Archive - 2 April 2014

MH370 Azharuddin avoids answering questions, journalists see red.

Functionality and safety warrant the PM's attention, says AirAsia.

On March 28, 2014, acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein informed me that I have been appointed by the cabinet to be a special envoy to comfort the next of kin of passengers on board MH370 in China. Immediately, I commenced following up on the issue and was briefed by the Transport Ministry.

The laureate had griped that he never got paid for two paintings.

Residents will undergo will a two-week water rationing from tomorrow.

UPDATED 7.35PM MH370 The anger among Chinese folk will not disrupt the travel plans.

Since April 1, folk started circulating a fake news report on pump prices.

UPDATED 8PM MH370 Huang Huikang raps them for spreading false info.

Judge Zainal L Saleh had set April 8 for both parties to discuss the terms.

Menteri Besar Ahmad Said says it would be opened by the Sultan of Terengganu.

Syabas filed the suit against the Selangor state gov't in 2010.

The Young Buddhists Association of Malaysia (YBAM) disagrees with the answer provided by the Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin during the question-and-answer session in the parliament on March 26, 2014. He mentioned that the ministry is looking at the possibility of reducing the definition of ‘youth’ to 25 or 30 years old, and not the present 40 years old, which means all youth organisations’ members and leaders shall be that age or under as defined by law.

KINIBIZ Something must be wrong - has it been negligent or incompetent?

MH370 The search has so far failed to recover any debris related to the plane.

PARLIAMENT Its rehab programme was made a course for Asia-Pacific prison officers.

UPDATED 5.46PM MH370 Scorpene subs can't even be used in search, says Raub MP.

MH370 Investigators have even tracked down who plucked the fruits.

The motor insurance sector grew by 7.8pct in gross premiums to RM7.5bil.

UPDATED 4.07PM Redelineation is also done on the basis of race, notes Bersih.

But the CM won’t divulge the rate or when the new tariff will be imposed.

They say it will have an adverse impact on environment, from loss of coastal resources.

I am utterly shocked at the government of Malaysia. We tend to build the tallest this and the longest that, but we don’t have the most basic necessities like clean air, water and air space security.

N Surendran asks why other BN leaders have chosen to be so silent on this.

MH370 The police chief reveals that all passengers cleared of the 'four elements'.

UPDATED 2.55PM Human Rights Watch says SOPs are made public elsewhere.

UPDATED 2.25PM Kuasa says this poses an accountability problem.

M'sia needs greater clarity in political financing and procurement practices.

UPDATED 2.45PM A Kuppusamy vents his anger at the launch of a report.

MH370 UPDATED 9.12PM Bad weather and a lack of info are impeding Australia's efforts.

UPDATED 1.40PM Works Ministry says this will also erode investor confidence.

The quake generated a large tsunami with the biggest wave reported at 2.3 metres.

UPDATED 1.25PM MH370 The PM said MH370 'ended', but much is uncertain.

UPDATED 3.35PM MH370 The briefing will be done by either Najib or Hisham.

Jail may not scare him, but being forgotten does, says a veteran newsman.

This must be to strengthen ‘ketuanan Melayu’, posit two Bidayuh leaders.

The deputy minister had earlier said the LCCT would be closed by May 9.

Johor FA secretary Fahmy Yahy admits there was a security lapse.

The areas included Nilai (69), Port Klang (65) and Petaling Jaya (57).

MH370 'What could've been done? What should've been done?' asks Chuck Hagel.

Oversight bodies can't even have a glimpse of the police SOP document, it laments.

Human Rights Watch records chilling accounts of police shootings...

She says Jokowi is a  leader with the capability to lead Indonesia.

HRW says the EAIC was never meant as a serious instrument to curb police abuse.

Momentum behind Tamil secondary school irresistible, says M Kulasegaran.

FREE YOURSAY ‘It’s okay to run a business and lose money all the time?’

DAY 26 MH370 Updates and latest coverage as search for MH370 continues.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Maybe Mohd Noor can give me a crash course on law.’

UPDATED 12.01PM It says this raises questions on monitoring of Lynas...

FREE YOURSAY ‘M'sia is highlighting the best of BN's little Napoleans.’