Archive - 30 May 2013

Two lawyers interviewed by Bernama want Malaysia to emulate Singapore's new model of regulating news websites.

'I have been stopped by Sabah Immigration and instructed to return home,' the PKR veep says on Twitter at about 7.30pm.

These are the approval of the Assembly Services Commission Enactment Bill 2009 and the revival of local government elections.

Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd, operator of the country’s busiest port, will list on the local stock exchange in October in a deal that may raise up to US$500 million, two sources close to the deal told Reuters .

Former MIC president S Samy Vellu said Barisan Nasional (BN) component party leaders should now focus more on regaining the trust of Malaysians with fresh strategies and minimise internal
squabbles.

Heavy rain for more than three hours caused the collapse of a stretch of Jalan Merakau in Ranau, about 100 km east of Kota Kinabalu last night.

Ten people including the organiser  have been summoned by police to assist investigation into the opposition rally in Kuala Ibai last Thursday.

He says the manifesto made by a party was a ‘promise to the people’ which must be implemented without delay when it administered the gov't.

Details on C Sugumar’s second autopsy is withheld from the public as the family fears government interference.

UPDATED 7.20PM Three Court of Appeal judges find no reason to disturb the decision made by the Shah Alam High Court in 2011.

UPDATED 5PM Minister Paul Low says N Dharmendran's family should approach the EAIC so investigations can commence.

UPDATED 5.12PM This condition in Petronas' overseas oil exploration deals may explain our poor ranking in the RGI, says Paul Low.

UPDATED 5.10PM Minister Paul Low’s officer, D Ravindran, says it was an unknown individual who called him to set up a clandestine meeting. [VIDEO]

Writing on his blog, he says that he was willing to take the risks that came along with his decision to criticise the Kota Damansara debacle.

The sultan's private secretary Mohamad Munir Bani denies talk that the delay was to accommodate the sultan's request, as reported.

A face-to-face meeting would provide 'a better platform' to explain the many complaints levelled at the electoral panel.

The police should probe incidents that took place in Jinjang during the candlelight vigil for Adam Adli, says lawyer G Sivamalar.

In particularly, assets gained by exco members during their tenure must be declared as well, says Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

He says assigning desk duties to the four cops probed for Dhamendran's death sends a wrong signal.

Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah says the implementation of the GST is also in tandem with the government’s intention to reduce corporate and personal tax.

But evidence shows the opposite... the non-indigenous moved up economically, compared with the bumiputeras, says its senior editor Zaini Hassan.

The Immigration Department DG reportedly said that the offenders had been identified and their passports will be cancelled upon their return. [VIDEO]

The Sarawak CM says the election has given him a clear thumbs up to continue leading the state gov't until the next election in 2016.

INTERVIEW Dhamendran's wife says he only wanted to lodge a police report over a fight, but ended up as a 'death in custody' case.

Global study shows government poorly manages country's natural resources, says Damansara Utama rep Yeo Bee Yin.

The Penang CM should mind his words and deeds so as not to become an ignorant leader, says BN Bagan division secretary Dr Tan Chuan Hong.

Why didn’t they enforce the sedition law against a former Court of Appeal judge and a former education director-general?

UPDATED 1.50PM This follows the recent assassination of Customs deputy DG and the arson attack last year, which also claimed a senior officer's life.

An NGO charges not only will news website control be tightened; the 'licensing fees will shut another door to public discussion'.

And we are ahead of Australia and the UK in economic competitiveness, says International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed.

UPDATED 1.30PM He says action can be taken under Amlatfa against those allegedly taking part in the money-laundering scheme.

COMMENT He may not produce cabinet transformation, but some would argue that decay is a sort of transformation.

UPDATED 1.30PM The body was that of Tujok Lah, 44, and it would be brought to Belaga Bazaar, says Belaga OCPD DSP Bakar Sebau.

The Penang chief minister says the republic should not consider it as interference in its affairs, but on humanitarian grounds.

COMMENT Singaporeans must decide whether they are willing to live in a world-class economy with a gutter-class judiciary.

UPDATED 5.05PM DAP’s Hannah Yeoh is the first woman to be assembly speaker in the nation's half century history. [VIDEO]

FREE YOURSAY 'What? You mean the cops did not arrest the suspects in Dhamendran's murder and ask for a 14-day remand?'

FREE YOURSAY ‘This is what Umno bequeaths - weak leaders and old attack dogs that sound like they know everything.'

The Catholic prelate says the re-arrests and charging of court-freed individuals substitutes rule of law with rule by law.

COMMENT Too many human rights defenders and women's rights activists face harassment, some are 'rewarded' with jail terms.

FREE YOURSAY ‘We need exco members who have the integrity and ability to perform their functions immaterial of what race...'

FREE YOURSAY 'Honestly, I have not heard or read about the Red Bean Army and I doubt DAP has RM108 million to spend.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The EC heads have got to go. No point talking to them - as if we didn't do enough of that before the election?'