Archive - 12 May 2015

FREE High Court granted a stay pending a judicial review bid by MIC.

FREE UPDATED 10.43PM Its decision will be commercially-driven.

Police are probing the claim by a female participant who was arrested on May 1.

FREE MACC raids 375 companies, six months after CM's warning to timber industry.

FREE Anti-GST rally participant Maisara said a cop threatened to rape her.

Don't rap folk for being beautifully dressed or for driving a Mercedes, says Tajuddin.

Three injuries reported when the gates were used at the top of stairs.

FREE Putrajaya may do this to save 1MDB, says new Permatang Pauh MP.

FREE Lim asks why Teng harping on GST imposed on local authorities.

FREE But the prosecution said neither fine or jail fitting given his age.

UPDATED 6.07PM Supreme council also tells Najib: 'No bailouts.'

KINIBIZ The latest issue highlights the firm's rather opaque dealings.

FREE Probe showed him police are not politically influenced, says Zam.

FREE He was freed because he used his finger, and child's testimony unreliable.

FREE Tenaganita says reports show they are kept on the move.

The recent awful findings of mass graves in Thailand bear testimony to what survivors from Myanmar have been  saying for years. It is a sad fact that, over all this time and despite the overwhelming evidence, national, Asean and international governments and agencies have been seemingly incapable of offering even the most basic protection to these thousands of women, men and children, our fellow human beings. 

Media crisis management in Malaysia seems to be getting from bad to worse.

FREE On Oct 9, 2014, the Court of Appeal had overturned the High Court’s ruling.

UPDATED 5.05PM PMO dismisses list circulated on the purported reshuffle.

Guan Eng's highest, Phee Boon Pooh lowest, in Teh Yee Cheu’s survey.

He says resignation would seem like he's running away from responsibilities.

Grassroots leaders get text messages from those in supreme council.

FREE The US Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.1.

FREE COMMENT The case a sign of serious failure of law to protect minors.

FREE The incident sparked a fresh debate about corruption in India.

FREE Three boats carrying more than 1,000 landed on Langkawi at the weekend.

FREE If sea levels rise one metre, more than 150 million lives would be at risk.

FREE ‘They wanted to go to Malaysia, so we sent them on their way,’ says a spokesperson.

UPDATED 4.10PM This is the Singapore method in dealing with an emerging, independent press.

FREE The firm says said a search to identify a suitable successor was being conducted.

The pro-bumi business unit now used to save 1MDB, says Rafizi Ramli.

Teh Yee Cheu will support state opposition leader Jahara’s motion.

With reference to the recent report wherein the Health Minister, Dr S Subramaniam, had said that a smoking ban on all eating places, including open air spaces without air conditioning, is just a suggestion to increase smoke-free areas, I would like to give some suggestions which may be of good use.

FREE UPDATED 2.10PM PAS chief says Najib should not succumb to pressure.

Profits of small businesses insufficient to finance costs of compliance with GST.

UPDATED 1.41PM Gov't admits negligence, terms include immediate probe.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Stop this raiding of our religious and retirement funds.’

The prime minister has assured Tabung Haji contributors that their deposits in the fund are safe. There is no reason for contributors to withdraw their savings since the government is the guarantor of their deposit.

FREE Nik Nazmi tells Khairy not to just think about his political survival.

COMMENT All Malaysians should be on guard against Hizbut Tahrir.

But police rule out foul play at TH branch in Perlis and warn against 'wild rumours'.

FREE Anthony Loke is shocked gov’t reserve land in Temiang sold at two sen psf.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Keris in, keris out, keris it all about. Then turn and smile for the cameras.’

This is the first in a five-part series.

FREE YOURSAY ‘We really need this katak around to give us some good laugh. ’

He says Utusan has always been frank about their owners, editorial decisions.

Rizal disputes Mahathir's claim that Rosmah behaves like the PM.

This follows prosecution withdrawing appeal in Nik Nazmi's case.

He says the abolition of slavery in the UK took over two decades.

COMMENT Najib reminds Mahathir of the time he almost lost in 1987.

FREE YOURSAY ‘The audit is to buy time. What else can auditor-general do?’

COMMENT As Najib lives out Pak Lah's last days as PM, Dr M grimly watches.

FREE Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching says Health and Education Ministries need staff.

Kula says they include business-politics nexus and PMO as a co-tenancy.

It has to be fostered to succeed economically, says Minister Paul Low.

FREE DAP’s Tony Pua notes how all the big talk about 1MDB fizzled out as usual.

COMMENT Pakatan’s emergence forced BN to work to retain ‘fixed deposit’ state.

FREE MIC leader tells Subra do his job as minister, instead of posturing to lead MIC.

FREE YOURSAY ‘The stakes have risen. Najib is now no longer elegantly silent.’