Archive - 4 September 2013

Zaman Khan Rahim Khan claims he once had the man arrested and prosecuted but he is now a low-ranking leader in a political party in Penang.

They are Umno Youth vice-chief Razali Ibrahim, information chief Reezal Merican Naina Merican, Sohaimi Shahadan and Faisal Ismail Aziz.

The information ministry says Lamb of God violates Malaysia's religious sensitivities and won't be allowed to perform here.

UPDATED 9.25PM Khairy Jamaluddin says this is to show it is serious in reducing the country’s fiscal deficit.

The retail price of RON97 petrol nationwide will be hiked by 15 sen per litre from RM2.70 per litre to RM2.85 per litre.

Selangor exco members say that there is no reason to ask them to forgo free fuel since it wasn't them that raised fuel prices.

UPDATED 7.10PM Hisham says Road Safety Dept report finds ‘not a single thing can be shown as the real cause’ of the crash.

MP for Alor Setar Gooi Hsiao Leung says a more transparent budget process was needed because of the serious state of the country’s economy.

The Coroner's Court was told that an amendment was made to the blueprint of Menara Umno in George Town, involving mostly the rooftop.

The Health Ministry has been urged to impose strict control over the cosmetic surgery industry as there is no specific law to bar those unqualified from performing cosmetic operations.

The Northern Region Commercial Transport Operators’ Association has increased the commercial vehicle service charge by five percent effective today.

Himpunan Hijau worries about this following conflicting reports made about the company’s plan for a permanent disposal facility.

The Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur today set Oct 16 and 17 for the sedition trial of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Tian Chua relating to the Lahad Datu intrusion by terrrorists from the southern Philippines in February.

Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan says the government would probably raise their monthly income level of between RM3,000 and RM4,000.

‘The party symbol was brought to Kampung Baru and Datuk Keramat to chase off the Malays,’ the former minister writes on his blog.

Alt Media is given seven days to retract the TV3 bulletin featuring the allegation Anwar had paid Karpal to bribe judges and prosecutors.

UPDATED 6.40PM Selangor is now willing to talk about Langat 2 during its negotiations with Putrajaya over the acquisition of four water assets.

PKR Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin says it was better to review the case, which PKR candidates claimed included a ‘lucky bonus’.

P Ramakrishnan says his son, who is recovering from a gunshot wound, is now able to recognise members of his family.

Syabas has changed its ERP from the red code in Shah Alam to green code and lifted the yellow code for Petaling and Kuala Lumpur.

NGO SAMM plans to bring the two arch-rivals together to jointly rally against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

He says this is because this is the first time the party had broken its promise not to increase fuel prices following an election.

The Bersih co-chairperson lambasts the authorities for ill-treating national laureate and demands that an apology be tendered.

‘The statements issued by DBKL, Tengku Adnan and his aide R Ramanan are totally unacceptable,’ says C Sivarraajh.

Face me and explain why BN is burdening the rakyat by increasing petrol prices, says PKR’s Rafizi Ramli to the tourism and culture minister.

UPDATED 2.30PM An Indian-based NGO has urged MCA to take the lead in solving the controversy surrounding the 'shower-room canteen'.

Teo Nie Ching says since 2010, action has only been taken against six petrol stations for selling subsidised RON95 to foreign-registered vehicles.

UPDATED 1.25PM The Tanda Putera director claims to have received threats from those who want to 'cast her into hell'.

The former Malacca chief minister claims it creates a lot of social problems and crimes and that he had received many complaints.

The price of fuel in Malaysia is the eighth lowest in the world, with RM23.7 billion in fuel subsidy borne by the government this year.

Jagdeep Singh Deo notes that 114 applications to participate in the scheme have been made by Penang, but only one has been approved.

That is until, Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia tells PM Najib Abdul Razak, the plan outlined in the BN-Hindraf five-year blueprint is implemented.

UPDATED 4.30PM The standard operating procedure for enforcement teams is ‘general’ despite complaints that they wear shoes into places of worship.

COMMENT The flag is an emblem of our past which could have gone another way had the British not interposed...

Abu Kassim Mohamad says other anti-graft agencies cannot match MACC in terms of capacity, logistics, position and power to solve cases.

UPDATED 12.05PM The Court of Appeal rules against their bid to declare Section 27(5) of the Police Act as unconstitutional.

The Penang gov't may charge an entertainment outlet operator over a banner that featured a mosque and the national flag.

COMMENT If Malaysians join political parties in massive numbers, we can alter the nation’s political landscape for the better.

The aluminium smelter is a flagship project in the aggressive industrialisation plan of Sarawak CM Abdul Taib Mahmud.

FREE YOURSAY 'Dyana vindicates my conviction that we shouldn't rubbish all Malays and make them scapegoats...'

Rural folk empathise whenever the Malay daily loses a defamation suit to Pakatan Rakyat, says former journalist Hata Wahari.

FREE VOXPOP ‘Maybe we should learn from our neighbour on how they manage the crime rate. I have never heard that their law was inadequate.'

FREE YOURSAY Can Consumerism Minister Hasan Malek guarantee Malaysians that all food prices will only rise by 0.1 percent?'

FREE YOURSAY 'If higher BR1M can cushion fuel price hike, then why not just use BR1M money for the fuel subsidy...'

DBKL enforcement personnel arrived at 7.20pm yesterday saying the tent, tables and chairs were there without permission and had to go.

She is embroiled in a RM600,000 suit brought against her by a former partner, who alleges she wanted a ‘superior' offspring.

UPDATED 7.40AM The national laureate has been taken to the Dang Wangi police headquarters for questioning. He was later freed in the wee hours.