Archive - 29 August 2012

The poor quality of water reported at several places in Port Dickson, Rembau and Rantau is due to a drop in quality of raw water supply from the Linggi river.

‘It is whichever seats that are not tagged,’ says Jasminawati Jamin of the Information Ministry’s corporate communications department.

According to an ACCCIM survey, 72.9 percent of respondents were not happy with the state of the country’s economy to date.

Book publisher Faisal Mustaffa is accused of refusing to cooperate with Jais investigators probing matters related to Irshad Manji's banned book.

The restructuring will involve four water concessionaires - Syabas, Abass, Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor and Puncak Niaga Holdings. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim notes that other matters have higher priority than this ‘political issue’. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 7PM Muslim group accuses DAP and MCA leaders of making statements to confuse the people about the status of Islam. [VIDEO INSIDE]

ANTIDOTE Nearly twenty years later, Tua Kampung Jawa recounted the Independence Day parade like a strange dream.

Khairy Jamaluddin decries the lenient sentence meted out to an electrician for raping his underaged girlfriend and says the man should be jailed.

He maintains he was misquoted, saying he has been under pressure before to retract his Bukit Kepong statement - and he didn't.

The judge says under the amended CPC, the trial must be fixed within 90 days from the date an accused was charged in court.

Pahang police headquarters CID chief Senior Asst Comm T Narenasegaran says however that investigations were still ongoing.

The Save Pengerang Coalition deputy secretary insists the twin attacks on her home and car is not a coincidence.

UPDATED 6PM The Umno Youth chief says he was not taken to task by AG and the law minister and still wants Section 114A reviewed.

The Railwaymen's Union of Malaya will picket at the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd headquarters on Oct 12 to oppose the takeover bid by MMC Corp Bhd.

EXCLUSIVE UPDATED 5.40PM The cabinet has suggested that 'the premier or his deputy should censure two deputy ministers and the Umno Youth head'.

‘The colour yellow does not belong to PKR, PAS or DAP but us, we can wear it any time,’ says the information minister.

UPDATED 5.05PM 'They should abide by the Peaceful Assembly Act and inform the Dang Wangi OCPD of their plans.'

The duo who saw D Dinesh being fatally shot last week by police will only cooperate if Bukit Aman takes over the probe from Ampang.

UPDATED 4.35PM He defends NKRA figures on crime index, saying there has been no manipulation. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 7.10PM Top cop says police a lower number of deaths, road accidents and break-ins was recorded during the Hari Raya period.

The Election Commission says Janji Demokrasi has a political agenda and thus it is a waste of time to entertain them.

UPDATED 8.05PM The electrician, 22 is freed on a RM25,000 good behaviour bond for three years for raping the girl he had 'dated' on two occasions.

Instead, its lengthy reply to allegations in an anonymous letter clearly indicates data manipulation by the authorities.

Opposition leaders welcome to join the celebration at Bukit Jalil stadium. Whoever comes will be given a seat, says Rais.

FREE YOURSAY 'It's not a question of the PM's residence but whether the leader can deliver what he promises to do...'

FREE YOURSAY 'No disrespect to the many sultans and their families. The way titles are handed out, it has become...'

The Hindraf chairperson wants to meet both leaders by month-end to discuss solutions to helping marginalised Indians.

Same old Murdeka and Moodeka.

FREE YOURSAY ‘No one cares who wrote that letter. Are the allegations true or not? That's what we want to know...'

The next stop for Dzulkifli Abd Wahab is a transfer to the agriculture ministry and a posting to Italy, claims Anak’s Mazlan Aliman.

FREE VOXPOP 'It's rather bizarre that an ex-IGP is being accused by his men to having close links with an underworld boss.'

The PKR strategist, whose revelations have left the government red-faced, will kick off his latest initiative tomorrow.

EXCLUSIVE Ramli Yusuff reveals new info relating to the police probe into the first sodomy trial involving Anwar.