Archive - 7 May 2014

Health Ministry to do weekly tests on Selangor water

Health Ministry to do weekly tests on Selangor water

Quality checks will happen once a week, instead of once a month.
KLIA2 ready for AirAsia move

KLIA2 ready for AirAsia move

AirAsia might face hiccups during the May 9 migration process but MAHB is ready to help.
Entulu: 'Race' column dropped in some official forms

Entulu: 'Race' column dropped in some official forms

'The government had studied the matter before arriving at the decision.'
UiTM seminar was 'hate speech', says CFM

UiTM seminar was 'hate speech', says CFM

'If it is was an academic discussion, why no space for rebuttal?'
'If Umno's for hudud, MCA will review place in BN'

'If Umno's for hudud, MCA will review place in BN'

UPDATED 6.50PM Wee Ka Siong adds other component parties might follow suit.
Student faces action over anti-GST Facebook post

Student faces action over anti-GST Facebook post

More than 20 of his postings 'can encourage student defiance'.
Fair if Muslim loses hand, non-Muslim jailed

Fair if Muslim loses hand, non-Muslim jailed

UPDATED 6.45PM Kelantan Deputy MB defends hudud punishment.
2014-05-07

2014-05-07

Gerakan ticks off Umno MP over hudud

Gerakan ticks off Umno MP over hudud

We can’t have two legal systems in the country, says Teng Chang Yeow.
Dr M: 'Chinese' DAP doesn't like sharing

Dr M: 'Chinese' DAP doesn't like sharing

UPDATED 5.35PM 'It believes in meritocracy, where the best takes all...'
Penang DAP rep doubts PAS' sincerity about hudud

Penang DAP rep doubts PAS' sincerity about hudud

Is PAS concerned about the people in its push for hudud, asks Teh Yee Cheu.
Seven places record moderate API reading as at noon

Seven places record moderate API reading as at noon

These included Alor Setar (51), Port Klang, Selangor (66) and Batu Muda, KL (52).
Najib is MCA's enemy on hudud, says DAP

Najib is MCA's enemy on hudud, says DAP

Umno can derail attempts to implement hudud it if so wishes, it asserts.
Khalid seeks to amend statement of claim

Khalid seeks to amend statement of claim

The amendment was to add the name of an MACC officer who recorded the interview.
Right decision to charge Teresa Kok

Right decision to charge Teresa Kok

Do not take the law for granted. Don’t think you can do whatever you want, you are wrong! Practically, the government has been very lenient and tolerant on many issues, but the opposition had been taking advantages of everything after 13th general election until everything becomes a free for all. This ‘Onederful Video’ issue has been pending for very long.
Don't hold police to ransom, Sanjeevan told

Don't hold police to ransom, Sanjeevan told

IGP says if he has proof of corrupt cops, he should reveal it and not make threats.
Simultaneous blackouts in several states

Simultaneous blackouts in several states

UPDATED 7.30PM They are reported in Penang, Perak, Kedah, NS, Malacca and Johor.
Luas to sue those making 'toxic water' claims

Luas to sue those making 'toxic water' claims

UPDATED 6.45PM The authority says mining pond water supply is safe.
Esscom must beef up defence of Sabah’s coast

Esscom must beef up defence of Sabah’s coast

It is regrettable and disappointing to see that another abduction has occurred on Sabah’s east coast. The Sabah government and the police must initiate emergency measures to prevent such incidents from happening again.
'Two isles and St Paul's Hill were sultan's treasury'

'Two isles and St Paul's Hill were sultan's treasury'

The sultanate was believed to have kept the treasures there in case Malacca fell.
'Oil-producing states should get stakes, too'

'Oil-producing states should get stakes, too'

PAS says equity in Petronas means states will have equitable share of...
Thai court rules PM must step down but ministers remain

Thai court rules PM must step down but ministers remain

Yingluck has faced six months of protests in the capital, Bangkok.
For Karpal’s sake, no nepotism please

For Karpal’s sake, no nepotism please

After lionising the Tiger of Jelutong as the paragon of democracy, the worst thing we can do to his legacy is to associate him with nepotism. His rather naive biographer may have thought he was doing Karpal Singh a favour by claiming that Karpal’s wish was for his son to be the candidate in the Bukit Gelugor by-election. But it is a grave mistake if Karpal’s reputation is to be soiled with traces of nepotism, the antithesis of democracy.
Please make your stand clear, PM Najib

