Archive - 1 September 2012

Works Minister Shaziman Abu Mansor, said the move was taken following increased traffic on the highway.

The MIC president has brushed off media reports that he would be fielded in Cameron Highlands in the coming general election.

Nazri is to organise a special programme to explain to the people the amended Section 114A of the Evidence Act 1950.

Perkasa Selangor wants a police investigation into why the sultan was not invited to the state's Merdeka celebration.

'The polluting factory runs 24-7 while objecting residents have been harassed, fed misinformation over the last three years'.

COMMENT Comparing the good doctor and Ghana president Kwame Nkrumah finds the former wanting in greatness.

'Certain quarters seem to be a little too extreme, to the extent of wanting to amend the Federal Constitution and the national flag.'

'We will discuss if there are new suggestions. In Kelantan it is complete, while Penang is almost done,' he says.

He hopes the works will allow people to laugh while getting a good grasp of Malaysian politics from an alternative perspective.

Khalid Ibrahim responds to media reports stating that the PKR-led Selangor government had sidelined the Sultan of Selangor.

Hishammuddin Hussein said such matters should be handled carefully and speedily so that it would not exploited by certain parties.

50 police officers are stationed at the Shah Alam campus today to prevent the group of student activists from distributing leaflets.

In a few decades, students will no longer attend just one university but several, picking and choosing from online offerings.

The DAP will submit a private members' bill in pushing for an anti-hopping law when Parliament reconvenes on Sept 25.

Merdeka Day was stripped of meaning for some as it marked the last day for the restaurant managed by four generations.

'We do not wish to set up a police roadblock, but we will put up a political roadblock because they are not qualified to occupy the seat of Putrajaya.'

FREE In its last update before winding up, the Chinese news site thanks its friends and supporters for keeping it afloat this long.

They say the Islamic law that bars men from dressing or behaving as women is unconstitutional.

He dismisses the yellow wave at Dataran and pats himself on the back for the 'real Malaysian' turnout. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The BN may claim their Merdeka celebrations are apolitical but the free comic book poking fun at the opposition speaks otherwise.

Some 38% of the tweets are potentially questionable, perhaps from bots - a software controlling multiple Twitter accounts.

FREE YOURSAY 'National laureate A Samad Said recites a poem on Merdeka eve; that's a crime? I think PDRM have to get their brains checked.'

UPDATED 2.15PM The windscreen of the ‘Merdeka' bus was smashed and splashed with red paint. [VIDEO INSIDE]

FREE YOURSAY 'There are always 'troublemakers' who pretend to join in for the cause but are there to cause trouble.'

COMMENT BN is now the longest serving elected ruling party in the world. The others are communist North Korea, China and Vietnam.

FREE YOURSAY 'What is the board of directors of Utusan going to do? They can't just allow the irresponsible employees to keep blowing away the shareholders' money.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Why are the judges so blind? As a woman, I feel so outraged. There was no doubt that rape took place, but the rapist was not caged up.'