Archive - 21 November 2013

UPDATED 11.26PM MUKTAMAR They however stress that this is not to be interpreted as a rejection of the leadership of ulama.

UPDATED 11.10PM MUKTAMAR Ex-Johor Youth chief Suhaizan beats FT Youth chief Kamaruzzaman by 13 votes.

UPDATED 22.35PM The bloggers fail to convince the court that the charge over the bak kut teh greeting cannot be applied to non-Muslims.

Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam was forced to wait for 15 minutes before being sent to the Alor Gajah Hospital in a Propel vehicle.

UPDATED 9.54PM MUKTAMAR A Penang delegate claims the state PAS has only been invited to Pakatan meetings three times since the 2008 GE.

'This happened without any notice to the National Union of Teaching Profession and students concerned,' claims Kampar MP Ko Chung Sen.

ADUN SPEAKS Sarawak state authorities have failed, or refused, to recognise and enforce the courts' decisions, resulting in ongoing legal actions.

I will not use assembly standing orders as a weapon to stop members asking questions, state assembly speaker Law Choo Kiang says.

Thousands of vehicles were caught in a massive traffic jam lasting more than four hours on the Penang Bridge this morning when a lorry carrying gas cylinders overturned.

KINIBIZ However, Ahmad Phesal Talib concedes there might be some revisions to valuations and rates to ease the burden of the rakyat.

In a brief response, online news portal The Malaysian Digest's editor denies a blogger's claim it receives funding from the PM's Department.

Magistrate Tuan Ruzuaini Tuan Lah also issues a remand order for one week on Harun’s third wife, Azida Mohd Zol, 30, and his driver.

UPDATED 8.40PM MUKTAMAR The motion seeks for a committee to be formed to study its strengths and weaknesses.

PARLIAMENT Shahidan says instead of finding fault with gov't policies, those at the top should help those at the bottom.

Australian Greens party MP Kim Booth submits a motion in his Parliament to direct Hydro Tasmania to resolve the demands of the Penan.

This is being considered as the enforcement officers face safety risks when conducting raids on gambling dens, says Teng.

UPDATED 6.05PM The minister says after a meeting that he would now come to a solution that would not burden the rakyat.

The swearing in ceremony took place before the Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Syarqiyyah in Kuala Terengganu.

COMMENT The battle in PAS must be seen in the context of a longer standing tussle between traditionalists and rationalists within Islam.

Unperturbed about the flak she is drawing for using a government-funded jet for a trip to Qatar, she says, 'I am just doing my work'.

There seems to be very few prosecutions of these people, alleges Penang Stop Human Trafficking Campaign coordinator James Lochhead.

Sungai Panjang state rep Budiman Mohd Zuhdi points to media reports of excessive compounds, land premiums and quit rent.

UPDATED 6.05PM The PAC is satisfied with Ahmad Shabery's explanation and will not be calling him to testify again.

The body of Taiwanese tourist Hsu Li Min, who was shot dead last Friday, was cremated at the Foo Kui Memory Park Crematorium in Tawau today.

KiniTV's Voxpop reveals that any move to limit the lifespan of a car to will put car ownership beyond the reach of the poor.

The Universiti Pertahanan don want to meet his former colleague who accused him of plagiarising the work of others for his academic performance.

UPDATED 4.27PM MUKTAMAR 'I have a dream that one day Lim Guan Eng will recite the syahadah,' says its unity director.

UPDATED 5.30PM As FT Minister Tengku Adnan prepares to explain the controversial hike to KL's MPs, they were made to swear to secrecy.

FREE YOURSAY 'Much like the MCA's advertisement in The Star before GE13 - ‘A vote for ulama faction is a vote for Umno.''

PARLIAMENT Pandikar Amin Mulia tells the opposition that a shadow cabinet will improve the level and efficiency of parliamentary debates.

COMMENT The ulama want to not only swing the pendulum in their direction but to take full control over the party leadership.

Bringing ‘elitism’ to the masses.

UPDATED 3.30PM MUKTAMAR Harun Taib says its urging to review PAS' alliance in Pakatan is to strengthen Islam.

UPDATED 2.27PM The Federal Court rules that AG Abdul Gani Patail has the right to appoint anyone to be prosecutor.

Fong Pau Teck says his expulsion by the DAP is ' a small matter' and his supporters need not worry as he will come out and 'shine like a diamond'.

A former colleague reveals how the controversial academic rose up the ladder despite being accused of plagiarism.

Judicial Commissioner SM Komathy Suppiah rules the 2007 Bar Council banners to mark Human Rights Day that City Hall tore down weren't  ‘adverts'.

UPDATED 4.20PM Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawy dismisses the issue as 'an opposition 'speculation'.

FREE YOURSAY 'Bring down the price of new cars first. M'sians are forced into a corner and now even the corner is being attacked.'

UPDATED 2.36PM Residents will rally in Selayang this Saturday and march to Parliament on Monday to further drive home its point.

Students buy a generator and link it to a projector and screen for a lecture on the student movement outside the gates of UM's campus.

FREE YOURSAY 'Who made the request to use the private jet? For it to be approved by the cabinet, a request must be made first, right?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Azalina's admission that it was on a personal capacity makes it even worse as far as abuse of power is concerned.'

Selangor is not agreeable to Putrajaya's willing buyer-willing seller transaction demand for the four water firms.

FREE VOXPOP 'Does Rosmah have to provide Parliament with a report on her trip? Did the taxpayers receive value for money...'

She spent four busy days in Doha and Dubai, in what the government insists has been a 'fruitful' trip for the country.

UPDATED 1.57AM The PAS deputy president warns members not to be 'seduced' by Umno's 'poisonous' smile, as the latter will show no mercy.