarasa is upset that their alleged misconduct will not be questioned. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It says the manual is only about preparing for a general election, and that no ‘hate campaign’ was involved as Umno has claimed.

A subsidiary that has to sub-contract the project to a non-Muslim owned company won the bid, claims MD of Virtual Softnet Solutions.

UPDATED 5.40PM Some 3,950 voters in the country have apparently 'joined' the military despite being above the cut-off age of 30.

Some quarters have the impression that Penang government is to be blamed for putting up the banners of the queen.

A state exco says Gerakan's concern is hypocritical, given that it did not question a similar project in Kedah while under BN rule.

FREE VOXPOP 'Pandikar should read constitution. MPs cannot be challenged in courts for what they say in Parliament.'

Need for radical education transformation.

While facing fire for calling reporters 'stupid', Adnan Yaakob resorts to legal action against Sin Chew Daily for allegedly publishing a false report.

FREE YOURSAY 'Many in Umno believe that the party will protect them from ‘harm'. After all, most of the leaders are as wrong as she is, if not worse.'

EXCLUSIVE This was contained in a 2007 letter sent to deputy internal security minister Johari Baharom.

FREE YOURSAY 'The rakyat should know how this NFC mess started, and logically it is the government of the day that should explain.'

FREE VOXPOP 'By taking this easy way out, the suspicion about the family's assets will continue to smoulder.'

Many burning questions remain unanswered.

FREE YOURSAY 'There should be a trail of paper documenting the transactions with Shangri-La Hotel.'