Archive - 18 January 2013

Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam said today that he was ready to contest a parliamentary seat in the 13th general election.

A 45-minute power supply disruption in Kampung Luak and Brighton last night was due to a cable trip, said Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) northern region manager Yusri Safri.

Businessman Shamsubahrin Ismail’s wife told the Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today that she owned six cars and three of them were bought in December 2011.

The left-most lane of the Cheras-Kajang Highway (Grand Saga) will be closed temporarily at night, for seven days beginning Jan 21.

DAP Perak chairperson Ngeh Koo Ham has been asked to lodge a police report on the accident involving 10 vehicles including one belonging to the Road Transport Department (RTD) in Seri Manjung, Sitiawan last Friday. 

The Indian community in Selangor are now aware that only the Barisan Nasional (BN) government and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak can provide them with a better future, according to a state BN leader.

Themed Attractions and Resorts Sdn Bhd, Khazanah Nasional’s recreation and tourism outfit, has no plans now to increase the number of theme parks at Iskandar Malaysia.

‘I am delighted by the appointment of Archbishop Joseph Marino as the first Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia,’ says PM Najib.

The fourth accused in the murder trial of cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya and three other individuals denied in the High Court in Shah Alam today that he was making arrangements with the police to obtain his freedom as a reward for being an informer.

However, Rosmah admitted that she saw the ring when it was brought into Malaysia to be displayed to 'those who have money'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Khairy says stern action should be imposed on actor and radio presenter Patrick Teoh for insulting Islam through his Facebook post recently.

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has filed a suit against Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd over a default in payment for the supply of gas to the steelmaker’s direct reduction plant and steel mill in Kemaman, Terengganu.

The PM's wife continues to refuse to respond to the 'murder cover-up' accusation made by carpet trader Deepak.

UPDATED 5.17PM Anwar calls the listing a 'brash corporate plunder', but says reversing the listing would create a market upheaval.

According to the crime classification method employed by the FBI, says CID director Mohd Bakri Zinin, kidnapping is a non index-crime.

UPDATED 4.35PM He says Selangor conducted a survey on new voters, and there are about 134,000 new voters who are untraceable.

UIA lecturer Prof Syed Arabi Idid says the prime minister scored the highest in a July 2012 poll, followed by Nik Aziz, Anwar Ibrahim and Lim Guan Eng.

‘Umno Youth has also taken a micro approach to ensure that each message would reach the people at the grassroots,’ says Khairy.

The capital’s worst floods in five years have also forced 18,000 people from their homes, says the nation’s disaster agency.

‘It is very hard to get evidence because people are afraid... but if we have an RCI, they will be protected,' says the Bersih co-chairperson.

UPDATED 4.50PM SABAH RCI The southern Philippines rebel says he and six Moro militants arrived by boat in 1975.

UPDATED 2.26PM Meanwhile, Mahathir has kept his Project IC under wraps and has been denying it for over a decade, says Lim.

UPDATED 6.25PM SABAH RCI Mohamed Hussein says a Pakistani man approached him in 1988 and offered him M'sian documentation.

UPDATED 2.50PM Bawani herself has confirmed that she will attend two of the events and hopes to see SW1M president Sharifah Zohra Jabeen there.

UPDATED 2.20PM UUM student KS Bawani brushes off any apology from SW1M leader, saying free education is more important.

UPDATED 3.30PM DAP alleges that the ministry had awarded a RM23 million contract to a firm linked to an Umno member, acting as an agent.

UPDATED 1.35PM In its ruling, the High Court dismisses Anwar Ibrahim's application to strike out the Bersih 3.0 street protest charges against him.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Or are the majority still under the spell of the web of deceit spun by the current regime?'

Petronas says technical assessments are currently being undertaken by the operator to determine the resource volume of the field.

This biggest challenge to BN's rule in 56 years is unnerving some gov't officials and raising risks for investors.

Baru Bian reminds East Malaysians that the PAS statement was purely ‘political rhetoric' and has no legal force.

During the exhibition, EC will showcase the names of voters who will be taken out of the electoral roll, says EC public relations officer.

UPDATED 11.38AM PKR's Azmin Ali calls the ex-PM an ‘unscrupulous manipulator of history’ to drag Tunku into the mud.

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FREE YOURSAY 'What has happened to the idealism of our university students? Elsewhere, it is always students who are at the forefront in fighting for justice.'

Perak PAS says it was the Perak sultan who appointed Nizar in 2008 and 'those who question it are insulting his intelligence'.

'I wore the T-shirt to make a point to the powers-that-be that the money won't necessarily make us agree with them.'

'It looks like your reply is the one that's not credible, while whatever I have exposed in detail about this murder case is the truth.'

Copies of the anonymous publication Sinar Selangor were distributed to chiefs of Malay villages two weeks ago.

FREE YOURSAY ‘These instant citizens become instant bumis and compete with Malays for rights, handouts, scholarships...'

FREE YOURSAY ‘The question now is do we have an illegal government sitting in Sabah? Are the last few election results null and void?'

'It would not be difficult for MACC to check on text messages, emails and bank accounts of judges, as well as those implicated.'

'We cannot gauge from the testimony of some witnesses. There are 167 more witnesses that will be called,' he says.