Archive - 11 September 2015

'The electorate has recognised the effort that the government has put in to make the lives of Singaporeans better.'

Salleh Said Keruak says the TV station has 'ulterior motive’ in airing Altantuya’s murder documentary today.

They say its leaders were able to distinguish between state administration and party matters.

Manjeet Singh Dhillon, however, had to pay RM50k costs to TV3 because the station did not defame him.

It says the request is to ease the burden of civil servants given the high cost of living.

The pilgrims will stay for six days and five nights in Arafah, Muzdalifah and Mina.

The police will wait for DBKL's approval under Section 11 of the PAA before deciding on the next course of action.

Since police have opened investigation paper, they should be given space to handle it, says commission.

IGP denies claims of Sirul ‘blackmailing PM’ and Razak Baginda ‘pulling the trigger’.

[UPDATED 6.43PM] The commission's Selangor director says no wrongdoing has been committed by the entity in its dealings.

The fledgling party gets a boost with more than a hundred lawyers submitting their membership papers today.

Deputy chairperson Salahuddin Ayub said Amanah's target for now was to create a working model of the new opposition coalition.

Rally planned on Sept 16 is causing jitters among Chinese restaurants, which advised clients to reschedule. 

An open letter to DYMM Yang di-Pertuan Agong to advise against the red shirt rally

Ampun Tuanku. Salah dan silap dalam kata-kata patik harap diampun.

COMMENT Do this instead of showing the world how shallow they are.

Leader of a Malay NGO says the various organisations taking part are of different shades and not all are happy with the government.

UPDATED 5.32PM Coalition of 20 NGOs say the publicity for the counter protest so far has suggested that there will be bloodshed.

The former PM’s role in ‘Kapsul’ was to act like himself when he was still leader.

Thai police say today the investigation had expanded to Malaysia.

UPDATED 3.50PM Since Najib has repeatedly denied knowing Altantuya, why is gov’t so sensitive to Al Jazeera report, asks Kit Siang.

Students representative council body has been relegated to an 'association' with little powers, it says.

COMMENT Kamaruddin’s and Mat Taib’s crossing may herald PKR, Amanah merger.

Tengku Adnan called her a 'termite', and Anina likens the veteran to a 'germ'.

NGO leader challenges te former PM to come for the Sept 16 'red shirt' rally.

Opposition parties are contesting all 89 seats in parliament for the first time.

UPDATED 3.35PM This is after party secretary-general Tengku Adnan fails to respond to her ultimatum.

UPDATED 3PM Such democracy contradicts their systems, values and constitutions, says the Malaysian Parliament speaker.

PKR veep Shamsul says opposition parties should not be on a collision course now.

Police say these people were Morais’ housemate, colleagues and family members.

UPDATED 2.45PM When asked about WSJ report citing 'parliamentary transcript' in its report on RM1.4 billion allegedly missing from 1MDB.

Tunku Ismail says if he takes over the leadership reins, he will clean up the mess. But he also does not want the post.

This is due to upgrading works and repairs at the Bkt Tungtung-Utan Aji pipe.

Iskandar Samad says this is because GHB and Amanah are allegedly out to destroy PAS.

The highest API reading was recorded in Samarahan (184).

832 polling stations open throughout the island republic at 8am today.

The vessel was found yesterday at the mouth of Batang Baram river in Sarawak.

These principles, he says, include matters pertaining to race and religion, social and economic justice and anti-corruption measures.

More than 22,000 had suffered from respiratory problems in South Sumatra.

However, the rally spokesperson says participants are not allowed to wear yellow T-shirts.

UPDATED 4PM Party chief announces memberships of Tumpat MP Kamaruddin Jafaar and former Selangor MB Muhammad Muhd Taib.

The ringgit dropped 1.5 percent this week to 4.3215 a dollar as of 10.38am.

COMMENT A culture of accountability needs real separation of powers.

Human Rights Watch urges charges against nine activists and opposition politicians be dropped.

Organisers must also get permission from venue owners to hold the rally, says KL deputy police chief Law Hong Soon.

Drivers may not get their word in through Najib’s blog, but they too want in on the budget.

A gov't spokesperson says the claim is 'baseless and politically motivated lies'.

[UPDATED 11.49] Suit arises from a posting and picture on Facebook by Nga Kor Ming, to indicate Rosmah took part in a cabinet meeting.

YOURSAY ‘Ultimately it is not the candidate's race that is important, but the party.’

This is in regard to bank deposits of more than US$250 million allegedly made with Credit Suisse, says Financial Times.

Steven Sim says this in reference to Pandikar Amin blocks move to table motion against PM in Parliament.

DAP supremo says rally appeals to not all Malays as it's specifically targeted at Malays who support Najib.

YOURSAY ' Inclusiveness is good, but remember, Pakatan 1.0 failed. '

PMO responds to the news channel’s special feature on the murder exploring links to the powers that be.

Its explosive feature today explores possible cover-up of the Mongolian’s death and links to top political figures.

YOURSAY ‘At this moment, I want to see a PAS-less new Pakatan, please.’

YOURSAY ‘Inviting a 'mole' into the new coalition is asking for trouble.’

The security directive will be amended in tackling the problem of leaking of government secret information.

State liaison committee says it didn't issue letter asking divisions to round up 1,000 members each.

YOURSAY ‘The former were donations, while the latter were illicit funds.’

YOURSAY ‘Najib, you are the PM, not Bersih. Your accounts were being probed, not Bersih's.’

MP SPEAKS Is 1MDB saying that I should quit my place in the PAC‎ just because I'm assisting investigations as a witness?