Archive - 29 September 2013

Info ministry wants M'sians to mind their language

Social media and SMS lingo is creeping into everyday conversations and this is a cause for concern, says the deputy info minister.

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Post-polls, an air of vindication in DAP

ANALYSIS Now that the same 20 people have been elected into the CEC, delegates say that they have proven the ROS was wrong.

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DAP delegates keep status quo in CEC

UPDATED 9.50PM The same 20 DAP CEC members have been re-elected today with some interesting changes in their rankings.

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Cops to guard ballot papers for Umno polls

The police would be employed to safeguard ballot papers used during the upcoming Umno supreme council election.

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Minister locks horns with netizens over PCA

Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan battles on Twitter with human rights advocates as he defends the gov't's plans to bring back detention without trial.

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BR1M 2014 might be in two payments

Putrajaya might stagger payment of BR1M cash handouts over the year to help recipients spend the amount carefully.

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'Train cops so they'll not need detention without trial'

Proham says investigative policing must be improved, and the mooted change to PCA is a violation of human rights.

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ROS affirms Loi as TI-M's sec-gen

The Selangor ROS writes to TI-M to affirm that Loi Kheng Min, and not Josie Fernandez, is the legitimate sec-gen of the organisation.

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PCA just shifting the blame for crime situation

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'Mukhriz is being a vengeful MB'

Mukhriz's decision to ignore all requests from Chinese schools in Kedah is discriminatory against Chinese taxpayers, says the Seputeh MP.

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Utusan frowns on Anwar's 'new look'

Utusan adds Anwar's 'new look' with the shades to its list of things that the newspaper cannot agree with.

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Dr M says son not out to get Najib

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says his son Mukhriz has no 'bad intentions' against Najib Abdul Razak.

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Preventive detention laws make mockery of judiciary

COMMENT Apart from other concerns, the amendments are alarming as they remove the power of the judiciary and hand it to a select few.

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It's still detention without trial, Zahid told

UPDATED 4.43PM Karpal mocks Zahid for not knowing the difference between a trial and a judicial review. [VIDEO]

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PM touts moderation at UN while Shiites at home suffer

While Najib Abdul Razak urges reason in handling Sunni and Shiite differences, tolerance for the latter at home is sorely non-evident.

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Roof of RM6mil mosque collapses in Terengganu

The ceiling of a mosque in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu collapsed early this morning, the second time such an incident had occurred in five months.

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Karpal: Conquer Putrajaya before we get too old

UPDATED 2.10PM Karpal Singh says he and Lim Kit Siang hope to see Pakatan in Putrajaya, but warns his party not to take too long. [VIDEO]

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PCA changes mean Najib's liberal agenda off for good

COMMENT Never very convincing, Najib's liberal credentials will be tarnished beyond repair if PCA amendments are passed.

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Newspaper sales dip post-GE13

Skewed election reporting led many readers to ditch newspapers for online alternatives, according to the latest study.

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We're supposed to take minister's word on PCA?

FREE YOURSAY 'Where in the corridors of power assurances are given, like promises made, they are not worth the paper they are written on.'

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Mukhriz praises Najib, refutes coup claims

Mukhriz Mahathir dismisses an international magazine's claim that anti-Najib forces are rallying behind the former.

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Mahathir is source of the rot in education

FREE YOURSAY 'Mahathir, you were education minister once. If we trace the source in the downward spiral of the quality of education, it will probably...'

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Himpunan Hijau finally hits a million against Lynas

After spending 36 days at Dataran Merdeka, Himpunan Hijau is happy that they have secured 1mil signatures. [VIDEO]

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Tanda Putera flops as run ends

Support from nationalist groups and the gov't couldn't save the film that some call pure propaganda funded with tax money.

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Police chief still seeing commies under his bed

FREE YOURSAY 'The gov't may have the power to restrict the physical movement of people but definitely not the spirit...'

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