Archive - 7 June 2013

Police are on the hunt for an inspector who went missing after he was suspected of being involved in the detainee's death.

This is the text of the speech by Senator Paul Low in launching MACC's Convention and Team-Building Programme in Putrajaya today.

Minister in the PM's Dept Paul Low says he is no 'lame duck minister', but one who is prepared for a long fight against corruption.

The Consultative and Corruption Prevention Panel of the MACC has proposed that it be placed under a  parliamentary committee.

Khazanah Nasional Bhd has confirmed receiving a writ of summons and statement of claim from the legal representatives of Halim Saad.

'They were out of control and aggressive. We regretted the incident, it was not planned to be that way,' says its organiser Rushdi Abdul Majid.

UPDATED 7.15PM This is for the sake of Altantuya's two sons who had lost their mother, says the Mongolian Women's Federation president. [VIDEO]

Federal police (Bukit Aman) CID deputy director DCP Hadi Ho Abdullah has been promoted as its director with immediate effect.

The Examination Board says that 1,207 invigilators had been appointed to ensure the smooth running of the examination.

Totoh Hismullah is charged with committing the offence from Feb 9, 2013 to March 29, 2013 at Kampung Simunul in Semporna.

This is to ensure parity and DAP's equal partnership in the Pakatan Rakyat state government, says DAP sec-gen Lim Guan Eng.

The department's Penang director, Mohd Anuar Embi, says the investigation could take up to two months.

The party's parliamentarians will not boycott the swearing-in ceremony which has been fixed for June 24, says the DAP supremo.

Respect the equal rights of everyone.

Second autopsy within 48 hours or funeral rites will be performed. The waiting is already suffering itself, the family's lawyer says. [VIDEO]

Pakatan's silence is regrettable.

UPDATED 5.35PM An ex-aide to PKR candidate denies any link to  the murder of fellow aide K Murugan, as cops allege. [VIDEO]

Magistrate Ayuni Izzaty Sulaiman made the decision after allowing the request by deputy public prosecutor Mohd Farizul Hassan Bakri.

A PAS veep and four DAP lawmakers are being investigated for attending the May 22 candlelight vigil in support of student activist Adam Adli.

Penang Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Mohd Shoki Hamzah said it would require at least another two hours to pull out the body.

COMMENT In Mahathir's dictionary, a 100 percent Malay crowd protesting Penang Pakatan is not racist, but Chinese voting for Pakatan is.

UPDATED 11PM Police have confirmed that the victim still trapped under the rubble of the collapsed bridge has died. [VIDEO]

The PKR leader's protest by non-submission of questions to the new Parliament sitting is like clamping down on democracy, says Wee.

Batu MP Tian Chua says the minister’s claim that no report on the indelible ink was requested shows EC chief Abdul Aziz Yusof's dishonesty.

‘Only a rabid fanatical racist would want to sow such a notion to incite racial hatred,' says says Alor Setar MP Gooi Hsiao Leung.

UPDATED 1.45PM Several NGOs demand action against police officers who spread misinformation about causes of deaths in their custody.

KINIBIZ AirAsia seems to be in a very powerful position to be able to spell out what MAHB can and cannot do, says an industry observer.

UPDATED 7.54PM The newly-sworn in deputy minister urges P Uthayakumar to appeal the sentence. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 12.22PM It says it is not the main contractor, that Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd has overall responsiblity for the works. [VIDEO]

This contradicts Khalid Samad’s claim, but the PWD says it can still arrange for a Shah Alam Hospital site visit if he still wishes to.

FREE YOURSAY ‘The corrupt government would never want to set up a commission to uncover the truth behind the May 13 incident.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘Ex-EC chief Abdul Rashid is right: a royal commission is the only workable solution. Anything less is a smokescreen'.

FREE YOURSAY 'They're not doing this to punish some Chinese and Indians who didn't vote for them. They're doing this to punish all...'

The trade agreement holds some frightening possibilities, like higher prices for drugs and choking the Internet.

They regret inaccurate news reports of four fatalities in the collapse last night at the construction site of the Second Penang Bridge .

FREE VOXPOP 'Can you even understand why hatred is in fact not spread by us but by certain parties who seem to be immune to the law?'

FREE YOURSAY 'The police don't want any oversight as that will prevent them doing the biddings of the local and national Umno louts.'

'He has already served two years under the ISA for allegedly seditious activity. Is he being sentenced twice for the same charge?'

The police want PKR to furnish a letter of approval from DBKL, which Rafizi says has yet to respond to the party's application.

He says a probable opposition boycott and a lengthy submission deadline are reasons why he is not submitting questions...