Archive - 1 April 2015

KINIBIZ The Finance Ministry will no longer consider sale to strategic investors.

BN's Langkawi MP says this but then explains he was just joking with FB friends.

Perak MB Zambry said the act of protest marred Sultan Nazrin's maiden assembly.

Selangor syariah chief judge says they may have salaries withheld by the court.

[AUDIO] He says this when asked who'll replace Anwar as Opposition Leader.

UPDATED 10.32PM It removes all dailies off shelves until problem fixed.

This may be to legitimise the Prisons Dept’s statement last month, says Mahfuz.

Most shoppers met on Day 1 of the GST say they will tighten their belts.

CM Guan Eng says the recipients would have to agree to work in Penang.

UPDATED 7.48PM He says the GST is in accordance with fatwa.

DAP says MCA is irresponsibly playing political games with the hudud issue.

Some were seen with yellow ribbons, symbolising press freedom.

Near the end there was a heavy shake and the cabin tilted sharply.

UPDATED 4.40PM 'I'll fight through cartoons until the last drop of my ink.'

The RM4 billion loan was given by KWAP to SRC International in 2011.

'US and China are flexing their muscles in the Pacific but we don’t care.'

Finally the goods and services tax (GST) is upon us.  We shall wait with bated breath how the new tax will play out in our lives, the Malaysian economy and government finance.

UPDATED 5.19PM The Pardons Board board decided on the matter two weeks ago.

It urges the people to come out and protest against it on May 1st in KL.

With the release of all five of The Malaysian Insider and The Edge team, I would like to make a humble request to the Royal Malaysian Police, their inspector-general of police (IGP) and also the home minister; will you all please stop with the intimidation tactics?

The AG's Chambers owe the victim's family an explanation, says MPs.

UPDATED 6.41PM Rafizi urges the gov’t to scrap the tax on bulk fuel purchases.

Some were clearly jokes, while others were far more believable.

The new on-the road prices include all models under the Proton family.

Malaysiakini goes black and white as a sign of protest against authoritarianism.

UPDATED 2.40PM Anthony Loke says PKR will decide on the P Pauh candidate.

UPDATED 5.30PM He says Anwar can still reapply if the previous appeal is rejected.

The police did not ask for a remand for Ho Kay Tat and Jahabar Sadiq.

UPDATED 6.01PM One party is suing for RM47mil and another for RM128mil.

MP SPEAKS Water disruptions at UKM have been happening for 10 years.

Reasons for Dr Pornthip's absence at the TBH negligence suit are unknown.

A registered letter dated Feb 24, 2015 was received a month ago from Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) on an alleged wrongdoing of haphazard relating to my motorbike which occurred on June 11, 2011, a time period of more than three years and eight months ago.

They were 'armed' with flowers, but greeted by K9 units and riot police.

The hudud amendment passed in Kelantan state assembly still preoccupies the thoughts of both Muslim and non-Muslim Malaysians. It is rightly so since the amendment can have far-reaching consequences that cannot be reversed. It is one way all the way.

COMMENT Police chief Khalid seems adamant to steal the thunder from Najib.

The Perak opposition was protesting arrest of Anwar as well as GST.

COMMENT The citizens must get involved in the politics of decision-making.

FREE YOURSAY ‘80 percent of workers have savings below the poverty line.’

Chief Judge of Malaya Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin maintains the judge.

COMMENT MCA no fortune teller, but we saw hudud was coming.

UPDATED 11.50AM They have yet to receive the letter on the decision.

FREE YOURSAY ‘I suppose Isma thinks conservative clothing prevents rape...?’

FREE YOURSAY ‘As a parent, education standards are the prime concern.’

This should not be an excuse for police to go on a 'fishing expedition' on 1MDB.

Arrests unjustified even if TMI’s report was false, say foreign journalists.

Inmates are being served milk three times a week and the prison area fogged.

Indeed the arrests of the Malaysian online news portal The Malaysian Insider ’s ( TMI ) journalists and publisher included, is raising serious concerns among many journalists here in Malaysia and elsewhere, too. Even readers are irate about the police raids and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) investigations.

UPDATED 4.03PM Jingga 13 activist is picked up at his home around midnight.