Archive - 19 July 2012

The coming 13th general election is expected to be the most intense in the history of the elections, but it will still be transparent and clean, according to the Election Commission (EC) chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof.

Human rights group Proham delivers another slap in the face of EC - it says it is unable to do grassroots monitoring.

The Special Branch claims JI terrorists and former communists are infiltrating opposition parties and hope to run for Parliament.

The Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal announced tonight that the date for the beginning of the fast for states in Malaysia had been set for Saturday.

State deputy police chief Abd Manan Mohd Hassan said today, the 32-year-old inspector was detained at his house about 10am, on Tuesday.

The Selangor exco member cites conflict of interest, saying Noh is lobbying for the creation of the Langat 2 water treatment plant.

He slams the government for giving priority to the Selangor-Syabas dispute than the need to eliminate crime and public fears of it.

On the contrary, the gov't is still in the process of undertaking a due diligence of the multi-billion ringgit project, says Prasarana.

Instead of whining about Pakatan stealing Gerakan's idea, PKR Wanita says Gerakan should be ashamed for failing to implement it.

'I think within two weeks, we should have some kind of concrete answers from the ministry about this,' Dr Xavier Jayakumar says.

The land was bought from villagers in January and sold off in May, raking in RM5 million as profit for the Umno leaders, PKR division chief alleges.

UPDATED 4.45PM He contradicts Pemandu, saying only 0.27 percent of the ex-detainees were involved in crime after their release. 

Home minister says the government was not in denial over people's fear of crime and will act on it. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 4.10PM The coalition is furious that the inquiry chief could only manage a weak description of police violence during the Bersih 3.0 rally.

Umno supreme council member and deputy minister Lajim Ukim says he will continue to struggle to uphold Sabah’s rights.

UPDATED 5.10PM This is the message PM Najib sends out to a nationwide gathering of imams and mosque committee members in Serdang today.

Islamic thinker Prof Tariq Ramadan cautions against using Islam and hudud to ‘attract vultures’ just because polls are on the horizon.

Many claims of violence, but the number of witnesses coming forward is very disappointing, says the panel chief.

UPDATED 3.10PM He says with the letter of intent, the firm will be just one step away from officially getting the project. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 4.20PM ‘When party workers are confronted, they say they were not briefed,’ says Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.

UPDATED 2.55PM EC deputy chief Wan Ahmad Wan Omar gives his assurance that the panel will tell OCPDs to allow all ceramah programmes.

UPDATED 3.13PM Rais claims using the BN election slogan is democratic, and that the opposition can do the same.

NGOs and human rights groups have argued the comic has a cartoon which could cause racial tension, especially if read by schoolchildren.

More of these to come from the mainstream media.

The Indian voters in my constituency have also told me this as they know Hindraf can't go it alone, says MP Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud.

Academics seem to have a consensus on this, although they disagree whether these traits have resulted in good or harm.

Australian employers, particularly in the booming mining industry, have been calling for a greater migrant intake to fill shortages.

UPDATED 2.40M The sites are in four states - one in Kedah and two each in Perak, Terengganu and Johor.

An influential Islamic scholar says, ‘The Prophet has said that the best jihad is to take a world of truth and place it in front of a tyrant.’

UPDATED 12.05PM Ruling on R Gunasegaran’s death, the court also notes that future probes be done by different police districts.

FREE YOURSAY 'It is a known fact that Chua Soi Lek junior made a mockery of himself, his party and BN with his half-baked accusation.'

FREE YOURSAY 'I long for the day when we can fete Merdeka Day as a truly united nation... free from xenophobic politics.'

FREE YOURSAY 'It's not about George Kent winning the contract. It is about whether Najib had attempted to award the company the contract.'

PODCAST Among others, the prominent lawyer also talks about the Borders bookstore case and gives his take on post-GE13.

'If he (Tee Yong) was my student, I would have given him an 'F' and told him to (do) another subject,' says Khalid. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Expect more of the same. The new law will still give the government power to criminalise people for exercising free speech.

SPECIAL REPORT The social media can be used to allay fears, while sharing experiences online is akin to group therapy.

Instead of the usual crime-fighting gear, the men in blue came armed with smiles, goodie bags and musical instruments.