Archive - 13 November 2013

The high profile nature of the Ambank officer's murder warranted he be guarded by Special Action Force commandos, says Selangor police.

The officer’s applications won’t be rejected if there is a need for them to be equipped with firearms, but they must conform to the stipulated procedures.

UPDATED 7.55PM PARLIAMENT The government wants to censure the Padang Serai MP for insulting the speaker.

PARLIAMENT The minister explains why a K-Pop concert was organised in Putrajaya last year during the National Youth Day.

The ex-top editor says there are those due for retirement who have been given an extension of up to five years and this had never happened before.

He refuses to be drawn into an argument with Waytha and insists he knows the difference between a shrine and temple.

The chief minister says the National Land Council, chaired by Muhyiddin Yassin, has not agreed to convert leasehold land to freehold in Penang.

PARLIAMENT A data bank will be created to collect information on pricing of goods and services to prevent profiteering when the the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is implemented in 2015, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

In a written reply, the Youth and Sports Ministry maintains private sponsors backed down, forcing it to fund the 2012 concert themselves.

UPDATED 7.15PM It bows to Bersih and three NGOs in court today and agrees to apologise for a fabricated Sept 21, 2012 report.

Pahang has recorded the highest loss of treated water in the country due to broken or leaking pipes and damaged meters said Pahang Housing, Basic Amenities and Transportation Committee chairperson Mohd Soffi Abdul Razak.

He notes that there would be a RM12 billion outflow if all cars are imported, and at the same time, certainly increase the trade deficit.

He says the proposal would be submitted to the Home Ministry soon to ensure the safety of religious enforcement personnel.

Police today did not rule out the possibility that there are other individuals involved in the kidnapping of a British child, Freddie Joseph, in Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 8.

Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan says the EPU responsible for the study had yet to come to a decision on the matter.

The Association of Churches Sarawak reminds Putrajaya that the first item in the 18/20-point agreement is on religious freedom.

Asked the size of the group that went to Xiamen and Hainan and their cost, Lim Guan Eng could not immediately provide details.

Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan says such activities stand at 20-25pct now compared with some developed countries at 10-15pct.

KINIBIZ Tiger wonders if the SC’s action had enough deterrent element in it. Maybe it’s time for the commission to have more punch.

Phase two, which will entail the construction of an elevated highway that will complement the existing DUKE, will be ready in 2015.

This follows the Court of Appeal today upholding the Kota Baru High Court decision on April 14, which granted the injunction.

Five days after the storm crashed into the central Philippines, survivors in remote regions complained they had yet to receive any aid.

The Federal Court has given until Dec 2 for Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat to try and resolve 19 election petition appeals.

UPDATED 7.25PM The Lego woman, robber and cop all have been sent into oblivion, under paint rollers wielded by JB council workers.

The routes proposed by the Indoesian airline are Bandung-Johor Baru, Surabaya-Johor Baru, Denpasar-Johor Baru and Medan-Johor Baru.

He tells a Tamil conference in Mauritius that concerned M'sians want their gov't to boycott CHOGM.

The meeting is set to discuss measures to overcome challenges in order to achieve development that is inclusive, equitable and sustainable.

Saying this is a ‘safety measure’, state exco member Ghazali Taib also suggests that the personnel live in guarded quarters.

Twenty Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) members would also be sent to get a first-hand look at the disaster.

KINIBIZ At its close on Friday, MMC Corp, Syed Mokhtar Albukhary’s flagship, had a market capitalisation of about RM8.22 billion.

UPDATED 4.05PM PARLIAMENT Motion moved by MP Darell Leiking on the deals to form Malaysia is rejected as ‘not urgent'.

Anwar had applied to have a paragraph removed from the Sodomy I judgment that highlights the court’s belief that homosexual activity did occur.

A national park officer posts this on Facebook in defending a move to fence up land along Sungai Krau 'to protect wildlife'.

UPDATED 2.25PM An opinion poll by Utar group Mypoll says 70.2pct of youths polled back such parties, with 7.1pct picking ethnic-based ones.

UPDATED 4PM This will bump up Umno's shares in the publishing firm to 53.1 percent, according to a Bursa Malaysia filing.

KINIBIZ With Johor and Penang introducing a special levy for property purchases by foreigners in the state, will other states follow suit?

Lim Kit Siang reveals how a Malay woman approached him at the airport and apologised for thinking that he was anti-Malay.

UPDATED 3.40PM Seven Pakatan MPs for KL warn of a chain effect from property tax hikes, with many suffering rental rises.

Netizens apologise to artist Zacharevic for ‘spoiling’ his art, but others are cross he calls addition of a cop by locals ‘vandalism’.

The veteran politician says that PKR, PAS and DAP should capture 45 parliament seats each in the next general election.

UPDATED 3.23PM This was spent since 2009, says a parliamentary answer to MP Wong Chen, who works it out to RM4mil a day.

COMMENT All ethnic groups must be able to talk intelligently to one another, with reason and sensibility in political discourse.

‘They are scared to lose their allowances, but not ancestral lands,’ says an activist who condemns their opposition to legal action.

A public forum in Penang hears of the horrors in current laws and ‘updates’ to come, which the people have to continue fighting against.

FREE YOURSAY 'It is obvious that PAS is playing to the gallery. The 'Allah' issue involves all Malaysians, not just Muslims.'

FREE YOURSAY 'We are long past the point where Johor authorities can pretend the crime situation there is under control.'

FREE YOURSAY 'If only Dr M had followed his own advice when he was PM, the country would be a much better place than it is today.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘You are again going to be told to ‘toe the line' by Najib, and you will soon go into hibernation, again.'