Archive - 19 July 2013

IGP insists 'hina Islam' kidnapping related to Alvivi

IGP insists 'hina Islam' kidnapping related to Alvivi

NONE However, Ng Mun Tatt’s family said the kidnapping had nothing to do with insulting religion and that it was to extort money.
IGP: AG's Chambers ordered probe on Zul Noordin stopped

IGP: AG's Chambers ordered probe on Zul Noordin stopped

NONE 'The AGC ordered us to cease investigation due to lack of evidence. It has been classified as No Further Action (NFA).'
Time to unite against communal politics

Time to unite against communal politics

Police task force to deal with 'phantom voters' trouble

Police task force to deal with 'phantom voters' trouble

KUALA BESUT The special task force will act fast on any incidents concerning 'phantom voters' and busses ferrying rival supporters.
Don't be anti-Malay, Rafizi tells think-tank chief

Don't be anti-Malay, Rafizi tells think-tank chief

NONE The PKR leader says CPI director Lim Teck Ghee only appears to endorse selective issues raised by Pakatan Rakyat.
Toddler 'forgotten' by mum suffocates to death in car

Toddler 'forgotten' by mum suffocates to death in car

Nawal Iris Samsudin, three, is believed to have suffocated to death after being left in the car, with all the windows shut, for five hours since 11am.
200 NGOs stage anti-TPPA protest

200 NGOs stage anti-TPPA protest

NONE Also present was PAS central committee member Rosli Yaakop, who said the Islamic party also objects to the TPPA.
Cops nab duo over snatch theft and attack on Dr Delaila

Cops nab duo over snatch theft and attack on Dr Delaila

The police have arrested two men believed to be involved in the snatch theft and attack on Dr Delaila Ahmad, in her 50s, in Subang Jaya on Tuesday.
2013-07-19

2013-07-19

Azalina told not to split mums-and-daughters ties

Azalina told not to split mums-and-daughters ties

NONE UPDATED 7.20PM Shahrizat Abdul Jalil hails a challenge for her party position, but warns Azalina not to spread the ‘split message’.
Every day, every year it's chicken, chicken, chicken

Every day, every year it's chicken, chicken, chicken

Bak kut teh and the kind way to deal with Alvivi

Bak kut teh and the kind way to deal with Alvivi

Alvivi seek bail, file revision application

Alvivi seek bail, file revision application

Their lawyer requests that his clients be released on bail on the grounds that the charges have yet to be proven and premature.  
Husam withdraws suit against blogger Kickdefella

Husam withdraws suit against blogger Kickdefella

PAS vice-president Husam Musa today withdrew the RM5 million defamation suit which he filed against a blogger, Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz, also known as Kickdefella, two years ago.
Two MPs, Pakatan staffer to be charged over Black 505

Two MPs, Pakatan staffer to be charged over Black 505

black rally padang merbok 02 DAP's Anthony Loke, PKR ' s Rafizi Ramli and Pakatan secretariat staffer Adib Ishar are to be charged under the PAA.
Shisha is forbidden, rules fatwa council

Shisha is forbidden, rules fatwa council

Its chairperson Abdul Shukor Husin says the decision was made after hearing statements and explanations from Health Ministry experts.
Better hide your face than appear in Parliament

Better hide your face than appear in Parliament

Disclose out-of-court deals

Disclose out-of-court deals

Let not anything be hidden.
Perkasa wants Marino out, demands new Vatican envoy

Perkasa wants Marino out, demands new Vatican envoy

UPDATED 5.48PM Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali, together with Jati leader Hasan Ali, submit a protest note to the embassy of the Holy See. [VIDEO]
Nong Chik sues Nurul Izzah, Malaysiakini

Nong Chik sues Nurul Izzah, Malaysiakini

NONE He is alleging Nurul made a ‘false and defamatory’ statement over a land deal during a PC which was published by Malaysiakini .
Bersih to finalise tribunal members by July 25

Bersih to finalise tribunal members by July 25

The electoral reform group aims to finalise members of People's Tribunal to investigate GE13 fraud allegations so that panel can sit in September.
FGV to pay US$378.8mil for Malaysian oil palm estates

FGV to pay US$378.8mil for Malaysian oil palm estates

FGV told the stock exchange yesterday it will take over 8.65 million Pontian United Plantations shares at RM140 per share.
No bail for Alvivi an 'overkill', say lawyers

No bail for Alvivi an 'overkill', say lawyers

NONE UPDATED 3.35PM Puzzled by the court's decision, lawyers say it is 'extremely rare' for bail not to be granted. [VIDEO]
Nik Aziz barred from evening prayers at RMAF mosque

Nik Aziz barred from evening prayers at RMAF mosque

NONE KUALA BESUT The PAS leader was not allowed to perform his Maghrib prayers at the RMAF base mosque in Gong Kedak.
End impunity for the strong, reform institutions

End impunity for the strong, reform institutions

Bersih's GE tribunal asks public to send in evidence

Bersih's GE tribunal asks public to send in evidence

Among them were those prevented from voting, being offered money to vote, or having one's name on the electoral roll  though not registered.
Suaram: Where are the other custody death charges?

Suaram: Where are the other custody death charges?

