Archive - 11 June 2013

BN's Isnin Aliasnih wants the results for the Klias state seat won by PKR's Lajim Ukin to be nullified, while Lajim wants the same for the Beaufort Parliamentary seat.

The petitioners seek for Nurul Izzah's and Tian Chua's wins in their respective constituencies during the GE13 to be declared null and void.

They are the results for the Bachok parliamentary seat and the Jelawat, Mengkebang, Gaal and Manek Urai state seats.

The Terengganu BN today filed election petitions regarding the polling results in the Rantau Abang and Teluk Pasu state seats.

Dr Mahathir, who mooted the idea to build Putrajaya, says PPj president Aseh Che Mat has many ideas to beautify Putrajaya.

Waves as high as 3.5 metres lashed the Padang Kota Lama area this evening, raining sea water onto the pedestrian walkway and car parking bays along the road there.

According to the DAP sec-gen, Pakatan Rakyat would be able to make its point more effectively with nationwide peaceful protest rallies.

A Chinese manned spacecraft blasted off with three astronauts on board today on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab in the latest step towards the development of a space station.

Malindo Air’s Boeing 737-900ER arrived at about 2.30pm, carrying its chief executive officer Chandran Rama Muthy and 16 media personnel.

Malaysia’s second-largest lender, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, will pay nearly US$300 million to buy a 58 percent stake in San Miguel Corp’s banking unit, the president of San Miguel said today.

DAP MP Er Teck Hwa says he made a mistake in attending a parliamentary briefing despite a Pakatan boycott. [VIDEO]

Heliliah Mohd Yusof, who heads the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission, bemoans that the gov't and its agencies only come in for criticism.

COMMENT It is shocking to see how the 'investigation' into the death of K Murugan seems utterly devoid of an objective pursuit of justice.

Malay-Muslim NGOs say PM Najib Razak is no longer obliged to keep his word since Chinese voters did not support BN.

The Perak PAS has filed three petitions seeking to nullify the May 5 GE results for the Manjoi, Lubok Merbau and Pasir Panjang state seats.

UPDATED 3.55PM It is understood that the Batu and Lembah Pantai constituencies in Kuala Lumpur are among them.

Furthermore, notes N Surendran, only the Dewan Rakyat secretary can administer the oath of office to elected representatives.

'Since its launch, AirAsia Japan has failed to track its proposed business plan due to the inability to manage costs,' says AirAsia.

Ding Kuong Hiing, of the Sarawak United People's Party, obtained 13,758 votes against DAP's Wong Ling Biu, who garnered 14,263 votes.

Zambry, who is state BN chairperson, says the coalition would focus on administrative work as well as efforts to develop the state.

UPDATED 4.20PM Two NGOs say 15 detainees are still being held without explanation, although the ISA has been abolished.

A Malay NGO coalition ticks off the CIMB head for backing his AirAsia counterpart, who had criticised Utusan Malaysia.

UPDATED 3.20PM Lawyer Salehudin Saidin withdraws from representing one of the policemen accused in the custodial death of N Dhamendran.

UPDATED 3PM Rafizi Ramli says the OCM does not need the field, as claimed by DBKL, to prepare for an event at Dataran Merdeka.

Myanmar’s national airline will halve ticket prices for workers who want to return from Malaysia where they face growing violence.

UPDATED 2.10PM Rohani Abdul Karim says the Mongolian delegation did not approach her with its memorandum.

According to Utusan Malaysia, the self-styled Sulu sultan may be facing charges for waging war against a foreign country, among others.

The High Court makes the decision after hearing the testimony of three witnesses for Husam and two for the defendants.

UPDATED 3PM The Stop State Violence Movement is considering this to pressure the gov't to set up a police complaints panel. [VIDEO]

The gov't is not considering passing a law to regulate the Internet media in the near future, says the communications minister.

Cops received an anonymous phone call warning of explosives, but the search was later called off as no bomb was found.

They accuse the party’s disciplinary panel head of applying ‘double standards’ and failure to follow due process.

UPDATED 1.20PM Tony Pua says BN must set up IPCMC to prevent further deterioration of the crime situation and 'politicisation of the police force’.

UPDATED 12.36PM The court can initiate a review on its own without a formal application, says the Malaysian Hindraf Association.

And rules for humans.

Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin says the 'bold step' will show that Pakatan is serious in wanting to resolve alleged election fraud in the GE13.

UPDATED 12.36PM Those who do not take the oath without good reason on the first day of the Parliament session will be disqualified. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 12.45PM Only DAP’s Bakri MP Er Teck Hwa was there, but the speaker clarifies that attendance is not a must. [VIDEO]

COMMENT With their socialist ideology and clenched-fist logo, PSM should first show that it is a party that can garner votes at the polls.

FREE YOURSAY ‘In most countries, people get rich before they go into politics. In Malaysia, people go into politics to get rich.’

They are among the top investors in Africa and other countries, says a new report of the International Land Coalition released yesterday.

FREE YOURSAY ‘It must be applied retrospectively. First to be charged is the one who removed the powers of the royalty...’

FREE YOURSAY ‘We know the murderers were caught. But why did they murder Altantuya? What was their motive?’

FREE YOURSAY ‘Going by his logic, the people who voted for the opposition are not obliged to pay taxes. If he wants to collect taxes, he must provide services.’