Archive - 12 March 2014

They were put on the hot seat over the mystery plane caught on radar...

A van crashed into a wild elephant crossing a road in pre-dawn darkness.

MH370 An unidentified aircraft was picked up on radar off Penang.

The Penang Hindu Association wants a non-partisan caucus to lobby for this.

PARLIAMENT PAS' Khalid Samad and his BN MP brother lock horns over Sodomy II.

Rubbishing cockpit ride claim by Jonti Roos, they urge the people to do the same.

I appeal to the voters in Kajang keep in mind that this by-election only occurred because of PKR’s mockery of the democratic process. As such, regardless of who PKR fields, the rakyat must be aware that this does not change the fact that it was PKR who was behind this by-election in the first place.

She quit as Permatang Pauh MP before, don't be surprise she'll do it again, warns FT MCA.

UPDATED 6PM MH370 Rahim says gov't doing its best to keep public informed.

MH370 Immigration says duo entered with stolen passports. Interpol says nay.

Nine new individuals joined the rank of Ultra High-Net-Worth Individuals in Malaysia last year.

Cheah's family and their lawyer claim that the lock-up registry is ‘missing’.

UPDATED 6.45PM The state has also declassified the MOU on the water deal.

UPDATED 4.09PM MH370 The search expands from China to the Andaman Sea.

UPDATED 4.05PM PARLIAMENT It was rejected by the house secretary on March 7.

Ong Kian Meng says it's a travesty of justice when victims are the ones charged.

While many countries are beginning to voice their frustration over the way Malaysian agencies involved in MH370 are managing the crisis, we who live in Malaysia quietly understand their frustration. Some proponents would say that we are a cynical lot, but the way information has been managed over the last five days reveals a deep-seated problem with the way one views information.

MH370 This was after confirming receipt of Ho Chi Minh City air tracking code.

PARLIAMENT MP Anthony Loke says this on getting written reply.

MH370 UPDATED 2.20PM Hanoi had briefly scaled down due to scanty information from M'sia.

Penang Forum welcomes and supports the recent public statements by Pulau Tikus assemblyperson YB Yap Soo Huey and Tanjung Bungah assemblyperson YB Teh Yee Cheu on the Seri Tanjung Pinang (STP) Phase 2/Penang tunnel project and the threat of reclamation of the Middle Bank, a vast seagrass bed home to turtles and dugongs between the Penang Bridge and Sungai Pinang.

MH370 The teenager's last posting reads 'feeling excited' at KLIA.

UPDATED 2.58PM But he admits there may be weaknesses in media engagement.

UPDATED 5.45PM MH370 The raft was found by fishermen at Port Dickson.

Some areas were at high elevations and at the end of the supply system.

The areas are Banting, Nilai and Port Klang, with readings of over 100.

UPDATED 3.10PM PARLIAMENT 'Those affected can file complaints.'

Fatimah Abdullah says the criteria included that the person is liked by the locals.

MH370 'We should join the efforts of the government, be united and pray,' he says.

UPDATED 3.46PM PARLIAMENT Its execution had flaws, says Idris Jusoh.

DAY 2 KAJANG Quotable quotes, events and incidents as they occur.

UPDATED 12.35PM MH370 Its chief denies ever making such a statement.

UPDATED 11.35AM MH370 Lawyer 'suspicious' of data released by Malaysia.

'I thought they were going to take him straight to the lock-up,' she says.

MH370 The vigil enters Day 5, still with no lead as to what has happened...

A complainant says the firm puts staff in detention for disciplinary matters.

While the world waits with bated breath for news of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, DAP’s deputy publicity chief Teo Nie Ching on the other hand tries to gain political mileage by mocking a photo of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak buying a whole chicken.

INTERVIEW Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail steps into the political arena again.

PARLIAMENT This will teach them a lesson, says Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said.

ANALYSIS Recent events like Anwar's conviction won't earn it voter support.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Might as well send all opposition MPs to jail. Save money.’

FREE YOURSAY So, is it truth or speculation that the aircraft flew over the straits...?