Archive - 4 October 2012

Speaker slaps gag order on PAC

Speaker slaps gag order on PAC

PARLIAMENT Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia argues that the PAC's duty is to inform Parliament first of its findings and not the press.
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Swiftlet farming guidelines in Sabah to be enforced on Jan 1

Swiftlet farming guidelines in Sabah to be enforced on Jan 1

The Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry, through the State Wildlife Department, will issue guidelines on swiftlet farming to be enforced on Jan 1 next year.
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Najib: More to corruption than just gov't abuses

Najib: More to corruption than just gov't abuses

'If we see corruption as a moral problem, anything that promotes selfish interest at the expense of others is morally wrong.'
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Islamisation in national schools worries Hua Zong

Islamisation in national schools worries Hua Zong

The Federation of Chinese Associations says the Education Ministry must recognise the multi-racial and multi-religious situation of Malaysia.
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Gov't: 114A in line with universal legal principles

Gov't: 114A in line with universal legal principles

NONE PARLIAMENT It does not go against universal legal principles such as ‘innocent until proven guilty', says Minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.

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Pakatan spiteful and jealous, retorts Ali Rustam

Pakatan spiteful and jealous, retorts Ali Rustam

UPDATED 7.25PM According to the embattled Malacca CM, there would be an even bigger crowd had he married again.
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Share prices close higher, KLCI hits all-time high

Share prices close higher, KLCI hits all-time high

At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advanced 11.72 points to an all-time-high of 1,661.47.
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FGV denies report on Weida biogas contract

FGV denies report on Weida biogas contract

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) said today it has not appointed any company to build biogas plants at its mills.
13y ago
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ZI Publications, director fail to stay Jais actions

ZI Publications, director fail to stay Jais actions

ZI Publications and its director Ezra Zaid fail to stay Jais actions against them in relation to Irshad Manji's book 'Allah, Kebebasan dan Cinta'.
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Kadir vouches for Ling, may face impeachment

Kadir vouches for Ling, may face impeachment

He testifies that his ex-colleague Ling Liong Sik was of good character, only to have the prosecution seeking to impeach him.
13y ago
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Engineer claims police delayed case in favour of colleague

Engineer claims police delayed case in favour of colleague

The engineer lodged a police report about extortion but was instead charged in court with speaking harsh words towards a member of the force.
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Puad: Counsellors can be frontliners to prevent LGBT

Puad: Counsellors can be frontliners to prevent LGBT

NONE To do so, he says, counsellors should have knowledge of LGBT symptoms to advise students involved.
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Laws still biased against us, women's NGOs tell PM

Laws still biased against us, women's NGOs tell PM

UPDATED 6.22PM Joint Action Group for Gender Equality slams the PM for saying a women’s rights movement was not necessary, pointing out unfair laws.
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BN MP: Western funders aim to stymie China's rise

BN MP: Western funders aim to stymie China's rise

UPDATED 5.25PM PARLIAMENT Western powers are trying to control Putrajaya in order to stem China's economic rise.
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Perkasa: Scorpene probe making Najib seem guilty

Perkasa: Scorpene probe making Najib seem guilty

The Malay rights group says it had created a perception that the PM was involved in the scandal even before the court had handed down its judgment.
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Bersih wants new round of electoral roll cleaning up

Bersih wants new round of electoral roll cleaning up

‘The EC has kept saying they are cleaning up the roll every day, but mana (where)?’ says Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan. [VIDEO INSIDE]
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DPM mocks Anwar's 'economic ineptitude'

DPM mocks Anwar's 'economic ineptitude'

NONE UPDATED 3PM The deputy premier says Pakatan Rakyat has no economic credentials because they are not in government.
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MP and unionist want judge upbraided

MP and unionist want judge upbraided

UPDATED 3.55PM Charles Santiago and Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud are urging the judiciary to upbraid a judge for delaying a written judgment.
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'MACC should charge CM first and let court decide'

'MACC should charge CM first and let court decide'

UPDATED 5.10PM Gobind Singh Deo says the excuse that MACC could not act on a certain corrupt state leader because of shoddy laws is laughable.
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PKR: S'gor had rejected oil refinery proposal

PKR: S'gor had rejected oil refinery proposal

UPDATED 5.20PM A PKR veep says an oil refinery project, like the one now in Pengerang, Johor, was rejected due to environmental and health concerns.
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DAP raps 'lazy' Ismail over CCM's apathy

DAP raps 'lazy' Ismail over CCM's apathy

NONE UPDATED 4.40PM 'CCM knows which firms didn't submit audited reports, thus the minister should not wait for a complaint.'
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Pengerang MP: Rally participants paid RM30 each

Pengerang MP: Rally participants paid RM30 each

NONE PARLIAMENT Azalina Othman (BN-Pengerang) says that this was how the organisers managed to attract people to attend the rally.
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'Ex-chief sec's son-in-law got FiT quotas fairly'