Of the 12 deaths in custody this year alone, only three policemen have been charged, and for only one of the cases, says the human rights NGO.
Double blow for man as dead son's ashes are robbed

Double blow for man as dead son's ashes are robbed

A man was devastated to learn that his son had died in an accident. But in another cruel twist, his late son's ashes were taken away by robbers.
Noriah and Dayang Madinah take oath as senators

Noriah and Dayang Madinah take oath as senators

Umno's Noriah Mahat and PBB's Dayang Madinah Abang Openg were sworn in today as senators for a second three-year-term.
'Nute is mute', TM staff seek PM's help

'Nute is mute', TM staff seek PM's help

NONE UPDATED 3.20PM The retirement age is 60 now, but TM staff who turned 56 before July 1 have been forced to retire.
Gov't trying to steal our land, claim Orang Asli groups

Gov't trying to steal our land, claim Orang Asli groups

Orang Asli representatives from villages in Pahang and Malacca have put their voices to a growing protest against Act 134.
Rafizi on Titas 'smacks of crude political opportunism'

Rafizi on Titas 'smacks of crude political opportunism'

COMMENT Public who see him as a future leader expect him to take on and not surrender to Malay right-wing opinions based on irrational thinking.

Sg Buloh-Kajang MRT works advancing at full speed

Sg Buloh-Kajang MRT works advancing at full speed

'We’re certainly moving in the right direction,' says MMC Gamuda KVMRT (PDP) Sdn Bhd deputy construction director Adil Putra Ahmad.
PKR sends Jusuf Kalla's denial letter to Malay daily

PKR sends Jusuf Kalla's denial letter to Malay daily

'What is written in Berita Harian does not portray the reality. Hence, Azharri had apologised to me,' says a letter from the former Indonesian vice-president.
No number of ink demos will cleanse  EC's image

No number of ink demos will cleanse EC's image

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'I'm afraid the EC's track record shows that it cannot be trusted, no matter how many demonstrations it holds.'
'Malaysia among most malapportioned countries'

'Malaysia among most malapportioned countries'

NONE Malapportionment is a measure of inequality in the distribution of voters among the constituencies in a country.
It's not IGP's task to be a rumour-monger

It's not IGP's task to be a rumour-monger

FREE VOXPOP 'This has got nothing to do with insulting Islam. From the report, these are just a bunch of druggies trying to capitalise on a situation.'
PAS proposes debate between Shabery and Rafizi

PAS proposes debate between Shabery and Rafizi

NONE KUALA BESUT 'Hopefully with Ahmad Shabery’s participation would get live coverage through RTM,' says Husam Musa.
Greed gets in your eyes

Greed gets in your eyes

ANTIDOTE Transparency and haze do not go hand in hand, despite all that the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil can argue.
PAS: KJ's remark on PM's position very odd

PAS: KJ's remark on PM's position very odd

NONE DAY 8 KUALA BESUT Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place in the run-up to the polls.
Umno, is the beach-front land yours to give?

Umno, is the beach-front land yours to give?

NONE FREE YOURSAY ‘First there will be denial, followed by admission when caught, finally, there will be 'What's wrong with that'?'
Guan Eng: Cabinet must act against 'racist minister'

Guan Eng: Cabinet must act against 'racist minister'

NONE UPDATED 2.30PM The DAP sec-gen slams Rahman Dahlan’s justification of Ibrahim Ali’s Bible burning call as ‘extremist’.
Egypt and Malaysia

Egypt and Malaysia

A coup by any other name is still a coup.
No GE13 'Chinese tsunami' in Terengganu

No GE13 'Chinese tsunami' in Terengganu

NONE KUALA BESUT MCA says the Chinese support of more than 60 to 70 percent for BN in GE13 shoud continue for Kuala Besut.
Time to regenerate KL, not just build

Time to regenerate KL, not just build

KINIBIZ But over the past few months, Tiger has been hearing worrying rumours about an oversupply of office space in KL.
The  Allah word legal saga continues

The Allah word legal saga continues

If Archbishop Murphy Pakiam's attempt to strike out the gov't appeal over the use of the word Allah fails, the case will be heard in September.
Kingdom on fire but battle rages for the throne

Kingdom on fire but battle rages for the throne

NONE COMMENT This is a Tamil adage which best describes the conundrum in MIC as the new king is unable to restore the kingdom's former glory.
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No peace in religion

No peace in religion

COMMENT 'I am sick of non-Muslims prostrating themselves on the altar of political correctness that more and more smells like political expediency.'
Muhyiddin: Titas not aimed to convert non-Muslims

Muhyiddin: Titas not aimed to convert non-Muslims

NONE Titas will boost understanding of the major civilisations in Asia including Islamic, Hindu and Chinese, says the education minister.
AG explains no bail for Alvivi, fears backlash

AG explains no bail for Alvivi, fears backlash

NONE 'The AGC also decided on charging them following the abduction and assault of an individual by an unidentified group...'
Possible increase in electricity tariff, says TNB

Possible increase in electricity tariff, says TNB

NONE Tenaga Nasional Berhad chief Leo Moggie says the government had heavily subsidised the current tariff, particularly for gas.
Taxi fare hike on the cards

Taxi fare hike on the cards

Announcing this yesterday, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak says the move is to help taxi drivers cope with the increasing cost of living.
Sent to prison - summary justice meted out

Sent to prison - summary justice meted out

FREE YOURSAY ‘They are unarmed, do not cause violence and injure, kill or maim people and should not be treated like terrorists.'