Archive - 8 March 2013

UPDATED 8.55PM ‘I remain steadfast and shall stick to the allegation and testimony I have given in court,’ says 26-year-old Saiful.

The Sabah Bugis Community Association (PKBS) has lodged a police report against news portal Sabahkini over an article carrying the heading, ‘ Bugis Layak Jadi Ketua Menteri Sabah ’ (A Bugis is qualified to be Sabah chief minister).

English Language will be made a compulsory pass subject in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination in line with the implementation of the second wave of the National Education Development Plan in 2016, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

Chief Justice of Malaysia Arifin Zakaria supports the proposal by several quarters for the setting up of a sentencing council in the country.

Pakatan will win a majority of more than 10 seats and control at least six of the nation’s 13 states, says Anwar.

Spokesperson for the rally, Arshad Kassim, has accused the Penang chief minister of trying to 'undermine racial harmony in the country'.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court has fixed March 20 for case management of the defamation suit by Election Commission (EC) deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar against PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu.

The military should have been the first choice in dealing with the intruders, not when prompted by casualties, says Rafizi Ramli.

UPDATED 6.25PM The remnants of the Sulu intruders have gone into hiding, says Armed Forces chief Gen Zulkifeli Mohd Zin.

Any decision to extend the closure will depend on the advice issued by the National Security Council, says Mohd Puad Zarkashi.

Penang police say the reports were made by individuals, political parties and NGOs and will be sent to Sabah police for further action.

UPDATED 7.20PM EC deputy chief Wan Ahmad Wan Omar says this is ‘normal’ given the fact that mobility in Selangor is high.

Shanghai Bersih stresses the subsidy will be subject to the amount of sponsorship received and given on first-come, first-served basis.

The Malaysians for Beng Hock movement questions the actionless 13 months since the courts allowed judicial review of his death.

She is told the programme would touch on religion and the economic situation of bumiputeras, and she may get the wrong impression.

Justice Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus says  the court unanimously agreed that the court of convenience was the High Court in Kuantan.

Or our pipe dreams remain.

UPDATED 6.20PM The caretaker gov't is only convention so the BN can continue in that role until polls are called, says Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.

UPDATED 4.45PM Its spokesperson says the movement of hundreds of gunmen in the waters between Sabah and Tawi-Tawi cannot go unnoticed.

'We want to treat those who might be wounded and see how to help them,' says a Philippine Foreign Ministry spokesperson.

The children of the victim of a fatal accident involving a Lumut Umno truck flay the party for denying that the driver had fled the scene.

She claims Azzimudie talked to one of his brothers today, stating he and his group remain 'safe' despite M'sian security forces' efforts.

UPDATED 5.19PM In a surprising turn of events, Azlan Mohd Lazim claims the sodomy allegations against Anwar were slander.

UPDATED 5.05PM Klang MP Charles Santiago applies to initiate a judicial review over the discrepancies among some 6,000 voters in the electoral roll.

UPDATED 4.15PM Composites Technology Research has orders worth RM8.26 billion over the next five years, says Rafizi.

UPDATED 12.40PM It is concluded that the man was one of their leaders from his attire, but his exact identity has yet to be verified.

COMMENT M'sia has been incompetent in dealing with the Sabah conflict. Ending it requires dialogue with all warring parties involved.

UPDATED 12.30PM The opposition leader’s lawyers have filed a statement of claim against Utusan Malaysia and TV3 in the Kuala Lumpur High Court.

FREE YOURSAY 'These items should have been included in the first place. But the bone of contention was the seat allocation...'

'We saw three jet fighters flying towards Kampung Tanduo and then we heard some eight explosions,' says a villager.

FREE YOURSAY 'Now it appears that we are fighting a guerrilla war, but this time it is not the communists but Muslim terrorists...'

Self-proclaimed Sulu sultan Jamalul Kiram rejects KL's unconditional surrender demand, and proposes an exchange of hostages.

COMMENT The BN's own minotaur terrorises the populace, an engineered racial strife monstrosity that haunts the people endlessly.

UPDATED 6.58PM The Bar Council had permitted itself to be viewed as reluctant to act decisively on the matter' reads the motion.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Yes, defend Sabah we must, but that defence must include the state from being stolen or slipped away without our knowledge.'

State BN Youth wants the CM to reveal details of the firm - Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd's chairperson Zarul Ahmad Zulkifli.

The spin on Khalid's comments is extremely irresponsible and made in bad faith, says the MB's political secretary.

Although there are criticisms on the government handling of the matter, they are secondary to ending the standoff, says Kit Siang.

Large crowds at Pakatan supremo Anwar's three-stop swing may presage a shift in a state hitherto immune to the reformasi bug.

UPDATED 6.20PM At least one Pakatan supporter was injured at a ceramah last night in Bukit Katil, Malacca. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It has been five days since the police said that 10 armed intruders were spotted in Kunak, but fear continues to grip the villagers.