Archive - 10 September 2015

'Make many suggestions for the 2016 Budget so we can shape our country's future together.'

It is as if the issue is not important for the state administration, says the secretary of S'gor BN reps.

They claim this is done through a media campaign targetting 1MDB.

[UPDATED 9.05PM] Pesaka, when contacted, says they will issue a statement after a meeting tonight.

[UPDATED 8PM] If the money was obtained through 'halal' means, he says, Najib has nothing to fear.

[UPDATED 8.40PM] He warns the party will not have sufficient time to adequately prepare for the 14th general election.

[UPDATED 9.30PM] Umno man Jamal says Malays who attended Bersih had their minds colonised by Chinese rally-goers.

The controversial lawyer had pleaded not guilty to the charges last September.

City police chief says they are probing claims made on social media although they have not received any report of such incidents.

MCA opposes next Wednesday's red shirts rally, which the party says is motivated by a racist agenda.

[UPDATED 6.01PM] Firm wants its fiercest critic to step down and prove his innocence first.

UPDATED 6.45PM They should emulate mainstream media, which he says are ethical and do not defame people.

Syed Ali wants Umno members to unite to face the 'enemies of Islam'.

Its deputy chief Wee Ka Siong says the best thing to do was to call off the rally.

He singles out DPM Zahid Hamidi and cautions people not to fall for the ‘diversion’.

UPDATED 4.50PM Noor Farida Ariffin says proper procedure must be followed for such transfers.

[UPDATED 4.48PM] Maria Chin challenges PM to come clean on the RM2.6 billion when Bersih discloses details of its account.

Guan Eng claims the newspaper lied in quoting Rahman Dahlan on land reclamation in Penang.

P Thanagopal was woken by a firecracker-like blast and he and his wife fled the fire.

Bob Halim Lim was detained on Wednesday after an angry exchange with airline staff.

Jailed PKR leader’s family meets Health Ministry in Putrajaya and demands proper medical care for him.

The state received a total of RM9.64 billion from 18 approved projects.

COMMENT Oppositionists slow to realise an aversion to BN is not enough basis to unite.

70 NGOs outline the necessary reforms needed in political funding.

[UPDATED 8PM] The nation sees a vast improvement in its score for this year.

These are the eight Christian CDs using the term ‘Allah’ that she brought in from Indonesia.

Move to pursue protesters gives the impression police are covering for Najib over his scandals, says Bersih.

COMMENT The prime minister is not synonymous with parliamentary democracy.

UPDATED 4.07PM She says this in reference to refusal of DAP and PAS to work together.

[UPDATED 4.13PM] Crowd greets the delegation headed by Wan Azizah with applause and warm smiles.

Yesterday’s temporary truce with Najib will break when more scandals crop up - and the PM will fall, says an analyst.

COMMENT Malaysia still does not have the moral courage to ratify CERD.

The cartoonist will launch his book on Sunday. He is wondering if, like before, the police will come knocking...

All eyes will be on several hot seats, including Al-Junied GRC and East Coast GRC.

The Sam Lian had left Kuching on Sept 2 carrying 500 tonnes of general merchandise.

[UPDATED 1.32PM] BN track record shows how public funds are used to rescue ailing firms, says PKR veep.

UPDATED 1.22PM Surely supreme legislative body can choose its own prime minister, says Tony Pua.

Four of Faisal Tehrani's books have been banned by the Home Ministry since February.

There were 13 members in the PAC investigating 1MDB, so why single me out, asks the PJ Utara MP.

It forbids members to be involved in any way saying it is racial in nature.

COMMENT Its story on Nurul will not hold water when it goes before a fair judge.

Khairy says comments made by Najib yesterday represent position of the party.

DAP MP says the Selangor MB should consider the harsh reality that PAS may end up contesting against both PKR and DAP in the next polls.

Prolonged arguments and accusations frustrate the ordinary citizens who are in deep suffering, says Tian Chua.

Twitter users seemed most impressed by the revamped Apple TV.

It was also reported that the haze in Singapore reached the unhealthy level today.

Malaysia’s currency fell 0.1pct to 4.3342 a US dollar in Kuala Lumpur.

If there is a case against PAC, says its former chair, who is now deputy home minister.

YOURSAY ‘The real issue’s not how WSJ obtained information but the veracity of its reports.’

Iban go to ‘war’ with the courts as they decide on the state appeal against NCR definition of hunting grounds.

UPDATED 11.25AM Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak says he will first wait for police announcement.

Any attempts to cover up with a mere denial will only lead to greater suspicion, says MP.

'I regret the decision by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who block my lawyers from meeting me.'

UPDATED 10.55PM Salleh Said Keruak claims latest WSJ report ‘ill-intentioned’, wants MCMC to act.

Kuala Semantan state assemblyperson Syed Hamid Syed Mohamed has quit PAS.

MP SPEAKS Gelang Patah MP says the race-based rally distracts from the anniversary of Malaysia.

YOURSAY ‘Can you imagine the headline - ‘Mahathir arrested for attending rally in KL’?

YOURSAY ‘Hats off to the Special Branch man for standing his ground.’

Traders have variety of ideas for the tax but all agree business has been affected.

YOURSAY ‘The red shirts should be given same terms and conditions as Bersih 4.’

YOURSAY ‘And yet the home minister allowed its members to join the protest?’

UPDATED 8.39AM Dang Wangi police chief warns anyone spreading the call for the rally will face the music.

The pupils of Sekolah Kebangsaan Tohoi in Gua Musang, Kelantan, have been missing since Aug 23.

Members say Najib asked everyone to close ranks and that nothing extraordinary happened.