Archive - 5 June 2014

The minister says Jais played its role in safeguarding Islam in the state.

'DAP's parliamentary leader does not dare to take on PAS on its hudud aspirations.'

The dodol worth RM13,400 was sponsored and sold to public for charity.

'Does posession of LTTE campaign materials, T-shirts and flags make one a terrorist?'

PM Najib said he will do so himself as 1.5 million Malaysians are waiting.

UPDATED 8.21PM 'It's hearsay with absolutely no proof,' he says.

The PKR veep says he had nothing to do with racist post made in his name.

UPDATED 7.51PM An internal probe is under way to see if SOP was breached.

Bloomberg cites a UK think tank report on how this breeds complacency.

Its Youth wing plans to form a council to tackle this issue and invites all to join.

UPDATED 7.15PM MCA says the promise of no further raids can't be trusted.

Society has to calm down and think rationally, he says.

KINIBIZ Let Tiger dig to unearth the bare truth with his claws on these issues.

'What kind of professionals are these who spew such hatred and racism?'

A group says the affected students were merely practising their rights.

Ex-MCA chief Chua Soi Lek says the Chinese swing could be a 'flash in a pan'.

UPDATED 5.41PM MH370 Except for his links to the pilot, he says he was ignored.

UPDATED 8.10PM A complaint has been filed with the party to probe the matter.

'Inability to rectify mistaken identity cases reflects badly on Najib's GTP.'

A post-mortem is being carried out to determine if the body is indeed that of Huntley.

The movement also tells the veteran to quit politics, because he is irrelevant.

'Najib does not take any action on Utusan but dares to come and sue Malaysiakini?'

The movement says Jais had acted to prevent vice from happening.

DCM II P Ramasamy describes him as a ‘pathetic’ deputy minister.

Tasik Chini is a microcosm of Malaysia where environmental governance has failed, despite many efforts by civil society and some bureaucrats to save the country’s only Unesco biosphere reserve.

Jeffrey Kitingan says Sabah's BN leaders have been 'mute' over higher oil royalties.

COMMENT The question that needs to be asked is: What’s the big deal?

UPDATED 2.55PM Defence minister denies a large sum of money was paid.

Badlisham is currently the CEO of the Multimedia Development Corporation.

It says being young, non-local and Malay acted against her in Teluk Intan.

Lynas Corp says Amanda Lacaze would take over from Eric Noyrez.

Since Palanivel took over as MIC chief, many members had rejoined.

The DCM rocks with rage over a Hendrix poster that is insensitive to Hindus.

Dear Ahmad Zaki Arshad, deputy director, Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais)

I refer to the recent raid by Jais on the pretext of conducting routine checks due to the case of a ‘Muslim’ woman marrying a Hindu man, and also to an article which appeared in The Star newspaper dated June 4, 2014 claiming that Jais is probing bride’s case according to their deputy director, Ahmad Zaki Arshad.

His alleged remarks about crony-capitalism draws flak from various quarters.

It's working on details like choice of mediators, says Minister Nancy Shukri.

COMMENT It is played informally by various groups of immigrant workers.

Domestic abuse still exists among us, whether we keep it hidden or not.

Abdul Rani Kulup Abdullah lodged the report at 11.30am yesterday.

MH370 Tim Clark says it takes an expert to take control of the aircraft.

UPDATED 12.25PM Nancy Shukri says police must act to return Deepa's son.

Middlemen from the Muslim League would be used if all parties agreed to talks.

MH370 It will be headed by Deputy Communications Minister Jailani Johari.

The situation came under control when the water subsided about an hour later.

Batik, tenun and songket take centre stage in the Eleganze fashion show.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Their arrogance and insolence are an attestation of...’

The Sarawak CM is told that there is no room for the new party.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Is calling DAP a ‘cancer’ any better than Umno being called ‘celaka’?’

Paul Tan credits Khalid on the need for propriety over false rectitude.   

FREE YOURSAY ‘Why is Jais so powerful that even the MB cannot stop it?’

FREE YOURSAY ‘The Selangor MB must quit if he cannot protect its people.’

Lim Guan Eng says a people-centric gov't would never allow such projects.

FREE YOURSAY ‘They must be allowed the freedom to choose BN or Pakatan.’

UPDATED 7.15PM They protested the takeover of a student-run shop.

Paris-based Reporters Without Borders says Najib must let himself be criticised.

COMMENT The self-proclaimed reformer is backpedaling...

It goes against the principle of gov't responsibility, says a constitutional expert.