Archive - 14 December 2013

It was reported yesterday that an engineer had drowned at the factory after he fell into a pond at the plant.

Minister in PM's Dept Abdul Wahid says the toll rate should have been revised in 2011, as stated in the concession agreement.

'The state government guarantees that it will not provide protection to any party involved,' says Khalid Ibrahim.

'Go well 'Tata', you have played your part,' South African President and ANC leader Jacob Zuma said in a eulogy using the Xhosa word for 'father'.

Mahathir was in Pretoria representing the PM and he delivered a personal message from Najib to Mandela's family.

'Water collects easily on the runway, indicating an uneven surface and a poor drainage system,' says a report in The Edge Malaysia weekly.

The party points out that thousands of Iranian students, predominantly Shiite Muslims, spend a fortune to further their education here.

Four areas agreed to at Tokyo summit today include security and cooperation for stability and solving problems through talks, says PM Najib.

But the home minister appears eager for chance to reveal more ‘proof', saying, ‘we have evidence... I am prepared to face him in court'.

His body will be flown to the Eastern Cape province for a funeral on Sunday at his ancestral home in Qunu, 700km south of Johannesburg.

UPDATED 4.20PM He details his plan, which appears to be aimed at dramatically overhauling the party to adapt to changing times.

This is because we are leaving the matter of arrest to the state Islamic affairs departments, says Islamic affairs minister Jamil Khir Baharom.

This is what Kuala Lumpur City Hall should be doing, instead of raising taxes, since it is not as efficient as the Selangor gov't.

COMMENT A saint-like person, Nelson Mandela was a symbol of integrity and peace, with no hidden agenda to seek political power or glory.

UPDATED 2.35PM The ex-MCA chief says the manifesto focus on equal partnership within BN and in the economy.

The Home Ministry has urged Mat Sabu to come forward and prove that he does not have any links with the Shiite sect.

The Sri Muneswarar temple's legal adviser says the committee met the minister who had agreed to look into their suggestions.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Can the rakyat file a complaint against Rosmah's luxury lifestyle and huge handbag collections?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Any Muslim who has a rudimentary knowledge of Islam would be an admirer of Imam Khomeini of Iran.'

FREE YOURSAY 'I think they should widen the scope of investigations on Mat Sabu. For all you know, he might even be a Christian.'

COMMENT A tale of aristocratic Najib's first encounter with chicken poop in Pekan and Anwar's incessant crowing...

The government stresses that it "does not deny" that crime, corruption and tax evasion led to the outflow of RM173.84 billion in 2011.

Just the foremost among many.