Archive - 12 August 2013

He concedes that his driver could have been fined like everyone else, but points out that the latter was in the car at the time.

State police chief Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff says the 45-year-old man was picked up at the Sedili Besar resort today at 2pm.

'How can they make that claim when there is no war? That claim is baseless,' says director-general Mohammad Mentek when contacted.

The Kelantan police have set up a special team to investigate an incident in which a package exploded, killing a primary school clerk in Tumpat.

The objection was presented by counsel Mohamed Hanipa Maidin in Kota Baru prior to the commencement of the nine-day proceedings.

At about 2.30pm, a huge home-made firecracker was thrown at the back of a car belonging to a worker at one of the offices along Love Lane.

Himpunan Hijau is on its one million signatures campaign against the Lynas plant, and it's sure Penang will contribute a big share.

UPDATED 5.24PM PM Najib has reportedly been making overtures through ex-Indonesian veep Jusuf Kalla to explore such a gov't.

Indonesia’s consul-general in Sabah, Soepeno Sahid, says the consulate had made the necessary arrangements to receive its nationals.

Umno executive secretary Ab Rauf Yusoh says all the meetings had proceeded smoothly and the problems raised had been resolved amicably.

UPDATED 3.24PM In a letter, Dasmond Das says the Societies Act doesn't state that it needs to explain its decisions.

While conceding that he has criticised the party for its own good, the former premier says he will remain a lifelong member.

Steinmetz will oversee the Lamp in Malaysia and the mining operations and concentration plant at Mount Weld in Western Australia.

Two members of the organising committee allegedly allowed the underaged to participate in the rally last September.

INTERVIEW The MCA veep says it was important for a political party to have a clear stand on what it stood for. [VIDEO]

COMMENT Abdullah Badawi, in a book on his time as PM, made criticisms on Dr Mahathir and Umno. Current PM Najib isn't about to do the same.

Party secretary-general Mah Siew Keong suggests the committee could be made answerable to a parliamentary select committee.

The action by a group of Buddhists to use a surau for meditation has insulted Islam, says the Johor Islamic Affairs Council.

UPDATED 2.20PM Anwar says the BN gov't and the ex-US president operate on the same wavelength when it comes to dealing with security matters.

UPDATED 2.20PM Pakatan still has applications concerning indelible ink coming up in September, he says.

The opposition leader says while the US president's visit is welcomed, Pakatan will however not allow it to have an impact on the controversial agreement.

Guan Eng says the claim that 260,000 criminals are roaming free is ‘exaggerated’ and means the police force must be beefed up.

IGP Khalid Abu Bakar says that a probe will be done on the posting attributed to a DAP aide, who has denied being involved.

The film’s producer, Edward Tee, says that the Film Censorship Board has yet to inform the filmmakers of the results of the review.

Political will, enforcement and curbs on cross-border arms smuggling would bring down the crime rate, says Klang MP.

The Perak MB says he wants to make way for other qualified party members and is content to be in the supreme council.

Najib lacks leadership.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Is Lee right and has he scored a direct hit? If not, why do politicians bother to entertain his irrelevant comments?'

FREE YOURSAY ‘Joseph Kurup speaks with a forked tongue. Zero tolerance for the religious bigotry of others but for BN, they can do no wrong.'