Archive - 1 June 2012

An engineer was dumbstruck for a moment when he was handed down the maximum sentence by the Sessions Court in Butterworth today for posting comments which insulted the sultan of Perak in his website three years ago.

Its commissioner, James Nayagam, said Suhakam had written a letter to Home Ministry sec-gen Abdul Rahim Mohd Radzi for a discussion on the matter.

Inspector-general of police Ismail Omar gives an assurance that the panel would investigate the video in a fair and thorough manner.

GE13 is around the corner and Malaysiakini is recruiting editorial volunteers to help out with the election coverage.

Fears are expressed over ‘presumption of fact' section in Amendment (No 2) to Evidence Act passed by Parliament, but is yet to be gazetted.

The High Court in Shah Alam today dismissed an application by Wanita Umno information chief Hamidah Osman to strike out a defamation suit filed by Shah Alam Member of Parliament Khalid Abdul Samad on the posting of an alleged ‘superimposed’ photograph of him clad in a priest’s robe which was posted on her blog.

The group is demanding the unconditional return of their land, and compensation for land takeover losses.

UPDATED 6.10PM The AG's Chambers has been given the responsibility to come up with the terms of reference.

UPDATED 6.05PM A Merdeka Centre poll says Najib’s ratings dropped from 69% in February to 65% in May, after the Bersih 3.0 furore.

Police move goes against government's plan for independent panel to probe violence during the rally, says Muhammad Sha'ani Abdullah.

UPDATED 6.35PM Ministers must declare to cabinet if their family members bid for government contracts or seek soft loans.

‘Sometimes political parties may depict one of their leaders in a caricature to praise his deeds, there is nothing wrong with that'.

PAS says Pakatan Rakyat is in agreement that a Malay Muslim would be made prime minister if the coalition seize Putrajaya.

‘If the youth and sports minister persists to shift blame, it is best that he resign,’ say party veeps Nurul Izzah Anwar and N Surendran.

The National Association of Artistes or Seniman will propose to the government for the implementation of a minimum salary to artistes in the country.

A new judge will hear a RM2.5 million defamation suit filed by senior lawyer Manjeet Singh Dhillon against Padang Serai Member of Parliament N Gobalakrishnan, Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3 ) and two others.

Commissioner Jannie Lasimbang says the licences are essential in finding out the parameters the timber firms are given to conduct logging.

UPDATED 5.30PM The two, who were assaulted on Wednesday, threaten to hold a rally in front of the Home Ministry.

The no-action decison was taken because the car the single mother was in did not stop when ordered to do so.

 

The Dayak community in Sarawak today celebrated the Gawai Dayak festival by visiting close family members and going to open houses.

Break your silence on corruption-cum-treason case of selling naval secrets to foreigners, says Kit Siang.

Hadi Awang says the PM will do anything to ensure victory, including calling for polls during the haj season.

PKR says the MyDaftar campaign failed to address its goal of helping Malaysian-born Indians who are stateless. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Tint Swe, head of the Press Scrutinisation and Registration Department, says There will be no press scrutiny job from the end of June.

The coalition says the Election Commission team must be replaced if clean and fair elections are to be ensured.

The website says presenter Peter John Jaban appeared to have voluntarily followed the individuals who had taken him away.

We will be more considerate in future and ensure that such an incident is not repeated, says Ahmad Shabery.

‘If royalty cannot be disputed, this means the rakyat has deified them,’ says former Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin.

No record to show that then DPM Anwar Ibrahim accepted ACA recommendation to take disciplinary action against Azmin Ali, says daily.

Media from west to east practice double standards.

Former KL CID chief Mat Zain says ex-IGP Musa's statement is clear proof he had no concrete evidence against Anwar.

New York-based Human Rights Watch says the Malaysian gov't should respect the right to free expression.

Mohd Khalil, 75, received the instrument of appointment today from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah.

COMMENT Until we come out of the box of ethnicity we will never see a Malaysia that has so much to offer all Malaysians.

‘If they did it out of self-defence, how come there were so many shots on the deceased's bodies?' asks PKR veep N Surendran.

The dual listing, slated to debut in M'sian and S'pore bourses in July, comes at a time when many IPOs are being postponed.

Dr Xavier Jayakumar blasts Umno leaders for pushing to ensure Puncak Niaga and Syabas get to continue with their water business.

MP Nurul Izzah will move an emergency motion at the next sitting of Parlkiament to debate the alleged sale of documents to a French company.

FREE YOURSAY 'It was all there for the rakyat to see - the inaction by the authorities proved that they were not bothered...'

Loan guarantees such as those for highways and the MRT project expose ordinary Malaysians to higher debt risks.

Councillor Ong Ah Teong says putting words into his mouth is malicious as he had never said there was an official ban on them.

FREE VOXPOP 'If Isa Samad is an illegal KPF member, it means his appointment as an official of the cooperative is also illegal.'

Tony Pua says Felda Global should give the settlers the shares directly instead of setting up a ‘mysterious’ fund to hold it.

After spending two days outside the PM's Office, a group of ex-estate worker's families are promised a meeting.

FREE VOXPOP 'A mundane tablet running on an outdated operating system by an unknown company and selling...'

INTERVIEW The buttmen's crosshairs are not trained at Bersih alone, but also on a certain allegedly corrupt minister. [VIDEO INSIDE]

INTERVIEW Ex-IGP Musa Hassan says he was grilled by the former PM on allegations the DPM was involved in the murder.

FREE YOURSAY 'We want the PM to say something about this serious allegation. The world should hear from him.'

FREE YOURSAY 'When these strategic secrets are exposed, it is the poor men in the Navy who have to pay with their lives.'