Archive - 11 November 2013

PARLIAMENT A Professional Circular issued in 1976 states religious programmes can be held in schools, Second Education Minister Idris Jusoh says.

All Malaysians in the areas affected by super-typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines are reported to be safe, says Wisma Putra.

Youth empowerment and the importance of engaging young people have become a pertinent challenge for many Muslim nations today, says the PM.

State Islamic religious councils have agreed to increase the syariah courts from three levels to five levels, says minister Jamil Khir Baharom.

A Singaporean man with an unusual superhero-like name turned out to be a villain who consumed drugs and stole from his brother.

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) will add another 120 buses for Rapid Penang to improve the public transport services in Penang in the next two years, said Prasarana Group managing director Shahril Mokhtar.

Police do not rule out revenge as the motive in the shooting of Pahang Islamic Religious Department (Jaip) enforcement chief Mohd Raffli Abdul Malik yesterday.

UPDATED 5.55PM 'I haven't seen it, so I am not prepared to comment because when reporters ask me, sometimes they do not get the facts right.'

Khalid Abu Bakar says recent allegations about AG Gani Patail are related to abuse of power and thus it is for the MACC to investigate.

There is no truth to the FT Minister’s claim that the temple was used for shady activities, says lawyer M Manogaran.

Its vice-president Mahfiz Omar says it should do this for ‘creating an issue’ out of the usage of the word by Christians to worship God.

PARLIAMENT Foreign workers remitted RM19.75 billion abroad legally last year, up from RM15.68 billion in 2011 and RM13.4 billion in 2010.

Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar says ‘Joemar’, believed to be an Indonesian, was involved in planning the robbery.

Commenting on the internal strife in PKR Sabah, deputy president Azmin Ali says some party members could be suffering from political fatigue.

UPDATED 6.30PM The FT minister also claims that illegal activities were carried Sri Muneswarar temple that was partially torn down yesterday.

A passenger was seriously injured when a tour bus with 22 passengers skidded into a drain at Km3, Batang Kali-Genting road today.

FREE VOXPOP 'Why preach unity in diversity when the fabric of our society is being dissected and distorted beyond recognition?'

UPDATED 3.19PM Sim Tze Tsin responds to the deputy minister and Umno publicity chief's call on GLCs to advertise more in Malay dailies.

Felda’s purchase of property in London involves competency, value for money and protection of public funds, notes Lim Guan Eng.

UPDATED 3PM PARLIAMENT However, Shahidan admits he has not made ‘specific comparisons’ with those of foreign leaders.

GLCs will be advancing the use of Bahasa Malaysia by pumping more ad spend into Utusan, says MP Reezal Merican.

UPDATED 2PM ‘We hope to educate Malaysians (on) what they can do further to fight against corruption,’ says the Pandan MP.

DAP MP for Kulai Teo Nie Ching urges the 'Barang Naik' government to confirm if this will happen in the near future.

UPDATED 6.20PM Khairy's silence on Batu Puteh is pertinent as he was a member of the ‘fourth floor’ in 2007, notes the ex-cop.

UPDATED 2.15PM The senior lawyer denies this took place at an alleged high-level meeting at ex-PM Dr Mahathir's residence.

COMMENT PM Najib's presence in Colombo will reveal the difference between what he professes and what he is.

UPDATED 3.20PM Anwar Ibrahim is seeking to bar senior lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah from representing the prosecution in the appeal.

UPDATED 2.49PM Marina wants Isma to retract its allegation that she is behind the NGO coalition, as it is 'wholly untrue'.

UPDATED 12.20PM G Palanivel quips that even Perkasa is upset that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is being held in Sri Lanka.

‘When you are fighting for the country that you love and you say that you want a better gov’t, you are not alone,’ she says.

UPDATED 1.35PM Responding to criticism from Johor gov’t, Ernest Zacharevic defends a mural that hints at JB crime rate.

Relief ops were hampered because roads, airports and bridges had been destroyed or were covered in wreckage, says the UN.

UPDATED 5.15PM The MIC chief says only the stalls of the temple were demolished while the temple itself remains intact. 

UPDATED 12.55PM The High Court judge allows the suit to be withdrawn after meeting lawyers for both parties.

Caging the Malay mind.

UPDATED 11.50AM MCA's Gan Peng Sieu slams Ahmad Maslan for ordering GLCs to prop up flagging Umno-owned newspapers.

Ahmad Busu was synonymous with the character Mat Deris in the long-running comedy series ‘Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu’.

COMMENT Jack, a refugee from Myammar, leaves for a small town in the US after years of working in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.

FREE YOURSAY 'If the GLCs (government-linked companies) advertise in Utusan or Berita Harian, then we will boycott these GLCs.'

FREE YOURSAY 'We have no choice; vows to the wealthy must be fulfilled. As for the poor, whether it is 100-years-old or 1,000, the temple has to go.'

It is time to filter Internet content due to rampant abuse in the distribution of porn, questionable news and slanders, says ex-PM.