Archive - 28 June 2012

Former Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo confirmed that he will not contest for any seats in the upcoming 13th general election.

The Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today ordered Pandan Umno chief Abdul Ghani Ismail to enter his defence on 10 charges of bribery involving RM193,512 between May 2006 and March 2007.

Machang MP Saifuddin Nasution Ismail alleges that the person obtained the contract to print the RM2 note in the 1990s.

Two owners of a cat care centre were fined RM6,000 in default a month’s jail by the magistrate’s court in Petaling Jaya today for neglecting the wellbeing of 30 cats under their care, last year.

‘I’m not a federal minister, how would I know national secrets? It’s a serious claim and it carries an extremely heavy penalty,’ says the Penang CM.

Non-governmental organisations and opposition politicians need not create a ‘panda-monium’ over China’s loan of a pair of giant pandas to the Malaysian government.

A leading Indonesian culinary expert says, there is no need to cook up a storm over the delectable ‘ rendang ’ (a type of savoury preparation used to cook beef or chicken).

'Profits shown in the balance sheet had been propped up by re-evaluation of prime land and the injection of loans'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Australian Senate today rejected a bill to send boatpeople offshore for processing, leaving the divisive issue of asylum-seekers at a stalemate following a spate of deadly incidents.

The court also fixed Sept 25 to hear the Malaysian Bar and Bar Council’s application to strike out the suit filed by Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz.

Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) has restructured its distribution of water to affected areas to minimise the impact to consumers.

UPDATED 6PM Lynas has not submitted its disposal plans as they are not required to do so until the TOL has been issued.

While taking credit for PSD's recent recognition of TARC certificates, MCA urge graduates to give back by joining the civil service.

The contract for the supply of an air traffic control system to the NATCC was awarded to Selex and not to Advanced Air Traffic Systems.

UPDATED 5.36PM 'If my remarks have hurt feelings, then in the spirit of BN fellowship, I retract my statement.'

French prosecution papers mention a Malta firm underwriting Altantuya's travels as Razak Baginda's interpreter.

'Excessive' freedom in using other languages has resulted in Bahasa Malaysia being sidelined, laments a writers group.

UPDATED 5.23PM Nibong Tebal MP says the DAP rep's assistant has received as much as RM14,500 from rental of her office in kickbacks.

'Our Felda model is successful in Malaysia. We want to share it with African countries like Cameroon,' says its group president, Sabri Ahmad.

UPDATED 6.25PM Two firms were used to circumvent French anti-graft laws and funnel money into Malaysia, says PKR. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 4.20PM The former premier says in Malaysia, ‘we are false but we are a little less false than they are’.

UPDATED 3.50PM Seri Gading BN parliamentarian Mohamad Aziz defends his statement, saying he was merely seeking clarification in Parliament. [VIDEO INSIDE]

'It's a desperate move to fill up the state's empty coffers caused by 'white elephant' projects plus imprudent expenditure.' [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 5.08PM The former PM tells Felda settlers to hold on to their shares and not succumb to the ‘disease’ of profiteering.

UPDATED 4PM PARLIAMENT ‘It concerns security... It is not logical for me to allow it to be discussed,’ says Pandikar Amin Mulia.

‘Dinosaurs’ can’t recognise ‘democracy’.

COMMENT In general, Pakatan parties have achieved much in moving M'sian politics towards a non-racial format not only in outlook but in spirit.

Selcat chairperson Teng Chang Khim says the RTPJ2, which was approved by the state executive council on Aug 11, 2010, was still in force.

INTERVIEW 'Perhaps too many people are involved. So if action is taken, all leaders will go down. And so he dare not do so'.

FREE VOXPOP 'The proof lies upon him who affirms, not upon him who denies as he who denies a fact cannot produce any proof.'

The Perlis and Perak muftis are amongst those who want the ban to stay, arguing that the writer's views had been rejected.

FREE YOURSAY ‘If those students are really inspired by Najib, then one can assume that they don't mind being called pendatang.'

COMMENT It is worse when the very people who claim to be working against racism, use this very same tactic for political capital.

Faekah Husin hits back at attacks on the Geran Selangorku, asking BN to explain how it spent its allocation.

FREE VOXPOP 'They claimed to have removed the offensive provisions, but sneak them in by wording them differently.'

COMMENT Claims for the PM's liberalism founder on the absence of his unequivocal willingness to accept defeat.

The Mongolian translator's ghost continues to haunt the nation; the question now being whether or not she was in France.

PODCAST Media consultant Oon Yeoh speaks to Sim Tze Tzin, the Pantai Jerejak state rep and Anwar Ibrahim's former pol sec.

UPDATED 5.38PM Felda Global's share price peaks at 20% increase after its opening today, and closes at 16.48%.

Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia applied to be an election observer in April, but the EC has yet to give a reply.

ANALYSIS The greatest risk the PM may face is that he'll have little room for damage control if a new scandal breaks.