Archive - 26 February 2013

Asked on the action to be taken after the expiry of the period given to the group last Sunday, deputy IGP only says: 'Wait and see'.

He is only summoning contractors involved in expressway projects to discuss repercussions of the High Court’s decision.

UPDATED 8PM In constrast, 52 percent of non-Muslim respondents disagreed, Merdeka Centre's latest survey shows.

The PJ council, which obtained a court order to demolish the temple in Bukit Gasing, will allow its management to carry out the demolition work.

UPDATED 7PM Some 60 percent of respondents believe that the granting of citizenship to foreigners has continued to this day.

Indonesian restaurant helper says she lodged report only after having sex with boyfriend.

UPDATED 6.45PM Despite the premier's final pre-polls push, his disapproval rating is up 10 percent since December 2011.

Jamela Alindongan, a Filipino journalist with Al Jazeera in KL, was several times accused by the Special Branch of working for the Sulu sultanate.

Sulu sultan Jamalul Kiram is willing to be arrested if the Aquino administration decides to file a case against him.

Employers hiring five workers or fewer can apply to defer the implementation of the minimum wage to the National Wages Consultative Council by April 1.

Disgruntled Penan folk, some spending as much as RM300 to travel eight hours by boat, protest during the CM's visit to an interior logging outpost.

The PKR director of strategy argues that there is no mention of specific groups because Pakatan wants to target the common issues that effect everyone.

A massive traffic jam was reported on the Penang Bridge from Butterworth heading towards George Town today.

Malaysia's sixth richest man Quek has failed to take its 79 percent-owned investment banking arm private as shareholders hold out for a better offer.

PAS veep Mahfuz Omar urges the authorities to reopen the investigations on the murder of Altantuya Shariibuu following the disclosures.

It claims that he had made ‘slanderous allegations bordering on incitement’ in relation to the party’s purported position on Islam.

However, the document does contain some glaring omissions, which makes it inconsistent with the opposition coalition's policies.

UPDATED 3.55PM ‘I think they only care about political mileage...,’ says pressure group OKU Bangkit of the manifesto.

FGV president Sabri Ahmad says FGV’s revenue in 2012 stood at RM12.89 billion as compared with RM7.45 billion in 2011.

UPDATED 4.35PM The PKR leader says issues on the community are addressed in the Pakatan policy.

A Land Sharing Agreement has been discovered in the initial agreement between Awan Megah Sdn Bhd and Bakti Wira Sdn Bhd.

UPDATED 3.55PM Only Sabah and Sarawak are mentioned as the states that will receive an increase in oil royalty.

According to the portal, the water level recorded at 9am was at 9.02 metres, which was above the danger level of 9 metres.

UPDATED 4.05PM It just sets out the common policies of component parties, or it will be too thick, says Lim Guan Eng.

BN leaders have flooded the mainstream media with their comments and views attempting to belittle the slew of Pakatan’s pledges.

Incumbent Tiki Lafe believes that SPDP chief has to follow any decision by Najib Razak as BN had agreed to leave all decisions to the PM.

UPDATED 2.15PM The modus operandi sees logging firms buy up shares in a shell company, then obtaining a logging grant.

UPDATED 4PM The practice of ‘leaders lifting up their sons to become rich’ through preferential treatment will not be condoned, warns Anwar Ibrahim.

UPDATED 4PM Penang CM Lim Guan Eng says the state gov't will file a suit to seek a declaration on jurisdiction to hold polls in two local councils.

UPDATED 2.15PM He dismisses this as an issue that was never raised during yesterday's Pakatan convention.

Speak up against bad governance.

COMMENT It is a political document designed to please important constituents, but it can hardly be considered transformational.

UPDATED 5.15PM Shahnaz A Majid obtains an interim order requiring Bekir to pay maintenance fees for their son.

UPDATED 11.30AM The Philippine president tells Sultan Jamalul Kiram III to recall 180 followers from a village in Sabah.

UPDATED 1.05PM This ruffles feathers in PKR as the action seems to be a ‘sabotage' to the party and Penang DCM Mansor Othman.

COMMENT The task of undertaking a debt on this scale is unsustainable for a country of our size and economic potential.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Instead of wielding the stick, it might be better for Pakatan to offer the carrot to these ‘instant citizens'.'

FREE VOXPOP ‘The video sure is amusing. It reflects exactly what BN is capable of. The smiles of the Bangladeshis were truly sweet.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘If Bala were any lesser person he would have given up the struggle to ensure that he is left in peace to live a normal life.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘We want a government that is people-centric in every sense, not Umno crony-centric as has been the case.’

The Penang Municipal Council has issued BN seven compound notices and a directive to collect the 9,500 flags seized to date.