Archive - 29 October 2012

MRT Corp awards three more contracts

MRT Corp awards three more contracts

Three more systems work packages valued at RM107.3 million have been awarded to several companies.
PKNS may sell off assets to expand operations

PKNS may sell off assets to expand operations

Move vital in bid to turn PKNS into country's largest real estate company, says Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
Wednesday date for Malaysian al-Qaeda suspects

Wednesday date for Malaysian al-Qaeda suspects

UPDATED 11.50PM The case of two Malaysians suspected of having ties with the al-Qaeda will be rementioned at the Military Tribunal in Beirut on Wednesday.
Gov't stays committed to recover NFC money

Gov't stays committed to recover NFC money

NONE PARLIAMENT ‘The gov't is already in talks with a number of firms... to take over the National Feedlot Centre,’ says Noh.
Indonesia and Germany to sign tank sale deal next month

Indonesia and Germany to sign tank sale deal next month

Indonesia is to sign a US$280 million deal with Germany for the purchase of 130 Leopard 2 battle tanks, the Defence Ministry said today.
Malacca tables surplus budget for ninth consecutive year

Malacca tables surplus budget for ninth consecutive year

Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam today tabled a surplus budget for 2013 - the state’s ninth consecutive surplus budget since 2005.
Shamsubahrin fails to strike out cheating charges

Shamsubahrin fails to strike out cheating charges

High Court Judge Kamardin Hashim makes the decision after listening to both the prosecution’s and the defence’s submissions in today’s proceedings.
Ihklas: Central Market management bullying traders

Ihklas: Central Market management bullying traders

UPDATED 6.40PM A traders’ NGO wants the company to be replaced, citing the imposition of a 12 percent surcharge for late rental payments. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Don't be duped by BN's 'bread and circuses'

Don't be duped by BN's 'bread and circuses'

Arrest ordered for defying order not to insult ex-boyfriend

Arrest ordered for defying order not to insult ex-boyfriend

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today issued a warrant of arrest for a student for contempt of court for insulting her former boyfriend on a social website.
BN: And we have Pakatan's secret documents, too

BN: And we have Pakatan's secret documents, too

NONE UPDATED 6.35PM It claims to hold documents relating to Pakatan’s strategy for GE13, including the candidacy list. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Muslim haj pilgrimage ends without incident

Muslim haj pilgrimage ends without incident

NONE Muslim pilgrims completed their final haj rituals in Mecca today as the annual pilgrimage came to a close without any major incidents.
Guan Eng: Gov't will lose in AES handover

Guan Eng: Gov't will lose in AES handover

NONE UPDATED 4.50PM The federal gov't will handle outdated technology after it is milked by the companies, says the Penang CM.

New Umno ID system to bar 'undesirables' from AGM

New Umno ID system to bar 'undesirables' from AGM

UPDATED 4.55PM Photo and biometric identification will prevent 'sabotage by external elements' when the meeting is held next month.
Penang DAP warns underperforming reps

Penang DAP warns underperforming reps

Shape up or be dropped in the coming election, state DAP warns its assemblypersons after the caution from CM Lim Guan Eng.
Batu MP Tian Chua ordered to make his defence

Batu MP Tian Chua ordered to make his defence

NONE This is on the PKR veep's charge of disobeying police orders to leave a restricted area at the height of the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28.
Evicted Layang-layang shopowners seek redress

Evicted Layang-layang shopowners seek redress

The protesters, who have been doing business there for over 30 years, are unhappy with the policy of not giving ex-gratia payments to the shop owners.
UUM's bid rejected by court, ordered to pay RM3.7mil

UUM's bid rejected by court, ordered to pay RM3.7mil

In the claims dated Aug 8, 2010, KIC Management claimed UUM had terminated an MoA to carry out the MBA programme.
'Dong Zong's demands stem from greed'

'Dong Zong's demands stem from greed'

UPDATED 6.10PM BN sec-gen Tengku Adnan says Dong Zong should 'work together (with the gov't)... for the sake of the children'. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Gobala calls Pakatan 'anti-Hindu' over condo spat

