Archive - 15 December 2012

Selangor MCA has criticised a move by the Shah Alam City Hall (MBSA) to raise assessment rates by up to 10 times, effective next year.

About 1,000 bank employees picketed in front of Menara CIMB in Jalan Raja Laut in KL to fight for their rights, honour and dignity.

All eight Malay DAP leaders who contested for central executive committee (CEC) posts lost badly at 16th DAP Congress today.

Beginning next year, private universities will have to pay RM100,000 while private colleges have to fork out RM10,000 as student protection fee.

'Surely, if everybody receives aid including mothers, widows and ex-soldiers, why not us. We will make a request to the PM on the matter...'

Kedah has resorted to charging various parties for water resources after running out of ideas on how to generate revenue.

The independent MP will contest regardless of whether any party courts his cooperation or not, but says he is willing to work with anyone.

DAP CONGRESS DAP's annual congress livens up with an uproarious new Ubah video riding on the Gangnam style fad. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Road Transport Department laments that the collection rate of summonses issued since Sept 23 is still too low.

Lynas chief Nicholas Curtis says his 'stubborn nature had kept him focused as the hurdles keep rising' in Malaysia.

About 100 members of the Pasir Puteh Umno division performed a special prayer to seek god's protection and give victory to Umno and BN.

NECF-Cosa lauds the cabinet decision to resolve bumiputera Christians' long standing MyKad errors listing some as Muslim.

A man with alleged ties to militants was shot dead in the Philippines after he threatened to set off a backpack bomb in a stand-off with local policey.

'People like Ibrahim hinder the progress of 1Malaysia, politicians should not play on racial issues for political gain.'

DAP CONGRESS Despite a surge of new delegates voting in the polls, there was not much change in the new CEC line-up.

Jingga 13 says the businessman's recent revelations merit action on the murder case and MACC’s haste in closing the files on Bala.

UPDATED 5.24PM DAP has lodged a report against Deepak for allegedly having knowledge of a crime but failing to report it.

'I want the truth to prevail, no way was I involved in the Batu Caves condominium approval,' says the Hulu Selangor MP.

DAP CONGRESS ‘The DAP will not take the BN's extreme position as there is only one middle ground in Malaysian politics,' says Lim Guan Eng.

UPDATED 3.44PM Ibrahim Ali says they will back BN parliamentary supremacy to silence other races on religion and royalty.

COMMENT A lot of questions hanging fire over the issue but the answers from the authorities have been less than forthcoming.

This includes becoming candidates for the general election, says Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

The DAP MP reminds BN critics of their complicity in drafting by-laws in Ipoh that led to non-Muslim couples being victimised in 2003.

FREE YOURSAY 'Every vile regime has used re-education of the rakyat as a tool to brainwash the masses that corruption, cronyism, nepotism are good.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘The court should issue a warning that any more nonsense from Utusan should render its licence revoked.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘This makes a mockery of the BN gov't. Disclosures of this kind in other countries will result in a massive investigation.'

INTERVIEW The DAP sec-gen, son of Lim Kit Siang, says no one gets favours by having blood ties with leaders.