Archive - 11 April 2012

The alert was issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department but rescinded about four hours later.

Power supply to all major towns in Sabah was disrupted at 3.17pm today when a gas piping system in Sepanggar malfunctioned.

UPDATED 7.45PM A 10-centimetre tsunami wave generated by the first earthquake hit Phang Nga in Thailand.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department warns the public to stay away from the coast in Kedah, Perlis, Langkawi, Penang and Perak, due to tsunami risk.

Last year, the gov't flip-flopped on its stadium offer for the Bersih rally. Now, the coalition hopes it will stick to its word.

UPDATED 7.25PM His motion is to remove amendment barring students from holding dual posts.

Barry Wain had contemplated suing the gov't when it delayed the sale of the controversial book two years ago.

UPDATED 5.43PM The epicentre was about 962km west of KL.

UPDATE 7PM PKR vice-president N Surendran says the new security law is based on an 'obsolete' provision of the Federal Constitution.

The police are about the same, everywhere in the world. All of us, therefore, have a role to play in policing the police.

A mosque administrator suffers a black eye after being butted on his head during a scuffle after an AGM to select mosque committee members.

UPDATED 3PM Bersih 2.0 said it does not see why there is a need to find a 'more suitable' site for its rally planned for April 28.

PKR's strategy director Rafizi Ramli said the state could not underwrite the cost of tertiary education as it wasn't in its jurisdiction.

Lim Guan Eng was encouraging schools to take up Sinar Harian instead of Utusan Malaysia, which is not a racial move, says his aide.

Security Offences Bill will give too much power to the police and threaten the fundamental liberties of Malaysians, says Human Rights Watch.

UPDATED 2.05PM The prime minister also says that the Internal Security Act (ISA) will be repealed because it had outlived its purpose.

COMMENT The fresh revelations by Altantuya's father warrant that the case be revisited to establish the motive behind her murder.

Thirteen provisions, seven of which are new, are to be included to deal with offences that are under the Internal Security Act.

Umno stalwart Razaleigh believes Mustapa Mohamed had done well in helping Kelantan Umno shore up support.

Kedah Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'azam Shah this morning took office as the 14th Agong at the new Istana Negara.

It accuses Ismail Sabri Yaacob of giving special preference to Sabah-based Tanjong Keramat Kota Kinabalu Bhd Cooperative.

It's caught in a lose-lose situation.

PKR said that it takes just a fraction of the oil and gas revenues over the next 15 years to help settle RM24.7 billion in PTPTN debts.

Dataran is not gazetted under Peaceful Assembly Act, thus permission is required to hold Bersih 3.0 rally there.

UPDATED 2.45PM The site releases more 'secret documents' from Malaysian, HK graftbusters on Sabah CM's logging kickbacks.

De facto law minister Nazri, in explaining the about-turn, says existing laws are enough to curb racial incitement.

FREE VOXPOP 'If someone can be detained without being charged, then how is the new law different from the ISA?'

FREE YOURSAY 'MCA is desperately playing the same game, pitting Chinese against Malays when speaking about PAS.'

FREE YOURSAY 'As a Chinese Malaysian, I don't care if there are fewer Chinese MPs as long as the elected MPs are trustworthy.'

FREE YOURSAY 'They had to stomach the insults, innuendos and humiliation hurled at them by Umno and its soulmates.'

INTERVIEW Impossible for Pakatan to win Johor? Perhaps, says Salahuddin, 'but we'll certainly win more seats there'.

Joining deputy minister Saifuddin Abdullah is Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, the other two from the opposition bench.