Archive - 24 April 2012

Umno: Penang gov't attempting to obstruct DPM's visit

Its Bayan Baru Division says the venue had to be moved to Persiaran Mahsuri, Bayan Baru as Penang Municipal Council had banned them from the initial location at Taman Iping, Batu Maung.

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Mufti's post to be upgraded to be similar to exco members

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Jamil Khir Baharom says the mufti’s post will be upgraded to be similar to state exco members and muftis will receive similar benefits.

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No Mindef officials to attend French submarine trial

No officials from Mindef will fly to Paris to attend a court trial related to the Scorpene submarines, says Defence Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

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Hisham: Gathering can go ahead, but at one of four venues

Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today the opposition-backed gathering scheduled for the weekend can go ahead, but at any one of the four venues offered as the location.

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Muhyiddin: Special election manifesto for Kelantan

Barisan Nasional (BN) will come up with a special manifesto for Kelantan, spelling out all the promises which the coalition will fulfil if it wins the state in the coming election, Muhyiddin Yassin said.

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T'ganu gazettes four deviationist cults, including Ayah Pin sect

The Terengganu government has gazetted four deviationist cults, including the Ayah Pin sect, involved in deviant teachings and practices in the state.

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NFC office rental 'more than market rate'

The unit the company rents from its executive director should cost about RM4,500 a month, not the RM8,240 it is now paying.

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Two Chinese students beaten and robbed in Sydney train

Australia’s Mandarin-speaking ex-leader Kevin Rudd today weighed into the case of two Chinese students who were burned and beaten in Sydney, sparking a media storm in their homeland, reports said.

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Eyeball to eyeball: Who's going to blink?

COMMENT A striking metaphor on the nuclear confrontation applies to the looming Bersih vs cops contest of wills.

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Federal gov't hands over RM35mil to Mais

The federal government today handed over RM35,255,800 million to the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) for payment of allowances for religious activities in the state this year.

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Taxi drivers will ferry Bersih-goers if...

A group representing taxi drivers says they will ferry Bersih rally participants if the event is held in a stadium.

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Kedah royals: State forcibly acquired our land

UPDATED 6.40PM They also allege the compensation given did not follow current market prices, and also didn't take into account a building there.

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'Out-of-court settlement won't end T'ganu oil row'

Its sec-gen Saifuddin Nasution says this is because the new gov't may not be bound by the settlement should there be a shift in politics.

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Suaram's Scorpene case out 'to cause chaos'

UPDATED 6.50PM Umno sec-gen says the French legal case may bring out ‘many things’ to shame certain individuals.

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MB grilled over billboard monopoly in state assembly

Mohamad Hasan was asked to explain as to why his gov't is forcing a monopoly of the billboard industry.

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'LGBT claim' will not disrupt Bersih rally

Woes of sexual minorities a public cause and my role there won't hamper the bigger cause for electoral reform, says Ambiga.

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Students have genuine grouses against PTPTN

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Malaysia to get Asia's first Legoland Hotel

Asia’s first Legoland Hotel is to open in Malaysia in 2014 next to a theme park dedicated to the popular children’s building bricks, the developers said today.

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Billboard privatisation: AMK wants MB to answer

Why was authority over billboards in Negeri Sembilan taken away from local authorities and a clueless company given the task, PKR Youth demands to know.

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Ex-imam gets 15 years' jail and 12 strokes for rape

The Sessions Court today sentenced a former imam of a mosque to 15 years jail and ordered him to be given 12 strokes of the cane after finding him guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl last year.

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Rent-for-profit claim is wrong, NFC tells PKR

Company director Wan Shahinur Izran Salleh explains that the decision was made in the best interests of NFC.

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Arsonists in KL switch from cars to motorcycles

After 23 arson cases involving luxury cars in March, 32 machines were torched in residential areas in Kuala Lumpur in the last 24 hours.

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Bukit Jalil stadium offered as venue for gathering

The Malaysian Stadium Corporation is prepared to offer the Bukit Jalil National Stadium as the venue for the gathering planned this week.

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Indie produced Bersih song goes viral

The 5:26 minutes The Bersih Song: Tears of Malaysia released at 8.30 last night has recorded over 22,000 views.

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PKR rep alleges conspiracy between trader and police

Sim Tze Tsin says the foreign workers from China whom he had helped were later told to change and withdraw their police report.

