Archive - 18 June 2013

Britain's High Commissioner to Malaysia Simon Featherstone received the postcards from two M'sian NGOs today.

"Everything should be done in stages, slowly, not the full amount at the same time, for the benefit of the people," says the former premier.

UPDATED 11.20PM MAHB says this was agreed with contractor UEMC-Bina Puri JV. This is 10 months past its last scheduled launch date.

Justice Abu Samah says the charges preferred against Yazid and Muhammad Hilmi did not refer to acts of terrorism outside of Malaysia.

Five Penan women and the NGOs say the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry must implement the 2008 National Taskforce Report.

PKR veep Nurul Izzah Anwar, along with elected reps Hannah Yeoh and Teresa Kok from DAP, have also made the list.

UPDATED 7.42PM SABAH RCI Upko secretary-general Wilfred Madius Tangau claims Putrajaya left out 'the truth' when replying to his queries.

UPDATED 8PM The former PM says there are more opportunities for irresponsible parties to misusethose freedoms.

The Penang Municipal Council gives the owner of Menara Umno seven days to explain the 'extraordinary design' of the building.

Second Education Minister Idris Jusoh says this is in line with the aspiration to put the national education system on par with the world’s best.

Musa Aman was responding to a question by Lajim Ukin (PKR-Klias) at the state assembly sitting in Kota Kinabalu today.

Restaurants operating 24 hours are encouraged to hire security guards at the business premises as a step to deter gang robbery.

UPDATED 7.05PM This is because authorities are applying the 'unauthorised' BM translation of ‘parent’ as ‘ibu atau bapa’ instead of 'ibu bapa'.

UPDATED 9PM Express bus operators are allowed to raise their fares until Sept 8 in order to ease cost of operations during the festive season.

UPDATED 7.05PM SABAH RCI Harris said the federal gov't would do this if the PBS gov't did not toe its line, says Wilfred Madius Tangau.

Elections for the posts of deputy president, three vice-presidents and 23 CWC members would be held in November or December.

MRCB chief economist Nor Zahidi Alias suggests complementary measures to protect the low-income earners from its impact.

Abdul Rahman Dahlan says the tender for the project would be open to local and foreign contractors by September at the latest.

Satellite images from Indonesia’s Riau Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency showed 113 forest fires in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

There certainly is good reason to invest in AirAsia X - but it’s a question of price. Perhaps the after market might give better value.

PricewaterhouseCooper Taxation Services senior executive Jennifer Chang warns that other nations are 'actively copying' our tax incentives. [VIDEO]

The PM’s Office also accuses opposition parties of waging a ‘continuous campaign’ to undermine the position of the PM.

Its chief executive officer Eric Noyrez says the decision was taken as he saw no value in continuing the dispute with the local community.

Penang Umno chief Zainal Abidin Osman notes that Anwar Ibrahim was the DPM and state party head at the time of the project.

A memorandum asks the IGP to act against the NS police chief over his statement that there were no injury marks on the body.

With effect from June 16, UEMC-Bina Puri JV will have to pay RM200,000 for every day the airport project is further delayed.

The Pakatan MPs also remind the government that the people's trust is predicated on transparent and responsible disclosure.

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says hiring procedures in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Singapore will be looked at when formulating the best system.

Teluk Ayer Tawa r assemblyperson Jahara Hamid has been selected as the opposition leader in the Penang state assembly.

Ernst & Young's Abdul Rashid Rauf says this is to determine how effective they have been over the past four years.

DSP Bakar Sebau says the victim’s fellow worker came to the police station in Belaga upon hearing news of the discovery.

Many don’t know how to connect the dots.

PM Najib adds that his administration is currently on the right track to reduce the federal government's deficit from 4.5pct in 2012 to 4pct this year.

INTERVIEW Umno has successfully spooked rural Malays by whipping up fears of DAP dominating Pakatan Rakyat.

The wing's economics and entrepreneurship bureau chief Sohaimi Shahadan says this is intended to ‘strengthen the party’.

Tony Pua says this is part of Umno’s continued attempt to frighten the Malays of the ‘fairy-tale eventuality of losing political power’.

INTERVIEW According to state exco member Teng Chang Khim, the deadline for the first election has already been set. [VIDEO]

‘Hundreds’ have contacted BN’s Kuala Selangor rep Irmohizam Ibrahim to complain about allegations by Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

COMMENT I find it 'irrational' that a candidate like Zulkifli Noordin who ran in Shah Alam, could garner 42pct of the vote.

FREE YOURSAY ‘The authorities must get to the bottom of this tragedy. They owe it to the families of the victims and to the public.’

The human rights commission will seek a meeting with the home minister, to discuss the possibility of their release.

FREE YOURSAY ‘When Chinese like DAP leaders Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng do their part for a better Malaysia, it doesn't mean they want to become PM.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘Whether a Chinese gets to be PM or not, is not important at all and we have never ever demanded a Chinese PM.’

INTERVIEW 'I have set the deadline for the first election... If I am unable to do so, I’ll have to give an answer,' says exco member Teng Chang Khim.