Archive - 11 October 2012

The incinerators will be in Taman Beringin in Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Payung in Johor, while the third, either in Selangor or Melaka.

The special booklets will explain the government's efforts to raise living standards and Budget 2013, says info minister Rais Yatim.

Agriculture minister Noh Omar says the RM164.8 million padi seed contract was scrutinised by three committees before it was awarded.

'They must verify the facts with the sources before using the information, especially from certain websites,' says Yong Soo Heong.

Four Malaysian Muslim transvestites today lost a landmark case challenging an Islamic law that bars them from dressing as women, activists said.

UPDATED 7.30PM The Malay Consultative Council and other groups claim they have all not read the reports on the alleged meeting.

UPDATED 7.50PM The Special Affairs Department registered these ‘Code 71' identity card holders without their full addresses, says Ong Kian Ming.

UPDATED 7.40PM Police asked P Chandran's wife to pay RM300 for info about him, says Chandran's brother-in-law R Rajan. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Lee Kee Hiong, 46, who filed the suit today, named Yap Kon Min, 65, and Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad as defendants.

UPDATED 5.25PM Mahathir met Soros, Najib met Soros. So, BN's own weapon has turned on themselves, says Pakatan. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 7.25PM Merap finds that according to their ICs, these 58,000 of a race foreign to Malaysia were all born in the country.

UPDATED 6PM After lengthy arguments, the High Court allowed Abdul Rahman Bakri's application for a stay of execution.

UPDATED 6.55PM The opposition says its budget tallies and that they would be able to pay for all the 'people-friendly' programmes.

'The accused is being given anti-depression and anti-psychotic medicine every day until today,' says her lawyer M Visvanathan.

UPDATED 6.20PM While regretting his actions, Hoslan says what he did was a form of itjihad against injustice. [VIDEO INSIDE]

‘Some are at 50kph areas and 70kph areas. What will collide there, a python and a turtle?’ asks Kempen Anti Saman Ekor chairperson Mahfuz Omar. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 5.15PM A top Prasarana official says he ordered train stations around Dataran Merdeka closed during Bersih 3.0 to protect passengers and staff.

The industrial production index fell 0.7 percent from a year earlier in August, dragged down by manufacturing while electricity and mining held up.

UPDATED 2.25PM 'The funds were contributions to the Sabah Umno and not for the personal use of the CM,' says Nazri. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The CM wants this done immediately, so he need not further delay releasing the state AG's Report received on Aug 30.

UPDATED 6.21PM It urges Putrajaya to return to the principle of neutrality and stop allowing warships to visit our ports.

Despite its shortcomings, a forum panelist commends the opposition's effort, as unlike the gov't, they can't access civil dept data.

Unleashing one bogeyman after another.

AIA says the US$1.73bil deal will make it the number one insurance provider by premiums in what it described as the 'high-growth Malaysian market'.

UPDATED 1.53PM Tay Puay Chuan says the body should conduct a thorough study to help policy makers and people understand the issue's complexities.

Meanwhile, the Johor economic planning unit says 101 landowners accepted the offer while 275 took it with the option to appeal for a higher amount.

UPDATED 12.25PM According to Pemandu’s website, the AG’s reporting processes are to be tabled ‘thrice yearly’, says Teo Nie Ching. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Lower prices means more cars ‘flooding’ KL and higher petrol consumption, says BN’s Abdul Rahman Dahlan, but Tony Pua says nay.

Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah says Pakatan’s proposed budget will force the gov't to spend RM224.3bil on operating expenses.

UPDATED 12.20PM 1,000 students from independent Islamic schools demonstrate at Parliament House for funding for their schools.

Lynas had planned to finally begin operations at the plant this month, following a long saga, but will now have to wait until November.

COMMENT Central to this feudal relationship is the concept of unflinching, unquestioning personal loyalty to the lord.

PARLIAMENT According to the minister in the PM's Department's written reply, the bulk of the corrections, totalling 1,015, were made in Sarawak.

Archer Hasihin Sanawi and shot putter Mohd Ziyad Zolkefli will receive the money, amounting to RM50,000, by year end.

COMMENT No, it's not the common search of political power that keeps Pakatan together, but the parties' shared moral compact.

FREE VOXPOP 'As a stakeholder (by being a tax contributor) to the feedlot project, your husband is answerable to us and not Umno.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The 18 fundamental points of Sarawak prior to joining Malaya didn't say it is to be turned into an Islamic state.'

The ministry was misled by its agriculture counterpart which cited ‘urgency' as a factor, claims an anonymous letter writer.

FREE YOURSAY 'Mahathir has not let us down with the answers he comes up with when it comes to all the scandals...'

The private meeting took place at the posh Plaza Hotel when Najib was there for his maiden speech to the UN General Assembly.