Archive - 9 January 2013

Its chief Zamil Ibrahim says PAS leaders and all quarters should be in conformity that the word is exclusively for the use of Muslims.

Police will be able to differentiate media practitioners from rally participants, says the Home Minister.

MB Khalid is caught between having to abide to the sultan's decree and Pakatan's contrarian stand.

AirAsia has received an overwhelming response from the rakyat to the ‘1Malaysia Integration Programme with AirAsia’.

Singapore’s governing party faces a poll test this month to fill the seat of the former parliamentary speaker who quit over an affair, officials said today, at a time of growing criticism of its rule.

The Malaysian Malay Network Organisation (JMM) has alleged that a Sarawak Report blogger was paid to write an article on Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s supposed minor stroke on Jan 5.

Lawyer Mohamed Hanipa says the Land Acquisition Act 1960 states only the sultan has the power to take over lands, not the state govt.

KL chief police officer Mohmad Salleh advises citizens to read the facts or they would be easily influenced by false allegations.

The Sessions Court in Putrajaya has set four days beginning Feb 25 for the trial of a woman who allegedly ran amok with a man armed with a samurai sword in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in July last year. 

UPDATED 7.30PM Pakatan’s bid to hold a mega-rally there has been approved by its management. [VIDEO INSIDE]

People in Sarawak have been advised to avoid marine or beach activities as tropical storm Sonamu is forecast to reach the state then.

UPDATED 5.30PM Recent supply disruptions have forced the state to try and end the stalemate over control of water services.

The total value of all exports rose 3.3 percent in November, year-on-year, to RM58.67 billion (US$19.28 billion), says the ministry.

Seen on the pedestrian bridge near the Abdullah Hukum LRT station, it seeks the replacement of the national flag.

It is not ICAC policy to divulge if a case is being investigated, or even if it is being dropped, says the PKR director of strategy.

UPDATED 4.45PM The council maintains that Christians have been using the word in the Malay Bible for centuries.

Sarawak PKR criticises the prime minister and AirAsia for offering ‘free seats’ on travel between the peninsula and Sabah and Sarawak.

Reports say under the deal, journalists will not be punished and propaganda authorities will no longer directly interfere in content before publication.

State BN Youth vice-chairperson Tan Hing Teik says that Pakatan Rakyat cannot run a state by continuing to announce deficit budgets.

Critics have claimed that the stifling rules imposed by the Election Commission were not in line with international standards.

UPDATED 3.45PM They will explain to military personnel how their monthly contribution to LTAT is allegedly being misused.

UPDATED 2.45PM ‘This is because construction on Puspahanas was delayed despite the agreement being inked in 2005,’ says Rafizi.

Regarding the death in custody case, KL CID chief Ku Chin Wah says they are waiting for the process to start. [VIDEO INSIDE]

FREE YOURSAY 'Now that Pakatan has decided on the issue, can MCA tell Umno to back off? Will BN call a PC to announce its ‘consensus' on the matter?'

UPDATED 1.40PM Mohd Puad Zarkashi will not retract a remark that the DAP will print copies of the Malay Bible with the word ‘Allah’.

Charles Santiago insists that water disruption in the Klang Valley will have been avoided if the two had maintained the water pumps.

UPDATED 1.01PM ‘The judge has agreed with us that the decision made by the MCSC was improper,’ says lawyer Mohd Hanipa Maidin.

Police say they raided a house in Tasek Gelugor but the man, believed to be one of the hunted detainees, managed to get away.

A consent judgment in the Malacca High Court ensures that the chapel will not be demolished by the Alor Gajah Municipal Council.

COMMENT For Malaysians familiar with Sodomy II, this is a mini version, whereby the defence has been repeatedly dealt with roadblocks.

This is bribery on a stupendous scale.

During Bersih 3.0, victims of police violence were unable to identify the aggressors who were without tags, notes the NGO.

The Centre for Independent Journalism, however, feels police should instead focus on ensuring journalists can function unhindered.

There is no basis to insinuate that the mega-rally is to influence the outcome of any court case involving Anwar Ibrahim, says his lawyer.

COMMENT 'What I found interesting is the endorsement of Hindraf's proposed Minority Affairs Ministry by DAP leaders.'

Millions of people use the software with no problems but the DAP can't seem to do the same, says MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek.

FREE YOURSAY 'His revelations in bits and pieces has kept the issues alive in the news, and not immediately forgotten.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘We do not want to see only journalists are safe, we want the police to make sure all are safe. After all, we pay them for doing their job.'

Penang PKR claims the arrest of Mansor Othman's aide for alleged bribery is to damage the reputation and credibility of the office.

Deputy prime minister says the BN government has developed the country from a poor economy to an economic powerhouse.

COMMENT In the history of Umno's internecine wars, the appearance of both signifies that a power rivalry has arrived at explosion point.

FREE VOXPOP 'The current Stadium Merdeka management really doesn't deserve to be the curator of the spirit of this historical place.'

'The police should offer protection to everyone, period', says chief editor Fathi Aris Omar, in rejecting the police's request.