Archive - 5 July 2012

Muhyiddin Yassin said Form Six education would undergo rebranding to raise its image by being in tune with pre-university education like at the matriculation colleges and science foundation centres.

UPDATED 7.15PM Baharudin Hashim tells the Suhakam inquiry that all along the way he was hit on the head, punched and kicked by other police officers.

Satirical award not withstanding, the club vows to continue with its mission, even its banned book still has the public interested.

State chief Boo Cheng Hau says many who deliberate about hudud have ignored the feelings and sensitivities of the minority ethnic groups.

UPDATED 5.30PM An air traffic officer confirms Nurul Izzah’s expose as authentic but said the problems reported were minor.

DAP Youth suspects ‘pressure from the top' for decision not to telecast Chua-Lim debate live, as it may also add push for a Najib-Anwar debate.

UPDATED 6.55PM Injury caused by barbed wire, which is only used in war zones by the military.

UPDATED 4.55PM He believes this is a direct reaction to his exposures on Najib's Ampang LRT project.

Aggressive promotions and competition among banks, convenience in paying bills, make young workers go for credit cards.

UPDATED 3.45PM Formation of special task force on leaked documents verifies authenticity of expose, he says.

Its secretariat plans to give its views and suggestions to Johor Umno, on how it can be implemented on all races.

‘The federal government did not declare Bersih’s rally on April 28, 2012 as illegal nor had it banned the gathering,’ says the electoral reform group.

UPDATED 3.35PM The MCA deputy minister says he is not ready to answer Talam Corp’s rebuttal yet as he is still awaiting some information.

The Penang CM says this about the MCA president for admitting to an affair, which saw him resigning as a minister and from his party positions.

COMMENT A clip of a man at his desk does not suggest the existence of a video of him in some compromising position.

EXCLUSIVE This goes against the open tender rule for all projects above RM50,000 the state gov't imposed to minimise graft.

UPDATED 3PM He alleges in the debt restructuring deal, S'gor paid RM181mil for land worth RM139mil. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 3.44 PM The central bank tried every trick in the book to delay the process with H&I Niaga, decries Pua. [VIDEO INSIDE]

They signed a joint-venture agreement yesterday in Jersey, Channel Islands to form the Battersea Project Holding.

UPDATED 7.35PM Syed Abdullah Hussein Al-Attas, better known as 'Uncle Seekers', was arrested at the Senawang toll plaza.

COMMENT ‘With party chiefs focusing on morality than new investment initiatives, what is this country trying to attract'?

UPDATED 3.15PM Nurul says emails last month show reports of problems with the system despite the minister’s denials.

UPDATED 2.15PM Panel members try to understand the experiences of police and the rally crowd on April 28. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT Engineering innovations show that hill development above 250ft can be carried out responsibly.

Caught in an epidemic of stupidity and crassness.

UPDATED 5.05PM Tian Chua confirms that Khalid had attended a political bureau meeting last night, but the main agenda was not about Faekah.

'We are very concerned about the welfare of Indian nationals , including those in detention,' says the high commissioner's office.

UPDATED 4PM Gerakan’s bid to pin hill projects on DAP backfires when the latter shows minutes with Teng's approval.

A check in Twitterjaya reveals more than just two sides to the hudud debate sparked by Umno's Kemelah rep Ayub Rahmat.

FREE  VOXPOP 'If a company with such pitiful experience can secure such a large project, it was only through the highest level of intervention.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Labis MP Chua Tee Yong, even if your allegations are true, you lose credibility for your exaggerations.'

However, critics have questioned the need for racial quotas and why Muhyiddin termed the offer a ‘one-off'.

FREE VOXPOP 'Anyone with a grain of common sense knew when the project was announced, it would be a total failure.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘Aren't these people ashamed they were caught with their hands in the cookie jar? Don't these people know the limits of shame?'

PODCAST At times, he finds himself alone among his party colleagues, in advocating the progressive views that he holds.

UPDATED 11.20AM A camp staff member says there's a directive they are not to reply to inquiries from the news portal.

UPDATED 3.45PM A theatre production on Teoh Beng Hock's final moments scheduled for this weekend has drawn police scrutiny.