Gobala calls Pakatan 'anti-Hindu' over condo spat

NONE UPDATED 5.50PM He likens the Batu Caves condo row to the Kg Buah Pala incident, claiming that Pakatan curbs Hindus.
Farmers urge probe into padi seed supply contracts

Farmers urge probe into padi seed supply contracts

NONE Three padi growers from Sekinchan have reported their suspicions of ‘abuse of power’ on the part of the agriculture minister.
'MCMC does not play favourites in enforcing law'

'MCMC does not play favourites in enforcing law'

PARLIAMENT Information Ministry and M'sian Communications and Multimedia Commission act on all cases where the law is broken, says deputy minister.
BR1M 2.0 expected to reach 2.7 million singles

BR1M 2.0 expected to reach 2.7 million singles

As for household recipients, Donald Lim says they are also expected to increase by 10 percent from this year’s 4.35 million.
Why not many Indian M'sians are judges

Why not many Indian M'sians are judges

PARLIAMENT They are said to prefer the affluence of private practice to the unsocial lifestyle of judges, says Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz.
'Exodus at MCA dinner not sign of flaccid support'

'Exodus at MCA dinner not sign of flaccid support'

UPDATED 3.40PM Liow Tiong Lai plays down reports that thousands left the dinner event in Kulai while party chief Dr Chua Soi Lek was speaking.
The Star settles RM10mil suit with Penang DCM

The Star settles RM10mil suit with Penang DCM

NONE UPDATED 2.10PM This is over a defamation suit filed by P Ramasamy. Both parties agreed not to release details of the settlement.
Donald Lim adamant on S'gor housing, tells Pua to butt out

Donald Lim adamant on S'gor housing, tells Pua to butt out

NONE UPDATED 2.45PM The deputy finance minister cites a chart that only 287 units of low-cost housing have been completed since 2008.
BR1M - Betrayal Rakyat 1M'sia

BR1M - Betrayal Rakyat 1M'sia

The fate that awaits Dr M.
Najib to rev it up in superbike rally

Najib to rev it up in superbike rally

The PM will be joining a superbike convoy in its final leg in Putrajaya on Nov 11. The convoy plans to cover all the states in Peninsular M'sia.

Chasing the rabbit in graduate employability

Chasing the rabbit in graduate employability

COMMENT Matters involving local intricacies of culture and regulatory provisions would better prepare graduates to meet job expectations.
Review dam projects, DAP urges Sarawak gov't

Review dam projects, DAP urges Sarawak gov't

NONE Sarawak DAP's Chong Chieng Jen says too much concentration on the dam industry is very dangerous to economic growth.
Why I must come home to vote

Why I must come home to vote

NONE COMMENT Divisiveness in Malaysia has not only gone unchecked by BN for decades, it has been fanned and encouraged.
Now, DAP unveils its own election war truck

Now, DAP unveils its own election war truck

NONE The party launches its election war truck ahead of GE13, which many believe will see the fiercest campaigning ever.
Brickfields gets a taste of Nambikei Najib

Brickfields gets a taste of Nambikei Najib

FREE YOURSAY 'It is deliberately designed this way - some ministry says no, you make an appeal to the PM, and the PM says yes.'
Kula: Batu Caves condo a BN sleight-of-hand

Kula: Batu Caves condo a BN sleight-of-hand

NONE 'This episode reminds me of the 1980s DAP-led protests that saw the then-Selangor gov't revoking all quarrying activities at the temple site.'
Minister hapless in KKIA runway blackout

Minister hapless in KKIA runway blackout

FREE VOXPOP 'Runway lights should have been designed with contingencies; apparently last Thursday everything failed.'
A plutocracy of Umno cronies and warlords

A plutocracy of Umno cronies and warlords

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Under the guise of the NEP, they have taken a disproportionate share of the so-called Malay wealth.'
BN's fingerprints all over Batu Caves condo project

BN's fingerprints all over Batu Caves condo project

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Time and again Umno leaders are caught lying through their teeth, without even batting an eyelid.'