Archive - 18 March 2013

UPDATED 11.05PM Anwar make the announcement to a cheering crowd at DAP's 47th anniversary celebration in Skudai.

A total of 47,884 candidates or 92.67 percent passed in at least, one subject in the 2012 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), as compared to 46,705 (92.19 percent), the year before.

The DAP sec-gen tells the duo not to wash their dirty linen in public and to avoid playing into the hands of the Barisan.

The editor-in-chief of Malaysia’s National News Agency ( Bernama ), Yong Soo Heong, has been appointed as general manager of the agency while his deputy, Zulkefli Salleh, is the new editor-in-chief.

It is the end of the road for 10 Balok residents in challenging the decision of the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) to grant a temporary operating licence (TOL) to rare earth company Lynas Malaysia Bhd in Gebeng, Pahang.

The Mahathir administration was worried that demolishing water villages would cause a rebellion. But now, things have changed.

Bumiputeras in the small and medium enterprise sector only have themselves to blame if they do not succeed, she says.

UPDATED 6.25PM 'Do you ask (a) certain wife to explain what the husband does in a condo, or several condos?' the plaintiff tells the court.

The teacher had allegedly insulted the security forces’ personnel by referring to them as dogs and claiming that they had died in vain.

Rustam Edan and family started walking from their village at 5am yesterday and reached the centre some 10 kilometres away, at 3pm.

UPDATED 4.45PM In turn, Suaram withdraws its judicial review application while urging CCM to follow in ROS' footsteps.

KINIBIZ The tycoon's talks with PNB to buy a controlling block in NCB Holdings Bhd, which owns Northport in Port Klang, are still going on.

UPDATED 5.25PM The apology will be recorded tomorrow, under an out-of-court settlement of a suit Khalid filed in 2009.

NUJ chief Chin Sung Chew wants the cops to stop threatening to arrest a The Star reporter for not revealing her sources.

FGV chair Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, says the plan will enable MSM to increase sugar output to 4,000 tonnes a day.

Olivier Metzner's body was found floating off his private island in Britanny, France. Police have found a suicide note as well.

The state MIC Youth chief has lodged a report against the Sri Delima DAP assemblyperson for alleged corruption and abuse of power.

Forty-seven NGOs slam the PM for going back on his promise to abolish the Sedition Act in using it to silence critics such as Tian Chua.

Many economists anticipate Malaysia’s inflation rate will increase in coming months due to the newly-implemented minimum wage policy.

COMMENT 'The greatest responsibility of Ubah is to both prepare the future for the young, and prepare the young for the future.'

UPDATED 4.05PM Although Umno is accused, says the BN deputy head, its allies have also dented the coalition's image.

UPDATED 2.53PM Under cross-examination, she accuses lawyer Ranjit Singh of 'making insinuations for a political purpose'.

President Aquino lashes out at unidentified conspirators whom he accused of sending the sultanate’s followers to Sabah last month.

Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi dares Lim to take on a Malay majority or a balanced ethnic composition seat in Johor.

UPDATED 6.52PM It wants to know why action is only taken against workers wanting to protest against bosses not adhering to the minimum wage policy.

The report states that Malaysian respondents were more sensitive to rises in fuel costs than others across the region.

Najib’s attempts have failed.

INTERVIEW ‘For BN to meet our expectations, it will have to come a very long way,’ says Hindraf chief P Waythamoorthy.

Sources say the party is not happy with his meeting with PM Najib, at a time when seat negotiations between Asri and PKR are ongoing.

Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd CEO Faisal Abdullah stumps Dr Ling Liong Sik’s legal team by asking for a fresh subpoena to be served.

UPDATED 12.40PM They objected to the venue of the ceramah, as school premises are out of bounds to politicians. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Over 200,000 Permodalan Nasional Berhad permanent and contract staff get a windfall as time runs out on the next general election.

GE13 WATCH The incumbent from PKR is tipped to be moved elsewhere, and Umno is determined to wrest back its stronghold.

FREE YOURSAY 'It is okay to provide free education provided we eliminate graft and students entering varsities must attain a minimum satisfactory pass.'

FREE YOURSAY 'It appears the opposition is a worse enemy than armed militants and terrorists. Something is really wrong here.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The sins of BN could be very, very long, so much so that the opposition should consider releasing it as a book.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Americk, your conscience is crystal clear. You were helping PI Bala to accomplish what he had aimed for.'