Archive - 13 August 2013

MCA has urged the public to remain level-headed following a series of religiously sensitive controversies over the past few weeks.

The Ipoh Election Court today struck out with costs a petition filed by a voter to annul the result saying it failed to comply with Election Petition rules.

UPDATED 11.41AM Idris Jala clarifies that 33 companies have been earmarked for divestment by the government, but MAS was not one of them.

MAINJ adviser Nooh Gadut says a decision on the fate of the building would be made by Johor’s Fatwa Committee in a month’s time.

M'sia will only sign the pact if the benefits outweigh the costs, says International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed.

'Acting on a tip-off, police detained the man in his house in Alor Setar early this morning, says state CID chief SAC Mazlan Kesah.

Ex-BAM chief Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh says Malaysia can no longer solely depend on the ageing world number one to win titles.

A RM6 million bribery case involving a prominent arbitrator has been transferred from the Sessions Court in George Town to the KL Sessions Court.

UPDATED 5.57PM The ex-PM’s race-based and conservative views fuel the ultras and divide the party, making it hard for PM Najib’s reform agenda.

UPDATED 6.10PM The wing’s Chong Sin Woon says the blogger posted a 'racist' remark on his Facebook page.

He says Buddhists must respect the sensitivities of others in performing their own religious obligations. [VIDEO]

Those who caused the death of V Rajendram, the youngest of six siblings, have been slapped with an eight-year jail term.

'The IPO is still in the process of getting all the regulatory approvals right and this is taking a bit of time,' says Tony Fernandes.

Penang exco member for Islamic Affairs Abdul Malik Abul Kassim says the warning had been issued to hotels, resorts and shopping complexes.

Support us and look beyond our shores and cultural sensitivities, group CEO Tony Fernandes urges critics of the cabin crew uniform.

Judge Abdul Rahman Sebli orders PAS’ Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin to pay costs of RM50,000 each to the Selama rep and the EC.

Guan Eng says without knowing why and under what law, the DAP leaders can’t explain why it 'surrendered to ROS' abuse of power'.

M Visvanathan, the lawyer for Cheah Chin Lee’s family, says photos taken by the police showed Cheah’s left hand clinging on to a bar.

P Ramakrishnan cites possible conflict of interest because his son had levelled corruption allegations against police personnel in the state.

UPDATED 3.40PM Former MAS CEO Idris Jala, however, cautions against selling the company at a loss as public money is involved.

UPDATED 2.45PM AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes pans the delay in delivering the airport, meant to be used by the budget airline.

‘Whatever the security officers did were as per instructions from FC Barcelona,’ says BSC Soccer Malaysia’s MD Effendi Jagan Abdullah.

As the clock runs down for the MCA polls, presidential aspirant Liow Tiong Lai reminds his boss about his vow not to seek re-election.

This is 'for possible links between the circumstances around her death and corrupt activities,' Suaram’s counsel in the Scorpene case says.

It has been a long wait since 2004.

The 45-year-old owner, who is a Singaporean with Malaysian PR status, has been remanded for four days.

FREE YOURSAY 'The resort manager is a Muslim and he didn't mean any ill intention by allowing non-Muslims to use the surau.'

Chong Chieng Jen claims that the rise in crime is being engineered to bring back preventive detention a la the Emergency Ordinance.

OBITUARY ‘Ishtiaq Mubarak never sought titles... he used to wonder why people jostled for positions and even held elections in sports.’

FREE YOURSAY 'We have serious issue of violent crimes on a daily basis and here we have the police chief looking at petty stuff.'

FREE YOURSAY 'The key word is accountability. If the ROS can't explain its decision, it's tantamount to saying it acted without due consideration.'