Archive - 28 August 2012

Universiti Malaya (UM) has plans to set up a hospital, in addition to the university’s medical centre, which will focus on medical research by its lecturers and students.

The Malay rights group Perkasa today lodged a police report over the text of the recent Aidilfitri sermon delivered in Kelantan mosques which it claimed contained seditious elements that could disunite the people.

Only two months after listing, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has declared interim dividends of 5.5 sen per share amounting to a payout of RM400 for each of the settlers.

Police have detained a senior leader of an opposition party and his son on suspicion of having committed incest with a 15-year-old girl. 

A senior Utusan Malaysia writer says sorry several times to DAP chief Karpal Singh in court today over a misquoted speech.

The High Court today granted blogger Amizudin Ahmat’s application for a stay of execution of his three months’ jail imposed by the court for contempt of court by further publishing articles on Information, Communications and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim.

UPDATED 8.40PM The daily publishes the questions its journalist posed to Mat Sabu and his answers on the controversy.

Dany Bahar is suing Lotus and Malaysia’s DRB-Hicom for 6.7 million pounds (US$10.6 million) over his June dismissal, says DRB-Hicom.

The flamboyant M'sian tycoon is back in the news with an extravagant but futile attempt at wooing a Taiwanese pop star.

Penang DAP lawmaker Ng Wei Aik bases this on an incident he witnessed in front of the party office ‘in broad daylight’.

'They (suspects) even ate Raya cookies and drank the rose cordial drink that was in the kitchen,' says Ab Rahim Muda, fondly known as Imuda.

'No problem,' says the PKR de facto leader and as for Pakatan-ruled Selangor, it has yet to discuss any similar move.

In conjunction with the launch, AirAsia says it will offer promotional fares from as low as RM129 one way from JB to Surabaya.

‘Do you want to tell me where your funds come from? Then, why... ask Suaram?’ it responds to reporter's query.

CEO Azhar Abdul Hamid said the residents were fully aware that negotiations for a buy-out were on a voluntary and goodwill basis.

This was revealed by head of appeals and trial division of AG’s Chambers, Kamaluddin Md Said, in an SMS to Malaysiakini.

Negri Sembilan SWM chief Mahadi Abd Talib says the failure of residents to collect their mobile rubbish bins would disrupt rubbish collection.

The NGO also won a judicial review of the government’s rejection of its appeal against the temporary operating licence.

However, Umno assemblypersons have not been invited to the meeting as the BN has opposed the law, says the chief minister.

Detention without trial continued, and the government's constant harassment of Suaram is another factor, says Suaram adviser Kua Kia Soong.

It has too many inaccuracies to have been written by someone from the force, claims Bukit Aman.

UPDATED 3.36PM Their move to back Pakatan not a ridicule of the people's mandate... they have lost confidence in BN, says Tian Chua. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Harun Taib says the former deputy president is still relevant to PAS, despite questioning the party’s stance on the hudud.

COMMENT 'We want to put on record the published article is indeed full of factual inaccuracies, misplaced allegations and misleading statements.'

UPDATED 3.15PM Hatta slams daily for saying PAS will work with Umno, adding it will only happen 'over my dead body'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The judge held that the MB could not maintain the defamation action against the four as he was suing them in his official capacity.

Najib makes this call to civil servants today when presenting the Prime Minister's Innovation Award to the National Heart Institute.

The government should have denounced Joshua Trevino instead of hiring him to spruce up the country’s image, says PKR.

INTERVIEW Ong Kian Ming speaks of disillusionment with BN and his reasons for leaving academia for politics. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Transcend compulsive obedience.

FREE YOURSAY 'Minors are protected because they are regarded as not of age to reason or take responsibility for what they do.'

FREE VOXPOP 'This regime has failed miserably in its duty to meet the basic need of our people for security, law and public order.'

If there is no rebuttal to the claim that the crime index is being manipulated, then people will believe it is true, says MP Tony Pua.

Ban cyanide panel and Raub district police chief sign an agreement for the Green Rally to be held in the Pahang town this Sunday.

The six logos that have appeared in some newspapers and television stations are merely for promotional purposes.

UPDATED 3.50PM 'Public are invited to Bukit Jalil National Stadium to celebrate 55th Merdeka rally on the night of Aug 31.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Why is it always the case parang-wielding people are charging at the police? Does anyone believe the cops?'

EXCLUSIVE There is more than enough evidence to prove the former police chief is lying, says ex-top cop Ramli Yusuff.