Archive - 13 July 2012

The Malaysian Nambikkai United Front will proceed with their Selangor tour to disseminate information to the Indian community on the various government transformation programmes despite obstruction attempts by certain quarters.

Noh Omar says the construction of Kondominium Sekinchan Perdana was in violation of the Town and Country Planning Department policy.

Yahoo yesterday confirmed that hackers had stolen around 400,000 account credentials from its computer system, Xinhua news agency reported.

Up to 107 voters of the Kuala Kubu Baru state constituency have allegedly been misplaced into the adjacent constituency.

A magazine bearing 1Malaysia logo publishes a cartoon demonising a darked skinned character called Charcoal Man.

An implementation committee has been set up to refine matters related to the determining of minimum salary for the private sector.

UPDATED 6.20PM The police, after a 2-hour discussion, allow the march to Istana tomorrow. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 6.05PM The PKR strategy director says he has chosen to remain silent on his Ampang LRT project expose and will await court action.

‘The fact is that gov't given assurances that crime is under check is not altogether true'.

The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) will be meeting on Monday among others to discuss its request for Aidilfitri bonus payment for about 1.4 million civil servants.

ACP Mohd Akhir Ishak said the 39-year-old man was detained with a woman aged 27 at a shopping complex in Wangsa Maju last night.

Felda settlers throughout the country have been advised not to join the Orange Assembly to Save Felda planned to be held at the Federal Territory Mosque tomorrow. 

Insp (Rtd) Reggie Deli, 78, one of Sarawak’s most decorated policemen who passed away last Wednesday was laid to rest at the Batu Kitang Anglican Cemetery in Kuching today.

As BN distributes leaflets blaming Penang for hill destruction, details on five projects approved before 2008 were released.

Sungai Pelek assemblyperson (BN-MCA) Yap Ee Wah says PAS has been implementing different laws for people of different faiths.

Thailand’s 84-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, experienced health problems overnight including bleeding in the brain but his heartbeat and blood pressure were now normal, an official statement said today.

UPDATED 5.30PM Testifying as the first defence witness in his trial, he gives an insight into how Dr Mahathir Mohamad ran the cabinet.

UPDATED 5.25PM ‘We will increase patrols and take other follow-up action until their fears are addressed,' says Ismail Omar.

PVTM president Mohd Ali Baharom had earlier threatened to hold a protest outside the Defence Ministry on June 29 over veterans' welfare.

Days of heated diplomacy ended in failure today as splits over territorial disputes prevented Asean from issuing their customary joint statement.

UPDATED 3.03PM 'If Tee Yong continues to tar brush the Selangor gov't, I'll throw open a number of Talam files.' [VIDEO INSIDE]

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak says abolishing PTPTN loans will do away with the repayments which are necessary to provide loans to others.

UPDATED 3.25PM It ticks off the Chinese educationist group for wanting multilingualism included in national education policy.

The new law must address issues that will create tension and dispute among the different races to ensure peace.

'Muslims are obliged to support regardless of party, refrain from making negative comments that will stir up doubts'.

UPDATED 5.05PM Around 10 police personnel visit SMM media secretary Ahmad Shukri Kamarudin at his office yesterday to record his statement.

UPDATED 2.54PM It agrees overseas citizens should vote, but rejects postal voting as it is time-tested to be open to fraud.

UPDATED 2.05PM Only then can Pemandu proves it did not spend bulk of its funds on perception of crime. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 3.55PM There's no need to link the release of EO detainees to the spike in crime, says police chief Ismail Omar.

UPDATED 5.55PM Rafizi Ramli says Thales, linked to the Scorpenes deal, was set to win the LRT Ampang project. [VIDEO INSIDE]

EXCLUSIVE However, he has denied having anything to do with his assistant's firm selection as the carnival's biggest supplier.

118,038 netizens have paid RM1 each to aid Pua in settling the damages to the water concessionaire for its defamation suit.

It's all because of shared old IC numbers, leading to inability of the EC system to differentiate records of different individuals.

Outgoing mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail has a largely cordial meeting with six Federal Territory Pakatan MPs and an Independent parliamentarian.

UPDATED 1PM The energy authority's chairperson refuses to provide details on the selection process, saying the 'lawyers are looking into it'.

FREE YOURSAY 'Pakatan should be firm in the separation between the state and party. This has been BN's mistake.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Spot on, there are no perfect people, especially when it comes to politicians, be it Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat.'

FREE YOURSAY 'This is shameful political persecution suffered by a bright young man. He won his scholarship on merit, yet it was mercilessly withdrawn.'

Pristine Agrofood is shocked to be caught up in a political feud between the agriculture minister and Sekinchan rep Ng Suee Lim.

UPDATED 12.35PM He tells the Labis MP to ‘end his misery’ once and for all and go head-to-head on the so-called RM1bil scandal.

The issue of the cancellation of a study loan offered to a PKR leader's son will be resolved soon, says Mara.

UPDATED 6.05PM Former minister's defence in the PKFZ trial kicks off with lawyer Wong Kian Kheong's opening address.

Hawkers told there are no middle men and shortcuts to obtaining licences except to comply with all local council requirements.

FREE YOURSAY 'Corruption, incompetency and the culture of impunity are the more likely causes of the rising crime rate.'

‘After the BN's Indian vote fell at the 2008 polls, Najib worked hard  courting Indians. Now, that may be to little avail'.

Existing laws such as the Penal Code are enough to deal with incitement of racial hatred and hate speech, says Bar Council.

FREE YOURSAY 'Want to see real improvement? Change the government and if not good, change again after five years...'

COMMENT Kian Ming tears apart the claim. Ironically, his house was attacked by thugs while he was doing research for this article.

Selangor BN has no problem in continuing to give free water supply  if it wins back the state, but a different approach will be used.