Archive - 15 March 2013

Agbimuddin Kiram, also known as Azzimudie Kiram, is believed to have fled to the Philippines, leaving behind his followers in Lahad Datu, Sabah.

The High Court in Shah Alam was today told that a lawyer who represented a mechanic convicted of destroying evidence in the murder of Sosilawati Lawiya and three others, could not be traced.

KINIBIZ The writ was filed by four individuals in March 2009 over 38 acres (15.38ha) of land in the Kuala Baram Land District.

Bar Council chairperson Lim Chee Wee has confirmed that the motion will be heard as it had been accepted as an agenda in the AGM.

Renowned literary figure Baharuddin Zainal or ‘Baha Zain’ has been named the recipient of the 12th National Laureate Award.

Allowing non-Muslims to use 'Allah', giving land to DAP leaders and clearing of forest in highlands are among the sins, says PM.

Results of the 2012 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination will be released on Thursday, the Education Ministry said today.

Retired senior armed forces officers to be bused in to Putrajaya tomorrow for briefing on the Lahad Datu incursion over tea with Najib.

A special panel will convene to hear Sirul Azhar Umar’s and Azilah Hadri’s appeal on June 10 to 12, as the dates fall within the court’s vacation period.

Muhyiddin says Foreign Minister Anifah Aman had already recently explained the Sabah armed intrusion in detail to his Philippine counterpart.

The companies involved in the mega-road project are suing the New Straits Times over its report today asking the same question.

KiniTV is an Internet TV service with viewers playing a role in shaping the agenda, revolutionising the delivery of independent  news.

UPDATED 6.05PM DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang is on Monday expected announce his move to a parliamentary seat in Johor for GE13.

Judge Kamardin Hashim says it was premature to argue that the prosecution was unlikely to succeed due to lack of certain evidence.

UPDATED 5.20PM Private investigator P Balasubramaniam passed away this afternoon in Rawang. [VIDEO INSIDE]

COMMENT The Penang gov’t is determined to win the future by investing in the future so that our young do not become the traffic jam generation.

UPDATED 3.40PM The game targets the young at heart and can be played by two to four players, allowing them to compare BN’s and Pakatan’s policies.

As many as 30,000 to 40,000 Nepalese workers in Johor's furniture industry are alleged to be joining the rally and strike in Muar.

UPDATED 6.15PM ‘Wait till the time is right’ is all Muhyiddin says when asked when he will reveal proof of his accusation against Pakatan.

UPDATED 3.25PM The party’s publicity secretary claims the DDOS attacks on its US server were politically motivated and funded by pro-BN supporters.

They were arrested off Tawi-Tawi as they returned from Sabah on Wednesday, says the spokesperson for the Sulu sultanate.

A painful lesson to learn.

UPDATED 7.16PM Quoting sources, the daily reports that the Sulu intruders intended to take advantage of the election to throw the country into chaos.

UPDATED 2.30PM The Himpunan Hijau chief says his political involvement is meant to give voice to the nation’s green movement.

Malaysians will feel the pain of adjustment. No amount of ‘massaged' and even fraudulent statistics is likely to spare the country.

COMMENT Dust storms are created to obfuscate matters, but the main issue as to who ordered Altantuya Shaariibuu's killing is being avoided.

UPDATED 2.35PM Muhyiddin says the cabinet decided against its public screening, but showing it to select groups is all good.

Police picked up the 37-year-old, who teaches at a school in Tok Bali, Kelantan, last night for comments made on his Facebook page.

KINIBIZ As the dust settles on the controversial Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd listing, the winners and losers emerge.

MCMC is probing a The Malaysian Insider report with the headline ‘Malaysia Uses Spyware against Own Citizens, NYT Reports’.

Li, who is expected to be in office for a decade, faces the challenge of weaning the country towards more balanced development.

UPDATED 3.52PM Tian says the raid is related to his sedition charge over alleged comments on Lahad Datu. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Tan Twan Eng won the US$30,000 Man Asian Literary Prize with 'The Garden of Evening Mists', beating four other books.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Next, we will have Selangor for Selangoreans or Johor for Johoreans, and we will eventually become a carved-out country.'

FREE VOXPOP 'This must have been what Umno wanted all along - for the Sabah RCI not to complete its inquiry before GE13.'

The plant should never have been built in the first place. It seems the lesson from the Bukit Merah incident hasn't been learnt.

FREE YOURSAY 'So long as PM Najib and Umno remain beholden to Mahathir, there will be no political reform in the ruling party.'

COMMENT By recognising that Pakatan won't bankrupt the country, Musa is crediting them as durable contenders for power.

KINIBIZ Naim Holdings - a company closely linked to Sarawak CM's family - is looking to sell its 33.64 percent shareholding in the oil and gas player.

Citing procedural unfairness, the ex-wife of Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib says she and her lawyers were not informed about retrial move.

FREE YOURSAY 'Since when did Umno become a national institution and that saying something against it tantamounts to sedition?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Mahathir will go down in the annals of Malaysian history as a traitor and a racist who has sold the country to the dogs.'