Archive - 18 December 2012

The 40 boat people picked up by a Vietnamese vessel that was denied entry into Singapore have been taken in by Malaysia, reports the Straits Times (ST).

It's based based on the valuation made by the Valuation and Property Services Department of the Finance Ministry, said Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

The premier said discussions would continue on a reasonable agency fee for recruiting workers from the republic.

This will be held under the women's aspirations programme, said National Women and Family Development Council chairman Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.

PAS Youth says that now it is clear that many caught by AES had paid fines due to a "legal disorder", they should rightfully be refunded.

Pengkalan Hulu assemblyperson Tajol Rosli Ghazali today announced that he would not be contesting in the coming 13th general election (GE13) after 35 years of being an elected representative.

The AG says prosecution of AES summonses is put on hold because of public concerns over legal issues and other technicalities.

The personal assistant of Kapar MP, S Manikavasagam, was found dead in front of the guard house of Sri Sinar Apartment in Sunway Kayangan, Shah Alam today.

Coal is set to surpass oil as the world’s top fuel within a decade, driven by growth in emerging market giants China and India, according to a report published today.

Jingga 13 claims that the 0.9km single carriageway in Kota Kinabalu cost RM14.9 million, and wants the MACC to investigate.

Contributions by Petronas and other investors, which he suggests be managed by a board of trustees, can provide scholarships for students.

Over one million Muslims in the country are on the waiting list to perform the haj as at Nov 30, the Dewan Negara was told today.

Deputy Finance Minister Donald Lim says the total covered 1.4 million unmarried applicants and 435,232 household applicants.

UPDATED 4.45PM Those with evidence should lodge a complaint to enable independent investigation of the lawyers’ conduct.

Umno's Hilmi Yahaya says DAP must ensure the CEC comprises all races but instead, all eight Malay leaders had failed to get elected.

The EPF recently announced that its investment income soared to RM7.02 billion in the third quarter of this year ending Sept 30.

Vice-president Mahfuz Omar has described a call to reverse the ‘Amanat Hadi’ as the 'moans of hungry ghosts asking to be fed'.

T Rajasegaran initially pleads guilty to abusing his three-year-old stepson but later changes his plea and claims trial instead.

According to party consumer rights bureau chief Yahya Sahri, this was revealed through a DBKL property search.

The airline was fined A$200,000 in the Melbourne Federal Court for contravening the single pricing provision of the Australian Consumer Law.

Its group CEO Ahmad Jauhari says an advantage of the turboprop operation was its ability to turn around in less than 30 minutes.

Especially, he says, issues raised by 'irresponsible parties' in the run up to the GE, such as the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex project in Johor.

UPDATED 4PM ‘I will ask the Kelantan state education department to probe whether the allegation is true or not,’ says the deputy education minister.

The Indonesian president says Indonesia would raise the issues of mutual respect and tolerance during the annual consultation.

UPDATED 4.33PM It has to wait until the police complete their probe into a complaint that a teacher in Gua Musang had slapped four Orang Asli pupils.

Local television Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reports that the ministry’s spokesperson said the 'serious accusations' were 'entirely baseless'.

UPDATED 3PM A large number of cases have been withdrawn from proceedings in at least two courts since yesterday.

UPDATED 1PM Works secretary Raden Shamsulkamar Raden Samsudin claims party staff had waited at the scene for an hour but police did not turn up.

Residents association rep Kamarulzaman Mat Zain says the local community consists of 95 percent Malays and Muslims.

Problems in law enforcement.

Raja Nong Chik says the scheme would be managed by the Federal Territory Foundation and monitored by the ministry.

UPDATED 1.45PM This judicial review application is different from the previous one as that concerned the approval given by the AELB for the TOL.

They think that the project is not an issue after the court rejected the injunction application on the TOL by residents.

COMMENT It does not speak well of the coalition to bring its disagreements on major issues out in the open at the eleventh hour.

Pikap president Raja Zulkepley Dahalan says the initial cost set in the 2011 MoU did not consider costs borne by agencies.

FREE YOURSAY 'Lynas, if the wastes can be recycled for good use, why not ship them back and use them in your own backyard.'

FREE YOURSAY 'If the deputy IGP can make that big a mistake then all other police officers can do the same and get off scot free.'

COMMENT In the Selangor state assembly, it is the Pakatan Rakyat backbenchers who ask the most rigorous questions.

The teachers take the first and fifth days off each school week - to travel from and to their hometowns in Kelantan.

COMMENT His disclosures could see a senior lawyer hauled up; this may well help unwind the Altantuya murder mystery.

FREE YOURSAY 'Bersih supporters might as well use the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat 2013 rally as their platform.'

About RM200 billion of dirty money was siphoned out, putting the country second only to China in global capital flight.