
Home Ministry to get tough with enforcement extortionists
Home Ministry to get tough with enforcement personnel extorting money from foreign workers, warned its minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.










UPDATED 7.20PM
He says that as minister he 'calls the shots' in the negotiations, which are bound by cabinet guidelines.





The lack of realisation on the importance of having a healthy lifestyle has resulted in rising cases of NCD diseases.


US President Barack Obama's maiden visit to Malaysia will greeted by protesters opposing the TPPA free-trade pact.


Singapore's NUS and Malaysia's UM are twins that went their separate ways but now have very different results.


KINIBIZ
Tiger chooses to take some issue with names this time, from residential property to mamak shops to, well, listed firms.

Judge Zaleha Yusof makes the decision after allowing the judicial review bid and orders the ROS to pay RM3,000 in costs.


He claims Kit Siang's legal action over his blog posting goes against democracy, while Karpal is a 'steadfast defender of principles'.



UPDATED 4.43PM
Alor Setar MP Gooi Hsiao Leung is shocked that the Kedah gov't is hosting its screening at Wisma Darulaman.

UPDATED 4.40PM
Those prepared to accept the 'apology' for the 'canteen in shower room' saga are left in disbelief.
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SABAH RCI
The NRD says the gov't should give them citizenship as they've been here a long time.




Continuing their war of words over Ops Cantas, the PKR veep asks the home minister why so few of the arrested have been charged.

Threats to sue the cops for questioning the students should not arise, as the probe is going on, says IGP Khalid Abu Bakar.

Some 469,882 of the pupils are candidates at gov't and gov't-aided schools while 8,966 are candidates at private schools.



UPDATED 1.33PM
His apology to parents is insufficient say NGOs calling for action to prevent a recurrence of such incidents.


ANALYSIS
There seems to be a legal minefield ahead of the MCA EGM as questions arise over who will get to vote at the meeting.

COMMENT 'Tengku, if you want Hindu temples not to give you any more trouble, cool down, use a little wisdom and do the right thing.'

UPDATED 7.25PM
At least four buses are seen outside the Palace of Justice as the court hears the government's appeal.


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YOURSAY
'A full-blown war between Chua and Liow was always going to happen. What started out as a mutually beneficial...'

Asks a labour advocate: ‘How will the foreign workers know they won't be detained if they ... try to re-register themselves?’

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'Clearly further probe would uncover others involved, or perhaps there is no will to uncover such unsavoury details?'


Universiti Malaya and five others drop in the World University Rankings, while Universiti Teknologi Malaysia climbs three spots.
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