Archive - 28 December 2012

Employers can restructure workers’ salary by absorbing certain allowances as part of the basic salary in the implementation of the minimum wage, said National Wages Consultative Council secretary T Shanmugam.

A group of agitated men set a stalled bus on fire after a motorcyclist, believed to be their friend, was allegedly killed after hitting its rear.

More than three Malaysians are believed to be involved in a militant group linked to another Malaysian who was shot dead in a Davao hotel in the Philippines, two weeks ago.

The situation in flood-hit areas of the east coast states of Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu improved further this afternoon with the number of flood evacuees dropped to 21,013 from 22,093 this morning.

An Umno leader was sentenced to a total of 44 years’ jail and fined RM977,560 by the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today after he was found guilty of 10 counts of bribery, involving RM774,048, between May 2006 and March 2007.

'We know the prime minister will make a decision; it is only a matter of months and weeks (before the announcement),' says the deputy prime minister.

The eight, along with two other persons still at large, are alleged to have committed gang robbery against the crew of MT Merlion 2.

‘I am still proceeding with my exposes and the next big one will be on New Year's Day,’ he says in a text message today.

‘The company has not taken out a single log from the land it has for reforestation since he and some investors took over the company'.

UPDATED 10.55PM Deepak confirms he has sold his company Astacanggih for RM30 million to a Defence Ministry agency.

PSC on corruption chairperson Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad says an independent committee should be established to evaluate the situation.

Here they are - Malaysiakini readers' choice of the top 10 headline-grabbers of the year. There are some surprises.

UPDATED 5.41PM Anak members rally at the Felda headquarters for an end to political interference. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 5PM ‘The group will await the arrival of the relevant officials tomorrow to seek an extension to the order'. Yet another sign of changing times.

'We caught 41 snakes on the two days,' Lt (PA) Nor Asmawi Abdul Mutalib says, adding that no one was harmed.

UPDATED 3.55PM The move has stirred up a lot of anger as some quarters think the cap should have been announced at the start.

The Perak DAP chief wants to know why MACC is quick to probe the allegations when his own reports on Zambry have not seen daylight.

An organisation found guilty can face up to RM200,000 fine for the first offence or up to RM500,000 for the subsequent offence, Jakim says.

The local HQ seems to have adopted a lie low attitude, perhaps in the hope that the whole affair will fade away from lack of attention.

COMMENT May you grow up, get really one year older, and begin leading the people more wisely and maturely like you should.

During a gathering last night, a group of taxi drivers requested medical cards and Socso benefits if Pakatan captures Putrajaya.

It should done to show that ‘it is unacceptable for the EC to condone political corruption under any guise', says DAP.

‘We really want to help those who cannot afford to change phones to upgrade from their old 2G phones to a basic 3G smartphone'.

Eighteen people have begun their hunger strike at Dataran Merdeka, to highlight environs issues. [VIDEO INSIDE]

FREE VOXPOP 'Will the MCA Youth pledge that all elected party reps declare their assets immediately after the duo has done so?'

COMMENT The consensus already reached on the ‘Allah' issue and a PM-designate is being frayed by amnesiac PAS leaders.

The ultimate aim is to ‘connect’.

Among the parties named were the Johor government, Iskandar Region Development Authority and the Johor Land and Minerals Office.

FREE YOURSAY 'EC is closing one eye and shutting the other. Actually, that's incorrect. EC is actively participating in abusing...'

SPECIAL REPORT Such incidents of blatant land grab lend substance to the saying that might is right, whatever the political persuasion.

FREE YOURSAY 'Bishop, we applaud you for exposing the previous two PMs and now Najib on their 'platitudes' to gain Christian votes...'

COMMENT 'My New Year wish is that the AG will do the sensible thing by withdrawing the appeal and let the High Court judgment stand.'

Yahaya Abdul Hamid was nabbed after he confronted contractors trying to relocate his grandmother's grave without notice.

They claim that the project at the abandoned Taman Merdeka Negara will destroy nearby historical buildings in Petaling Hill.

The EC wants Malaysians residing abroad to register as voters but those in Shanghai are finding trouble doing so.