Archive - 23 May 2012

The slower expansion in the export-dependent country came after the economy grew at a 5.2 percent clip in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Jamal Md Yunus insists his Kuala Lumpur Traders and Residents’ Action Council is an independent and apolitical movement.

Fernandes replaces Syed Abdul Jaabar Syed Hassan who did not seek re-appointment after serving nearly 15 years as non-executive director.

An ex-lawyer and a clerk pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today to cheating a developer over the sale of a land involving RM280,000.

A cable fault and a shutdown for cable upgrading caused a disruption today in the TM Streamyx Internet service in the Setapak area in Kuala Lumpur and in Felda Trolak, Perak, respectively, according to the TM Consumer Service Division.

UPDATED 8.35PM The anti-Bersih group led by 'petty trader' Jamal Md Yunus seeks to win public support through FB.

'They have carried out four large projects with a total value of nearly RM36.939 billion and all of them without an open tender.'

Taib, who is also Sarawak BN chairperson and PBB president, says he would announce his successor when the right time comes.

Hundreds of villagers in Kampung Terang, Kampung Perlis and Kampung Genting managed to flee to safety during the storm at about 2.30am.

In a unanimous decision, a three-man bench headed by Justice Low Hop Bing, today ruled the appeal as academic.

UPDATED 7.10PM According to the writ, the gov't is claiming RM122,000 in repair costs for 15 damaged vehicles.

The state says the visit will show the water minister, the Selangor opposition and the press that water levels are at comfortable levels.

The Ladang Bukit Jalil residents want a final solution to their claim to land for housing, for which they have been struggling since 2007. [VIDEO INSIDE]

MB Mohamad Hasan says Negri Sembilan would not sell water if the supply was inadequate to meet the needs of the people in the state.

The company will use part of the IPO proceeds to buy Thai AirAsia’s newly-issued ordinary shares to hike its stake in Thai AirAsia to 55 percent.

Its president Amidi Abdul Manan says a Najib-Anwar debate would serve as opportunity for Najib to clarify issues such as the murder of Altantuya.

Hassan Abdul Rahman says he wanted the police to investigate and expose the culprit behind the SMS and stop its circulation.

The DVDs attacking the party leadership are making their rounds in Penang, and its contents can cause unrest.

UPDATED 5.20PM In letters to KL City Hall and the police, it says their failure to act can be deemed an endorsement of the incidents to date.

UPDATED 4.50PM He cannot even approve a Chinese high school for the community in Kuantan, the DAP says.

PAS Youth secretary Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil says this came after the daily had failed to retract the report and apologise.

The Jati chief says he will for the first time reveal a video of a Malay priest who has converted 300 to 400 to Christianity.

The former IGP tells Utusan he dismissed the invitation as the police force are taught not to involve politics with the job.

'I want see terms of reference for the panel before deciding whether to stay on or leave,' says Sinar Harian managing editor Husamuddin Yaacub.

UPDATED 2.25PM A student group says the PM's Department and police are out to stifle student democracy for BN's political survival.

UPDATED 3.30PM DBKL has painted over the lots marked outside her house, while the police have maintained a presence. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Despite owning an ikan bakar chain and a luxury car dealership, Jamal Md Yunus insists that he remains a petty trader.

The ex-minister says it was also imperative for managements and unions to come to a meeting of minds.

He and two others were charged with violating a controversial new law governing public gatherings.

UPDATED 12.10PM Ten DAP councillors ask why the mayor is closing one eye to a violation of Section 39 of the Street, Drainage and Building Act.

The regime is about to get its just desserts.

FREE YOURSAY 'One is driving about in a Lamborghini in the name of 'usahawan', whilst the dumbers are scraping to pay for their Protons.'

Will it bankrupt the country to end PTPTN? There were no clear-cut answers from a debate between BN and Pakatan reps.

UPDATED 3.25PM The former solicitor-general II maintains he is a professional, whether in public or private service.

FREE VOXPOP 'Irene Fernandez has her heart with the migrants and she feels that they need a better deal in Malaysia.'

The stage is set, based on reaction to the proposal last night - all that remains is for the prime minister to agree.

FREE VOXPOP 'In another country, I doubt Najib will be able to refuse to comment on such a damning claim.'

FREE YOURSAY 'So the other 249,997 people who showed up did not violate the PAA, but these  politicians did?'

INTERVIEW Manji believes ordinary people are capable of extraordinarily acts of courage when push comes to shove.

Tajudin may have even paid more than the amount owing, as a result of the undisclosed out-of-court settlement, he says.