Archive - 3 December 2012

Postal voting facilities for Malaysian citizens living abroad, apart from absentee voters, will be implemented for the 13th general election.

If the Japanese and German languages can transform the thinking of their people, surely BM can do the same, says Information Ministry sec-gen.

The High Court hearing the murder case of cosmetic millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya and three others, in Shah Alam today, was stunned when lawyer Ravi Nekoo informed the court that he was withdrawing from representing the fourth accused, R Kathavarayan.

The Dewan Negara today passed the Traditional and Complementary Medicine Bill 2012 which requires all traditional medicine practitioners to register with the Council of Traditional and Complementary Medicine.

Bangladesh’s Financial Express reported that the registration for overseas jobs in Malaysia would begin at the end of next month.

Felda Global Ventures share price dropped 5 sen below the IPO price of RM4.55 this morning before closing at RM4.59.

Chinese astronauts may get fresh vegetables and oxygen supplies by gardening in extraterrestrial bases in the future, says an official.

One worker was in critical condition and 22 others were seriously injured during the incident at the Jurong Shipyard, says the Ministry of Manpower.

UPDATED 6.55PM Chua Tee Yong demands that the Selangor gov't rewrite the document to account for the ‘missing’ sum.

Instead, the information minister urges the public to concentrate on realising the prime minister's transformation programmes.

Bao Feng Shan, 38, a Chinese national, was charged for his role in the mass action, which the government has described as an illegal strike.

Country Garden plans to develop the 11-hectare site into an integrated property project with a gross development value of RM18 billion.

However, the state Barisan Nasional chief is unfazed by criticisms that the two former MCA leaders are tainted with criminal pasts.

The Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 which came into force in 2010 has received positive feedback from society.

Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Rahim Bakri says the drop showed that electronic enforcement could educate motorists.

The court also ordered Badrul Zaman to be paid eight percent annual interest from the date of filing of his suit in 1994 until settlement of the case.

This, claims Anwar, is because Najib does not have the clout to enforce his own policies or views. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The PSC had decided on Nov 26 that Hasan be suspended pending a decision on the disciplinary action to be taken against him.

Ex-Penang Port chairperson Tan Cheng Liang expresses sadness that the state talks about evicting the management from Swettenham Pier.

UPDATED 2.30PM ‘They did not touch on core issues ... such as unemployment, soaring prices, corruption... ’ [VIDEO INSIDE]

The number of flood victims in Negri Sembilan and Johor has risen to 133 people as the southern state has again been hit by flooding.

COMMENT 'Samy Vellu is back,battling for BN and attacking the S'gor Pakatan gov't. This shows BN's desperation.'

UPDATED 1.25PM ‘I have not heard from him (Musa) and neither has he indicated his interest to be in politics,’ he says. [VIDEO INSIDE]

There are clear signs of trouble in Malaysia.

UPDATED 6.47PM Sacked after attending a ceramah by Anwar Ibrahim, she now gets a hand-delivered form to join the ruling party. [VIDEO INSIDE]

At least three vehicles were buried yesterday when ceiling panels crashed down inside the tunnel, 80km west of Tokyo.

COMMENT By comparing change in Malaysia to that in Egypt, Najib Abdul Razak is admitting that the BN is running a corrupt regime.

ANALYSIS 'I think he (Najib) is learning from the mistakes of Mitt Romney,' says Saifuddin Abdullah, an MP and leading Umno reformist.

UPDATED 1.40PM PAS info chief Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man wonders why the PM did not address the allegations at the best platform possible.

UPDATED 1.15PM S Manikavasagam says he accepts that his Aug 3, 2007 statement was defamatory to ex-OCPD K Kumaran.

A Penang Dapsy leader says even state-funded 'Buletin Mutiara' does not report on the party's contributions to the community.

FREE YOURSAY ‘It is about governance, stupid, not about Umno being strong or being divided, or being sabotaged...'

FREE YOURSAY ‘I was hoping Umno would prove the electorate wrong by reinventing itself. Instead, it continues to be in denial.'