Archive - 12 October 2012

UPDATED 12.05AM Najib, who also declines to specify what the money was for, curtly says it was ‘for political donation’.

UPDATED 11.35PM ‘Yes, I met him upon his request, and after Dr Mahathir met Soros I didn’t see a problem with that.'

Traffic snarls occurred in several main roads in the city due to flash floods following heavy rain this evening

Sixty percent of the 179 Oldtown White Coffee franchise restaurants in peninsular Malaysia have obtained halal certification from the Department of Islamic Development (Jakim), said Oldtown Berhad chairperson Dr Ahmed Tasir Lope Pihie.  

Politics is the biggest responsibility given by Allah and it should not be fulfilled in isolation, declares the PAS leader.

UPDATED 11.25PM They reject Syed Mokhtar's bid to take over KTMB, and instead are demanding the latter's new president be given a chance.

But they fail to deliver a memorandum seeking an end to American warships docking in local ports, and says don't 'glorify the evil power’.

Taxand Malaysia Sdn Bhd chairperson Dr Veerinderjeet Singh said a four percent GST would be a good start.

Malaysia, the world’s No 2 producer of palm oil, will scrap a tax free export quota for the crude grade from 2013 in a bid to reduce feedstock prices for refiners who have lost market share to top supplier Indonesia.

Their reason was that the meeting had diverted from the original agenda for which they had been invited.

'It was brought to our attention that Akhtar Tahir never heard the applications for a stay as he was indisposed,' says Abdul Alim Abdullah.

Police have detained a man believed to be involved in driving off a Porsche Panamera from a showroom at 207, Jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Judge Azman Abdullah set the date after hearing submissions, after earlier allowing an application to subpoena Kamaluddin.

Beliawanis MCA tells the Alor Setar City Council advertisers are aware of local standards on modesty and says decency is ‘subjective’.

Judge Amelia Tee Hong Geok Abdullah says the court was unable to see why it should issue the subpoena for the applicant to interview the ex-premier.

KL police will investigate claim that a police personnel demanded RM300 from wife of P Chandran, says Cheras police chief. [VIDEO INSIDE]

PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin queries which provision of the law allow parties to receive large amounts of donations.

The issue is much ado about nothing as an exchange of letters shows that the pedestrian bridge is one of the options for the school to fulfill.

TI-M is calling for full disclosure on the massive ‘political contribution’ meant for Sabah Umno coffers. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT Hindraf info chief S Jayathas finds his footing fast with PKR that’s out to loose a tide that will lift all boats, irrespective of race.

A vehicle workshop owner’s group alleges that loss adjusters, under pressure from insurance firms, were forced to undervalue claims.

Aseem Trivedi's lawyer says Maharashtra state’s advocate-general had filed an affidavit to the Bombay High Court.

Chiew Seng Liew, jailed over the fatal 1991 shooting of Victor Chang, was driven out of Sydney’s Long Bay Correctional Centre late today.

'I’m very sorry and I ask for forgiveness from his family,' Hazairin Iskandar said, adding that at that time, Satan had orchestrated his actions.

UPDATED 3PM Police chief Ismail Omar tells reporters to seek clarification with Immigration on the matter. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 5.30PM ‘Polarisation is due to so many other factors and not because of a single stream of education,’ says Chua.

UPDATED 5.05PM MCA chief Dr Chua Soi Lek says Pakatan is capitalising on issues such as Lynas and Pengerang to discredit BN.

He says he does not know why some people claimed that the party had caved in to DAP’s demands and had deviated from its struggle.

The Penang BN liaison chief points to signs of public support for the ruling coalition and problems in Pakatan-ruled states.

Pot of confusion over sudden death report continues to be stirred, adding to the trauma of the bereaved family of Cheah Chin Lee.

UPDATED 2.05PM BMF wants Sabahans to give it power of attorney to strengthen its money-laundering case linked to Sabah CM Musa.

The Penang gov’t says there never was plans for public housing, as a letter by Umno in 2002 had demanded it be turned into a hawker site.

FREE YOURSAY 'In developed countries with efficient public transport, most car owners travel to work in the cities using public transport.'

The second RM30 million defamation suit DAP's Teresa Kok filed against Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia is to be heard in June.

COMMENT Career politicians tend to view everything from a political angle - such of course is their training and upbringing.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Which Malaysia model, the harmonious nation we were many decades ago or the divided racist nation we have become?'

Several subscribers are furious that their Streamyx subscription had not been terminated after accepting an 'upgrade' offer.

M'sians must send a ‘clear and firm signal' that it will reject a gov't that considers setting up a nuclear plant, says William Leong.

The Umno leader says it is better to boost the quality of BN's 'products' than to badmouth the opposition or Suaram.

A padi seeds supplier given a quota of 20,000 tonnes will enjoy a handsome profit of RM12 million, reveals an industry player.

FREE YOURSAY 'The money certainly could not have been from the bottom of Victoria Harbour or the swamp in Mongkok.'

FREE YOURSAY 'And why must the money be smuggled? Why can't the money be sent via normal transactions like telegraphic transfer?'

FREE YOURSAY 'BN takes the prize for being the biggest hypocrite. They don't say what they mean and they never mean what they say.'