Archive - 24 June 2013

It will formulate strategies to determine the future of the four-decade old BN coalition after GE13, says Najib Abdul Razak.

Parti Cinta Malaysia lodges police report in Butterworth against Facebook account holder for insulting Islam and Prophet Muhammad.

The PAS vice-president is released on police bail of RM3,000 after his arrest under the Sedition Act 1948 during last Saturday's 'Black 505' rally.

KINIBIZ Sime Darby Group has appointed ex-Johor MB Abdul Ghani Othman as its non-executive chairperson and director.

Malaysia Airlines has formed a haze secretariat to monitor the situation on an hourly basis and provide updates three times daily.

The protected witness, who testified from a witness room, told the court that he went to meet Detective Corporal Hassan Ali Basari in January.

Malaysian Issuing House Sdn Bhd says the institutional offering to Malaysian and foreign institutional investors and selected investors had closed.

The 30-minute live telecast of the Dewan Rakyat sitting over Radio Television Malaysia’s (RTM) TV1 has been increased to one hour, Communications and Multimedia Ministry secretary-general Kamaruddin Siaraf said today.

Former Ampang Jaya Municipal Council enforcement director Abdul Kudus Ahmad today won his defamation suit against former deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department M Kayveas and the The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd (NSTP).

He says the decision would be made by Najib in his capacity as the Finance Minister in conjunction with the tabling of the 2014 Budget.

Restaurants, tourist attractions and some other businesses are already feeling the pain as haze envelopes the SE Asian neighbours.

The police claim that a group of protesters threw projectiles at those guarding Parliament before charging at them.

Under Indonesian law, any firm or person involved in an illegal forest fire faces up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to 5 billion rupiah (US$503,800).

UPDATED 6.30PM According to the National Security Council's Facebook update the API reading at around 4.30pm was 317.

Shutting down the popular night market is retaliation against Chinese for backing opposition in GE13, says a DAP assemblyperson.

However, Justice Kamardin Hashim deferred hearing of the case pending the outcome of their appeal at the Federal Court.

Organiser Putrajaya Corporation says, however, all visitors would be given free face masks upon arrival at the main entrance.

UPDATED 7.15PM DSP Musa Safri could have helped verify the affidavit of Abdul Razak Baginda, argues the lawyer for Cpl Sirul Azhar Umar.

UPDATED 11.32PM Schools in Kuantan and Malacca that closed today will re-open tomorrow, but no activities are to be held outside the classrooms.

UPDATED 6PM Azilah Hadri's lawyer points out the explosives used in Altantuya Shaariibuu's murder are not in Bukit Aman's stock.

He allegedly failed to report that a car was buried in the debris created when a lightning rod fell off Menara Umno in Penang.

The fires cause thick haze which covers the province of Riau and neighbouring countries, namely Malaysia and Singapore

Its deputy chief tells Utusan Malaysia that the demand for the top EC officials to step down is irresponsible and goes against the constitution.

Supporting a call to review the system, a Malay educationist suggests that students compete within their ethnic group instead.

'Workers who operate cranes, for example, will experience low visibility due to the haze,' says the director-general of DOSH.

UPDATED 2.14PM Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam says Indonesian gov't must act swiftly on the haze, even if the culprits are Malaysians. [VIDEO]

Complaints against him have been passed to the party's disciplinary committee after its Central Committee meeting last September.

UPDATED 7.50PM Police arrest 32 out of 50 people who tried to breach a barricade near the gate to Parliament House.

Only 'hot air' from its chief.

The appeal by Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar of the Special Action Unit will be heard for three days.

Despite two ongoing protests at nearby Padang Merbok, proceedings are expected to be mild with members of the house to take their oaths.

UPDATED 2.44PM This comes after Indonesia identifies eight companies with M'sian links as among the alleged culprits.

The ministry has to ‘respect the position and views’ of the 10 other countries involved, says chief negotiator J Jayasiri.

UPDATED 2.15PM PARLIAMENT He has obtained 133 votes to 89 by Pakatan’s nominee, ex-judge Kadir Sulaiman.

COMMENT The decision to hold PAS' Husam Musa in remand for two days has less to do with investigatory than with intimidating intent.

UPDATED 10.15PM The API in Muar has dropped from a staggering ‘hazardous’ 746 to an ‘unhealthy’ 132, as at 11am today.

While the situation is under control, everyone must be ready to implement guidelines and actions, says the chief minister.

UPDATED 2.20PM City Hall and police clear field some 250 protesters camped since June 22 to protest alleged electoral fraud.

FREE YOURSAY 'Pakatan can in fact be very powerful given that it has now the majority vote and the majority of the intellectuals on its side.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The gov't has got lots of stake in the plantations in Sumatra and will never be sincere to stop the problem.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘Yes, Anwar, asking the EC heads to resign is too much. You see, those with no principles are worse than criminals.'