Archive - 15 May 2012

It would allow the soon-to-be-listed entity to emerge as one of the world's biggest and respected commodity companies.

Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim's resignation from the party showed that DAP does not condone dissent from its members despite claiming to be democratic, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said today.

A Malaysian national, Mohd Nazarrudin Saidin, returned home safely today, 378 days after being abducted by a group of armed men in Sulu Island, Philippine, on May 8 last year.

The issuance of the temporary operating licence to Lynas has been postponed pending a decision on an appeal by Science Minister Maximus Ongkili.

UPDATED 11.13PM Deputy IGP Khalid Abu Bakar says they will begin seeking those identified in the rally after a seven-day deadline ended today.

The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has allowed the use of the ‘Datuk’ title by former Selangor state executive councillor Saidin Thamby and former Tabung Haji senior general manager Mohamed Shafie following their acquittal and discharge by the Court of Appeals.

Police today recorded a statement from Sik PAS Youth chief Ngah Habib Mahyudin, 30, over a talk of a seditious nature.

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) today announced that managing director Bashir Ahmad Abd Majid’s contract has been extended for another year by the Finance Ministry, effective June 7, 2012.

UPDATED 7.53PM The Malaysian Bar is opposed to the proposal, which appears similar to proposals mooted twice.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today gave Malaysian United Indian Party president Senator S Nallakaruppan until May 22 to file his statement of defence in the defamation suit against him by Anwar Ibrahim.

UPDATED 8.05PM ‘You don't need demonstrations in Malaysia because inevitably there will be trouble,' the PM says.

A whopping 88 percent of voters in Kota Kinabalu and the adjacent Penampang constituency wants an RCI on illegal immigration in Sabah.

Malacca BN chairperson Mohd Ali Rustam says based on experience, 30 percent of the existing candidates would be dropped.

UPDATED 9.30PM ‘The newspaper has turned my statement upside down,’ claims Juanda Jaya on claims that PAS has misused the word ‘Islam’ in its name.

A five-member panel dismissed B Kasturi Kesveren’s appeal after ruling that the disciplinary board’s decision to strike him off from the rolls was correct. 

Executive chairperson Ibrahim Ahmad says the group had allocated RM130 million to invest in the sugar manufacturing plant and machinery.

The Sri Andalas rep reimburses Plus Expressway Bhd for charges owed by drivers who had driven through during Sunday's protest. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Indonesia’s hardline Islamic Defenders Front has mounted protests in Jakarta against Lady Gaga, vowing to intercept the singer at the airport

UPDATED 5.45PM DAP wants to know if the new Penang BN chief will allow the proposed free port to be privatised.

UPDATED 5.55PM Asked how he will react to this, he says, 'the reaction will not be from me, but from the public.'

UPDATED 4.50PM Affidavits from home minister and federal police chief are sufficient grounds for dismissal of the application.

UPDATED 5.15PM The group also insists they are not racists, saying that they had problems only with the CM, not with Penangites.

TV1 has aired a 30-minute documentary, depicting the April 28 rally as part of a conspiracy which included coup d'état bid.

Perak police chief Mohd Shukri Dahalan says a 43-year-old night market trader and a 52-year-old plumber were picked up on Saturday.

Johor DAP chief Boo Cheng Hau denies mooting a non-Muslim menteri besar if Pakatan Rakyat takes power in the state.

He says there are plans to substitute a substantial portion of foreign labour with local manpower through the introduction of minimum wages.

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says Indonesia has been in talks with Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and France about prisoners.

Police needed to use force to counter acts of hooliganism by Bersih 3.0 protesters, says the former prime minister.

The commission will send a team to check on the well-being of the striking detainees in Kamunting.

Two FDS teams are involved - the Kota Kinabalu FDS team with 34 villages and the Sandakan FDS team with 29 villages.

UPDATED 2.47PM Lim Guan Eng says he hopes to speak to him and convince him to stay as the DAP vice-chairperson.

The defence minister insists that the French courts have no jurisdiction to summon Malaysians to testify in the sub inquiry.

Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha says the bids were nearly four times the 4,750 bids for the 'WVW' numbers.

Making integrity our unique value proposition.

UPDATED 2.42PM The PKR veep is accused of refusing to leave Pulapol, where he had been held with other Bersih 3.0 protesters.

Public protests and Taiwan's strict environmental evaluation standard have made it hard for the project to obtain approval.

UPDATED 1.45PM The memo, containing nearly 4,000 signatures, protests violence against journalists during Bersih 3.0. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The state coalition head denies putting up the proposal for the polls, but does say implementation will only follow BN victory.

FIRST PERSON This is for awareness about the International Organisation for Migration. Let us all do what little we can to help victims of trafficking.

The video footage shows the PM is clearly annoyed; he raises his hand and tells the protesters to ‘please stop it’.

FREE YOURSAY 'The police can hunt down Bersih participants but they can't arrest hooligans outside someone's house?'

UPDATED 11.45AM Today’s protest is the second to be held in front of Ambiga's house in a week. [PHOTOS & VIDEO INSIDE]

FREE YOURSAY 'Usually when politicians give pessimistic views about their party, the real situation is worse.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Someone could have easily died in the resulting chaos. It was the police who were trying to cause deaths.'

A former Public Bank employee accused of leaking banking details of the NFC directors to PKR reiterates his innocence.

Some 40 of them started camping outside Wisma Pelita yesterday, demanding action on their complaints over land grab.