Archive - 10 June 2012

Felda staff eligible for 2.5pct shares in FGV

Felda staff are eligible for 2.5 percent shares in Felda Global Ventures Holding (FGV), says Deputy Minister Ahmad Maslan.

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BN party wants bumi status for all races

PPP has a rare epiphany that Malay exclusivity to bumiputera priviliges is 'discriminatory' and wants an end to the policy now.

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Public expects bigger BR1M payout, says minister

The public are expecting more than RM500 for the second round of the BR1M cash payout, says minister Ahmad Maslan.

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Kayveas: Herd mentality drove youths to Bersih 3.0

UPDATED 8.50PM He also belittles indelible ink saying it would deter beauty-conscious women from coming out to vote.

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Home minister: Rising crime rate a matter of perception

Hishammuddin Hussein says the recent spate of high profile crime cases does not mean that the country is not safe.

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Hisham: Video withheld so as not to pre-empt Bersih panel

UPDATED 7.38PM For now, the only people who can view the video is the panel itself, led by ex-IGP Hanif Omar.

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DPM to consider PPP's request to contest in KL

UPDATED 7.24PM Muhyiddin Yassin says PPP FT chief A Chandrakumanan may get his seat if he is winnable.

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How much are we willing to forgive our politicians?

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PKR: Umno realised PTPTN siege would backfire

PKR info chief Shuhaimi Shafiei says the Unisel-Kuis loans freeze would have finished off Umno’s chances of retaking Selangor.

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All eyes on Sabah BN duo over rumoured defections

Upko deputy president Wilfred Bumburing and Sabah Umno's Lajim Ukin are widely speculated to be crossing over to Pakatan.

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Penang gov't failures will see more floods, says SAM

Its president SM Mohamed Idris says the state government has not taken any concrete or lasting measures to stop floods.

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Teng: I will be more assertive than Koh

Unlike his predecessor, Teng Chang Yeow says he will put his foot down whenever necessary to show his assertiveness.

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Pakatan to contest under component party banners

The party said there were concerns that there was not enough time for voters get familiar with the coalition's logo as the elections were expected soon.

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S'wak CM's son's divorce dispute back in court

NONE The settlement for the RM400 million dispute between Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib and his former wife have collapsed.

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BN YBs edge M'kini in basketball rematch

A spirited effort by three BN Parliamentarians overcame a younger Malaysiakini team at the YBsCanJump tournament.

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WWW15 row: Transport minister speaks up

NONE 'What is important is that everyone speaks the truth. If everyone does so, there would be no such problems,' says Kong Cho Har.

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BN the Bully commits blunder in PTPTN spat

FREE YOURSAY 'Pawning students and their future for political gains is not acceptable, no matter what the circumstances are.'

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Sale of navy secrets: Don't just deny, prove it

FREE VOXPOP 'Tell us why the French court has the evidence of such sale if you believe that there were no such transaction.'

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It's not about unity, but Malay-Muslim integrity

FREE YOURSAY 'The nation's future rests not on Malay-Muslim unity. The nation's future rests on Malay-Muslim integrity and competence.'

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Who exactly are Malay-Muslims uniting against?

FREE YOURSAY 'The day when Malaysia is truly liberated is when the rakyat accept one another as comrades-in-arms fighting a common cause.'

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First French submarines, now Australian banknotes

COMMENT Awaiting trial is the case involving alleged kickbacks to Malaysian gov't officials by two Australian banknote-production companies.

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