Archive - 14 August 2012

National diving queen Pandelela Rinong says the quality of training centres of countries like China was far ahead of Malaysia.

The deceased's kin refuse to accept police explanation that the 36-year-old could have committed suicide in custody.

The PM orders cabinet to discuss the controversial law following a major online protest, dubbed the Internet Blackout Day.

The Dewan Negara will debate and decide whether members who left the party they represented remained as senators.

The Act will be amended to make it mandatory for private sector employees to continue contributing to EPF.

PLUS Expressways Bhd (PLUS) is giving a toll rebate of 30 percent for motorists using the electronic system at its toll in conjunction with this year’s Aidilfitri and Merdeka Day celebration.

Raja Petra is spinning truth and fiction to say I coached PI Bala on his first statutory declaration, says Subang MP.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah underwent surgery on the left eye to repair the macula.

Anti-Lynas group ‘Save Malaysia, Stop Lynas’ (SMSL) is applying to transfer the defamation suit filed by Lynas Corporation Limited and Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd, to the Kuantan High Court.

The campaign against Section 114A of the Evidence Act 1950 has caught the imagination of news portals, websites and public figures.

The Jakun Orang Asli in Kampung Peta can occupy their customary land until appeal against eviction by the Mersing land office is settled in court.

BN is expected to face a 'tough fight' in GE13 to maintain better majority although it has its advantage of being the ruling party, says former MIC chief.

Puteri Umno chief says Sabahans must evaluate wisely the concern of the BN government, especially in setting up an RCI to tackle illegal immigrants.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng wants the BN to prove its allegation that he has personal interest in a project to build a private hospital.

Tasik Chini, located in Najib Abdul Razak's Pekan constituency, is being threatened with ecological collapse, warns TI-M.

UPDATED 10.05PM The Youth chief questions Pakatan leaders for tweeting when they're supposed to observe a 'blackout'.

UPDATED 5.20PM The family of R Sundara Raju is seeking to enforce court-awarded damages over his death in custody.

Those harping on an obscure Islamic teacher’s claim - that it is haram to support DAP - are trying to create friction, notes the Perlis mufti.

UPDATED 4.40PM Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali says this is because the majority of Malaysians are Muslim and in a democracy, the majority wins.

UPDATED 4.07PM The Malay-rights NGO finds the controversial film Tanda Putera 'has no racist elements' and is based 'purely on historical facts'.

UPDATED 6.30PM 'I'm not accusing Anwar of this, but am merely seeking an explanation from him,' says Ibrahim Ali.

The Beaufort MP tells PKR organ Keadilan Daily that the three will do so in stages from after Hari Raya until the dissolution of Parliament.

Residents deny knowledge of briefing sessions that state officers say were held, and insist that they will not move out of their villages.

More than 200 fans and students of the Bukit Jalil Sports School were at the airport to welcome home the diving queen.

Medals not the only measure of performance.

UPDATED 2.05PM The Federal Court tells plaintiff and Sungai Siput MP Dr D Jeyakumar it needs time as this is the ‘first such case’.

The offer at RM3.60 a share opened late last week and will close at 4pm tomorrow, said the source, who declined to be identified.

COMMENT Speculation that the Pakatan Rakyat supremo abetted the legitimisation of Sabah's illegals is likely without substance.

The alternative countdown to Merdeka will remind the public of the ‘riot’ during the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28, says the ex-minister.

This was achieved by exposing video footage on a proselytisation attempt and through a nationwide roadshow, claims Hasan Ali.

Its web film ‘Strangers’ brings home the challenges that Malaysians face, amidst nostalgia for home during festive seasons.

FREE YOURSAY ' If one is lost, it's an accident. If two, it's a coincidence. If three, it's a trend. If it's ..., it has to be due to a directive.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Having an Indian as a DPM means nothing. Mahathir, a Malayalee, was PM for 22 years. What did he do for the Indians? Nothing.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Niat's approach is wrong. It is not important if the cat is black or white so long as it catches the corrupt rat.'

It says the gov't should include Mutalib Muhd Daud and Chong Eng Leong, who have written books on the unusual boom.

No, we've not been hacked. The black screen that you saw earlier is our sign of protest against amendments to the Evidence Act 1950.