'Ex-chief sec's son-in-law got FiT quotas fairly'

NONE UPDATED 2.41PM Peter Chin says no hanky panky was involved in award of a large chunk of quotas to Mohd Sidek Hassan's son-in-law.
13y ago
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PKR: Pengerang project guise for massive land grab

PKR: Pengerang project guise for massive land grab

NONE UPDATED 3.25PM PKR veep Chua Jui Meng alleges the project will gobble up massive acres to enrich Ghani Othman's cronies.
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Court postpones decision on Lynas TOL until Oct 10

Court postpones decision on Lynas TOL until Oct 10

NONE The firm says that the Kuantan High Court’s decision leaves the TOL suspended until Oct 10, extending a one-week halt.
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Minimum wage won't bankrupt SMIs, Khairy told

Minimum wage won't bankrupt SMIs, Khairy told

NONE UPDATED 4.05PM PARLIAMENT Gov't tardiness in providing a financial support system for SMIs is killing them, says Pakatan.
13y ago
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Utusan reports possible 'Pakatan cabinet'

Utusan reports possible 'Pakatan cabinet'

UPDATED 6.10PM It reports Anwar Ibrahim will be made PM should Pakatan win GE 13, while his deputies will be Abdul Hadi Awang and Lim Guan Eng.
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Transfer of PJ mayor still on, says Ali Hamsa

Transfer of PJ mayor still on, says Ali Hamsa

NONE The chief secretary to the gov't says Mohamad Roslan will be given a month to settle several unfinished duties at the council.
13y ago
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Pakatan lodges report with MACC over mega kenduri

Pakatan lodges report with MACC over mega kenduri

NONE UPDATED 3.40PM The PKR Youth chief leads a delegation to lodge a report over possible abuse of power and state funds.
13y ago
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Developers: Guan Eng is not our 'darling'

Developers: Guan Eng is not our 'darling'

A developers’ association denies ever receiving favours from the Penang government and says land is always sold via open tender, to the highest bidder.
13y ago
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Astro Malaysia pushes IPO price to top end

Astro Malaysia pushes IPO price to top end

NONE The offer, which is priced at RM3.00 per share, saw demand for the institutional portion outstrip supply by more than 30 times.
13y ago
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Gov't: No crony link in new traffic fines system

Gov't: No crony link in new traffic fines system

NONE UPDATED 5.40PM PARLIAMENT The Transport Ministry says winning firms for the AES system were stringently tested.
13y ago
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SUPP on the road to deregistration?

SUPP on the road to deregistration?

‘We are prepared for any eventuality,’ says assistant minister Dr Jerip Susil, a spokesperson for the faction aligned to Wong Soon Koh.
13y ago
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'Najib switches Petronas' investment to benefit cronies'

'Najib switches Petronas' investment to benefit cronies'

UPDATED 2.46PM PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli says this has disrupted Petronas’ strategy which has been in place for the past 20 years.
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Rafizi: One trillion ringgit GDP is Najib's maths trick

Rafizi: One trillion ringgit GDP is Najib's maths trick

NONE UPDATED 2.20PM PM's 2013 GDP was measured against 2005 prices, while last year's used 2000's, with different results.

13y ago
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Fixing perception won't reduce crime, Hisham told

Fixing perception won't reduce crime, Hisham told

DAP’s Tony Pua says Hishammuddin needs to be drilled that the only way to improve perception on crime is by actually reducing it.
 
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RM600,000 is peanuts by Umno's standards

RM600,000 is peanuts by Umno's standards

FREE YOURSAY Whether it was RM600,000 or RM6 million, where did Ali Rustam get the funds? Did he burn his entire life savings?
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Judges move to ditch the executive shackles

Judges move to ditch the executive shackles

judiciary gavel FREE YOURSAY 'Of late a few judges have been making a serious effort to pass sensible judgments without looking back fearfully...'
13y ago
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Confirmed - the corrupt are protected by the law

Confirmed - the corrupt are protected by the law

FREE YOURSAY 'The MACC is only making and giving excuses by blaming the alleged weakness in the law to save the corrupt BN leaders.'
13y ago
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We don't buy your story, MACC

We don't buy your story, MACC

FREE YOURSAY ‘Surely the BN government can amend a couple of archaic laws in the MACC Act without much difficulty.'
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Lauded and dined Ambiga woos Ipoh crowd

Lauded and dined Ambiga woos Ipoh crowd

NONE The election reform group's co-chairperson tells of newfangled pressure tactics being brought to bear against its leaders.
13y ago
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Bersih leaders decry harassment at airports

Bersih leaders decry harassment at airports

NONE UPDATED 1.55PM Bersih panel members cry foul after they were stopped at airports in what is described as 'paranoia'.
13y ago
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