Archive - 18 April 2012

Nazri Aziz has said that a dozen terrorist attacks on landmarks including the iconic Petronas Twin Towers have been foiled since 1999.

More than 1,000 Lotus workers fear the company is seeking a Chinese buyer for the firm, whose Esprit model found fame in James Bond movies.

The distributed denial-of-service attack caused a load of an average million requests per hour, claims the coalition.

The Information Communications and Culture Minister says sporting events will no longer be monopolised by the rights holder from May 1.

City Hall is expected to remove student protestors from Dataran Merdeka early tomorrow morning.

INQUEST 'The only remains in the autopsy room were Baharudin’s, and I was there throughout the process,' says Sgt Major Razali Mahmud.

The NGO called ‘Tolak Individu Bernama Anwar Ibrahim’ or ‘Tibai’ is headed by ex-PKR deputy Youth chief Muhammad Zahid Md Arip.

It will be held in Kuantan and the parliamentary select committee will listen to both the pro- and anti-Lynas groups.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who had minor surgery to remove nasal polyps yesterday, is scheduled to be discharged from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre tomorrow.

The PJ Utara MP believes that the port authority may be committing criminal breach of trust by paying KDSB for work that it knows is still uncompleted.

Gerakan will finalise its list of candidates by Friday when the party’s central working committee meets to discuss on the possible candidates for 12 parliamentary and 31 state seats.

Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd has lost its appeal to set aside a High Court decision ordering the company to pay RM57,120 in back wages to its former journalist who was sacked over allegations of insubordination concerning her duties.

Perodua vehicle sales fell 11 percent in March to 16,000 compared to the 18,000 in the same month of last year, largely due to the new hire purchase guidelines introduced by Bank Negara Malaysia last January.

Human rights watchdog Suaram will include the premier and defence minister in its suggested list of witnesses.

Gerakan says Penang not implementing ideas by consultants who were paid billions to improve traffic congestion.

UPDATED 5.15PM The opposition leader explains that free education will mainly involve the poor and middle income groups.

UPDATED 5.35PM The actress’ former driver spills the beans in a police report, a copy of which was given to Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin.

UPDATED 5.10PM Its leaders say this is because the EC is dragging its feet in 'cleaning up' the electoral roll.

To prove that KTMB is really open, Pakatan Rakyat must raise flags in the same Komuter stations, says PAS Youth information chief Ridhuan Mohd Nor.

Although similar demands had been rejected earlier, lawyer Chan Tse Yuen is not deterred in pressing for ‘justice for victims’.

UPDATED 3.50PM Section 3 (3) is tantamount to a permanent threat against newspaper owners and editors, says N Surendran.

Penang will raise the surcharge if there is no reduction in the wastage of the natural resource, the state chief minister warns.

The coalition’s leaders charm with songs, video and speeches, as DAP unveils its polls campaign song Ubah.

The Penang Syariah High Court today postponed to May 10 its decision over an application by two siblings for a declaration that they were not Muslims.

He has no right to criticise the highway concession sale when he had awarded the lopsided contract in the first place, says Tony Pua.

PARLIAMENT Muhyiddin Yassin says 570 electricity supply projects nationwide had been or are being implemented during the 9MP and 10MP.

UPDATED 5.40PM Media practitioners are still liable to be penalised for publishing 'false news', says secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.

UPDATED 5PM Saifuddin Nasution says Najib must tell why a private lawyer has been hired and if public funds are being used.

UPDATED 3.20PM He declines to comment on whether Dataran Merdeka can be used as a venue for the April 28 protest.

The bill replaces the Mufti and Fatwa Enactment 2008, and Kedah MB Azizan Abdul Razak says there is an addendum with Section 22A.

They are irresponsible for not attending yesterday's briefing by the Election Commission, says the Rembau MP.

The state government is still appealing to the Agong to appoint PAS’ Salleh Man to the council president's post.

The party’s secretary-general Kong Cho Ha is reported as saying that non-MCA members may also make it into the list of candidates.

It should bring to book those behind torture, ill-treatment and other  violations, using global fair trial standards, say GMI and Suaram.

I can no longer bear to see the electoral system being manipulated,' Tamrin Abdul Ghafar tells his audience at a pre-Bersih 3.0 rally in KL.

As support for the ever-ruling BN falls.

This, steering committee member Clement Chin says, is because the green rally considers itself as part of the Bersih 3.0 sit-in.

Penang MIC chairperson PK Subbaiyah died at his home in Taman Meranti, Bagan Ajam in Butterworth today. He was 63.

The absence of a panel member with military expertise has stymied the scrutiny process, says the DAP's Tony Pua.

PARLIAMENT UPDATED 11.37AM One proposal is to end the home minister’s absolute discretion to grant or revoke annual permits.

It's not right for the young to be saddled with huge debts as soon as they start their working life, says a Dataran protester.

Reminding complainants that ‘freedom to vote is your right’, a commissioner also notes that the system of governance has failed.

Before the authorities can act on his report of being beaten up by 20 policemen, S Morle finds himself charged instead.

FREE YOURSAY 'Umno and Perkasa not only make use of race and religion but now also royalty just to gain back Malay support.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Former ISA detainee Tan Ka Kheng's case had nothing to do with internal security. He just disagreed with Mahathir.'

FREE YOURSAY 'In many countries with this system, it takes less than a 2% vote swing at national level to change a government.'

An all-day EC briefing for polling agents in Johor Baru ignites speculation that dissolution of Parliament is close.

They want to avoid disrespecting the Agong but plan to set up camp again after the show. [PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO INSIDE]

The Batu Tiga and Shah Alam stops on the Kuala Lumpur to Port Klang route are already sporting BN flags.