Archive - 3 April 2015

‘The report is inaccurate, malicious and defamatory,’ says the deputy MB.

Sabahans and Sarawakians are now at the crossroads of whether to continue supporting the current Prime Minister, Najib Abdul Razak, or not in view of the multiple criticisms, attacks and commentaries made against him recently on several notable issues both within his party and externally.

Puad Zarkashi raps ex-premier for his unwise remarks on Altantuya Shaariibuu.

Mahathir will make his first public appearance after his attack on Najib.

Having mythomania and kleptomania?

UPDATED 7.08PM This after a meeting between the finance ministry and telcos.

Sarawak minister says that all will suffer if BN loses political control of the country.

UPDATED 7PM If only the ex-premier knew the extent of our probe, says top cop.

UPDATED 7.53PM Khalid says issues raised were widely discussed before.

He was nabbed over an alleged picture of Najib in lock-up clothes.

UPDATED 6.19PM Piah Samat wishes to 'tell something' to ex-PM Mahathir.

The ex-RMAF got his membership cert from the Islamist party last week.

PKR's says Pakatan's top agenda should be the rakyat, not internal squabbles.

However, 'mee kuning' is considered zero-rated and not subjected to GST.

Even Najib's numero uno defender Syed Ali Alhabshee is keeping his lips pursed.

A suspended PKR leader slams the Pakatan lawmaker for asking the ex-PM’s help.

Upgrading projects had been done at two water treatment plants in the area.

MP SPEAKS Where is the briefing before MPs vote on seven anti-terror bills?

UPDATED 4.54PM It says BN has rejected hudud, so no need to rush Najib.

UPDATED 3.30PM Complaints received of hostile Customs officers.

UPDATED 4.21PM Recent by-elections show BN gaining support under PM.

DAP MP says damages to shooting victim kin were laudable though meagre.

It’s a sign something’s just not right.

ANALYSIS The karmic wheel has turned and Najib finds himself in the same spot as...

It's a case of out of the frying pan, into the fire for the well-known cartoonist.

The 6 percent GST is truly putting so much pressure on the consumers and business community.

UPDATED 3.10PM MB Azmin says it's 'crystal clear' open tender still in use.

The deputy MB makes this declaration at a ceramah in Kota Baru last night.

UPDATED 1.20PM MCA Youth leader says since he's so critical, run as opposition.

FREE YOURSAY ‘A survey by SMS? Owners of phones can be traced.’

COMMENT To them, Umno represents all that is antithetical to Islam but...

Unlike Razali's claim, post-tax statistics show M'sia among most unequal in Asia.

‘It will be another landmark for Malacca,’ says Chief Minister Idris Haron.

The Sungai Semenyih and Bukit Tampoi treatment plants were now operational.

The Taman Permata Dengkil residents lived in tents, fearing their flats would collapse.

Bail for the cartoonist is set at RM2,500 for each charge, for a total of RM22,500.

The spill had caused water processing plants in the state to stop operations.

UPDATED 12.05PM Users upset gov't 'fooled' by telcos' extra talktime offer.

FREE YOURSAY ‘So finally we can say, ‘Now everyone is a taxpayer.’

COMMENT It’s time to close the file on the five editors - no further action, please.

COMMENT Stop using the very law the PM once promised to abolish against them.

Idea is to keep GST simple, not tangled by zero-rated items, says Tony Pua.

FREE YOURSAY ‘But it looks like finally the chickens are coming home to roost.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘Mahathir better play it judiciously else Najib can still beat him.’

UPDATED 9.14AM While Gerakan Youth says no to extra talktime.

COMMENT Mahathir has now taken the bout to the next level. Expect it to be ugly.

Thank you, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, for letting the cat out of the bag.

Eight years and six months since Altantuya Shaariibuu was C4-ed to death mercilessly, the chronology of events from the discovery of her remains until today puzzles even excellent investigators.

Malaysia is a hotbed of controversies these days. Over at the Barisan Nasional camp, controversies include the goods and services tax (GST), dubious accounting and business practices (1Malaysia Development Berhad or 1MDB) and the arbitrary unilateral subjugation via the Sedition Act.

A new style of governance is being increasingly played out in Malaysia. One of fear and intimidation.

The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) deeply regrets the position of the Sarawak Timber Association (STA) on the issue of minimum wage as it is incoherent, even downright contradictory and of course self-serving.