Archive - 27 August 2013

‘It will be a tough task. I’m a fighter. I’m ready to face it,’ the Gerakan secretary-general says in his Facebook status today.

The Election Court in Kota Kinabalu today heard that the Ketua Tempat Mengundi (KTM) or polling station head of Saluran 1 Balai Raya Rampai for the Kota Marudu parliamentary seat, Rubert Salimun, did not give copies of Form 14 to the polling agents there because all of them were satisfied with the votes obtained by candidates.

The EC says in a statement today that Abdul Ghani Salleh, 55, succeeds Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria who retired on Aug 13.

The reports concern incorrect information filled in Form 14 by polling centre heads during GE13, which the party says is an election offence.

Police are working to get to the bottom of a snatch theft case which was allegedly perpetrated by police personnel.

Delegates, tourists and the local folk will soon have an alternative mode of transport from the Sibu city centre to the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) at Sejingkat in the state capital Kuching, or for river cruising.

International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed says the first meeting will be held after ministry officials return from Brunei.

A Penang Social Welfare Department development officer was charged in the Sessions Court in George Town today, with five counts of receiving bribes worth RM12,500, by recommending the purchase of goods and services from 2011 to 2012.

Social Affairs and Cultural adviser to the government, Rais Yatim, said this was very sad because flying the national flag was a way to express one’s patriotism.

UPDATED 7.30PM ‘We want to know why some people don’t observe. Is it because they are unaware?’ says minister. [VIDEO]

UPDATED 7.15PM Minister Shabery Cheek says Putrajaya ‘disappointed him the most’, as gov't quarters are still lacking flags. [VIDEO]

Second Education Minister Idris Jusoh says this would enable Muslim students in Asia to pursue studies at Al-Azhar in Malaysia.

UPDATED 6.45PM Following the arrest of V Kumancan, a parent to one of the students, more parents are pulling their kids out of the school.

 

‘I feel it will give a shot in the arm to our component parties... I feel it is a good suggestion,’ says BN Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.

Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir is confident that Perak will become a developed state under the Perak Maju Plan 2015.

UPDATED 6.40PM Raj claims his daughter was questioned twice and she does not want to go to school any more. [VIDEO]

There is an alternative to the Putrajaya-endorsed M50 Merdeka art show - for both exhibitions are on display, side-by-side.

Delivering the government's vows to ensure Indian M'sians no longer feel marginalised is more important, says Jaspal.

‘It might be difficult for Khairy to take a different opinion due to his role as a cabinet member, but the answer is obvious,’ says PKR’s Nik Nazmi.

MCA Youth says the makers of Tanda Putera should have made it clear that the urinating scene was a work of fiction.

Bakar Bata rep Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah’s suggestion to block raw water supply to Penang is akin to ‘Israel’s cruelty to Palestine’.

Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan says the current low Real Property Gains Tax has not been effective in stabilising house prices.

UPDATED 4.45PM Deputy solicitor-general II Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah confirms the notice was filed with the Federal Court last Friday.

An observation by Bernama found that most of the vehicles in the federal capital do not carry the national colours.

The tariff remains the same, he says, but those who waste water - 130,000 of the 461,000 domestic users - will be penalised.

Coalition on Plan of Action for Malaysia chairperson Tan Yew Sing says the group wants to ensure the draft was given adequate feedback.

UPDATED 1.50PM He will try to see through the MOU signed with the BN, says Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia adviser N Ganesan.

'There is no such thing. There was never any instruction on my part,' says the Sungai Buloh district police chief, Junaidi Bujang.

'We have obtained support from the gov't so there are no obstacles,' says Syafril Nasution, corporate affairs director for RCTI.

UPDATED 2.20PM Shahnaz A Majid tells the Kuala Lumpur Syariah High Court that he was involved with two women - an Australian and a Russian.

INTERVIEW Former MCA organising secretary Tee Siew Kiong, who remains a confidante of Chua, is himself uncertain....

Kota Tinggi Municipal Council president says the surau was found to have no certificate of fitness and so, the resort has 21 days to bring it down.

S Vell Paari takes the police to task for allegedly questioning the pupils of SK Seri Pristana without the parents' approval.

Party deputy president Dr S Subramaniam says it was inappropriate for MIC, one of the oldest political parties, to lose its identity.

P Waythamoorthy can make ‘baseless accusations’, but need not remain as deputy minister, says the youth and sports minister. [VIDEO]

Is it one part of the same elephant?

UPDATED 1.50PM Abdul Rahman Dahlan takes this view on the move by residents of a condo to prevent Africans from leasing units.

UPDATED 12.20PM Abdul Rahman Dahlan says Sabah Umno's strength places Musa Aman in a good position if contesting in the Umno polls.

Setting up a task force to study the report will only duplicate two years of independent work by Suhakam, notes the Malaysian Bar.

FREE YOURSAY 'We don't need clarification, just pay back what you have taken and all those who have made comments in Malaysiakini will be happy.'

FREE YOURSAY 'How did the former PM have access to the still confidential TPP Agreement? Is he not a member of the public, like everybody else...?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Utusan is the mouthpiece of Umno and Najib is the head of Umno and he is saying that Utusan can print anything that...'

INTERVIEW State Reform Party leader Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan says his ultimate goal is to make Sabah autonomous.