Archive - 5 August 2012

Despite a valiant effort in a nail-biting third set, Lee Chong Wei was unable to avenge his Beijing Olympics loss.

Malaysian pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong lose in straight sets in the doubles badminton bronze medal match at London.

The complicated process and long waiting period are reasons for the poor response of the Chinese to the civil service.

UPDATED 6.50PM Deputy minister Saifuddin Abdullah says the biggest challenge for the amended UUCA is its implementation.

Makkal Sakti Party president RS Thanenthiran says the Indian community had largely returned their trust in the BN government.

UPDATED 6.40PM 'I think it is a good idea. The request for a share of the oil revenues is a valid request from the people of Kelantan,' says Saifuddin Abdullah.

Former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi accepts the Merdeka Day theme,"Janji Ditepati (Promises Fulfilled)" but reveals that it sounds a bit weird to him.

KTMB's Mohd Noordin Kimi says the tickets were for Kuala Lumpur to Tumpat and Singapore to Tumpat.

If it is true that Indian support for BN is on the rise, then something must be wrong with Pakatan Rakyat, says Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy.

SBEU chief executive officer Andrew Lo says the federal government should consider the wider implications of charging the two under Bafia.

UPDATED 3.55PM The Hindraf chairperson says he would steer the group away from partisan politics, but denies a row with P Uthayakumar.

MTUC president Mohd Khalid Atan says a study showed 80 percent of private sector employees chose to withdraw their EPF at the age of 55.

All will be answered in the badminton men’s singles final and men’s doubles bronze decider which will be held today.

Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman says oil monies handled by Putrajaya are eventually channelled back into the state anyway.

Penang Municipal Council president Patahiyah Ismail explains why ‘special projects’ which have complied with all guidelines cannot be revoked.

Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat says the Kelantan government had yet to make a decision as to who would be picked for the committee.

Rural and Regional Development Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal says each participant would receive between RM3,000 and RM60,000.

Its deputy chief commissioner Mohd Shukri Abdull says this, in obvious reference to its probe on Abdul Gani Patail.

PKR sec-gen Saifuddin Nasution is being probed for criminal defamation, after alleging that the EC's top two are Umno members.

Car owners may feel the pinch, but they can offset the loss by upgrading, says Khoo Kah Jin, the president of a car dealers’ association.

The Felda chairperson says that the price fluctuation was normal and was dependent on regional markets and commodity prices.

FREE YOURSAY 'Clearly, the AG's Chambers, police and MACC are colluding with one another to serve the interests of their political masters.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Why is it when BN is under siege that PM Najib Razak hastily announced the terms of reference for the RCI?'

FREE YOURSAY ‘No one in your family needs to work for many generations. Don't ask for more. The rakyat may not be that forgiving.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Najib, why lodge a graft report to an institution which has thoroughly lost all respect in the eyes of Malaysians?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Bafia should not protect the privacy of people who consistently engage in corruption and money laundering.'

COMMENT The irony is that what Umno fears most is the day when it would no longer be necessary for some to speak truth to Umno power.