Archive - 7 June 2012

PM: Affordable tertiary education will continue

PM: Affordable tertiary education will continue

The abolishment of PTPTN will cost too much and funds can be used for other purposes, says the premier.
MRT Corp denies plan to acquire BB Plaza

MRT Corp denies plan to acquire BB Plaza

Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has confirmed that it is in negotiations with the government to build an underground station integrated with Bukit Bintang Plaza (BB Plaza).
S'gor stands firm, Unisel to liquidate some assets

S'gor stands firm, Unisel to liquidate some assets

NONE UPDATED 8PM Unisel will liquidate some assets as a temporary measure to help students affected by the PTPTN loan freeze.
No sales tax imposed, RON95 still cheaper than RON97

No sales tax imposed, RON95 still cheaper than RON97

The government has never imposed any sales tax on consumers for petrol price to ensure that the people are not burdened by the price.
Malaysian firms beat Chelsea to Battersea site

Malaysian firms beat Chelsea to Battersea site

Malaysia’s SP Setia Bhd and Sime Darby Bhd’s property arm won the right to redevelop the Battersea Power Station, beating a rival bid from Chelsea Football Club looking to move its stadium to the London landmark.    
Khalid Samad shows audio, pix of buy-over defection bid

Khalid Samad shows audio, pix of buy-over defection bid

NONE UPDATED 7.45PM The video shows two BN agents, their driver, and two reps of a PKR MP apparently negotiating over a price. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Guan Eng slams The Star for false hillslope reporting

Guan Eng slams The Star for false hillslope reporting

The Penang CM refutes the allegations, claiming that the state has the most stringent guidelines in the country for hillslope safety development.
Bar Council: Kedah amendment is unconstitutional

Bar Council: Kedah amendment is unconstitutional

Its president Lim Chee Wee says the amendment providing that a fatwa cannot be challenged goes against the separation of powers.
Utusan Melayu may venture into property development

Utusan Melayu may venture into property development

Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd, may venture into property development in the future as part of its strategy to unlock the value of its current land bank.
Noh: Unisel loans to resume if PKR admits wrong

Noh: Unisel loans to resume if PKR admits wrong

If PKR admits it cannot implement its free education proposal, PTPTN will continue giving out loans, offers the agriculture minister.
PTPTN freeze: PKR to aid students who want to sue

PTPTN freeze: PKR to aid students who want to sue

NONE PKR says students have the locus standi to take legal action.
15,000 more S'poreans and PR holders banned from casinos

15,000 more S'poreans and PR holders banned from casinos

From July 1, about 12,000 short to medium-term recipients of ComCare will be excluded from casinos.
Let's focus on key issues rather than number plates

Let's focus on key issues rather than number plates

Komtar rep hits back at defamation allegations

Komtar rep hits back at defamation allegations

He denies allegations of threatening a lawyer into retaining a client, only extended help as an assemblyperson.
Azmin's graft probe not BN's doing, says Muhyiddin

Azmin's graft probe not BN's doing, says Muhyiddin

'(BN) do not get involved with MACC's decisions. It is an independent body and can re-open any file it wants,' says the DPM.
Wan Ahmad: Sabah has almost 1 million voters

Wan Ahmad: Sabah has almost 1 million voters

Sabah now has 926,638 registered voters, according to Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.
Pua: Will BN states be forced to take larger stake in FGV?

Pua: Will BN states be forced to take larger stake in FGV?

The Petaling Jaya Utara MP questions whether the possibility of under-subscription for FGV’s initial public offering will lead to this.
NUJ urges EC to set up media monitoring team

NUJ urges EC to set up media monitoring team

NUJ wants the EC to set up a media monitoring for the election campaign period, with powers to take action against errant companies.
NRD urged to explain voter identity duplicity

NRD urged to explain voter identity duplicity

NONE The EC buck weighs hard on the NRD as the electoral process' integrity comes under question both locally and globally.
Najib on the horns of a dilemma over polls date

Najib on the horns of a dilemma over polls date

NONE COMMENT A slew of imponderables viewed as mildly menacing a year ago have now shifted ominously for the premier.
Gathering of Mandailing-born at Batu Caves on June 14

Gathering of Mandailing-born at Batu Caves on June 14

The Mandailing-born community will hold a gathering of the Mandailing-born at the Dewan Seri Siantan, Batu Caves on June 14.
'Fair' for PTPTN to test PKR policy, says DPM

'Fair' for PTPTN to test PKR policy, says DPM

UPDATED 4.15PM 'If the (Selangor) MB says there's no need for students to take the loans, then PTPTN need not give out the loans.'
NGO: Ismail Sabri abused power to help Isa Samad

NGO: Ismail Sabri abused power to help Isa Samad

NONE UPDATED 6.33PM The minister can only use his powers to intervene under extraordinary circumstances, says Anak.
DPM's lips stitched tight on leaked Navy papers

DPM's lips stitched tight on leaked Navy papers

scorpene submarine UPDATED 5.05PM Yet again, he keeps mum on questions about the French probe into the Scorpene submarine purchase.
Another S'gor college risks PTPTN loan freeze?

Another S'gor college risks PTPTN loan freeze?

