Archive - 24 October 2012

State BN coordinator Mohd Zin Mohamed says Abdul Khalid's suggestion that not all 313,706 state births from 2008 to 2011 were of citizens was unacceptable.

Deputy Finance Minister Donald Lim says the state gov't only built 1,000 low to medium cost homes, and not over 20,000 as Pua claims.

UN is prepared to share its experience and technical expertise on implementing electoral reforms with the EC.

Hasan Ali says the Chinese have a political 'grand design' and both MCA and DAP are working together to execute it.

The Sabah state legislative assembly today approved provision expenditure for 2013 amounting to RM4.088 billion.

It's intimidation, says human rights NGO Suaram of police rioting and illegal assembly threat against natives trying to safeguard their livelihood.

He said for the moment, the family would put up at a hotel and look for a rented house while waiting for the house to be repaired.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) said today it will order five more Airbus A380 aircraft and 20 A350 planes in a deal valued at US$7.5 billion.

UPDATED 6.20PM If Dr Chua Soi Lek does not apologise in a week,the protesters warn, they will petition the Agong. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Previously linked to supply of equipment to air traffic control centre, Jamaluddin Jarjis's family is now said to be tied to the Malindo deal.

Mustapa says the government has unveiled several important initiatives under the NAP to tackle reduction in car prices.

Nine reception centres and five checkpoints have been set up at the entrances to Mecca to prohibit unlicensed pilgrims from entering the city.

The Federal Court will decide whether the court can interfere with the punishment imposed by Parliament on its members for disciplinary misconduct.

UPDATED 6.15PM Show proof that property prices in Penang have hiked by 103 percent to 411 percent, Penang CM defies MCA chief Dr Chua Soi Lek.

Lawyers representing Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib say they are concerned over the safety of the plaintiff’s family and his own family.

More than two million Muslims began the main rituals of the annual haj pilgrimage today, heading from Mecca to Mina.

UPDATED 5.41PM Sec-gen Saifuddin Nasution and strategy head Rafizi Ramli will file complaint with Bank Negara under the Anti-Money Laundering Act.

Ex-Sabah Umno supreme council member Lajim Ukin claims state party leaders were never told of the whopping donation.

As he is no longer a state Umno leader, the ex-MB maintains his apology will have no bearing on Selangor BN.

Penang Gerakan chief Dr Teng Hock Nan denies the state BN chief's remark about being the only captain in Penang has caused a rift between the duo.

The job was carried out by the former head of Permodalan Kedah Bhd and done without the state government being informed, a state source reveals.

UPDATED 3.20PM The Sarawak CM's son's charge card bills reveal spending at high-end stores like Harrods and travels in Europe.

PAS must allow its leaders to be openly criticised should they commit any wrongdoings, especially should it come into power, says an ex-Perlis mufti.

The Penang BN denies that the federal government's contribution of RM3 million to the school's building fund is an election ploy.

One of their counsel says although the court had set the date for hearing, his client and six other Somalians would repeat their guilty pleas.

Terengganu, Penang, Perlis, Kedah and Pahang will experience rain in the morning and thunderstorms in the evening.

The government believes that it can finalise the recipients’ data within two months, says the deputy finance minister.

Malay leaders like former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin had a large stake in a purported 'non-Malay bank', says PKR's Nik Nazmi.

UPDATED 1.55PM ‘Do not belittle issues regarding faith because it only shows our insolence,' says Perak mufti Harussani Zakaria.

Petronas has 30 days to make follow-up submissions for the industry minister to take into account on whether to approve the acquisition.

'Each side will tell the most blatant lies to frighten Chinese and Malay voters in their desperation to remain in power.

UPDATED 1.10PM PARLIAMENT 'There is a guy who has no link with Felda, but he got a million FGV shares,' says Ghafur.

Reason to say ‘PMSayonara, PMScumbag’.

COMMENT The terms ‘official religion' and ‘secular' have today become antithetical, contributing to the present gulf in understanding.

COMMENT All this Muslim baiting just goes to show how out of touch MCA is with our country's shifting political and cultural attitudes.

PARLIAMENT Awang Adek stumbles and fumes when questioned about awarding of Ampang LRT line extension project.

EXCLUSIVE 22 families move out of the Murum forest, all for the sake of their children's education. [VIDEO INSIDE]

FREE VOXPOP ‘By the government's desperate assumptions, Penang, Selangor and the other Pakatan states should be bankrupt by now.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘A sensible gov't will only show movies to promote goodwill and harmony... What patriotism was shown on May 13?'

Prosecution must prove the primary facts of its case under new Section 114A of Evidence Act, says a senior AG's Chambers officer.