Archive - 25 June 2012

Sedition Act cannot be challenged, court rules

Sedition Act cannot be challenged, court rules

Federal Court rules Sedition Act is a good law and that Article 4 (2) (b) of the federal constitution states that such a law cannot be challenged.
Court orders extradition of Iranian bomb suspect

Court orders extradition of Iranian bomb suspect

Masoud Sedaghat Zadeh will be sent back to Thailand unless his lawyers file an appeal within 15 days, the prosecution says.
MIC Youth wants Tamil school land deals probed

MIC Youth wants Tamil school land deals probed

It wants MACC to investigate allegations of corruption involving the sale of three plots of Tamil school land in Selangor.
Tax dept cannot access data given for BR1M

Tax dept cannot access data given for BR1M

PARLIAMENT Steps have been taken to ensure personal information provided by BR1M recipients will not get to Inland Revenue Board.
BN MP wants Syed Mokhtar's hands off Penang port

BN MP wants Syed Mokhtar's hands off Penang port

NONE PARLIAMENT Bung Mokhtar Radin says the government is treating Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary like a prince.
Selangor MB slams new chief secretary

Selangor MB slams new chief secretary

NONE Khalid Ibrahim blasts newly-appointed chief secretary Ali Hamsa for making anti-opposition statements.
EC lodges report against dubious voter

EC lodges report against dubious voter

EC secretary says Zulkifli Ismail had also accused it of cheating, in alleging that a single name could be used at all voting centres.
Malaysia deplores 'violence' in Indonesia

Malaysia deplores 'violence' in Indonesia

Malaysia today summons Indonesian envoy to register its concerns over violent protests at its diplomatic premises in Jakarta on Friday.
Ambiga: Don't restrict polls observers

Ambiga: Don't restrict polls observers

The five NGOs named by the Election Commission should be quickly appointed and properly trained for their GE duties, says the Bersih chief.
Handouts: Losing our dignity and pride

Handouts: Losing our dignity and pride

Hulu Langat MP: I never said Lynas plant is safe

Hulu Langat MP: I never said Lynas plant is safe

NONE UPDATED 7.05PM PAS' Che Rosli Che Mat is also ready to sue those who use his image on pro-Lynas campaign material.
New injunction to be filed on 'misleading' FGV prospectus

New injunction to be filed on 'misleading' FGV prospectus

'FGV is passing off land it does not own, land that will not be given to it as assets by state governments,' says Anak president Mazlan Aliman.
RM32mil to improve welfare of ex-servicemen

RM32mil to improve welfare of ex-servicemen

Ex-servicemen's body PBTM says this included carrying out skills training, business, entrepreneurship, farming and welfare programmes.
Ibrahim mocks JAG award for sexism

Ibrahim mocks JAG award for sexism

‘If possible, make the ceremony bigger and invite me,’ he tells the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality which organised the awards.
Kit Siang: 'Pendatang' slur shows 1M'sia has failed

Kit Siang: 'Pendatang' slur shows 1M'sia has failed

The DAP adviser says the Najib administration has failed to stop state sanctioned racial indoctrination, the root cause of the slur.

Pengerang graves relocation: MP ticks off critics

Pengerang graves relocation: MP ticks off critics

UPDATED 7.35PM ‘This is not the Wild Wild West, where you dig up a body and throw it to the side of the road,' says Azalina Othman.
PKA wins appeal to reinstate case agains KDSB

PKA wins appeal to reinstate case agains KDSB

port klang free zone pkfz probe 230807 The decision by a three-member bench will result in the case being sent back to the Shah Alam High Court.
PM declares November as 1M'sia family month

PM declares November as 1M'sia family month

The women's minister says the move was taken to give priority to the family perspective in the nation's socio-economic development.
Anak wants top Umno veterans at 'Orange Rally'

Anak wants top Umno veterans at 'Orange Rally'

NONE Felda settlers' children hope past leaders supportive of Felda, such as ex-PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, will attend its July 14 event.
Anwar: SMS proves NST, Berita Harian wrong

Anwar: SMS proves NST, Berita Harian wrong

UPDATED 7.45PM The opposition leader has proof that he did not try to muzzle an ACA investigator and wants the dailies to run it.
Rafizi to expose abuses of power by Selangor Umno

Rafizi to expose abuses of power by Selangor Umno

'I accept Puad's challenge,' says the PKR director of strategy, who will expose abuses of power when Umno ruled Selangor. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Perkasa wants 3 Singapore diplomats out

Perkasa wants 3 Singapore diplomats out

UPDATED 5.30PM Chanting ‘Long live the Malays’, the group rallies against the Singaporean trio who had attended Bersih 3.0.
'Treatment of minorities a mark of civility'

