Archive - 26 September 2014

Selangor PAS says didn't agree to exco cut

It refutes Azmin's claim PAS agreed to having its quota cut from four to three.

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Policewoman lodges report over ‘semi-nude pictures’

The victim, in her 20s, discoveried the pictures were circulated via whatsApp.

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Azmin to tackle issues that plagued Khalid

Anwar and Wan Azizah told him to discuss Kidex, water and pay hikes.

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Activist Ali 'prisoner of conscience', says Amnesty

Amnesty Internationa launched campaign to ask for release of the student activist.

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Spad order 'ignores rakyat', decries Uber

KINIBIZ 'Rakyat are pleading for safe and more reliable transport choice.'

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Police officer requested for personnel, court told

'I had replied, ‘Sir, my team and I are conducting an inspection (on a house).'

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Bomoh charged with committing unnatural sex

Judge Jagjit Singh Bant Singh allowed Mohd Rashid bail of RM15,000 in one surety.

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MP: Oppose bad laws as they'll affect you

UPDATED 8.03PM Citizens should push for law reform, and not just wait for MPs.

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PAS: We sacrificed exco post for Pakatan's sake

UPDATED 6.35PM We sacrificed for swift end to the MB crisis, says sec-gen Mustafa Ali.

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Anwar ready to face sedition charges

UPDATED 5.54PM 'If I was seditious, then why wait three years?'

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Will Kidex be obsolete after 10 years?

The Star recently published an article on the Kinrara Damansara Expressway (Kidex), with residents voicing their support for the highway while quoting an unnamed spokesperson from Kidex Sdn Bhd on the need for Kidex to alleviate traffic congestion. The report is flawed and not objective to the true picture of the damage Kidex will do to the city of Petaling Jaya.

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Sultan slams PKR in pro-Khalid speech

He ticks off PKR for instigation and mudslinging against Khalid.

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I am more than a symbol, says Selangor ruler

'Politicians come and go but the sultan rules until he dies,' says Sultan Sharafuddin.

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How did PAS lose an exco seat in Selangor?

COMMENT It must do some serious thinking - or will win the battle to lose the war.

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Heavy rainfall, but Sungai Selangor dam level still low

'When there is no rainfall for a few days, the dam water has to be released.'

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Speaker urges new MB to back Selesa Bill

Drafted in 2009, the Bill is to ensure the independence of the state assembly.

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Council ill-treated me, says physically-challenged man

UPDATED 5.15PM Trader says 15 council officers were aggressive.

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Is MCA 'in office but not in power', asks DAP

Teresa Kok urges the party to explain its failure to gain recognition for UEC.

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'PAS' betrayal will be cause of its Pakatan exit'

UPDATED 4.25PM DAP Youth joins in the PAS Youth attack for mulling leaving the coalition.

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Are we really practising sustainable forestry?

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) deplores the decision of the Pahang state government to permit forest conversion activities to take place within the Lesong Permanent Reserved Forest (PRF) in Kuala Rompin.

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MP: Johor has nation's most polluted rivers

They are un-livable for fishes and other marine organisms, charges DAP.

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Rafizi: Turmoil in Pakatan even before Kajang Move

The problems need to be resolved or they will plague coalition, he says.

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New exco lacks 'Pakatan spirit', gripes Halimah

New exco lacks 'Pakatan spirit', gripes Halimah

The dropped PAS exco says this of the S'gor line-up but doesn't elaborate.

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Dr M curious at 1MDB's 'huge bonuses' for IPPs

UPDATED 1.50PM A Kadir Jasin blogs that ex-PM said something 'amiss' in the deal.

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Penan are not our tools, say NGOs

Save Rivers demands minister Jabu explain his flying visit to Upper Baram.

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'Najib worse than Pak Lah, but no action from Umno'

UPDATED 1PM Is Najib still PM because Umno is weak, asks A Kadir Jasin.

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Three suspected Islamic militants arrested

An architect, a technician, and a shopkeeper were held on Wednesday.

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Malacca council to pay RM60k over Bersih rally

Its civil suit against two protesters had asked the duo to pay for property damages.

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One-year delay in launch of Manila casino-resort

Tiger expects to launch the first phase of the casino-resort only in late 2016.

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'Paul Low transformed from Dr Jekyll to Mr Hyde'

UPDATED 5.10PM Lim says his backing for sedition law is a bid to stay on as a minister.

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Who really benefits from boilerplate legal papers?

Is a standard template or app the key to bringing down legal fees? Would there be setbacks? Would the law become more accessible and understandable? These are questions both lawyers and the public must weigh and consider before liberating the legal profession to non-legally trained Malaysians.

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Political Islam and post-Islamism era

COMMENT 'Post-Islamism represents an endeavour to fuse faith with freedom'.

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Indonesia puts an end to direct regional elections

Direct elections have also proven to be costly and in many cases corrupt.

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Custodial death inquest will uncloak police SOP

The police SOP on arrests, shrouded under OSA, will come under court scrutiny.

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Veteran film director Jamil Sulong dies of stroke

Jamil was known for ‘Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup’ and ‘Si Tanggang’.

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Actors, suppliers for state-funded film not paid

Despite receiving state funding of RM3.5mil, biopic Rentap has yet...

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MP: Kuching a hive of criminal activities

People are living in daily fear of being mugged, says DAP's Stampin MP.

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Selangor exco members unveiled, PAS loses one to PKR

UPDATED 11.23PM But PAS gets deputy speaker, in a lineup with three new faces.

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The problem is not with Selangor constitution

FREE YOURSAY ‘It would be foolhardy to bring the matter up in the courts.’

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Winners and losers in the Selangor saga

ANALYSIS The winners are now on the throne and losers licking their wounds.

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Bronze for cyclist Josiah, none for Azizulhasni

Dampened joy in Asiad as Azizulhasni is disqualified despite finishing second.

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Brave words from lawyer Tommy Thomas

Brave words from lawyer Tommy Thomas

FREE YOURSAY ‘If Zahid is a lay person, I can understand his bigotry. But as...’

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Paul Low supports limiting freedoms

Former transparency advocate okays Sedition Act to prevent 'chaos'.

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But don’t expect police chief to arrest Dr M

FREE YOURSAY ‘Dr M is thumbing his nose at the police, daring them to arrest him.’

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Graft case on customs man fails, again

Former Customs asst director was charged with using forged document.

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Islam does not condone humiliating transgenders

FREE YOURSAY 'They are God's children, too. They never asked to be born this way.'

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