Please make your stand clear, PM Najib

Are you with the moderates or the extremists; are you truly for 1Malaysia?
Vital to repair damage to credibility over MH370

Vital to repair damage to credibility over MH370

Honourable Prime Minister Mr Najib Abdul Razak

I write to you as a friend of the Malaysian people from a neighbouring country, and as the husband of one of the passengers of Flight MH370.
What's your aim, Chinese Muslim asks Isma

What's your aim, Chinese Muslim asks Isma

Muhammad Ooi issues a video asking the Isma chief for an explanation.
Zaid likens Najib to Chinese emperor

Zaid likens Najib to Chinese emperor

Launching another salvo on the PM, the ex-minister calls him a pretender.
Trailer damages several houses around Jonker Walk

Trailer damages several houses around Jonker Walk

However, no injury or loss of life was reported in the incident.
Perak gov't scores poorly in delivery of GE pledges

Perak gov't scores poorly in delivery of GE pledges

UPDATED 4.20PM However, the BN-led state did not give input for the survey.
Tanjung Bungah rep wants Transgender Institute

Tanjung Bungah rep wants Transgender Institute

Teh Yee Cheu submits a motion on a transgender panel to the assembly.
Veteran TV personality ‘Pak Cik Jamal’ dies

Veteran TV personality ‘Pak Cik Jamal’ dies

Jamal portrayed the speaker through RTM's 'Mini Parlimen' programme.
IGP: Isma head being probed under Sedition Act

IGP: Isma head being probed under Sedition Act

Khalid warns all quarters not to stir racial tension with inflammatory remarks.
1Malaysia trashed at anti-Christian seminar

1Malaysia trashed at anti-Christian seminar

UPDATED 12.46PM It was to prejudice Muslims against other faiths, says group.
MCA Youth raps 'stone age' Isma, files report

MCA Youth raps 'stone age' Isma, files report

UPDATED 5.25PM We are fed-up with such statements, says the MCA Youth chief.
Toxic water being used by Selangor, says report

Toxic water being used by Selangor, says report

NST conducted its own tests on water sourced directly from the mining ponds.
MCMC clarifies report on broadband speed in M'sia

MCMC clarifies report on broadband speed in M'sia

Its chairperson says that Malaysia has a robust and vibrant ISP market.
'Stop the dangerous disease called Isma'

'Stop the dangerous disease called Isma'

Vell Paari asks what Isma meant in urging Malays to 'correct the Chinese mistake'.
Khairy opens a watery can of worms

Khairy opens a watery can of worms

KINIBIZ High time we start grappling with the issues, Tiger thinks.
Sarawak assembly passes motion on 20pct royalty

Sarawak assembly passes motion on 20pct royalty

Both sides of the political divide agree to push for 20pct oil and gas royalty.
'Crisis not unprecedented, it was avoidable'

'Crisis not unprecedented, it was avoidable'

DAY 61 MH370 Updates and latest coverage as search for MH370 continues.
Chew, are you saying Utusan not lopsided?

Chew, are you saying Utusan not lopsided?

FREE YOURSAY ‘With leaders like this, MCA is as dead as a salted fish.’
KJ's bid to paint Putrajaya as a saint is a joke

KJ's bid to paint Putrajaya as a saint is a joke

COMMENT The federal gov’t cannot absolve itself from blame over the water issue.
Mr Big Shot, no queue jumping please

Mr Big Shot, no queue jumping please

FREE YOURSAY ‘Even at a private hospital, Abdul Rahman still has to wait his turn.’
AG files sedition charge to protect Rosmah?

AG files sedition charge to protect Rosmah?

FREE YOURSAY ‘So anyone can be charged for 'insulting' Rosmah?
Sedition Act is now the new ISA

Sedition Act is now the new ISA

FREE YOURSAY ‘Just tell us how many Umno-linked NGOs leaders are charged.’
Don't chicken out, ex-boss tells Liow

Don't chicken out, ex-boss tells Liow

Liow Tiong Lai should man up and do battle in Bukit Gelugor, says Chua Soi Lek.
Top US investigative journalist to speak in KL

Top US investigative journalist to speak in KL

Award-winning Mark Lee Hunter will speak at a public forum on Saturday.
Envoy expresses concern over religious freedom

Envoy expresses concern over religious freedom

Outgoing British envoy hopes repeal of colonial-era laws will be put on track.
Improper to recharge Nik Nazmi, says Bar Council

Improper to recharge Nik Nazmi, says Bar Council

This is called ‘double jeopardy’, laments its president Christopher Leong.