Archive - 2 January 2014

The Malaysian Competition Commission reminds manufacturers not to gang up to raise prices.

A posse of lobbyists turn the heat on Father Lawrence's insistence on 'Allah'.

The Bible Society calls on Christians to show forgiveness in wake of raid.

UPDATED 8.010PM He says DPPs charge solely on whether there is evidence.

UPDATED 7.10PM The Selangor government was not consulted over the raid by Jais.

Non-bumi suppliers for Proton and Perodua should be allowed.

PAS slams Harussani for completely misrepresenting Islam's position.

Thor Teong Ghee says Lim had slammed T'ganu’s purchase of the car.

Marina Mahathir dubs Harussani as Malaysia's 'pope'.

Council of Churches Malaysia says it is alarmed by what's happening to BSC.

UPDATED 6.25PM Police tell them that they need to report to Jais on Jan 10.

UPDATED 6.55PM The suspension 'borders on criminal', the NGO declares.

UPDATED 6.15PM Selangor PKR secretary Amirudin Shari says press freedom was an essential issue for all Malaysians and not just journalists.

UPDATED 5PM PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar says the Perak mufti is 'out of touch' with the people's suffering voiced on Dec 31.

UPDATED 6.05PM It confiscates 321 copies of the Malay-language bibles.

SAMM says the police have not updated the group about the suspect.

Its deputy chief, Chris Lee, says during its recent AGM the MCA had passed a resolution to support the Goods and Services Tax.

The assembly wants the teaching of Maths and Science in English to be reinstated and for a professional to helm the Education Ministry.

KINIBIZ A potential joint-venture between Gamuda and MMC Corp to launch a takeover bid of KTMB is generating interest among analysts.

Menteri Besar Ahmad Yakob says the PAS state gov't has not prohibited cultural shows as long as they are not against Islam.

The woman was walking by the building on New Year’s Eve when a sofa landed in front of her, Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily reported

Subromaniam Tholasy says the government has no plans to raise the rate abruptly because it did not want to shock the rakyat.

UPDATED 3PM The police says will quiz Father Lawrence Andrew.

Two wild elephants have struck fear among Kg Kaki Bukit folk near Baling over the past week, damaging their crops and even entering their houses.

FOCUS Like it or not, the general public will be more rigorous in their assessment on whether the gov’t has brought the changes they expected.

MP SPEAKS It is obvious that these words were meant only to calm the man-on-the-street after months of criticism leading up to ‘Turun’  protest.

Seksualiti Merdeka say the people are mature enough not to be deterred by falsehoods and says the rally success speaks for itself.

Perak mufti Harussani Zakaria wants stern action to be taken against dissidents.

The tin struck his head, he says, while an SB officer was allegedly hurt.

Gov’t must embark on further cost-cutting to show it means business.

COMMENT Talk about telling the masses to eat cake, the orime minister adds insult to injury by saying these increase are not a burden.

Harussani says PAS leaders who attended the rally don't understand Quran.

KINIBIZ Putrajaya’s measures to cut costs are very much welcome, although their effectiveness remains to be seen.

Incumbent chief Boo Cheng Hau had said that he wouldn’t take the lead any longer due to frustration with party issues.

UPDATED 1.15PM Claims that the anti-price hike rally was to overthrow the gov't were 'reckless' and the NGO wants to clear its name.

FOCUS In 2013, five high-profile trials have come under the spotlight as the court acquitted the accused due to ‘insufficient evidence’.

The Foreign Ministry says five out of 25 people reportedly injured in the Yesinn Hostel fire in Hong Kong last Sunday were Malaysian tourists.

FREE YOURSAY 'Indeed, it is more painful to hear hypocritical statements from the head of the government who does not walk his talk.’

FREE YOURSAY 'Please think again, what is the role of a public servant - it’s to serve the public, not as a servant for the government.’

COMMENT The Turun protest heralds a shift in the debate between people who are for demos and those ranged against it.

FREE YOURSAY 'We will remember that you did nothing to stop the slew of poison that followed your ‘Chinese tsunami’ remark, like those by Utusan .’

FREE VOXPOP 'I am sure those T-shirts were ready to behave provocatively and to revolt - even if nobody was wearing them.’

FREE YOURSAY 'So who's been lying? Anwar about the '40,000 Bangladeshi voters' or Najib about the bombs and toppling the gov't?’