Archive - 19 November 2012

Asean leaders at their regional summit in Phnom Penh feud over how to handle tense maritime territorial disputes with China.

Khairulbariyah Abdul Aziz, 47, is not able to hold back her tears as son Muhammad Khairulimran Adam scores 5As in his UPSR exam.

He will know then whether he has to face the law for revealing financial statements linked to the feedlot scandal.

Senior DAP and PKR leaders say opposition component parties must abide by their previous agreement that Anwar Ibrahim should be prime minister.

The attacks are only a tactic to divert the people's attention from its problems with its allies, says Umno veep Hishammuddin Hussein.

Azizan says the felling of trees on 400 hectares of land at the forest reserve is to make way for an agro- tourism park.

A former head of Singapore’s narcotics police admitted at his corruption trial today that he had sexual relations with one of his agency’s contractors, but denied any wrongdoing.

UPDATED 6.54PM It is also authoritised to administer access to government media for all political parties to air their election manifestos.

UPDATED 9.39PM 'I acted to ensure continuity in the management of human resources involving officers who serve the state.'

Satim Diman describes the budget as nothing special and it is an attempt to divert attention from Pakatan's failure to keep its promises.

UPDATED 5.35PM PARLIAMENT The authorities gave their nod after developer showed its ‘engineering solution'.

After researching the tragedy for years, speakers at the Perdana Global Peace Foundation conference believe the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated.

After the Himpunan Hijau marchers stopped at his outlet, he says, an MCA leader threatened him over his licence.

UPDATED 8.10PM Law professor Shad Saleem Faruqi says the civil courts seem not to want to interpret in matters arising from religious conflict.

A lower court had freed the 22-year-old electrician on probation after finding him guilty of having sex with the then-12-year-old girl in July 2011.

Instead of cleaning out corruption, the PAS gov't has been cleaning out huge swathes of forest around Pedu Dam, says the Gurun rep.

UPDATED 5.20PM Arifin Zakaria stresses it's the PM’s duty to ensure that the separation of powers of the branches of gov't exists.

Malaysia has clinched eighth spot in the ‘happiest country’ ranking list of a World Happiness Report published by The Earth Institute, Columbia University.

The DAP’s Youth wing in the state says it is time that the IPCMC is set up as the public view of the police has deteriorated beyond repair.

UPDATED 4.53PM MB says it is time for the Pakatan gov't to use the state reserve for projects, and building BN's undelivered bridge.

PARLIAMENT My last ditch attempt for a debate on Automated Enforcement System is thrown out, laments PJ Utara's Tony Pua.

This year 45,054 UPSR candidates scored As in all subjects, a 0.54 percent drop compared to 46,012 candidates last year.

This is our pledge, say board members of SJKT Ladang Minyak Serendah, if the funds promised for the new school premises are not delivered.

UPDATED 5.50PM Several NGOs demand that Najib end plans to build 12 dams, or risk losing their votes. [PHOTO GALLERY]

The Penang council says that the senior citizen had been notified of the demolition as it has received numerous complaints since 2007.

Selangor MB Khalid tells the state assembly that he has given MACC all the documents to show his purchase.

COMMENT Wanting the PM's post on top of its distaste for the 'no hudud' plank makes it the 'Stalin' of the opposition.

UPDATED 6.05PM Donald Lim says MB had the power to override the council’s approval despite the fact BN had okayed it.

The rakyat must not let the matter rest.

According to SK Bihai PTA deputy chairperson Arom Asir, the family of Hassan Achoi was approached on Nov 7 and offered RM300.

UPDATED 1.05PM The ex-PM feels Arabs like Osama bin Laden lack the ability to plan and strategise such an attack.

EXCLUSIVE Much of the RM45.41bil loans, as at Aug 31, 2012, were given out to students whom PTPTN can no longer trace.

COMMENT While PAS has been in existence since 1951, it has remarkably shown to be very consistent in its struggle ever since.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Before you try to hatch eggs, you must first get the eggs. And then, think deeply on who should be mother hen...'

FREE VOXPOP 'I would have quit to save face for my cousin, the PM, when he meets the other heads of state at the Asean Summit.'

FREE YOURSAY 'How about instituting equal treatment under the law before talking about fairness in implementing hudud?'