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SUPP identifies candidates for Sibu and Lanang

SUPP branch chairperson Wong Soon Koh says there was still ample time to submit the names before the deadline on April 30.

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Police, DBKL behaving like colonial masters

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Trio seek to set aside Anwar's review application

Jamil Khir and two others today filed a bid to set aside Anwar's application to review a ruling that they need not get leave.

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It's right, and our right, to take part in Bersih 3.0

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Tunku Monsor not the Tunku Laksamana of Kedah

The statement says the confusion could have come about because Tunku Kassim, the father of Tunku Monsor, had held the position prior to his demise.

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PTPTN chief: It's all because someone wants to be PM

Ismail Mohamed Said says all the issues arose because of the ambition of a certain individual to become the prime minister.

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Another four held for trying to occupy Dataran

UPDATED 4.40PM DBKL officers grabbed and led the protesters to Dang Wangi district police station. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Saifuddin wants disciplinary action against Shafee

UPDATED 1.55PM The Bar Council is urged to act against Shafee for putting off court cases if his reason doesn't hold up.

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'All in the NFC family' rental deal exposed

UPDATED 2.05PM A PKR search shows two NFC directors have been leasing properties to the firm for ‘lucrative’ returns.

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Senate president: No provisions to impeach Anwar

UPDATED 1.18PM Abu Zahar Nika Ujang has received a memorandum from NGOs calling for Anwar’s impeachment.

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HSBC denies stopping staff from attending Bersih

UPDATED 2.29PM The bank denies issuing a memo to staff not to attend the rally, saying they are free to do so on their personal time.

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Bersih 3.0 - Breaking through the fear barrier

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Transition of power: Open letter to political parties

COMMENT Will the BN ensure a peaceful transfer of power? This sensitive question lurks in the minds of many concerned Malaysians.

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Bersih adamant on holding rally at Dataran

UPDATED 2.25PM A Samad Said says it is their constitutional right to use the historic site. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Explained - 'MyKad' with expiry date

A Facebook posting has fuelled suspicion that foreigners are being given citizenship, along with voting rights.

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PAS chief Hadi Awang vows to join Bersih sit-in

UPDATED 1.26PM He tells the police to support the rally as clean and fair elections are also in their interests.

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Responsible actor or irresponsible agent?

It is an either or choice, with no middle ground.

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Hindraf attacks newspapers for misreporting

'De facto leader P Uthayakumar has never said that Pakatan's banners at its conventions did not have any Indian face.'

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'Suspension proves UUCA amendments have failed'

Mohd Zaini Izuwan, 25, has been slapped with a 66-day academic suspension and RM100 fine by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Unimap).

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Attend Bersih sit-in, urges MP who sat on PSC

Each Bersih rally has brought some improvement to the electoral system, says Rasah MP Anthony Loke, who sat on the PSC for electoral reform.

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Rumbles in Penang over new BN head

A Malay NGO asks why the BN leadership did not give the state chief’s post to Umno, which holds 11 seats in the assembly.

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Hilmi, Chua in hot water for demolishing shrine

The Penang port authorities have admitted no notice was given prior to the destruction of a 40-year-old Hindu shrine in Prai last Friday.

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Teng to DAP rep: Talk to yourself

Newly-minted Penang BN head Teng Chang Yeow fends off state DAP secretary Ng Wei Aik’s claim that he is an ‘Umno puppet’.

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Electoral roll: What else is the EC hiding?

COMMENT There are further problems involving far more voters than those identified in the author's previous two articles.

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MP: Najib not testifying in Paris court reflects badly

UPDATED 11.06AM Gobind Singh Deo says the PM who spouts reform should lead by example in the Scorpene case.

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DBKL evicts occupiers, cordons off campsite

UPDATED 11.45AM After the raid, DBKL officers fenced off the campsite with metal fencing and yellow tape.

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Perils and opportunity in the DAP beltway

COMMENT Talk about Lim Kit Siang leading the party’s Johor charge obscures a host of hazards the party could face in the future.

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Taib's son fails to offer settlement to ex-wife

It's two weeks since the deadline ended and Mahmud Abu Bekir's lawyers have yet to submit any settlement proposal.

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Leaked video enough to justify Bersih 3.0

FREE VOXPOP 'If Umno can instruct the NRD and EC to do something like this, then the EC and NRD are not independent.'

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'Ban or no ban, we shall be there on Saturday'

FREE YOURSAY 'I hope those who chickened out of Bersih 2.0 will now take their place in history's turning point.'

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