Archive - 9 October 2012

UPDATED 9.05PM He tells fellow Islamic scholars a thanksgiving event after Sarawak state election saw prayers for a Christian state.

The use of latest technology and the discovery of new oil fields have extended the life span of Terengganu’s petroleum industry.

Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob said no temporary occupational lease (TOL) for land or licence had been issued in Cameron Highlands recently.

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has won the international bid to develop a new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine plant (Track 1) in Prai, Penang worth RM3 billion.

The Kampung Kerinchi night market will be relocated to a new site in the vicinity of Vista Angkasa Apartment, says Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

UPDATED 6.30PM PARLIAMENT Najib should live up to his position by addressing the issue, says Zuraida Kamaruddin.

UPDATED 6.05PM Nor Mohamed Yakcop was promoted, even after Bank Negara lost RM5.7 billion in forex trading in the 1990s.

Two motions were stymied by BN, a move which Pakatan says show they were covering up for their colleague.

He adds the earlier plan of the government is to review the tariff every six months but the Cabinet has rejected the plan.

UPDATED 6.10PM The defence is to send a representation to the AG’s Chambers to consider dropping the charges, and asks the court to vacate the dates this week.

While claiming to be heading in the same direction, its parties still hold differing views - but this is set to be ‘fine-tuned soon’.

In a full-page advertisement, the anti-Lynas movement rallies the public to a decisive hearing in the Kuantan High Court tomorrow.

PARLIAMENT Raja Nong Chik says traffic jams is due to the large number of outsiders and residents who drive to work or official business.

Singapore has banned a satirical local movie three days before its theatrical release because it was deemed offensive to the island’s ethnic Indian minority.

It reinforces concerns expressed by the World Bank and the ADB bank as they cut their own regional forecasts, citing global weaknesses.

A statement from Independence fighter Mat Indera showed that he helped many during the Bukit Kepong incident in the 1950s.

PARLIAMENT 'South Korea is being helped by the US ... it is given wide access to the US and EU markets,' says the Kota Belud MP.

Its secretary-general says that negotiations will be aimed at protecting the interest and welfare of public sector employees.

UPDATED 4.05PM The NGO demands ROS abides by the law after three members, including its late founder, are ordered to present themselves on Friday.

The showpiece match will now be played at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, some 25 kilometres west of the capital, Kuala Lumpur.

Good Islamic values can become the foundation.

UPDATED 3.35PM Tian Chua points out that the criminal inquiry would not be in progress if the French judge feels there are no grounds for it. [VIDEO INSIDE]

They also call on the police to act swiftly on the perpetrators of political violence to preserve harmony and peace in Penang.

PARLIAMENT Singaporeans overseas must return for 30 days, says the government in defending its stand on absentee voters.

Residents in the area have called for a probe by the Fisheries Department, saying this is an unusual occurrence.

UPDATED 3.05PM The impact will only effect SMIs in low-end manufacturing, says Bukit Bendera DAP MP Liew Chin Tong. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A prelate who attended the meeting with the Penang CM says there was nothing the least political about Lim's deportment.

EC chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said as the allegation was general, it would be difficult for the EC to carry out thorough investigation.

Kasthuri Jeevandran denies their claim that her report is a ‘complete lie’ or that she had reported their words out of context.

UPDATED 2.05PM In an outburst, however, deputy solicitor-general II Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah asks how he would know.

Conflict-wracked Mindanao has the most suitable land in the Philippines for oil palms, says FGV chief executive Sabri Ahmad.

Approved permits for the duty-free export of crude palm oil are not transparent and are prone to abuse, say PKR leaders.

FREE YOURSAY 'Ethical reporting and keeping the public informed is not a mission of Utusan . Its mission is to stoke racial and religious violence.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Arrogantly immune and impervious to the consternation and disbelief of all Malaysians, he goes and does it all again.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘If they had been repentant they would have made that apology early on and this case would have been closed long ago.'

FREE YOURSAY 'I don't care if they want to hold the weddings using their own money, so long as they don't use my tax money.'

This is according to a letter on a tender for the supply of padi seeds to farmers that was leaked from the Finance Ministry.

He also says French prosecutor Yves Charpenel's statement is ‘contradictory' to the current investigation by two judges in Paris.