Archive - 27 July 2012

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) chief financial officer Faizal Mansor today said the airport tax for the new low-cost carrier terminal KLIA2 would remain when it begins operations in April next year.

But two wrongs will never make a right.

Policemen in Penang will became the first group in the police force to don lighted jackets when conducting night patrols.

A businesswoman, who is an ex-wife of singer Hattan, is suing the owner of an entertainment blog, ‘Oh Bulan’, RM1 million for posting a defamatory article on her.

This will be to wrest back its privatisation and build it back to its former glory, says the Penang Chinese Chambers of Commerce.

UPDATED 5.55PM The opposition leader was invited by Umno's Lajim Ukin (Beaufort) and Upko's Wilfred Bumburing (Tuaran).

UPDATED 4.25PM Its outspoken chief Syed Ali Alhabshee says the Sabah Umno MP should do so immediately if he intends to leave the party.

UPDATED 5.15PM For now, the panel is of the opinion that Low Tuck Choy is not yet required to be called for questioning unless he has concrete evidence.

The company also says there was absolutely no plan to transfer Penang Port’s cranes to Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Johor as alleged.

State CID chief ACP Hamdan Majid says the owner managed to enter the car by the left-side door and managed to nab the man.

Those in the BN are worried about Najib's approach as heartbeat and saviour of BN, but failing to prop up its components, says Rafizi.

MISC says the Labuan Fire and Rescue Department would assess the vessel first before authorising a search effort.

MACC's Abdul Razak argues that the lawyer Zarina Ismail was the accused's sister and also an important witness in the case.

Padang Serai MP Gobalakrishnan was found guilty of having used force to deter M Karunamuthi of discharging his duty in August 2009.

Not even 'a single shred of evidence' has been adduced on the allegation about a prominent Perak MIC leader, says M Saravanan.

Selangor exco member Rodziah Ismail says she hopes Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein’s announcement of a special panel is not just talk.

UPDATED 3.30PM The AP is a source of wealth for cronies and PKR will use it to balance out what is lost from abolishing excise duty, says Rafizi. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 2.25PM PKR’s Rafizi Ramli says removing the tax will reduce prices for both imported and local cars. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 3.20PM This school will be named Sekolah Menengah Chong Hwa and was ‘approved as per request’, says Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong.

UPDATED 3.24PM The NGO spearheading the Scorpene inquiry in France asks why CCM is rushing to probe the NGO over a single complaint.

UPDATED 5.45PM It rules that the book, ‘Muslim Women and the Challenges of Islamic Extremism’, as 'not prejudicial to public order'.

UPDATED 3.45PM The matter is put to rest after months of controversy surrounding the post of the Penang Islamic Affairs Council president.

On July 17, MToday News Sdn Bhd posted an apology on its website, www.freemalaysiatoday.com, over the published articles.

ACP Yahaya Ramli says the house owner was alerted of the break-in when the house alarm, which was connected to his handphone, triggered.

Judicial Commissioner Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera, in dismissing the application, set two days, beginning Aug 29, to hear the case.

UPDATED 1.50PM Azizan Abdul Razak questions the role of the council in focussing on ‘lame issues’ that favour the BN.

UPDATED 3.22PM The opposition invites suggestions to replace the contentious theme ‘Janji ditepati’ by July 30.

UPDATED 12.15PM Sustainable Energy Development Authority's admission of abuses in its FiT application process demands an investigation, says NGO.

COMMENT Effectively, a potentially vote-swinging overseas Malaysian community of 1 million lives in electoral limbo.

FREE YOURSAY ‘But I also wish to choose Malaysian leaders for their integrity, competence and capability to contribute to nation-building.'

INTERVIEW Hudud can be accepted, says the Obedient Wives Club, only if there is no other way to punish those involved in social ills. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Lack of response and publicity on over 150 cases in Bintulu will hinder efforts to curb the outbreak, say critics.

FREE YOURSAY 'If women are just a tool for men to satisfy their lust, then it's better for us women to be prostitutes. At least, we get paid to satisfy their lusts.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The rakyat gave PAS an opportunity to rule Terengganu in 1999 and they were more interested in setting up a Taliban state.'

Like the Kuantan success, Dong Zong and Chinese educationists in Segamat will on Sunday make a big push for an independent school.

FREE YOURSAY 'Fulfilling vows also includes fighting graft, not abusing power and ending racist policies. Is BN fulfilling all these?'