Archive - 18 July 2013

PARLIAMENT Najib says the government will also trim the deficit further to three percent by 2015 without jeopardising the country's growth momentum.

Rahman Dahlan explains Ibrahim was urging the burning of 'wrongly printed bibles', while Alvivi was courting trouble.

UPDATED 7.15PM PARLIAMENT Raja Kamarul Bahrin Raja Ahmad says this shows that the government has not learnt from its mistakes.

UPDATED 8.12PM PARLIAMENT Minister in the Prime Minister’s Dept Abdul Wahid Omar says a total of 2,105 experts have returned.

DAY7 KUALA BESUT Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place in the run-up to the by-election.

UPDATED 6.23PM The former tourism minister from 2009 to 2013, made 34 trips overseas, with China being her most frequently visited destination.

BM MP Steven Sim says last year's K-Pop artistes concert cost RM55mil, enough for 1,000 students to get higher education.

UPDATED 5.25PM SABAH RCI Ex-Suhakam vice-chair Simon Sipaun says that he had come across such complaints from immigrants themselves.

UPDATED 7.43PM PAS MP Raja Kamarul Bahrin says the project at Lake Kenyir is economically dubious and ecologically damaging.

UPDATED 6.41PM Liang escapes being referred to the rights committee for alleging that Anwar has 20 bank accounts.

UPDATED 6.03PM In return, the minister agrees to withdraw his counter-claim against Amir Bazli Abdullah after a mediation process.

UPDATED 6.25PM Alvin and Vivian will be held at the Sungai Buloh and Kajang prisons respectively, pending trial. [VIDEO]

‘In cases of alleged violence by BN supporters, it is not only delayed but the cases would be stamped ‘no further action’,’ says Lim Guan Eng.

A group accuses Gani Patail of practicing selective prosecution with regard to the sex bloggers and Zulkifli Noordin.

UPDATED 8.36PM KTM seems to be prepped for privatisation and in this process, it has paid no regard to the people, says Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong.

UPDATED 8.35PM The Bersih co-chair says by repealing the section, the EC can no longer give 'unsatisfactory' answers regarding the electoral roll.

UPDATED 4.45PM KUALA BESUT The EC holds a demonstration of the indelible ink to be used in the by-election.

‘We hope the survey would help PPSB upgrade the ferry services after hearing comments from the public,’ says exco member Lim Hock Seng.

UPDATED 10PM Anthony Loke says three years have passed since Mohamad Hassan was probed over sending RM10mil overseas.

DAP MP Tony Pua says closed-door negotiations with Masteel for the RM1 billion southern Johor commuter rail project runs against public interest.

UPDATED 6.45PM He provides evidence that a firm which supplied hats to the EC has ties with the ink contractor.

Gopal Sri Ram makes an appearance in court as a counsel, and one lawyer describes it as 'an event to behold watching an icon in action'.

The former prime minister says the present laws need not be freely changed as it would create problems to the country.

SABAH RCI Shamsudin Mat says that he never telephoned and warned DO Zulkifli Nasir about the incursion beforehand.

COMMENT With its future appearing bleaker with each sunset and citizens becoming more brazen, would BN revert to Mahathirism?

UPDATED 2.50PM SABAH RCI Dr Chong Eng Leong says this was based on his own research started from the early 1990s.

UPDATED 2.45PM SABAH RCI Dr Chong Eng Leong claims Musa chaired a task force to register foreigners as Umno members.

COMMENT Ladies and gents, the ‘indelible’ ink is made of: Silver nitrate 1%, organic colour 60%, moisturiser 29% and solvent 10%.

Apart from the Sedition Act and Multimedia and Communication Act, the pair will also be charged under the Penal Code.

The offences carry a maximum jail term of 20 years and a fine of RM10,000 or five times the value of the claims, according to the Act.

Another custodial death has been reported and DAP's Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua is wondering why there is still a debate on the IPCMC.

Bukit Aman has been urged to probe alleged abuse of power by Selangor police in a land dispute between 24 families and a developer.

Raising a range of ethical issues.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Justifying another's wrongdoing because someone else had done likewise will light the fuse that will burn all of us.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Borders' steadfast and unwavering action in supporting Nik Raina and providing legal assistance deserves a pat on the back.'

A visit to the apartment block reveals that swift police action has managed to keep the situation under control.

It will recommend issues related to the cleanliness, licensing and selection of councillors to the council, says Teoh Seang Hooi.

FREE VOXPOP 'Where in the world do we find the police not disclosing the identity of a murder suspect? Is there an ulterior motive behind this?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Here is an admission from a MP that he demands, together with other Umno MPs, contracts from the BN gov't.'

FREE VOXPOP 'One wonders whether Shahidan knew what he was talking about when he defended the need for secrecy.'

KINIBIZ Unfair competition? Proton? Is Dr M out of his mind? Tiger digs in with its claws and gets to the heart of the matter.

COMMENT It's payback time after BN's dismal results in GE13. Mahathir backs moves to punish minorities and reward pro-government voters and companies.

MIC's Dr Subramaniam says the sudden removal of two CWC members is questionable if done to serve certain 'interests'.

'My views were based on what the DAP had been doing all this while and the rapport between the party and the PAP in Singapore.'

A visit to the alleged indelible ink supplier's office reveals it does not have a signboard and is located on top of a Balinese spa.

Hafarizam Harun’s application regarding a summons by the Selangor legislative assembly and House Rights and Privileges Committee is dismissed.