Archive - 19 March 2013

Najib Razak says the people's living standards has risen, the economy is growing well and the financial position of the country is very strong.

'We will not allow even an inch of Malaysian soil to be seized by anyone. This is the commitment of the government of today,' he said.

In the GTP, education elements on anti-corruption will be introduced in teacher training colleges, school textbooks, and in courses for MPs.

He drops yet another election carrot, promising to make the BR1M cash handout programme an annual initiative.

Sarawak chief minister has denied Global Witness' claims that his cousins' were his intermediaries for logging contracts. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A court interpreter told the High Court in the murder trial of cosmetic millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya and three others, that she met the fourth accused in the case, R Kathavarayan, at the court’s premises on Jan 7 after being instructed to translate a statutory declaration (SD) to him in Tamil.

UPDATED 8.22PM The PM's wife states in her biography that she was at a breaking of fast session at the time of the murder. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Popular dangdut singer and actress Julia Perez who was found guilty of allegedly hurting fellow dangdut artiste Dewi Persik will serve her three-month jail term at the Pondok Bambu prison in Jakarta.

A Romanian court said today that it will issue next week its sentence in a 2009 deadly hit-and-run accident caused by a former Romanian diplomat.

He clears the air over his Lynas ‘front door’ statement, saying there's no way the plant would pass the stringent EIA.

UPDATED 8.04PM The prosecution objects, saying it was given ‘very short notice' for them to testify as defence witnesses in the PKFZ cheating trial.

Every inch of Sabah is Malaysian soil. We reject the claim of the self-styled Sulu sultan Jamalul Kiram III and his family, says Anwar.

UPDATED 6.10PM The book will serve as guidance for the next generation 100 or 200 years from now, says the ex-PM. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Pakatan Rakyat says the Global Witness expose 'only strengthens our argument' that there is abuse of power in Sarawak.

The authorities have withdrawn the alert status for the Tangkuban Parahu volcano in West Java, allowing the nature tourism area to be reopened to visitors after almost a month of closure.

He does nothing for his constituents over the past few decades and only prioritise the party's interest, says MCA's Chua Soi Lek.

Juerg Buergin, 41, is contesting charges filed against him and 50 others accused of paying for sex with the 17-year-old call girl.

According to Teh Leong Meng, the Penang government should not issue irresponsible and baseless comments to mislead the public.

Greg Lopez makes the remark on Al Jazeera after it reported on the video evidence of how Taib and his kin abuse logging licences.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak also announces a one-off consolation payment of RM500 to Telekom Malaysia employees.

COMMENT After more than 50 years of governing Malaysia, the world’s longest-ruling political coalition is in unchartered waters.

Fiery speaker Hew Kuan Yau is offered the chance to battle MCA's Chua Tee Yong in the semi-rural northern Johor town of Labis.

UPDATED 2.30PM But Shahrizat could not confirm if the money came from the RM250mil government loan to her family's company NFC. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Sabah police commissioner Hamza Taib says no one was injured in the clashes which took place between 8.05am and 5pm.

Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah says 1.376 million were single unmarried people and 3.993 million were heads of households.

COMMENT Forgotten once they served their purpose, Hindraf seeks a permanent solution to get these people out of the trap of poverty.

UPDATED 4PM It says 57 problematic voters are in the electoral roll from Kampung Labian, affected by the Sulu intrusion.

May we have a clean GE.

UPDATED 6.30PM His lawyers send blogger Papagomo letter of demand on a 'fabricated sex video' - but Papagomo threatens to release 'more explicit footages'.

Lynas Corp shares rose to a high of A$0.615 and last traded up 4.3 percent at A$0.61, half the level it was a year ago.

KINIBIZ The costly high speed rail project has not only been revived but endorsed by the two PMs. But is it really necessary?

FREE VOXPOP 'There's a fairly good chance of Johor, Negri Sembilan and Malacca falling to Pakatan if DAP plays it right.'

FREE YOURSAY 'It is in the interest of the people at large that those who make damaging remarks should let justice deal with them accordingly.'

FREE YOURSAY 'How will Hindraf be viewed should it ironically help BN retain power? It will be viewed with contempt, treachery...'

The DAP veteran wants the storm to spread to Sabah and Sarawak during GE13 ‘for political awareness and democracy’.

GE13 WATCH No clear and positive moves seem to be in place among the fractured opposition to foster a deal strong enough to defeat BN.

Hassnar Ebrahim, who was Sandakan district officer in the 1980s, says he heard this from Megat Junid Megat Ayub.

EXCLUSIVE Using the ‘China Wall' of Singapore, dubbed as the new Switzerland, is just one of the many paths to illicit wealth.

UPDATED 11.45AM Ahmad Said Hamdan also shook hands with Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, who accepted the apology.

EXCLUSIVE An undercover probe by an NGO provides video evidence of how the Sarawak CM's kin enrich themselves. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia declares Dr Mahathir Mohamad a 'real traitor' for the role he allegedly played in 'Project IC' in Sabah.

Pakatan supremo assures Indians a Malay-dominated civil service would respond to firm leadership focused on national priorities.

FREE YOURSAY 'The witness is supposed to only answer the question asked, not answer a question with another question.'