Archive - 8 December 2012

It claims conflicting facts in the recent news on the alleged confinement of 105 foreign workers by an employment agency in Klang.

The commission must be able to provide amnesty to those who used corrupt means and abused their positions to amass wealth.

The MIC is looking into ways of helping residents of the people's housing project who are unable to pay their monthly rent and utility bills.

He blames the utter lack of professional ethos in M'sia squarely on executive interference and a mindset in dire need of change.

About 200 settlers and their families from Felda Selasih gathered at the entrance of the scheme to block the entry of the convoy.

Independent MP Zahrain Mohd Hashim has submitted his application to rejoin Umno along with 350 former PKR members.

He admitted to having faced disciplinary action in the past for having stolen a Rolex watch from a suspect in another case.

The six-year-old boy's 15th radiotherapy session is over, with another 15 to go before the effectiveness of the treatment can be ascertained.

An earlier acquisition proposal, aimed at securing stable supplies of LNG from North America, was rejected by the Canadian industry minister.

UPDATED 6.10PM MACC has proposed enactment of ‘presumption’ laws to allow the agency to investigate those living beyond their means.

UPDATED 4.02PM Bukit Bendera MP Liew Chin Tong says housing and transport comes under Putrajaya’s budget to which Penang gives RM3bil.

‘The Operations Review Panel of the MACC had written to the AG to review his decision,' says MACC's Han Chee Rull.

Najib says the Penang gov't failed to resolve the housing woes and has not built affordable homes and low-cost houses.

A Singapore professor cites cases where Malaysian politicians get off easy under syariah law, leaving the women victims.

UPDATED 3.20PM DAP sec-gen Lim Guan Eng says his PAS counterpart Mustafa Ali has promised to resolve issues with errant Kelantan local council staff.

UPDATED 2.10PM Batu Caves PKR rep Amirudin Shari says regardless of the police citing the Peaceful Assembly Act, it is their duty to keep the peace.

COMMENT ‘Before the May 13 tragedy in 1969 was the time of innocence uncorrupted by the poison of politicians.'

‘The sultan said he was not opposed to cinemas in Shah Alam but is against their being near places of worship' says the Shah Alam MP.

FREE VOXPOP ‘Now we see the compassionate side of Anwar - which we do not see in Umno - to the plight of these poor stateless people.'

FREE YOURSAY 'I've a few friends who are running a business and their experience is much the same - they have to grease palms to win business.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Yes, everyone knows that such ceramah should not be held side-by-side. Even the police know that.'

FREE YOURSAY 'They are not sincere in trying to identify the culprits responsible for violence against peaceful demonstrators.'

Pleading ignorance after a public uproar shows the exco member's insincerity in resolving issue, says Sungei Pelek rep Yap Ee Wah.

A teary-eyed Ooi says she failed to get support from party leaders and her Selayang BN coordinator's post was not extended.