Archive - 27 May 2013

Be social media-savvy, says Umno divisional chief

The social media is a channel that can greatly impact the people's minds and alter their perception, says Syed Ali Alhabshee.

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English tourist dies in diving mishap off Besut

Madaline Jayne, 25, of Hereford, is hit by a boat propeller while diving near Shari-La Resort at Pulau Perhentian.

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Judges have six months to settle GE13 petitions

Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria says if these and appeals can be done within the stipulated period, election petitions can be disposed of in a year.

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Rule by fear no longer works

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Deaths of pygmy elephants still unsolved

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Suaram coordinator fears for safety, lodges report

Sean Ho does so after a group posts his photo online, calling him ‘racist’ and urging people to 'find him and teach him a lesson’.

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Mary Yap: Language not a barrier to me

It doesn't mean just because I don't speak Mandarin, I don't know what's going on in the Chinese community, says the deputy education minister. [VIDEO]

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Sarawak on track to achieve 5pct growth this year

The Sarawak economy is projected to grow at five percent in 2013, underpinned by stronger exports, an increase in investments from the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score), and
implementation of projects under the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP).

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Dr Subra set to challenge Palanivel for MIC top post

A prominent MIC veteran says the current deputy president, Dr S Subramaniam, seems to be planning to mount a serious challenge for the post.

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We will march if EC heads do not resign, say NGOs

The Suara Rakyat 505 coalition behind the blackout rallies want heads to roll in the EC before any further damage is done.

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End racist policies victimising Indian poor

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Pakistani voted twice, claims name still on roll

UPDATED 6.30PM SABAH RCI Abdul Latif Jumaani had voted in Ampang, Selangor, and in Bahau, Negri Sembilan, but cannot remember when.

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I'm still sec-gen of TI-M, clarifies Josie

In light of queries, Josie Fernandez explains that she has yet to tender a written resignation to the incoming executive committee.

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Zul Noordin uses badminton to dispel popular votes claim

The Perkasa veep stresses his point with an analogy of a three-set badminton game between Anwar Ibrahim and Najib Abdul Razak.

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Bangladeshi workers to arrive next month

The decision came after Bangladesh’s labour wing in Malaysia held a meeting on May 23 with Malaysian government officials.

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Selangor sultan consents to exco line-up, says MB

With this, says Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, the state exco members will be sworn in at Istana Alam Shah in Klang at 9.30am on Thursday.

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'Rallies will be calm, although some want to go beyond'

UPDATED 3.10PM Despite police crackdown against rally organisers, Anwar Ibrahim thanks cops for their professionalism. [VIDEO]

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Adam Azfar's battle with cancer ends

The eldest son of Malaysiakini's Bahasa Malaysia editor Mohd Jimadie Shah Othman was laid to rest in Puchong this evening.

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'Perkasa will become political party if Umno dissolves'

The voice of the Malays will disappear if Umno dissolves, we will then have to take over the struggle of the Malays, says Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali.

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Anwar: Najib hypocritical for refusing to sign peace deal

UPDATED 2.30PM The PKR de facto leader says there was no contract, and the PM did not have the courage to even sign what he had agreed.

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M'sian Sabahan waits 28 years for identity card

UPDATED 6.44PM SABAH RCI Charles Magadap's parents did not register his birth, and he spent most of his life using a temporary identity card.

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Protesters abroad may lose passports

Those involved in alleged anti-government activities while abroad may have their passports cancelled for three to five years.

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Lajim's son charged with use of forged document

The document was said to be an addendum listing companies proposed for the construction of roads in Batu Pahat, Johor.

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Discord among PKR bigwigs sign of health

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Foreigners in Sabah spook enforcement teams

SABAH RCI Kunak district enforcement staff were 'threatened with knives and followed' by immigrants in squatter houses there.

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Bad boys vs humble statesmen at PKR Congress

COMMENT The necessity of surviving this process of conflicting visions is part and parcel of defining exactly what our movement is about.

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PKR produces police report on another blackout

UPDATED 3.25PM PKR says the report shows that a 15-minute blackout occurred at a polling centre in Sedim, Kedah.

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Listen to 500k Malaysian voices at Blackout rallies

COMMENT Umno reformers and other young Barisan Nasional leaders must find out what the people want and respond sincerely.

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Plight of Orang Asli - the forgotten community

COMMENT The government has for long bullied the native peoples. What has Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli done about it?

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Pakatan brands MAHB as 'liars' over KLIA2 delay

UPDATED 3.15PM They demand to know the cost of the delays as MAHB has admitted the completion is to be delayed indefinitely.

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NRD officer charged with fraud, RCI hears

UPDATED 1.50PM SABAH RCI The officer was arrested last year in connection with a citizenship-for-cash scheme involving immigrants into Sabah.

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Varsity reform - returning academia to the people

COMMENT End the feudalistic hold of the VC and return the power and meaning of academia back to the academicians and the people.

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Umno Baru 'takut MATI'

Afraid of the people's power.

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Six Pakatan leaders charged under PAA

UPDATED 6.15PM The leaders, two in Perak and one each in NS, Johor, Pahang and Penang, have allegedly breached the Peaceful Assembly Act.

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Appoint professionals, not party hacks, to run GLCs

FREE YOURSAY 'GLC heads should be chosen for their professional qualifications, ethics, transparency and past record, not their party affiliation.'

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Braving threats, protesters thumb nose at Zahid

FREE YOURSAY 'On Saturday night, 70,000 told Zahid to lump it. I'm proud of my fellow Malaysians, many of whom turned up...'

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Yazid rearrested, charged with being terrorist member

UPDATED 6.45PM Yazid and Hilmi are charged with allegedly being members of the Tanzim Al-Qaeda Malaysia terrorist group.

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Auntie Mei ends hunger strike against Lynas ops

Tuw Yin Lan, 72, had shaved her head in further protest of operations of the rare earths plant in Gebeng near Kuantan, Pahang.

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PM jumps the gun in swearing in ministers

FREE YOURSAY 'What is so difficult to accept that the government has made a mistake? Even DAP admitted they made a mistake in their party polls.'

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Kula flays Waytha for silence on custodial death

The DAP MP slams the Hindraf leader and deputy minister for being mute over yet another death in police custody.

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Probe custodial deaths, not peaceful rallies

FREE YOURSAY 'IGP Khalid, your job is to protect taxpayers against thugs and not support thugs against taxpayers.'

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Why is Zahid so easily provoked?

FREE YOURSAY 'And if you keep your word and not interfere in these peaceful rallies, there will no problem at all, minister.'

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