Archive - 4 December 2012

Free legal aid for 8,000 gold investors

Free legal aid for 8,000 gold investors

Umno Youth community complaints bureau will provide 10 lawyers for the 8,000 people who in a gold investment scheme to get back their investment.

M'sia, S'pore to reveal 'win-win' proposals next year, says Najib

M'sia, S'pore to reveal 'win-win' proposals next year, says Najib

The proposals include an iconic landmark, to be built on two pieces of land which are part of the Points of Agreement in exchange for Malayan Railway land in Singapore.
RTD DG says AES tender process was transparent

RTD DG says AES tender process was transparent

Solah Mat Hassan said the tenders were made carefully and transparently and spanned almost eight years.

Senate passes transfer of prisoners bill

Senate passes transfer of prisoners bill

The Dewan Negara today passed the International Transfer of Prisoners Bill 2012 and the Strata Titles (Amendment) Bill 2012.
Religious affairs officer bound over on good behaviour

Religious affairs officer bound over on good behaviour

Magistrate Nur Azura Murah bound over Shaiful Buhari Ramlan, 25, and Muhammmad Karim Abdullah, 24, in a sum of RM800 with one surety for two years.
Fourth accused in Sosilawati case gets police protection

Fourth accused in Sosilawati case gets police protection

Accused R Kathavarayan had lodged a police report as he fears for his safety and that of his family as he intends to testify everything in court.
Sabah collects RM217k from no plastic bag day

Sabah collects RM217k from no plastic bag day

Apathy, not ignorance, has resulted in many people willing to pay for plastic bags on days when its use are banned, says a Sabah official.
Pahang tables surplus budget

Pahang tables surplus budget

The Pahang state government today tabled a surplus budget after 10 years of experiencing balanced and deficit budgets.
Baram natives seek Suhakam intervention over dam

Baram natives seek Suhakam intervention over dam

The indigenous community hopes the commission can pressure the Sarawak government to stop the project before they are displaced from their homes.
Najib agonising over  GE date and strategies

Najib agonising over GE date and strategies

Political leaders carry out indelible ink simulation

Political leaders carry out indelible ink simulation

NONE The Election Commission today conducted an indelible ink simulation during polls for leaders of political parties from Selangor.
Pakatan states 'have failed in legislative reform'

Pakatan states 'have failed in legislative reform'

NONE Selangor assembly speaker Teng Chang Khim says there has been no political will to make state legislative assemblies independent.
Friday court date for Kuantan folk over Lynas stay bid

Friday court date for Kuantan folk over Lynas stay bid

Counsel Gene Vendargon says he received today the copy of the notice of motion and affidavit-in-support from the Court of Appeal registry.
Dec 13 set for mention of Nayati's kidnapping case

Dec 13 set for mention of Nayati's kidnapping case

High Court deputy registrar Noor Aini Yusof set the date when the case came up to enable the prosecution to hand over documents to the court.
M'sia rises 7 spots in global economic freedom index

M'sia rises 7 spots in global economic freedom index

NONE Ideas chief executive Wan Saiful Wan Jan said the report actually measures Malaysia’s performance in 2010.
Proxy war over Tanjung City Marina project?

Proxy war over Tanjung City Marina project?

NONE While the issue is ostensibly about ‘poor management’, the Penang DAP and MCA are shaping up to score brownie points.
PKR: Pak Lah's kin linked to TNB meter project

PKR: Pak Lah's kin linked to TNB meter project

NONE Wong Chen claims former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s relative was a director in a firm which supplied the meters to TNB.
NGO Jerit launches Cycle for Change 2.0

NGO Jerit launches Cycle for Change 2.0

NONE Jerit is back with new gusto, four years after its first cycle campaign to raise awareness on the problems faced by the masses.
Indonesian embassy warns maids to avoid Malaysia

Indonesian embassy warns maids to avoid Malaysia

indonesian maid washing plates 'They (Malaysia) are asking for Indonesian maids but they cannot protect them well,' says Suryana Sastradiredja.
Perak hit by floods again after recovering on Nov 15

Perak hit by floods again after recovering on Nov 15

NONE According to the National Security Council’s flood portal, the flood which affected 13 families occurred in the Kuala Kangsar district.
Penang Housing Dept figures discredit MCA chief

Penang Housing Dept figures discredit MCA chief

The Penang government is disappointed that the BN-led federal government allocated only 70 units of affordable housing for the state.
Ku Li: We'd have been better off with a sovereign oil fund

Ku Li: We'd have been better off with a sovereign oil fund

NONE The ex-finance minister also proposes to apply a higher road tax for bigger cars to facilitate the gradual removal of petrol subsidies.
Indonesian anti-graft watchdog nabs police general

Indonesian anti-graft watchdog nabs police general

Inspector-general Djoko Susilo was reportedly the first active high-ranking officer to be arrested in a corruption case in the country.
MIC general assembly to rally party for final push

MIC general assembly to rally party for final push

NONE Party secretary-general S Murugesan is optimistic that the serious and continuous work over the past two years would turn the tide for the MIC. 
'Bid to crack down on rally for stateless Indians'

'Bid to crack down on rally for stateless Indians'

NONE ‘We believe authorities are trying to put pressure and intimidate us in order to halt the mass rally,’ claims a PKR veep. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Ling Liong Sik submits another representation

Ling Liong Sik submits another representation

NONE DPP Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah says the prosecution needs to scrutinise the bid and seek experts' opinions.
MCA Youth chief: New PAS recruit an 'extreme racist'

MCA Youth chief: New PAS recruit an 'extreme racist'

Former Malay Chamber of Commerce deputy chief Abdul Rahman Maidin is a 'one-in-a-million extremist,' says Wee Ka Siong.
Shah Alam Hospital 'ready next October'

Shah Alam Hospital 'ready next October'

NONE UPDATED 3.05PM The works minister says the structural work is 98% complete for the long overdued general hospital.
'Condominium now sits on Umno's cheap land'

'Condominium now sits on Umno's cheap land'

Pakatan claims land Subang Umno bought is now valued at RM200psf after Suria Damansara was built there. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Umno - from monarch to plebeian

Umno - from monarch to plebeian

COMMENT Once Umno got what Umno wanted. Now, it has to appeal for unanimity when choosing candidates, even in the teeth of a deadly election.
A David versus Goliath story

A David versus Goliath story

Finding the missing piece, pun intended.
More Malay support for DAP due to weak PKR?

More Malay support for DAP due to weak PKR?

Umno says PKR can only win with DAP support, so it is better for it to contest in DAP's seats in the coming general election.
Najib, silence on Deepak's claims is not golden

Najib, silence on Deepak's claims is not golden

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'Such allegations against the PM of a developed country will unsettle the whole government.'
'Borrow someone else's knife to commit murder'

'Borrow someone else's knife to commit murder'

FREE YOURSAY Serious allegations have been made. So why are the MACC, AG, IGP and the PM keeping mum? Have all these been cooked up...?