Selangor International Islamic University College (Kuis) may suffer the same fate as Unisel.
Anak calls for mammoth protest against FGV listing

Anak calls for mammoth protest against FGV listing

UPDATED 6.02PM Anak says it has no choice but to hold a big demonstration because the authorities have ignored them for six months.
Gov't seen delaying polls, eyes new cash handout

Gov't seen delaying polls, eyes new cash handout

NONE ANALYSIS The new handout under consideration would be distributed to over 5 million households ahead of Hari Raya.
Kadir Sheikh Fadzir's new party 'not ready' for polls

Kadir Sheikh Fadzir's new party 'not ready' for polls

NONE UPDATED 2.45PM Ex-Umno minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir says it is too soon for the fledgling party to stand in GE13.
Life's pretty good despite...

Life's pretty good despite...

The little person can only whisper words of caution
Rais tells Bersih to take leaf from 1M'sia moral guide

Rais tells Bersih to take leaf from 1M'sia moral guide

NONE UPDATED 2.15PM Launching his ministry’s tome, Rais Yatim takes another swipe at Bersih, saying they could learn from government restraint.
Minister: DG can waive payment at Liow's request

Minister: DG can waive payment at Liow's request

'Paying or not depends on whether the owner of WWW15 plate number has written a request for waiver'.
1M'sia: BN politicians first, performance later?

1M'sia: BN politicians first, performance later?

COMMENT They should realise and must know that it is human nature to react and rise up when one is pushed down by oppression.
Details on airing manifestos given only when polls called

Details on airing manifestos given only when polls called

UPDATED 5.20PM Rais says details of the cabinet decision will be given to all parties when parliament is dissolved.

 

PKR: Liow's free WWW15 may crash JPJ bid system

PKR: Liow's free WWW15 may crash JPJ bid system

NONE UPDATED 1.16PM It will cause the public to lose faith in the JPJ open tender system.

Gov't mulls second round of RM500 handout

Gov't mulls second round of RM500 handout

UPDATE 3.15PM DPM Muhyiddin has proposed to the cabinet to continue the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) programme.
Suaram to hold 'Ops Scorpene 2.0' dinner

Suaram to hold 'Ops Scorpene 2.0' dinner

The dinner, to be held next Friday, June 15 at the Petaling Jaya Civic Centre, aims to raise RM300,000 this time around.
'We can even investigate the IGP'

'We can even investigate the IGP'

NONE The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission packs plenty of power, but it doesn't believe in trumpeting them. [VIDEO]
Minister confirms freezing PTPTN loans to Unisel

Minister confirms freezing PTPTN loans to Unisel

NONE UPDATED 11.49PM Minister Khaled Nordin says the Unisel PTPTN freeze is to challenge Selangor to give free education.
Big waves and high tides flood homes in Perlis

Big waves and high tides flood homes in Perlis

Kuala Perlis assemblyperson Mat Hassan said houses were deluged with sea water due to big waves and rising tide which started at 12.30pm.
EAIC, prove you're not a toothless tiger first

EAIC, prove you're not a toothless tiger first

FREE VOXPOP 'Is the public wrong in perceiving the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission as a body that can investigate but can do little else?'
Podcast: Onus is on you to prove your cyber innocence

Podcast: Onus is on you to prove your cyber innocence

NONE PODCAST Onn Yeoh talks to Foong Cheng Leong, the lawyer who first broke the news about the Evidence Act amendments.
PTPTN row: So Selangorians don't pay taxes?

PTPTN row: So Selangorians don't pay taxes?

FREE YOURSAY 'The new Unisel undergrads should not be made into pawns in Umno's unprincipled attempts to wrest back Selangor.'
DAP reminds Teng to focus on freeing Penang port

DAP reminds Teng to focus on freeing Penang port

DAP leaders say Teng’s stand on the port issue is being submerged by BN’s two opposing plans, and asks if he can stay afloat.
Once again, Mahathir is afflicted by amnesia

Once again, Mahathir is afflicted by amnesia

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Don't trust this old fox. Actually he knows more than he wants to acknowledge about the Project M in Sabah.'
Non-Malay PM: Khoo says nay, Malay politicos say aye

Non-Malay PM: Khoo says nay, Malay politicos say aye

'The weight of history is such that only a Malay can lead any gov't at present.'
Sale of military secrets: Why the deafening silence?

Sale of military secrets: Why the deafening silence?

NONE FREE YOURSAY ‘Our national security is under threat. The gov't should act by conducting an immediate investigation.'
PM must be a Malay, says historian Khoo

PM must be a Malay, says historian Khoo

NONE The PM must be a Malay Muslim even though there is no article in the Federal Constitution which prevents non-Malays from holding the post.
Post-GE chaos theory 'dirty politics', says Bersih

Post-GE chaos theory 'dirty politics', says Bersih

NONE The conspiracy theory is a manifestation of the ‘dirty politics' that the NGO coalition has been campaigning against.
Scorpene sub scandal spreads to Malta

Scorpene sub scandal spreads to Malta

NONE A Maltese opposition MP alleges a French company may have laundered some of Perimekar's money in the island.