Archive - 31 December 2012

Jakim says the matter was finalised by the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Affairs in May, 2008.

UPDATED 12.40AM A group of 1,000 people mount a New Year Eve's protest some 50m away from the gates of the Lynas refinery.

Ikram COO Mohd Taufik Harun says this will help save four other houses situated on the hill and reduce the soil pressure on the hill.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) urges the police to conduct a detailed investigation into the assault of a journalist in Penang.

UPDATED 7.40PM Speaking at the National Christmas Day fete; Muhyiddin says we should always find things that would bind M'sians.

PM Lee Hsien Loong says 'growth was slower this year, at 1.2pct', which is well off the official growth forecast of 1.5-2.5pct.

A dizzying list of Budget 2013 'goodies' will be rolled out beginning Jan 1, including the BR1M 2.0 cash handouts.

PKR director of strategy says he and the veterans are undaunted and shall return as shareholders to request to see the documents in question.

The shift of the effective date from Jan 1, 2013 to July 1, 2013 has affected private sector workers due to retire at the age of 55 in 2013.

The Sitiawan rep says the BN gov’t owes an explanation on why they were approved to companies said to be backed by BN cronies.

Justice is often not ‘seen to be done’.

MCMC must make sure that phone dealers do not use the RM200 rebate scheme to tie down purchasers with a new telco deal.

Rais Yatim says Hadi could not be overly confident due to his religious background 'because there will always be people who are smarter than us'.

The Puchong MP says that the family of the deceased are finding it difficult to find out the actual reasons behind their deaths.

Readers may safely visit our site as we are fixing the false alerts caused by an attack on our advertising banner application.

Nizar claimed that TV3 had reported on his tweet in a defamatory manner, and that Utusan had twisted his tweet the next day.

COMMENT Najib shaped up to start the year on a changed tenor, but then elected to react to events rather than lever them.

COMMENT The people of Malaysia can bid Barisan Nasional a Mayan farewell by voting for Pakatan Rakyat in the next general election.

Teresa Kok, in her podcast New Year message, says rules should be put in place for the GE to be held every five years.

UPDATED 1.45PM Army veterans want those on the board to halt the buyout involving Deepak Jaikishan and Selangor Umno Wanita chief Raja Ropiaah.

Mahathir’s little red book should make interesting reading.

COMMENT I hope that we can have a mature and sensible discussion over this matter rather than to resort to baseless accusations.

UPDATED 12.35PM Distributing 'Adnan brand' ear biscuits, activists give locals something to chew on. [PHOTO GALLERY]

COMMENT The path to a high-income nation involves a concerted and action-based approach, not cheap sloganeering.

Perkasa and some other Penang groups ambush the CM at the airport, urging him to retract his statement on the word ‘Allah’.

Harussani Zakaria says Abdul Hadi’s request is unacceptable as the PAS president should not be imposing conditions.

FREE YOURSAY ‘How embarrassing to beat our chest with ‘the best democracy in the world' and not live up to it, and worse, doing the opposite.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Criminal or not, a death in a lock-up is unacceptable; a life has been lost. Do the men in blue have the right to dispose of all criminals?'

FREE VOXPOP 'The IGP, AG and MACC chief should resign if they are gutless to initiate investigations against PM Najib and his family.'

FREE VOXPOP 'He, for one, should first answer whether he had been cleared over his role in the Lingamgate scandal.'