Archive - 22 January 2013

Lance Corp Mohd Haizan Hamid didn't record it in the daily log because he asked Kugan about his condition and he said he was fine.

‘Regarding speculation circulating about the alleged Bible burning festival, we will take stern action on those involved,’ says Abdul Rahim Hanafi.

A Butterworth church lodges a police report after receiving a notice announcing a 'bible-burning festival'.

According to the Societies Act, DAP still has 20 days to submit the statement, which also contains its financial statement.

His proposal for a RCI on pre-Merdeka citizenship can create 'mistrust' and affect the unity of Malaysians, laments Gerakan.

UPDATED 7.05PM If the human resources minister does not resolve sticky points by next month, MCA will back protests by SMEs.

UPDATED 6.55PM There must be no delay in investigating Wan Ahmad's alleged role in granting ICs to immigrants in Sabah.

State chief minister is upset with The Star for making it appear as if hawkers must get state government approval to use ‘Penang' with ‘char koay teow'.

He says DAP will not go the Umno way and be de-registered, as DAP only made a technical error while calculating its election results.

Voters must have returned home for at least 30 days over the last five years - from 2008 up to when Parliament is dissolved.

UPDATED 5.05PM Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua directs the question to the home minister, who has claimed that the crime index is ‘not important’.

UPDATED 5.15PM Claiming to be PAS members, 10 men warn the DAP leader not to interfere with the Islamic party's syura council on religious matters.

UPDATED 6.40PM It claims that Azrul, who predicted BN will lose the next GE, leaked confidential documents to a third party.

The attorney-general has abdicated his duties by saying he won't do anything until the Bible is burned, says DAP chairperson Karpal Singh

UPDATED 5.30PM With 96 seats in K'tan, T'ganu, Sabah, S'wak and Pahang, votes should be used as 'a bargaining chip'.

UPDATED 6.40PM Focus on the ongoing RCI as it may provide more details, he says as the MCA president too shoots down Dr M's call.

State Umno leader Salleh Said Keruak says the ex-deputy PM 'was a powerful man and knew what was going on in Sabah'.

It also says law student KS Bawani was ‘lying’ in claiming that students had been forced to attend the forum organised on Dec 8.

‘As a judge, you must make sure you serve justice and ensure justice is achieved. I think we've done that,’ says Sulong Matjeraie.

UPDATED 4.10PM 'Others in key government posts when the alleged citizenship-for-votes took place must also be called.'

UPDATED 2.13PM The opposition-led state wants Petronas to place oil royalty payments for it in a syariah-compliant account.

It is time to give the other side a chance.

UPDATED 4.20PM Affidavit filed by home minister on basis for banning book ‘Allah, Liberty and Love' are sufficient, rules court.

In light of revelations at the RCI, the EC 'owes the public an immediate response on cleaning up the roll'. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It was a reaction to a certain party that distributed Malay-language Bibles to students in Penang, the Perkasa leader says.

The attorney-general should stop giving excuses and investigate the Perkasa head for telling Malays to burn the Malay language Bible.

UPDATED 7.22PM Najib, who is accompanied by his wife, is the first Malaysian prime minister to set foot on Palestine soil.

Kajang Municipal Council has withdrawn its notice to the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Bangi Lama to reduce its ‘noise' after 6pm.

UPDATED 8.48PM Kuala Lumpur Composite Index eases 6.97 points to 1,628.66 after hovering between 1,602.12 and 1,628.66 throughout the day.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Even if we teach everything we know to the new workers coming out from universities, they are too dumb to learn anything.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Her job is to answer hard questions, not belittle the questioner. It shows immaturity and incompetence.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Utusan is the only newspaper that has continually been proven to have lied, and even made to pay damages, yet no action is taken.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Mahathir's illogical rambling is slowly catching up with him and unravels the despicable and evil man that he is.'

COMMENT Immigrants in Sabah became citizens in 1990s in a secretive process, while non-Malays became citizens in 1957 openly.

Incensed non-Muslim leaders ask why the PM is not dousing the Perkasa-stoked flame as it challenges his 1Malaysia concept.