Archive - 10 April 2012

Students who obtained between 9 A+ and 12 A+ in the 2011 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) would be offered automatic bursaries to pursue pre-university courses locally.

The Dewan Rakyat   today passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2012.            

Singer DJ Dave’s former business partner has agreed to pay him RM133,000 over a dispute on the sale of a two-storey bungalow. 

Activists facing legal threats by Lynas Corporation says they will not back down and the ‘intimidation tactics’ will spur them further.

Five Indonesian immigrants have been detained in connection with a break-in at a three-storey luxury house belonging to a member of the Selangor royalty last Friday.

English Premier League (EPL) club  Arsenal FC has promised to field their best players against a Malaysian side during their scheduled friendly match at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on July 24.

COMMENT The Bar Council commends review of ISA but feels there are provisions in the new law that must be changed.

 

An official explains that the RM43 billion figure is for the loans approved, whereas the RM28 billion figure is the sum already paid out.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today set July 18 and August 12 to hear the defamation suit filed by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim against Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd and its group editor-in-chief over his comments to the BBC. 

The share swap deal between Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia has been a rewarding experience to date with good progress achieved in respect of collaboration, says AirAsia Bhd group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes.

Bakri MP Er Teck Hwa says more than a third of the residents have objected to the contentious Petronas oil and gas project.

Opposition members in the committee question its delay in investigating four cases, hinting at a cover up in light of polls.

UPDATED 6.45PM Razali says the rally is a tactic by Pakatan to rouse students ahead of the Bersih 3.0 rally.

Solidariti Hijau SeMalaysia - Stop Lynas says the demonstrations would serve as an avenue to protest against the PSC on the Lynas refinery.

Judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof fixed this Friday for case management and for the parties involved to inform the court on the outcome.

BN coordinator for Kg Tunku Kelvin Chong Seng Foo and Kg Tunku rep Lau Weng San were in the same lift together.

Members of the community, who come under the PM's Pekan seat, present a memo seeking a solution to their woes on the degradation of the lake.

It asks why the women’s wings of BN parties have not protested the reduction in women’s representation in the cabinet.

UPDATED 5.20PM NFC ticks off MP Tony Pua for ‘scare mongering’ and insists the veterinary report is nothing to cow over.

It shows her with two men, whom he later found out to be then DPM Najib and his confidant, Abdul Razak Baginda.

The airline is running the competition via Facebook, giving the winner the chance to fill an Airbus A330 from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur with 'friends'.

INTERVIEW Salahuddin Ayub is not afraid to leave his comfort zone in Kelantan for a seat in Johor, an Umno stronghold. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 7.15PM Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says the  police force has to be upgraded to implement the new laws that will replace the ISA.

The RM1.1 billion deal has been delayed repeatedly due to uncertainties surrounding investment policies in Indonesia.

The trains - to be called Argo Cahaya - would run on a 685km track on the Java High-Speed Railway that would be built by Argo Cahaya trains.

In a statement today, the carmaker says Syed Zainal Abidin 'is still holding the position of the group managing director of Proton'.

UPDATED 5.40PM Altantuya’s father also mentions a photo which he had seen of his daughter with two Malaysian VIPs.

Malaysia has recorded a trade surplus of RM10.58 billion in February 2012 on the back of a 16.1 percent increase in total trade to RM103.15 billion.

Full-page advertisements blare the details in tandem with his nationwide tour, highlighting what he has done in three years.

UPDATED 2.45PM When asked about the venue, Hishammuddin said, 'Talk to the police and find a more suitable venue'.

UPSI's student disciplinary appeal committee had upheld the student activist’s suspension for three semesters.

UPDATED 3PM Kuala Lumpur police chief Mohmad Salleh says the organisers have yet to inform the authorities.

The group claims to have set sail from Malaysia last month and to have asked for assistance only after they ran out of food.

Bersih 3.0 is a Malaysians First movement.

Setev Shaariibuu came face to face with the prime minister in Parliament yesterday, but failed to make any contact with him.

PARLIAMENT UPDATED 6.55PM The Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill curbs the minister's powers.

This is in solidarity with the Himpunan Hijau march planned for the same day in KL, and in support of the Bersih sit-in protest.

UPDATED 1.10PM MP Gobind Singh Deo says Abdul Gani Patail’s refusal to address the scandals is affecting the DPPs work.

Selangor MCA offers this take based on a speech by PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu in Shah Alam last Sunday.

FREE VOXPOP 'I hold PM Najib and former Selangor MB Khir Toyo personally responsible for the ‘murder' of Teoh Beng Hock.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Our students get 10, 11, 12 or more A1s, but none are good enough to even be interviewed for Harvard.'

COMMENT Ex-MIC supremo is plumbing for his nominee for Sungai Siput by giving outlandish excuses for his own defeat.

Abdul Gani is believed to be related to Sabah CM Musa Aman, who is reported to be behind the scandal, says Paul Low.

FREE YOURSAY 'My prediction on Najib's response: We will not act on unsubstantiated claims from unrecognised websites. Case closed.'