Archive - 14 July 2012

Organised by NGO Stop Lynas, Save Malaysia, the mock voting was carried out in 19 cities and towns across Malaysia. [PHOTOS INSIDE]

Expressing disappointment over the incident, Nazri says legal action should be taken against the irresponsible group.

Ismail Omar describes the statement on the crime rate by former police chief Musa Hassan as his personal view.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is urging the Selangor government to be more practical and pragmatic in facing the water supply crisis in the state.

Following the worsening water crisis in the Klang Valley, Syabas has proposed water rationing in the said areas.     

Syed Abdullah Al-Attas, who had been remanded under the Sedition Act, was released after spending nine days in police custody.

Last month, the Miti minister told Parliament that he had not received a formal application from the firm to invest in Malaysia.

‘The Sedition Act has a provision of not allowing the raising of anger against the government, but now we have discarded it.’

COMMENT Utusan Malaysia is defending the indefensible, instead of apologising for being the foremost ‘lies-paper' in the country.

‘The question is whether the FT Islamic Department (Jawi) truly respects the civil courts or the separation of jurisdictions.'

He says social websites, especially Facebook and Twitter, had also become popular channels for individuals to hurl insults and accusations at others.

UPDATED 8.05PM The NGP joins the chorus of discontent of Malay groups with the Chinese demands as sidelining the Malay language.

‘In Kelantan, the MB gave a lot of land to the Chinese, favouring them but not the Malays or Umno members,' says Che Hasnah Che Ahmad.

UPDATED 6.30PM A few representatives from the group hand their memorandum to the agong calling for his intervention. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 4.45PM ‘We condemn this uncivilised move, it is uncalled for,' says PAS Youth chief Nasrudin. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Johor seat is held by MCA's Tan Ah Heng, who defeated PKR’s Dr Zaliha Mustafa with a majority of 8,851 votes in 2008.

He says the struggles of the federal government is based on the requirements of Islam under the concept of 'Maqasid Al-Shariah'.

UPDATED 3.31PM They issue an ultimatum of up to September and will campaign through Ramadan for the release of all detainees. [VIDEO INSIDE]

‘Due to objections raised, the full board meeting at month's end will discuss the matter in depth,' says the district council chief.

‘I landed the prawn farming business not because of the Agriculture Ministry, so what's wrong with that?' says the minister.

UPDATED 7.20PM Teo Nie Ching finds her car burglarised and fumes as the cops take hours to attend to the case.

'From 2006 to 2009, a massive transfer of crime-busting CID officers could have caused the crime rate rise.'

FREE YOURSAY 'One question: Who is doing the bashing? The police. That's why it's known as police bashings.'

FREE YOURSAY 'We pity ourselves for voting a corrupt BN government that runs a very bad police force that is only efficient at catching innocent victims.'

FREE YOURSAY 'I hope DBP has not started thinking like Umno. It should not fear that Malaysians wanting to be multilingual lack nationalism.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘The first and the final rule for a returning officer should be to remain like a rock and stay completely neutral.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Let me see. First get cheap land. Then rent that piece of land out to a third party. Typical Ali Baba.'

The S'gor PKR info chief vehemently denies any involvement in the organising committee of a state-sponsored carnival.

The BN has set its eyes on student support before they are won over by the opposition, says Umno Youth chief Khairy.

The group for elimination of racial discrimination wants action against the publisher for disparaging dark-skinned people.