Archive - 7 October 2014

PARLIAMENT More than a quarter of households earn far lower than the...

This will allow students to register and complete their pre-university studies.

A picture of them was re-captioned to make it seem like they're anti-royal. 

PARLIAMENT Religion, race and political affiliation are not taken into...

Penang gov’t to discuss Iszuree Ibrahim's status tomorrrow.

Shah Alam MP says making issue out of beer festival had given it free publicity.

Lau Weng San responds to PAS' Temerloh MP on Oktoberfest billboards.

UPDATED 6.25PM PARLIAMENT The law does not allow it to be revealed.

Examine the violence in our own backyard, ex-minister tells Najib, Anwar.

Facing sedition charges, Abdullah Zaik says the Sedition Act should stay.

Helicopter also sent to take two crew members for medical treatment.

The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) is on the last lap before their attempt to implement the One-Way Loop (OWL). Despite serious concerns being raised by residential, commercial and institutional stakeholders alike in The Star on Sept 18, 2014, MBPJ remains defiant about going ahead with the implementation without having critical components of the system in place.

Is Putrajaya dragging its feet in sending him back to New Zealand, asks Gobind Singh.

The 48-year-old woman was detained at 7.30am near Paya Terubong.

A direct and indirect contingent liability that can bankrupt our nation...

Ex-MCA chief Soi Lek says it's an 'old issue used to make them look good'.

'A listing will be in January if the application goes through,' says a source.

'The school which will have hostel facilities will be build in Sungai Siput, Perak.'

Single stream schools the best way to shape true M'sian identity, says an Umno leader.

The beer fest was never tabled to the exco, says exco member Iskandar.

This means less speaking time for each in the House, says the activist.

PARLIAMENT Finance Ministry says people are more accepting of the new tax system.

Since GE13, the gov't has used the law to 'hound critics', the US daily says.

Mangroves remain one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet.

SAMM says poor results in C-Games and Asian Games show lack of ideas.

Jagdeep Singh Deo says this is way beyond RM400,000 ceiling price.

'Heng was in no way trying to impugn India, its government or its citizens.'

Hold, till a law to protect freedom of speech is in place, says Proham.

The prime minister in his latest UN speech last week made an international appeal for the global movement of moderates (wasatiyah) to denounce the ISIS force.

Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) welcomes the decree of His Royal Highness Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah that ordered all government departments in the state not to present him with gift in any event he attended.

This is for Mohamad Azli's urging to Umno to discuss abolishing Chinese education.

The Kinabatangan MP gives Latheefa 24 hours to tender an apology.

UPDATED 2.40PM PARLIAMENT He asks what sums collected from tycoons...

UPDATED 2.25PM PARLIAMENT 'All nations cut oil prices, but they’re rising...'

Vietnam has requested help from Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.

COMMENT We need clear, balanced, and smart fair employment laws.

Surendran says present conditions don't allow Opposition to check on gov't.

The candidate is among three being shortlisted, says a news report.

There are 5,000 M'sian students in South India, with about 900 in Tamil Nadu.

They demand that the charges against N Surendran be dropped.

Why Decent Work?

In June 1999, the then secretary-general of the International Labour Orgnisation (ILO), introduced a new and progressive concept; one that not only summarised the challenges and aspirations or workers, but also sparked their imaginations and solidarity with each other worldwide; Decent Work.

Those who don't learn from past experiences will suffer a worse fate, ex-PM warns.

Alvin Tan is no stranger to controversy. He gained notoriety as a result of his blog which contained his sexual escapades with then-partner, Vivian Lee. Once the spotlight was on Alvin and Vivian, there was no turning back.

Federal minister Rahman Dahlan blasted for lying about allocations to Sabah.

UPDATED 2.30PM PARLIAMENT This is because they have 'ill intentions', he says.

The solution is still to push for the 20 percent oil royalty, says PKR’s Baru Bian.

COMMENT Under Najib, there are two supplementary budgets every year.

The app is one of the most popular messaging platforms in cyberspace.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Planes, ships, money - we should lose those responsible.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘There is no conspiracy, only PAS dishonouring its election vow.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘We all know what would happen if vernacular schools were to close.’

Objective truth does not matter to them.