Archive - 29 January 2013

The former premier says ex-PAS deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa's trip to Gaza with PM Najib Abdul Razak was a model of cooperation.

The programme, to be conducted around the KL city centre, is aimed at making its volunteers more people-oriented when combating social ills. 

‘Although applications for IPT are still high, there are signs indicating an excess of graduates, as compared to market demand’.

SABAH RCI Of 69,317 refugees settled in Sabah since the 1970s Mindanao conflict, 11,597 hold blue identity cards, says Sabah Special Task Force head.

He says those who say police can't be trusted only seek to blame the laws to escape punishment.

SABAH RCI Soon after arriving in Sabah in 1992, Prabesh Khan is told he can easily be a Malaysian after paying RM330.

This is because the police would not agree to a second post-mortem on the body of security guard Sugumar. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It has informed the Australian Securities Exchange that there is no injunction preventing it from carrying out its operations.

UPDATED 6.23PM Malaysia scores D- in the index which establishes the risks of corruption in the govt's defence expenditure.

Seven Kuantan residents fail in their bid for a judicial review of the govt's decision to license the Lynas plant to operate.

The new policy will have a positive impact on Nepal and other South Asian nations which rely on remittances sent home by workers.

UPDATED 7.15PM Some 1,000 people are protesting against the policy which will 'benefit more foreign workers than Malaysians'.

The Perak MB says BN’s seat distribution is based on consensus on existing seat quotas and it does not view MIC’s partnership lightly.

State deputy chief Muhammad Salleh says if ICs were given out illegally, those involved are traitors and must be punished.

Let them sue, says Khalid Ibrahim on move by 200 Umno-led senior citizens to sue the state for not honouring an election promise to pay them RM2,500.

Sabah wildlife department ‘highly suspects’ the animals died due to poisoning after it found severe ulceration and bleeding in their digestive tracts.

UPDATED 5PM SABAH RCI A special branch officer says the ex-NRD director had claimed to have acted on his own in issuing IC receipts.

State PKR chief Baru Bian claims locals are being treated worse than foreign workers and says the workers' protest in Bintulu is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’.

The AG's approval came in the face of the police's insistence for an immediate inquest, despite opposition from the deceased's family members.

Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia asks why an RM2.47 billion power plant job was given to a South Korean civil engineering firm that was not even shortlisted.

The second Malaysian killed in the Algerian hostage crisis is laid to rest at Fairy Park Memorial this morning.

Why hasn’t Abdul Gani Patail pledged action on citizenship-for votes in states like Selangor, asks a former top cop.

'Anwar is merely spreading lies for the purpose of discrediting the BN government in the coming election,' says Muhyiddin.

'I assure you this will not take seven years. For something good, we do not have to wait long,' says Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

The DAP’s Teratai assemblyperson Jenice Lee will take up their predicament with the Home Ministry, after they approached her for help.

UPDATED 5.45PM SABAH RCI An Indian gets citizenship by filing a false statutory declaration with the Sabah NRD.

They are demanding that the police issue a black-and-white document for a second post-mortem and classify the case as murder.

The DAP sec-gen doubts the AG's pledge to act on any RCI report about illegal immigrants, as he didn't act on the 'Bible-burning' call.

PM Najib Abdul Razak says the allocation is to assist needy single mothers, people with special needs, and senior citizens.

Bank Negara's directive will exclude use of a Singapore-based fixing that is currently used by many traders.

UPDATED 5.50PM Investors are not perturbed by the proximity of the MCKIP to the rare earths refinery, notes Mustapa Mohamed.

Abdul Aziz advises all political parties to abide by the election rules and work together, no matter which party wins in the next GE.

It gives us dignity and a sense of destiny.

COMMENT Decentralisation would widen the autonomy of state governments, but the ultimate winners will be the people.

FREE YOURSAY 'The people in S'pore and M'sia demand drastic reforms; baby steps will not do for the world is moving fast, and...'

Two overseas organisations, MyOverseasVote and Global Bersih, urge M'sians abroad to apply for postal votes to eliminate phantom voters.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Let us instead build a civilised, caring and humane society. Let us regain our moral compass and a compassionate heart.'

FREE VOXPOP 'I hope the very best in the legal fraternity can throw more light into this suggestion and do what is necessary.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘In a world full of strutting arrogant peacocks, Nik Aziz is an icon of moderation, peace and fairness.'

FREE YOURSAY 'I pray we've more M'sians like Masjaliza who can make something positive out of the evil planned by others.'