Archive - 11 October 2013

The Protection of Regime Crime Act?

The Umno headquarters in Kuala Lumpur expects the election results for the party three wings, namely Wanita, Youth and Puteri, to be known, the earliest, by 8pm tomorrow.

KL police chief Mohmad Salleh said the suspects, aged between 30 and 40, were shot when police raided the premises at about 12.20pm.

UPDATED 10.05PM Khalid Abu Bakar joins the 'shoot first' gunfight, and fires several tweets denying that his men are trigger-happy.

But will any action be taken on him?

UPDATED 6.50PM One that confused the inquiry was Menara Umno being issued an occupancy cert with a disclaimer that it does not confirm building completion.

Johor-based property developer, Austin Heights Sdn Bhd (AHSB), is banking on its RM100 million Austin Heights Water Theme Park in Johor Baru to further drive the value of its surrounding properties.

The Terengganu government will organise a special squid catching event for local and foreign media practitioners in May 2014 at several locations including Kemaman, Marang, Besut, Setiu and Kuala Terengganu.  

Warning shots will scare way the crooks or if they are armed, they could get the cops killed, argues the home minister.

About 220,000 representatives from Umno's Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings will choose their divisional and central leaders tomorrow.

A three-member panel comprising Justices Balia Yusof Wahi, Rohana Yusuf and Zakaria Sam granted Tian Chua the stay order.

UPDATED 6.10PM Protesters sing in the rain outside the KLCC and call for Malaysia to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement talks.

A tearful Vivian Lee, of sex blogging duo Alvivi, 'slashes' her wrist in the latest video written and directed by partner Alvin Tan.

UPDATED 7.29PM The MCA president also slams his estranged deputy as a weak leader, without a stand and who 'failed' in his job.

A counterbalance to America’s influence.

UPDATED 4.25PM 'I just said that they are a breakaway group of Pekida, and that part forms Tiga Line,' Zahid is quoted as saying.

Ten suspects are gunned down after they engaged in gunfights with police in Sentul, Ampang, and in Ipoh.

UPDATED 5.55PM Lim Kit Siang and Anthony Loke tell Johor and Malacca leaders to clam up and resolve their grievances internally.

Its environmental bureau promises Suhakam evidence that police fired into the air when trying to break up a blockade by the Penan.

But, asks an NGO official, who will look after the children left behind, with the Murum River waters rising rapidly.

The former law minister pours scorn on those who know Zahid's arguments are flawed but keep quiet because he is a rising star.

UPDATED 4.40PM Hadi Ho Abdullah says MyWatch chairperson R Sri Sanjeevan's claim that police are doing nothing is a 'blatant lie'.

Jakarta’s Governor Joko Widodo says he would encourage people to use public mass transport systems through policies to reduce congestion.

Cuepacs president Omar Osman says the gov't should give the bonus and increase in allowances, following the escalating cost of living.

Gerakan's Mah Siew Keong says it will not be cowed from speaking up against 'vindictive politics' against any community.

UPDATED 3.55PM ‘If the criminal flashes out his firearm and shoots at us, that is clear,’ says Hadi Ho Abdullah.

Changes for more transparent democracy and to wipe out money politics in Umno were made, but money politics remains, he says.

The home minister says cops opened fire upon learning that the suspects were armed but the IGP claimed his men returned fire in self-defence. 

Tagging it 'abhorrent' and 'unacceptable', church groups in Sabah and Sarawak say a ban will not stop them from using 'Allah'.

UPDATED 1PM DAP’s Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng says his police report against Ahmad Zahid may be deemed an offence.

The company says it has no plans to move or stop operating its eight-year-old cement plant in Sentul despite rising protests from residents.

It has responded positively to Malaysia's call for flexibility in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).

COMMENT What Malaysian citizens need is essentially high-quality policing that is capable of curbing the crime rate in the long run.

KINIBIZ Tiger is not one to sit on his paws while watching so-called corporate big shots fumble at their jobs.

UPDATED 3.35PM Testifying in the Syariah Court, Shahnaz A Majid says she got the figure from accredited accountants.

FREE VOXPOP 'We don't want TV speeches. We want to know the names of the sponsors, how much each donated and where...'

The polyclinic in Penampang is unable to cope with the 90,000 patients it receives annually, says the Penampang MP.

UPDATED 11.05AM Badrul Hisham Shaharin is still optimistic of a good turnout at this afternoon's protest  at the KLCC.

FREE YOURSAY 'Is this the best spin you've got, Shahidan? After the whole nation heard the recording, you still deny hearing it?'

FREE YOURSAY 'I am not the type who believes in a biological explanation for racism ... but now I have to reconsider my presupposition...'

COMMENT 'True to its vocation of telling the truth, Malaysiakini reports were factual. Tape and video recordings don't lie.'

The three were gunned down in a shootout at a junction in Jelapang about 45 minutes after they pulled off a RM1.8 million jewellery heist.

Umno Youth chief hopeful Akhramsyah Muammar's visit to Penang has ruffled the feathers of state Youth leader Shaik Hussein Mydin.

'Instead of talking directly with the IPPs, TNB was sitting down with the EPU. And we were harassed, humiliated...'