Archive - 25 February 2013

Mahathir takes pains to reject a claim that he was involved in Petronas' decision to award contracts to his son.

Police have now decided to act according to the law to resolve the intrusion of armed Filipinos in Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu.

KINIBIZ Shareholders of Splash are likely to accept the offer from Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd, executives familiar with the matter say.

The Coroner’s Court in Petaling Jaya today set two days beginning March 11 for inquest proceedings into the death of six-year-old William Yau Zhen Zhong whose body was found floating near a river jetty in Port Klang last month.

Deepak Jaikishan hopes P Balasubramaniam will spill the beans on the Altantuya murder, in hope that the 'real murderers' will be nabbed.

A Singapore court today sentenced four Chinese bus drivers to jail terms of up to seven weeks after they pleaded guilty to instigating the city-state’s first strike in nearly three decades.

The Indonesian tells the court that she had sex with her boyfriend before lodging a police report that she was raped by three policemen last year.

Pakatan’s manifesto is far-reaching, from shutting down the Lynas rare earths plant to reducing foreign workers by one million. [ VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 5.46PM The coalition says that talks to date have resolved most of the overlapping claims by component parties.

She tries hard, even pleads with the Chap Goh Meh celebrants, but they don't seem to have faith in BN. [ VIDEO INSIDE]

He says the pharaoh had also gave out assistance, but it was not directed to improve their livelihood. [ VIDEO INSIDE]

A travel order has been issued for the team to visit Malaysia in the middle of next month, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer .

UPDATED 6.25PM We won't touch government-company deals, but will vet them for cheating if we take Putrajaya, says Anwar.

Will there be a ‘direct candidate’ or not for the parliamentary seat in Sarawak? The top BN leaders have sent out conflicting messages.

Joseph Salang says consideration will be given to the distribution of time and opportunity between the ruling and opposition parties.

DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang points out that just before the PM signed the pledge, he had violated its four principles.

Hundreds are feared to have drowned along the way while others were rescued as far away as Sri Lanka.

'So far, most of the Greater KL/Klang Valley projects are on target. Only one or two are behind schedule,' says the FT minister.

'If this is a football match, it has now entered extra time. However, we will continue to wait until victory', says the Negri Sembilan MB.

FOCUS Will all the Chinese in Johor who will vote for DAP also vote for PAS? Will all the Malays who will vote for PAS also vote for DAP?

She says she can use her ministerial position to serve the people and develop Raub as a tourist spot, reports Chinese daily Sin Chew Daily.

The Umno Youth chief feels Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir remains the best candidate to continue leading the state after GE13.

UPDATED 2.41PM But the Bar Council gives its assurance there will be no campaigning at the workshop on election law.

For the first time, Washington DC, Boston and Philadelphia are getting to see people taking the train in sarongs.

Muhammad Hilmi, 33, a shop assistant who worked for Yazid, 49, pleaded not guilty to the charge when the charges were read out.

COMMENT Even the PM or the AG has no power to strike a deal with anyone facing criminal charges or caught in a sticky political situation.

UPDATED 1.05PM 'We will track you down and frighten you not to vote in our general election,' warns the PAS election director.

The police have recorded statements from the trio, who intend to continue protesting the petrochemical hub coming up in Johor.

COMMENT Contracting is one of the most difficult businesses to undertake, and it takes a very long time to produce competent contractors.

EC deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar feels voters expect election candidates to practise integrity as well.

UPDATED 3.43PM The Sulu sultan's brother is refusing to leave the Sabah state although the deadline has since expired.

  UPDATED 6.55PM Among others, it vows to eliminate monopolies and to raise household income to RM4,000. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT If the film is supposed to be objective, why is it only fit to be shown to a Malay audience and not open to public scrutiny?

FREE VOXPOP 'Nazri, no need to think about MB's post or becoming a cabinet minister - just prepare to be a good opposition.'

COMMENT One of 10 golden rules of journalism is context. News without context is just noise. The 'Allah' row is a case in point.

FREE YOURSAY 'Najib , are you saying that your transformation programme will be achieved within months or perhaps weeks?'

The Pakatan supremo tells Malaysians to work for a harvest of votes to reclaim our land from greedy BN overlords.     

FREE YOURSAY 'Lim Guan Eng is firm and decisive and not easily swayed, but that should not be interpreted as arrogant or dictatorial.'

FREE YOURSAY 'I am really shocked beyond belief that PM Najib has till now not commented on the Lahad Datu standoff issue.'

Najib has named himself leader of Selangor BN's campaign, perhaps indicating a factional feud within Umno in the state.