Archive - 4 December 2013

A man and his son are believed to have drowned while they were attempting to load their belongings onto a boat in Sungai Isap.

Under KJ, keris waving and non-Malay bashing has given way to more practical issues aimed at helping Umno in GE14.

WANITA UMNO ASSEMBLY Cabinet members who do not ensure female participation in GLCs will face Wanita Umno's wrath in the next party polls.

Wanita MCA vice-chief Heng Saie Kie today announced her candidacy for the post of Wanita chief at the party elections on Dec 21.

UPDATED 7PM The state alllocates RM50,000 for the flood victims there and will consider aid for Terengganu and Johor as well.

WANITA UMNO ASSEMBLY ‘If we do not unite, it is not impossible that the country will be swallowed by others,’ says Zaleha Husin.

UPDATED 7PM The decision not to appoint the Kedah MB as a supreme council member has irked the state's Umno members.

A man who parked his car temporarily at the entrance to the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur to take a security pass had a tense moment when his car rolled back into the official car of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak this morning.

WANITA UMNO ASSEMBLY A delegate wants the gov't to set up a bank catering for women and complains the lack of women in the economic sector.

UMNO YOUTH ASSEMBLY Terengganu delegate Azizul Jasmi Mohamad says this will protect Islam from 'dangerous' influences.

A bi-partisan approach is needed to reform the education system in view of the alarmingly poor ranking for M'sian students, it says.

UMNO YOUTH ASSEMBLY He urges the government to monitor teachers and lecturers so that they don't ‘negatively influence' students.

It says the hefty sum is for accounting, auditing, property valuation, business negotiation, computer, data processing and architect services.

Mohammad Kazim Elias ends days of confusion over his role in politics by rejecting offer to join the Umno supreme council.

Inspector-general of police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar advised the public not to believe rumours on the release of water from dams in flooded areas because such a move would be announced beforehand by the relevant authorities and mainstream media.

PARLIAMENT An impassionate plea for help in Parliament results in an earful from the Kinabatangan MP.

UPDATED 7.15PM MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek confirms he will stick to his decision to keep out of the party elections.

COMMENT Instead of accepting defectors to show support for BN is growing in Sabah, it should learn why the Kadazandusun rejected it.

Jakarta Social Affairs officials who searched their belongings found a total of Rp25,448,600 in several plastic bags in their possession.

The Pelita Mukah Sebakong Sago Plantation has been incurring massive losses since 2005 and Sarawak PKR calls it a 'major disaster'.

PKR veep N Surendran shows reporters utility bills under the name of Anson Wong’s wife with the same address as Rona Wildlife.

Hindus worldwide are upset over the damage to Hindu temple remnants in the Bujang Valley, says a US-based group.

UPDATE 4.25PM UMNO YOUTH ASSEMBLY The minister must have expertise and political will, not one who lacks 'Malay spirit'.

COMMENT Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia wants the government to be more transparent on costing for electricity tariff.

Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia lodges a report against individuals believed to be thugs allegedly linked to Penang’s top politicians.

The National Security Council and Defence Ministry should upgrade their facilities, suggests Umno Youth head Khairy Jamaluddin.

UPDATED 5.16PM A DAP MP takes BN gov't to task for hardly making a dent in its fight against corruption despite spending millions.

Water and electricity supply have been cut off in most areas in Kuantan, while roads are inundated by up to 1m of water.

ANALYSIS Current party president Najib Abdul Razak is understood to want money politics to be reduced, better yet be eradicated completely.

Greater investment in education does not correlate to better results by M'sians, as the latest global study reveals.

UPDATED 2.53PM Although he understands that fuel costs have gone up, Khairy Jamaluddin feels that TNB’s profits are 'too high'.

UPDATED 5.55PM The hike effective Jan 1 has drawn widespread flak, with DAP, PAS, MCA and Gerakan criticising the move.

Our students ranked poorer in maths, science and reading, compared with those in Thailand and S'pore in the Pisa 2012 test.

However, Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi says distributing cigarettes is more dangerous than launching a campaign to distribute condoms.

Kelantan today became the fourth state to be struck by the monsoon floods which have already hit Johor, Pahang and T'ganu.

UPDATED 12.30PM WANITA UMNO ASSEMBLY ‘Aren’t we qualified to be secretary or treasurer in state umno panels?’ asks Shahrizat.

PKR vice-president says that Najib’s fake liberalism and Muhyiddin’s tub-thumping about bogus threats combine to make Umno schizoid.

UPDATED 1.29PM UMNO YOUTH ASSEMBLY 'The results and effectiveness of programmes are more important than sloganeering.'

Energy Ministry senior director Azhar Omar says fuel costs were borne by Tenaga Nasional, which supplies fuel to the IPPs.

COMMENT ‘You have enticed many to abandon that dark state of ignorance and move into political and social enlightenment.’

Wee Ka Siong will face veep Donald Lim who, he concedes, is not just a senior party leader but a familiar face with the public.

PARLIAMENT Allegations such as 'Umno's dog' and suit against ROS done without considering its role, says MP Noh Omar.

'It is impossible for the developer not to be aware of the temple's significance,' says a Lembah Bujang Museum officer.

FREE YOURSAY ‘If you pay peanuts you get monkeys. We already have one zoo in the BN government. Let's not make the same mistake.'

FREE YOURSAY ‘It does not matter which political party is to blame. It matters that an important part of history has been allowed to be destroyed.'