Archive - 13 October 2015

Khalid says he will contact MACC chief soon on the matter.

Syabas says disruption is due to works to replace the butterfly valves in Sri Andalas, Klang.

COMMENT | How lodging a police report in a foreign land can constitute an offence in Malaysia is totally baffling.

Rahman Dahman questions the agenda of the Bank Negara governor over her accusations on 1MDB.

UPDATED 8.15PM | ‘If the AG says task force still exists, then it exists’, says IGP.

The party is set to launch a campaign to ensure Khalid Ismath is released from police detention.

Despite economic and political challenges, he says M’sia is forging ahead.

UPDATED 7.55PM | Their immediate agenda is to fight against the TPPA and the abuse of Sosma.

UPDATED 8.12PM | Khalid Abu Bakar says police’s task is only to investigate based on the reports lodged.

The party is not involved with Pakatan Harapan or Umno, says its election director.

When we spoke to an online retail operator about the rise in the number of consumer complaints lodged in Malaysia against online retailers - he said good!

I refer to the front-page article ‘Who’s to blame for the delay in LRT job?’ in one of the leading newspapers on Sunday, Oct 11, 2015. In that article, all the figures were pointing at George Kent, which specialises in the manufacturing of water meters, and which was awarded the billion ringgit LRT contract. George Kent has absolutely no experience in LRT construction.

Poet Zurinah Hassan wins the honour for her contributions to literature.

KINIBIZ | If there were alternative travel options, the hikes might have been justified.

‘One day, we might have to investigate the AG himself’, says ex-law minister.

Devaluation also affects other Asian currencies, particularly of commodity exporters like Malaysia.

UPDATED 5.15PM | State fund gave all info for Bank Negara’s permission to make remittances, says AG.

It says M'sia needs the agreement with Pacific region partners to ensure continuous growth.

UPDATED 4.35PM Attorney-general Apandi Ali clarifies this, and adds that Sosma is not limited to terrorists.

Graftbuster says investigations to be completed by December after everybody involved questioned.

He needs to show how lodging police reports against 1MDB can sabotage financial banking sector, says Baljit Singh.

UPDATED 4.41PM | Leave must be granted, says Cyrus Das, as it involves constitutional issues that affect voters.

UPDATED 3.40PM | If this attempted sabotage charge on Khairuddin and Chang does not, they can get bail, says  lawyer.

The department is currently executing phase two of the probe.

MyKMU tells government not to compromise with 'old cronies' who try to 'sabotage' the economy.

Resolve the 1MDB and Najib affairs and there will be no need to control the currency, says Rafizi Ramli.

UPDATED 3.25PM | Islamist party says that for now, it will not cooperate with any other political party.

UPDATED 3.04PM | The party won’t pursue it yet, says PAS sec-gen, but he has 'no idea' of the president’s next move.

UPDATED 3.38PM | PKR proposes the innovative 'first right of refusal' mechanism to combat toll hikes.

Non-Muslims among those who have applied, says secretary-general Mohd Anuar Tahir.

They knew of this from other villagers and a hostel guard, two elected reps say after a visit to Gua Musang.

The mall was opened in 1973 and set the stage for KL to be the shopping destination it is today.

UPDATED 2.45PM | Bad decision when people have less money for domestic consumption, says opposition.

An Umno blogger points out that Muhyiddin's support for the Act is not an endorsement for it to be abused.

UPDATED 2.20PM | Khalid Ismath is charged under the Sedition Act and Multimedia and Communications Act.

It says better for the MP to probe how confidential information was leaked to international bodies.

They oppose its use now but supported it during Parliamentary debates.

The BM version says 'inter-city highways' while the English, Chinese, and Tamil versions of the BN manifesto say 'intra-city highways'.

UPDATED 1.31PM | The moment it loses power, it may fall victim to the winner, warns a political scientist.

Why abuse women when it is clear the scriptures promote respect and non-violence?

UPDATED 12.38PM | Noted political analyst says if either of these two don't move, nothing is going to change.

As at 11am, the air quality level over the country was rated from ‘moderate’ to ‘good’.

UPDATED 12.15PM | It upholds decision to quash suspension of financial daily, awards RM4,000 in costs.

But the cooperation, says Amanah Youth chief Sany Hamzam, must be conditional.

Gobala Guru went missing after ‘abduction’ by police, who till now say their investigations have yielded nothing.

Two major local banks predict this to take place before Federal Reserve raises interest rates.

However it is not expected to point fingers at who was responsible for firing it.

UPDATED 10.14AM | His charge under Section 124L of Penal Code had rendered the legal challenge academic in law.

YOURSAY | ‘Give 1MDB more time when the PM has stalled all efforts to investigate him?’

YOURSAY | ‘Even if 1MDB were to make good, that does not negate the fraud committed.’

This comes after UN added Chinese records of the 1937 massacre to its Memory of the World.

YOURSAY | ‘How could their future be worse off by throwing out MCA and Umno?’

COMMENT | It is not only Najib who would have to go but the entire cabinet.

The deputy tourism minister says the two are strong and gutsy to endure life in the jungle.

The very young children must have been terrorised by helicopters swirling above them. This was not a search for a downed aircraft that could have been spotted from the air. In fact, small aircraft and helicopters that might crash in thick jungle are also not very easily seen from the air. Here were little children moving on the ground under thick foliage of the forest. They were not carrying anything that could emit signals that could be picked up by the helicopters.

YOURSAY | 'Didn’t Mahathir sack an entire generation of the best judicial brains?'

Many problems can be avoided if work ethics are respected, PM Najib tells a cartoonists’ event.

YOURSAY | ‘Petronas cow can no longer produce enough milk, rakyat next to be milked.’

Admit if 1MDB flouted rules on overseas funds transfers, its president Arul Kanda is told.

We need good and skilful change agents.