'Treatment of minorities a mark of civility'

Urging solicitude for Palestinian suffering, Anwar Ibrahim counsels Muslims to broaden their frame to include other minorities in distress.
'Gov't downplaying air traffic system problems'

'Gov't downplaying air traffic system problems'

NONE UPDATED 6.20PM Nurul Izzah Anwar says the problems allegedly dogging the system are far from ‘minor glitches’.
Malacca guilds scoff at miserly state funding

Malacca guilds scoff at miserly state funding

National Chinese Cultural Festival organisers say if Malacca can only offer RM20,000 for the event, it might as well keep it.
Najib's delusions about GE13

Najib's delusions about GE13

BN will win 14-0, he says.
Zunar: Is PM telling cartoonists to toe the line?

Zunar: Is PM telling cartoonists to toe the line?

NONE UPDATED 3.10PM Najib’s call that cartoonists adopt 1Malaysia messages in their work can be seen as an instruction, he says.
'Cops took photos of naked ISA detainee'

'Cops took photos of naked ISA detainee'

NONE UPDATED 3.05PM They also threatened to expose these, according to an account that was made public today.
MP: Stop faulting media for crime reports

MP: Stop faulting media for crime reports

If the Home Ministry is confident about its stance, it should disclose the statistics, says Tony Pua.
PKR warns Najib to brace for NFC-style expose

PKR warns Najib to brace for NFC-style expose

NONE UPDATED 1.55PM Ampang LRT line extension job given to 'losing bidder' and PKR vows to quiz the PM. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Documents: Dr M 'consented' to Scorpene misdeeds

Documents: Dr M 'consented' to Scorpene misdeeds

NONE Some of the misdeeds appear to have taken place 'with the knowledge and consent of the former premier'.
'Mystery woman' denies link with Anwar

'Mystery woman' denies link with Anwar

Zaliah Zakaria wants Anwar Ibrahim to deny that she is connected to the claim that he had a slush fund of RM3 billion while he was DPM.
Mat Sabu to sue Utusan over Bukit Kepong slander

Mat Sabu to sue Utusan over Bukit Kepong slander

UPDATED 2.22PM Following the farcical defamation trial against the PAS deputy president, he feels it’s time to take the Malay daily to task.
S'wak CM's son's RM400mil divorce trial postponed

S'wak CM's son's RM400mil divorce trial postponed

NONE Lawyers say talks for an out-of-court settlement between Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib and ex-wife Shahnaz A Majid have resumed.

MACC studying Faekah's 'support letter'

MACC studying Faekah's 'support letter'

NONE The anti-graft agency says the act of writing the letter itself is not an offence, but will probe further.
5 NGOs to act as local monitors for GE13

5 NGOs to act as local monitors for GE13

However, there will be conditions, including an order banning the groups from talking to the media about the elections.
Pua: EC's silence on voter registration stats suspicious

Pua: EC's silence on voter registration stats suspicious

NONE UPDATED 4.45PM MP Tony Pua says Nazri’s claim that the EC doesn't keep voter registration records suggests hanky-panky.
300 ex-BN members to join PKR

300 ex-BN members to join PKR

Their application forms were handed over to the party's de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim at a ceramah in Nibong Tebal, Penang, last night.
'Why is gas in K'tan waters going to Terengganu?'

'Why is gas in K'tan waters going to Terengganu?'

A group formed to protect the oil royalty rights of Kelantan, alleges Petronas will connect three gas blocks directly to Terengganu.

 

Najib defends takeover of women's ministry post

Najib defends takeover of women's ministry post

UPDATED 1.50PM PARLIAMENT The PM says the post will be returned to a woman minister 'when we win the next election'.
Borders granted leave to challenge Jawi raid

Borders granted leave to challenge Jawi raid

NONE UPDATED 12.35PM The KL High Court also rules that it has jurisdiction to hear the application for judicial review of the case.
'Rafizi, Faekah issues no blot on Selangor'

'Rafizi, Faekah issues no blot on Selangor'

NONE There's no controversy surrounding the duo, or even a stain on the Selangor state administration, says Anwar Ibrahim.
Let's not confuse symptoms with the disease

Let's not confuse symptoms with the disease

FREE YOURSAY ‘To blame vernacular schools for the divided Malaysian society is to camouflage the inequities of the system'.
Will Najib free cabbies from Umno slavery?

Will Najib free cabbies from Umno slavery?

FREE VOXPOP ‘Why is there a need for Najib to ‘free' taxi drivers from modern slavery when it is one of Umno's inventions to create wealth?'