Archive - 19 June 2015

FREE ‘I rear cats and I am sad each time I read a report of cruelty to animals.’

FREE Hasmy Agam says it will help address issues such as repatriation.

FREE Measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale, its epicentre was 41km northeast of Ranau.

FREE If stacked up, it would reach the height of 30 KLCC buildings.

FREE The May inflation rate was above economists’ median estimate of 2.0pct.

FREE Its CEO says TNB will not pay a premium for 1MDB’s 70 percent stake.

FREE The PAS president says DAP did not understand the meaning of pact.

Gamis hands memo, citing audit report on mismanagement by VCs.

FREE It says the state water body should instead use it to subsidise water bills.

EXCLUSIVE 'I am also rich. But Najib and I serve the people,' says Nazri Aziz.

FREE They were detained near Tho Chu Island, while trying to flee authorities.

UPDATED 6.08PM Judge said bound by precedent which only allowed name change.

FREE UPDATED 5.05PM Report claims firm's funds used to bankroll election campaign.

I will not repeat the stand that has already been clarified by Penang Chief Minister and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng on matters of the Penang state government which should already be clear.

For me, 1MDB is a learning experience. It brings out the bad, the good, and the ugly in Malaysian politics and society.

The funds are for the community concerned to pick a project that will benefit it.

The Kota Kinabalu High Court today set June 26 to hear the judicial review application filed by Sabah Forest Industries (SFI) against an order by the Human Resources Ministry to recognise the Sabah Timber Industries Employees Union (STIEU).

Police and AG must make a stand on whether Tunku Idris broke the law.

COMMENT The coalition must decide whether it is dead or alive. Can it do that?

EXCLUSIVE This was ex-PM's advice to him during the 1987 Umno leadership tussle.

FREE Accusations continue, with each blaming the other for the death of Pakatan.

The practice of buying pawn tickets has been going on for years if not decades. According to the enforcement agency, the Moneylenders’ and pawnbrokers’ division of the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry, it is illegal for anyone to purchase the pawn tickets.

UPDATED 3.05PM Mara says procedures need done before jailed Nur Fitri can return.

FREE He was sent to detention centre after finishing sentence - and ends up dead.

Ram Karpal says court should have waited for Sirul to return before the verdict.

UPDATED 3.11PM Ex-PM now running to the foreign press to air grouses.

FREE A total of 10 Singaporeans were killed when the earthquake occurred.

The Sun newspaper in Malaysia ran a screaming headline on its June 19, 2015 print, titled ‘TNB in the DARK’. Wonder what else will be snuffed out by the Malaysian sovereign wealth company 1MDB over the next three to six month lifeline that has been in a hurry-burry fashion extended by the cabinet to their ‘Bugis warrior’ boss who is the prime minister, finance minister and adviser of 1MDB.

MP SPEAKS Ahmad Maslan best provide written reply to Parliament.

FREE Thus, Khoo Kay Peng can continue his divorce case in the Malaysian court.

He posted Malayan Union agreement, which led Malays to revolt against royals.

COMMENT Anifah’s riposte to Dr M’s diatribe in NYT broadens conflict.

UPDATED 1.55PM More documents needed before sending them to Sirul.

FREE PAS deputy president looks at positive side of failed marriage with DAP.

FREE MH370 Liow Tiong Lai says this would involve an area of 60,000 sq km.

UPDATED 12.40PM Application for three constitutional questions made.

Many lovers of the king of fruits who went to SS2 last night to look for ‘Donalds’ to have durians were much saddened and disappointed when they found the durian stall had vanished into thin air, that is, no longer there.

Malaysia has always been looked upon as a model of socio-economic success stories where diverse communities has continued to live in harmony, toiling together to develop as a successful nation, upholding the very essence of Malaysia, Truly Asia. Together, we have evolved into South-East Asia’s third largest economy continuing to achieve a robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

FREE ADUN SPEAKS Breaking up isn’t hard to do, and there are more pros than cons.

FREE MP SPEAKS The PM should accept Dr M’s challenge to a live debate.

COMMENT PKR may be right after all - with no formalised ties, what's there to dissolve?

FREE YOURSAY ‘Who paid for the 24,000 mosques and surau nationwide?’

FREE YOURSAY ‘It is in Selangor that the Pakatan problem is harder to fix.’

FREE Minister says former PM responsible for yes men culture he so laments.

FREE YOURSAY ‘1MDB hopes critics will get bogged down with unnecessary details.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘They are patriots, not criminals as gov’t made them to be.’

Lawyers see red as Bung gets away with ‘unparliamentary’ language, again.

FREE UPDATED 10.50AM Navy chief says the pirates fled in a lifeboat.

FREE Time lag may raise fears of a further spread of the deadly virus in Asia.

COMMENT If we continue to allow such behaviour, we may be going to the dogs.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Federal gov’t has forgotten about all earlier pacts.’

Forum told this applies to East Malaysia with many layers of natives.

SATIRE Three reasons why M'sians from other states should move to Johor.

Cheers! Finally the long awaited Animal Welfare Bill 2015 has been passed in Parliament to provide legal protection and safeguards to our animals. Going by the many comments in the social media the public especially animal lovers are happy and relieved to learn of the good news.