Archive - 19 June 2013

‘Our party is a democratic party. We have to accept the spirit of democracy in the party,’ says the Umno’s Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.

She’s not alone. Pakatan's Hannah Yeoh and Nurul Izzah are also ignorant as to the listmaker’s identity and how they got on the list.

The hazy conditions have worsened in Singapore, with the Pollutant Standard Index (PSI) reaching to an unhealthy level at 170 as at 2pm today.

UPDATED 8.24PM Mohd Noor Abdullah claims Malays allowed BM to be Romanised so that the other races can learn the national language.

UPDATED 7.10PM 'They were all the time talking Padang Merbok, they forgot we already had nod for Dataran Merdeka,' says OCM's Sieh Kok Chi. [VIDEO]

SABAH RCI Immigrants given citizenship have overwhelmed local voters... they now determine the nature of Sabah politics, testifies Wilfred Bumburing.

AirAsia CEO Aireen Omar says now that the airport's opening has been delayed, the contractors must ensure safety and quality of the new terminal.

Sabah state assembly speaker Salleh Said says that a special place would be allocated for the opposition leader with the necessary facilities.

The government's promises of protection from sexual attacks and to tackle their other problems, as cited in 2009 National Taskforce Report, remains unfulfilled.

Esscom DG Mohammad Mentek said the three districts of Semporna, Lahad Datu and Sandakan had been identified for the pioneer project.

The plan to use two sniffer dogs to search for Lim Chin Aik's body is aborted as repair work has commenced with the crater being filled up.

Olympic Council of Malaysia's last-minute switch from Dataran Merdeka to Padang Merbok for its Fun Run raises eyebrows.

The three states in peninsular Malaysia are currently suffering from the smoky haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia.

UPDATED 7.41PM Deputy president Liow Tiong Lai says Dr Chua should not have resorted to 'harsh words in newspapers' on Donald Lim.

UPDATED 8.10PM Its transformation task force chairperson Liow Tiong Lai says the blueprint will later become a guideline for the MCA to implement.

UPDATED 6.50PM SABAH RCI Mohd Zaki Harry Susanto says he was informed of this fact concerning Api-Api rep Christina Liew by Indonesians in Tawau.

JKP Sdn Bhd says the company bought over the building in 2005 but did not submit an audit report to MPPP when the building reached its 10th year.

UPDATED 3.25PM Anwar Ibrahim says national fiscal deficit is result of the ‘maharaja’ type of spending by the PM’s Office and Deptartment. [VIDEO]

It claims the Chinese united to topple the bumiputera-dominated government and replace it with one dominated by non-Muslims and Chinese.

UPDATED 3.25PM The home minister has rebuffed calls for him to resign following the civil suit against him for alleged assault.

UPDATED 2.35PM Centralised lock-up systems with CCTV cameras will be set up to interrogate crime suspects to curb custodial deaths, says home minister.

UPDATED 5.50PM ‘Blame me for the destruction of the building. Even if there is an election in Umno, it is also Anwar's fault.’

UPDATED 2.30PM The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission will get more teeth, assures Paul Low.

UPDATED 2.30PM M Kulasegaran is seeking a judicial review as he says they were neither MPs nor senators when appointed.

UPDATED 3.55PM Anwar Ibrahim says Saturday’s rally will be peaceful, so the police should not impose restrictions. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 6.35PM High Court rejects Faizal Abdullah's bid to set his subpoena aside, ruling his testimony will be relevant to Ling's trial.

COMMENT According to sources, Najib had tried to meet with Anwar in Jakarta all of Saturday but Anwar studiously avoided the PM.

KINIBIZ With the budget swinging to TV ads, analysts rate the sector, which includes stocks such as Star Publications and Media Prima, as ‘neutral’.

A French court has contacted the lawyers involved in the second statutory declaration, according to Suaram. [VIDEO]

Syabas in a statement yesterday says among the areas affected were Desa Setapak, Setapak Jaya and Taman Sri Rampai.

Stadium Merdeka the best location for 'Black 505' rally, insists KL Mayor Ahmad Phesal Talib, who adds he's still awaiting Pakatan's response.

KINIBIZ In its first issue piece on Star Publications, KiniBiz looks at its flagship The Star - 'The People’s Paper', at how it started and finally, what happened.

INTERVIEW This will bring ‘checks and balances’ to the political equation, says PAS central committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

FREE YOURSAY 'Are we to believe that the EAIC has tighter controls than IPCMC? No more dilly-dallying - just implement the IPCMC.'

ADUN SPEAKS The speaker must resign as a member of his or her political party, in order to serve with fairness and impartiality.

FREE YOURSAY 'If Zulkifli is right, then whoever, including the EC, commits electoral fraud is committing treason.'

FREE YOURSAY 'In that case, should we ask Mahathir, too. He was PM at the time. Wasn't Anwar already out of favour with Dr M in 1998?'

UPDATED 12.22PM Pakatan and NGO leaders will be at each of the seven sites to lead participants to Padang Merbok on Saturday.

INTERVIEW Teng Chang Khim defends the MB's thrifty ways, declaring demands for more spending as 'politically-driven'.

The discussion between top opposition leaders will be on whether PSM is 'compatible' with the Pakatan Rakyat coalition.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Is Umno a party of dynamic change and renewal, or is it a fossilised party determined to keep incumbents in power...?'

INTERVIEW ‘They should be on trial for violating electoral law. Their resignation is the bare minimum...,' says PKR's Tian Chua.