Archive - 25 September 2012

The Pasir Mas MP says the move was merely for political mileage and the people should guard against being fooled by its agenda.

Despite MCA's aggressive attempts to spook the Chinese over hudud law, many say that it's fair and helps reduce crime.

UPDATED 1AM UIA suspends its poll results due to e-voting system problems, while no clear winner has emerged from UM.

A survey reveals public doubts on Pakatan due to its divergent ideologies and the media's spotlight on its faults in states it administers.

‘When he was deputy president he understood our stand and didn't have issues with it,' says the DAP's Lim Guan Eng.

The prosecution offered a plea bargain to the seven Somalians charged with firing at Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) commandos during an attempted robbery in the Gulf of Aden, last year. 

The defence minister says an internal inquiry which was conducted after the issue was raised by Sultan Ibrahim of Johor was adequate.

Deputy minister Lim says although the report is ready, the central bank needed confirmation from several parties as foreign organisations were involved.

A robber went berserk by breaking the door and wall of a convenience store he robbed as he was unhappy with the loot of RM40.

The number of super-rich in Asia is set to reach 2.67 million people by 2015 with a net worth of an estimated US$16.7 trillion, Swiss private bank Julius Baer said today.

UPDATED 6.20PM UM's Centre for Democracy and Elections finds his popularity dropped by three percent in the last five months.

The Perak government will cooperate with the National Heritage Department to ensure that several proposals made by Unesco, including the ‘Perak Man’ be returned to its rightful place in Lenggong Valley can be implemented.

Mohd Arlizam Abdul Rahman was alleged to have committed the offence at the Klang District and Land Office on May 21, 2007.

PM has been urged to include the oil royalty payment for Kelantan in Budget 2013 or else the 58 NGOs will protest in Putrajaya next week.

Asks a MPPP councillor as he claims BN has been putting up flags without applying for the necessary permits.

Noh Omar had stated the country hoped to resume export of raw cleaned bird’s nest in December, before working on raw uncleaned bird’s nest.

The court was told Liew Chiew Seng, 69, would remain in prison until after the judge’s decision on the matter, set for Oct 9.

Signed on May 28, 2003 - Dr Ling Liong Sik’s final day as transport minister - it was used by the PKFZ turnkey contractor ‘to raise bonds’.

UPDATED 8.20PM Lynas' TOL has been suspended by the courts until Oct 4, by the company is confident that it will run on schedule.

Although not interested in how the NFC spent it, the committee will probe the manner in which the RM250 million was disbursed.

UPDATED 4.30PM The Bersih co-chairperson sees ominous signs in reports that NGOs are out to 'destabilise' the gov't. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 6.45PM Lim Guan Eng’s political secretary Ng Wei Aik says state Gerakan Youth vice-chief Tan Kah Leong’s allegations were ‘very serious’.

UPDATED 5.50PM ‘Occupy Dataran’ activist Fahmi Reza is deported back to KL as the CM’s office has banned him from entering.

UPDATED 2.15PM PARLIAMENT De facto law minister Nazri says this is to ‘standardise’ sentences meted out by the courts.

UPDATED 3.30PM Six groups want its front-page report retracted over claims that they are plotting against the gov't. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 2.50PM PARLIAMENT The radiation level from the broadband transmitters are 565 units lower than that in homes.

UPDATED 4.55PM The PAS politician also wants Guan Eng to apologise for ‘undermining the Pakatan spirit’ on the issue.

UPDATED 2.25PM SK Devamany urges the gov't to employ unique song beats to whet the interests of today's youths.

It’s always an interpretive one.

UPDATED 5.14PM Pengerang MP Azalina Othman dismisses 'unfair' claims about the mega-project. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The party is initiating a move to refer them to its disciplinary committee for ‘acts prejudicial’ to the interests of the SUPP.

UPDATED 12.02PM Edikoup Lakip Sediyanto says he was stopped on his way home about 4am and was punched and hit with helmets.

However, Mohd Taufik Omar denies owning the jet used by the Pakatan leaders during their Sabah trip, saying his company only manages it.

FREE VOXPOP 'For an audit report to be able to 'steal the limelight' from a nation's budget must mean there are major issues to be reported. As usual.'

However, a police officer was not able to verify the authenticity of the recording, containing clips of events before and after the rally.

Students in seven major public universities will go to polls today as two factions mount a heated contest for supremacy.

COMMENT A packed ballroom at the prestigious Royal Selangor Club today is no certainty that Anwar will carry the floor.

Xavier Jayakumar applauds the Pahang MB's bravado because, if the threat is realised, Selangor will save RM60mil annually.

FREE YOURSAY 'This is a despicable act. A real tragedy. Instead of solving problems, imaginary ones are being created.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Mahathir is God-sent. How else can he be made to spout this much of nonsense to convince Malaysians that this regime must go?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Soros speculated using his money, whereas Mahathir and Nor Mohamed speculated using our money.'

UPDATED 11.30PM In an audio clip featured on TV3, Penang DCM Mansor Othman is heard labelling Lim as 'arrogant'.