Archive - 3 July 2012

Muhyiddin: M'sia never claimed Mandailing culture

Malaysia's plan to register the Mandailing culture under the country's National Heritage Act is merely aimed at preserving the heritage.

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MB: MCA clueless about Talam situation

Khalid says MCA should have listened to his previous explanation on Talam Corp Bhd's debt restructuring exercise.

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Pro-Umno bloggers still sniping at NSTP

‘The Unspinners' wants Abdul Jalil Hamid to resign as he is not helping the gov't by giving publicity to sacked PSD sec-gen Abu Bakar Abdullah.

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Haj quota to be known during Ramadan

Malaysia is expected to know the quota for this year’s haj pilgrimage during Ramadan, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Jamil Khir Baharom.

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Astro hires CS, Goldman, JPM for US$1bil M'sia IPO

Malaysian pay TV operator Astro All Asia Networks has hired Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to advise on an initial public offering in Kuala Lumpur to raise at least US$1 billion, three sources with direct knowledge of the deal said.

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Association of Banks assisting cops over ATM break-ins

The Association of Banks in Malaysia is assisting the police in their investigations into the recent break-in and vandalism of automated teller machines (ATMs).

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BB Plaza won't be torn down to make way for MRT

UPDATED 6.20PM After the protest by traders, the station design is revised to avoid direct integration of MRT and shopping mall, MRT Corp and Uda say.

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Hindraf re-files civil suit against UK government

The applicants sought for the British government to share responsibility to what is happening among the poor Indians in Malaysia.

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S'gor MB shrugs off hidden camera incident

He appeared nonchalant when asked about recently uploaded hidden camera footage depicting him working in his office.

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End the ISA as promised

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200 Kuin staff stage demonstration against rector

About 200 Kolej Universiti Insaniah (Kuin) staff today staged a peaceful demonstration, urging its rector Prof Dr Jamil Osman to resign.

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Teacher held under ISA faces sack

UPDATED 5.15PM His family receives letter saying disciplinary action has been taken and if he doesn't reply, he will be sacked within 14 days.

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DAP claims premeditated plot to smear Guan Eng's wife

Five Malacca DAP reps claim TV crews and a pixman were allowed to record an MCA rep's attack against Betty Chew.

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Malacca DAP reps walk out over Utusan photo

Earlier, Kesidang rep had held up the daily and asked the speaker why the media was allowed to write a report and take photographs inside the building.

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Make allocations for political funding, Rafizi tells Selangor

If a mechanism can be implemented to provide funding to all political parties, then the problem can be dealt with, says PKR’s Rafizi Ramli.

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DAP: 1M'sia in disrepair, what will PM do?

The prime minister seems to allow 'Hang Ambiga' calls, Utusan and Perkasa to destroy his 1Malaysia policy, says DAP.

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Raid on Suaram thwarted by faulty warrant

UPDATED 4.30PM Companies Commission of Malaysia officers call off their ‘routine inspection' because of invalid warrant.

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Flyers linking DAP to Christian state surface

UPDATED 8PM Flyers attributed to Jati, an NGO led by Hasan Ali, claim that DAP has a Christian state agenda.

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DAP banks on new voters to help sink BN

‘If 70 percent (2.1 million) of these voters cast a vote against the BN, it would deliver 123 parliament seats to Pakatan,’ says Lim Kit Siang.

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MIC believes Indian students can fill 557 matric places

Its president, G Palanivel, says the students would be selected from among 4,000 Indian students who had applied for places.

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M'sia to grab Asia IPO top spot with US$2bil IHH listing

The sale of shares in IHH follows the US$3 billion listing on the Malaysian bourse last week of palm oil firm Felda Global Ventures Holdings.

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Deputy minister dismisses Umno proposal for hudud

UPDATED 2.40PM Chua Tee Yong says the proposal to implement hudud law in Johor for all races was made by a small fry.

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S'gor PKR info chief insists on action against Faekah

This is necessary as swift action was taken before on officials whose family members got involved in state-linked transactions, says Shuhaimi Shafie.

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Analyst: PM may postpone GE to wait for DAP split

Ooi Kee Beng says the DAP party polls will lead to internal tussles and a split, providing an opportunity for Najib.

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Gov't's tired strategy: Blame the foreigners

COMMENT Making a meal of the three S'pore diplomats who allegedly were in Bersih 3.0, is to distract from the issue of clean and fair elections.

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Tee Yong: S'gor used state funds to bail out Talam

UPDATED 4PM After several days of teasing, MCA reveals what they claim to be RM1 billion scandal in Selangor.

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Bangladesh legalises 267,803 workers sent to Malaysia

The United News of Bangladesh reports that the government had taken various steps to increase the flow of sending workers abroad.

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Manjeet's defamation suit to be heard on Oct 1

Manjeet had alleged that Gobala gave an interview to the media on Aug 16, in which he falsely made derogatory remarks against him.

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'Stop spying on citizens and fight crime instead'

PKR says the nation spent 2.8 times more on special branch investigations against political parties than on crime probes.

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Court releases written judgment on Sodomy II

UPDATED 2.50PM 'The court cannot be 100 percent certain as to the integrity of the DNA samples taken from Saiful.'

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Prosecution working 'hard' on Sodomy II appeal

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UPDATED 4PM Appellate and Trial division chief Kamaluddin Md Said says prosecution has 10 days to file the appeal.

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Is race and religion a factor in GE13?

COMMENT The critical concerns for GE13 are not so much race or religion but about good governance and responsible government.

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Rafizi: MRT project may balloon to RM100 billion

UPDATED 1.10PM The PKR strategic director says Spad insiders tell him the cost of the MRT project could triple.

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Nik Aziz congratulates Umno on Johor hudud proposal

Join hands with PAS to push for hudud, Nik Aziz tells Umno after commending it on the proposal made for Johor.

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'George Kent abysmally rated for Ampang LRT project'

UPDATED 3.55PM Consultant Halcrow had found that the largest project George Kent ever did was a RM40 million piping works project.

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No projects above 250 feet got nod, insists Penang BN

The issue of hillslope development in Penang and the blame game between BN and Pakatan continues to rage.

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A timely manifesto for popular constitutionalism

BOOK REVIEW Zaid argues that no clear Malaysian identity can be established so long as Malays remain confused...

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When an Umno crony runs to DAP for help

FREE YOURSAY 'Utusan should be highlighting such injustices, but they would rather make up stories to keep the corrupt intact.'

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Would Soi Lek dare bark at Najib over hudud?

FREE YOURSAY 'Chua responded on Twitter? If Soi Lek has got guts, he should have his comments front-paged in The Star.'

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Unfair to slam us on polls observer plan, says EC chief

The Election Commission is sore about unfair criticism on its move to accredit five election observers for the coming GE.

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Fear of losing power has gripped BN

FREE YOURSAY 'They know only one way - abuse their power, making use of the public agencies to frustrate the opposition.'

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