Archive - 27 June 2012

Australia's lower house passes a bill, which sparked angry and emotional debate, to allow boatpeople to be sent offshore.

The Health Ministry tables the Traditional and Complementary Medicine (TCM) Bill 2012 to enforce all practitioners to be registered.

Health DG advises those who have cough, colds, asthma, eyesore and chronic lung infection should seek immediate treatment.

A RapidKL bus beat the red light at a junction in Putrajaya and rammed into a four-wheel-drive vehicle around noon today.

UPDATED 9.50PM For the first time ever, the MACC shows a keen interest in graft allegations made by Rafizi Ramli.

The Bukit Gantang PAS parliamentarian says he had lodged two police reports on the newspaper and the television channel this morning. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Mongolian government will in August send a team to Malaysia to re-look into the high-profile murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Disciplinary action against three MACC officers implicated in Teoh Beng Hock's death is not enough to give the family closure, says DAP.

'This is because when a matter is referred to court, it can no longer be discussed, otherwise it will be sub-judice,' says the former premier.

UPDATED 7.55PM BN secretary-general Tengku Adnan Mansor said it was just the personal opinion of Seri Gading MP Mohamad Aziz.

Two Indonesians were arrested over violent protests outside Malaysia’s diplomatic premises, police said today, in the latest dispute about cultural theft between the nations.

Nurul Izzah Anwar says such a response needs further answers as the minister himself had admitted there was a probe on the Scorpene deal.

Government not serious about justice for deceased political aide Teoh Beng Hock, says DAP adviser and MP for Ipoh Timor Lim Kit Siang.

Prominent crime prevention advocate Robert Phang said police data shows that crime had reduced sharply since Ismail Omar took reigns as IGP.

Mid-Valley City Megamall, in an effort to help improve security in the shopping mall’s car park following a recent robbery there, has installed ‘panic’ or ‘help’ buttons on selected pillars marked with the ‘HELP’ sign.

A prominent Singapore businessman today pleaded guilty to having sex with an underage prostitute in a scandal which has shaken the city-state's elite.

UPDATED 7.20PM A small group ignores the Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman guideline to wear red, the college's official colour.

Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) will announce the status of water supply in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya on a weekly basis following complaints by the public on water supply interruptions since May 17.

Thirty-five witnesses testified throughout the inquest before Coroner Zulkpli Abdullah, which commenced on Jan 30.

UPDATED 6.40PM The allegation that Terasasi allegedly sold navy secrets cannot be allowed to rest. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 5.50PM The Indera Mahkota MP claims that the offer was made in 2010 by agents of a ‘respected’ leader. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT It appears now that new thinking is what Muslims fear the most. They are not even open for any intellectual debate...

Ras Adiba's lawyer Mohd Haziq Pillay says the defence needed more time they had to refer to the company’s contract with Petronas.

UPDATED 4.45PM The motion filed under parliamentary Standing Order 18 was submitted by DAP’s Bakri parliamentarian Er Teck Hwa.

UPDATED 5.45PM The firm told the panel that the six documents need the okay from PetroSaudi fund’s shareholders.

Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia has rapped Members of Parliament who like to play politics when speaking in the Dewan Rakyat.

Penang is accusing Umno of harping on the delay in issuance of Syariah lawyer practising certificates strictly out of jealousy.

UPDATED 4.15PM DAP MPs are up in arms against BN's Mohamad Aziz for calling the Bersih co-chairperson a traitor.

 

UPDATED 2.15PM The ex-Bank Negara assistant governor had offered a private apology to Anwar. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Faekah Husin doesn't have a 'magic pen' that can help companies with her support letters, says Selangor exco member Dr Halimah Ali.

Home minister has no power of detention under the law, so provision in it for continued internment of ISA detainees is illegal.

MCA will not hesitate to take legal action against Kuantan MP if she continues to slander its assemblymen over the Lynas issue.

Air Kelantan customer affairs executive Hazwan Hassan says the disruption was due to scheduled pump maintenance work.

UPDATED 2.50PM He releases documents to accuse Najib of interfering with the LRT project tender award. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The five allegedly diverted S$23 million of the church’s money to fund Ho Yeow Sun’s music career in the US. Ho is Kong’s wife.

UPDATED 3.45PM The recommendations will be submitted to its internal committee before being revealed. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Selangor MCA deputy chief Ching Eu Boon accuses the councillor of awarding the contract to a law firm that charged RM55,000.

It is sinking deeper with each passing day.

Khalid Ibrahim, the Selangor MB, has applied to change his voting address to one in the Bukit Melawati state seat.

The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 is in reality more draconian than the ISA, says the GMI head.

INTERVIEW He says his banned book on the hadith has left a lasting impression on several politicians including two ex-PMs. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Fong Po Kuan claims that women’s fears about their safety contradicted the statistics on crime reduction under the NKRA.

The Election Commission brushes off opposition objections, saying the parties should wait for the full guidelines to be released.

Its deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar says four NGOs in Sarawak have been identified for appointment as observers.

The judge has called for further submissions on the issue of unlawful arrest, with reference to the federal constitution.

The Human Rights Commission says five diplomatic missions have since asked for particulars of their nationals, for further action.

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The Home Ministry has directed Jakim to review the ban on the 26-year-old controversial book ‘Hadis: Satu Penilaian Semula’.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Malaysia has all the democratic institutions but they have been badly compromised in the...'

FREE VOXPOP 'Submarines are of no use in shallow seas. Of what use are these subs when Sabah is not getting the security...'

Inexperienced NGOs are being used by the Election Commission to create an illusion of legitimacy, decries the polls watchdog.

UPDATED 5.25PM ANALYSIS A study challenges the perception that the opposition is more dominant online.

ANALYSIS The absence of a clear solution to the long- running issue of mother-tongue education could well bring its downfall.