Archive - 20 July 2013

MB Khaled Nordin said he was waiting for a report from the relevant agency on the incident.

A three-year-old girl died on Thursday after she was accidentally left alone by her mother for five hours in a car.

The FT mufti has repeated his call to Muslims against participating against in beauty queen contests because it is a sin and forbidden in Islam.

MCA deputy president Liow Tiong Lai today declared that he will contest MCA president's post in the coming party election.

Conscience clause in the contract of employment for journalists should be introduced to protect them if they refuse to undertake an unethical task.

They hit out at PAS Youth for condemning the abduction and assault of Ng Mun Tatt, who was accused of insulting Islam by his kidnappers.

Guan Eng asks why despite numerous reports lodged, Ibrahim Ali and Zulkifli Noordin have not received the treatment Alvivi have.

Asked whether he would defend the post, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin says it was too early for him to decide on the matter.

The Communication and Multimedia Ministry will not compromise with those who insult or mock religion on social websites.

He invites those concerned to voice out their disagreement during a consultation on an open day organised by Miti on Aug 1.

Chang Ko Youn says this could prevent traffic congestion as voters go back to their hometowns to cast their votes.

‘In the 1980s and 1990s, Mahathir and the BN regime began messing around with key Malaysian institutions, including the media.’

Paul Low's presence at the EGM was to clear the air over his acceptance of his ministerial post while still the NGO's president.

The NRD took 16 years to find out that had been an error in Wong's application. And it didn't bother to inform her.

UPDATED 2.56PM The EC's Wan Ahmad laments the claim of close links with the ‘not so indelible ink’ supplier and repeats his denial.

S Indra Devi accuses the authorities of deliberately ignoring her husband's medical needs, adding to Uthayakumar's suffering.

UPDATED 3.24PM EC deputy chief Wan Ahmad argues that if people challenged the rolls then they would never be able to get the elections done on time.

PKR director of strategy Rafizi Ramli dangles huge carrots to the electorate, vowing that RM2bil annual revenue won't go to waste as it is now.

UPDATED 3.30PM   After the protesters had gone through their urine tests, their statements were recorded under PAA.

DAY 9 KUALA BESUT Quotable quotes, planned events and unplanned incidents as they take place in the run-up to by-election.

The US report claimed that trafficking victims were locked up, not allowed to leave and denied legal, medical and psychological assistance.

FREE YOURSAY 'I don't like what these two have done, but there are also others who have done worse and they were instead publicly endorsed by ministers.'

FREE YOURSAY 'A book that is wrongly printed in the peninsula is at the same time considered correctly printed in East Malaysia.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Abdul Rahman accused Christians of wrongly printed Al-Kitab, thus has to be burned by Muslims. What an insult...'

FREE YOURSAY 'This company with a RM7 million indelible ink contract has no signboard? Maybe the EC has forgotten to check its background.'