Archive - 29 December 2012

'I had no knowledge about ownership or lease of the land to the DAP leaders concerned,' adds the deputy finance minister.

He saysAbdul Hadi would have to apply to the ministry stating the choice of television channel to give the explanation.

He said he would explain everything associated with his message, which had branded Umno members and supporters as infidels.

A Joseph, 64, a Seberang Perai Municipal Council retiree, fell of his motorcycle after the thieves tugged hard at his wife's necklace.

The candidates for the 222 parliamentary and 505 state seats have been cleared by the police, MACC and Department of Insolvency.

Inland Revenue Board's tax collections hit RM124.69bil as of yesterday, surpassing the target set by the Finance Ministry.

He must withdraw his statement urging the federal government to allow the use of the word ‘Allah’ in the BM version of the Christian Bible.

The discount, amounting to RM9.59 million, was a gift and an inducement for the borrowers to pay up, says PTPTN chairperson Ismail Mohamed Said.

UPDATED 6.28PM The info minister says he hopes to bring the issue of the smartphone rebates up at next week’s cabinet meeting.

Authorities descend upon the green protesters in Kuantan to immobilise their command centre and call for the group to disperse.

COMMENT Five years ago yesterday, Pakistan's first woman PM and its largest party's chief  was gunned down by extremists.

‘The word ‘Allah' appears 37 times in the Sikh holy book. No objection has ever been taken by Muslims for the use of that word by Sikhs.'

He outlines several factors which place BN in a favourable position in the run-up to the 13th general election.

The Malaysian Gurdwaras Council reminds Penang mufti Hassan Ahmad that Sikhs have been using ‘Allah’ since pre-Islamic times.

‘Of course we can't change anything... Even if 100,000 people protest we can't stop them' says one of the anti-Lynas hunger strikers.

UPDATED 2.40PM Rafizi Ramli calls the LTAT deal involving the businessman and S'gor Umno Wanita chief Raja Ropiaah Abdullah ‘worse than a bailout’.

COMMENT ‘One cannot force someone of another religion to change words in their Holy Scriptures to satisfy believers of another religion.

COMMENT All the answers to the real May 13 reside in the classified Special Branch documents. But can Umno afford to let us view them?

SPECIAL REPORT ‘The river that the Orang Asli depend on for drinking water is brownish red from mining activities.'

‘What was peculiar was in the senior federal counsel deposing the application himself which is against accepted practice.'

A worker was killed while his wife was injured when they fell off their motorcycle during a snatch theft in Kepala Batas last night.

FREE YOURSAY 'If the MCA leaders enjoy the sexy performances, they can host it every night at the Lee San Choon Hall.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Allah, Tuhan, Tua Pek Kong, whatever... I am ashamed to be a Malaysian, fighting and arguing over...'

The vouchers should help alleviate the financial burden of taxi drivers, but the opposite is true, laments cabbie S Mahesan.

FREE YOURSAY 'If they can afford to pay a costly telco data plan, would they still be considered low-income group?'

Each year for over a decade, Malaysiakini has named a top newsmaker as we bring the curtain down on the year.