Archive - 1 February 2013

The Home Ministry, which is responsible for the Crime Reduction National Key Result Area (NKRA) introduced by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, has exceeded its crime reduction target set throughout last year.

Each PDM operation room comprises five key officers including the chief and committee members tasked with collecting data and making election charts.

Selangor CID chief assures that if there were any evidence to suggest police involvement, the person would be charged in court.

Although the amended University and University Colleges Act allows this, Saifuddin Abdullah advises students to be observers first.

Residents of Kampung Pokok Asam, Jelutong, say they must now  use an alternative route which is narrow and further than the normal route.

PAS president Hadi Awang says it is not his right to decide on whether his embattled ex-deputy president is to be fielded in GE13.

This comprise 10,139 single individuals who will receive RM250 each and 24,561 heads of households getting RM500 each.

Yang Dipertua Negeri Abdul Rahman Abbas and his consort Majimor Shariff were among dignitaries, politicians and former shuttlers who were at the Batu Gantong Crematorium where badminton legend Eddy Choong Ewe Beng was cremated at 3pm today.

MIC wants Pakatan leaders to apologise for saying they are responsible for the construction of the new waterfall hilltop Murugan temple in Penang.

UPDATED 7PM Its executive director Irene Fernandez says the levy would take up between five to 17pct of a migrant worker’s monthly wages.

Kajang police chief ACP Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said the autopsy determined the cause of death as head trauma from a hard object.

‘This shows the attitude by Abdul Hadi, (and) clearly reflects him as a political leader who is no longer relevant’.

Penang DCM P Ramasamy demands to know how his daughter who is studying abroad became a voter, despite she not having registered.

Mohd Johari Baharom assures consumers need not worry as chicken eggs, beef and fish are also sufficient. 

Penang does not want to depend on only one source for its water needs as Sungai Muda faces threats from logging activities.

The coalition of NGOs says it set up its election machinery voluntarily to support the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

COMMENT Please think out of the box and think around it to come up with solutions and not just diatribes against your political opponents’

EC says observers must not campaign or try to garner votes, disobey EC officers and police directions, or try to disturb voters.

UPDATED 5.35PM Let's not allow the domestic politics of Malaysia to derail our focus in support of the Palestinian cause, says the opposition leader.

He will be bestowed the Darjah Seri Utama Mahkota Wilayah (SUMW) which carries the title Datuk Seri Utama.

UPDATED 3.15PM The ‘wall’ was made up of a long yellow banner with bricks painted on it, complete with anti-MRT ‘graffiti’.

Muhyiddin urges the people in the state to reject PAS and Nik Aziz as he says they have failed to develop Kelantan.

UPDATED 3.30PM It is believed the MACC wants to question him about an alleged RM1mil deposit made by the actress.

Polls outcome is more than a wake-up call.

Yayasan Sabah Group says it will work closely with authorities to find the root cause and come up with corrective measures.

Bernard Dompok says as far as he knows, the state Forestry Department is strict about giving out land for plantation purposes.

UPDATED 5.10PM Pakatan will decide soon on Parti Sosialis Malaysia's application to join the coalition, says Anwar.

UPDATED 4.30PM The cabinet never discussed Project IC but, he says, the project continued during the reigns of former PM Abdullah and Najib.

The ex-PM claims what Ibrahim says does not reflect the views of Umno but there are those who take advantage of it.

MCA's proposal to government is to ensure foreign workers do not earn more than local workers under minimum wage police, says Dr Chua Soi Lek.

After being slammed on press freedom, Malaysia again gets the thumbs down in its global standing on human rights, from HRW.

FREE YOURSAY 'What does Najib have to say about the drop in press freedom ranking? We will probably be below Burma next year.'

COMMENT Hindraf would be unprincipled if they chose to commit to an alliance because it was politically expedient to do so...

I think Reporters Sans Frontiers did not do their homework... We have one of the most liberal policies on news, says veteran journalist Ahiruddin Atan.

Conservationists are demanding that the govt acts swiftly on the suspected poisoning of the Bornean elephants in Sabah.

COMMENT Mahathir resorts to self-parody by implicating Anwar in the issuance of citizenship to illegal immigrants in Sabah.

FREE YOURSAY 'The EC in Australia is independent and neutral, whereas the EC in Malaysia is helping BN to win by hook or by crook.'

FREE YOURSAY 'There is no known detergent that can clean what Abdul Aziz has done to the election roll by registering illegal...'

The Sabah chief minister must respond to claims by Filipino officials that he had halted the deportation of Philippine's most wanted conman.

EC's claim that Singaporeans residing abroad must stay in the country for three months within three years to qualify to vote is inaccurate, says Singapore.