Archive - 10 January 2016

DAP being the big brother in the Selangor government (with 15 state seats) should lead the way in showing magnanimity to Parti Amanah Negara by surrendering more local council seats for Amanah. DAP should not show its ugly face of greed for power and political positions by clinging to its previous quota of council seats.

Investigations focused largely on asylum seekers or illegal migrants from north Africa, police say.

'With uncertain economic situation now, tourism has the best prospects,' UiTM Terengganu rector says.

The logging is happening at the Lentang Permanent Forest Reserve, an NGO says.

The department has submitted its proposal on this to the state government.

The state targets to provide homes costing families RM300,000 and below.

He was pulled out of a one-metre deep tank, the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department says.

A total of 74 from Pos Tohoi have not reported to school a week into the schooling year, Jakoa says.

Idris Jusoh pledges to take ensure no varsity student is too broke to eat.

Politicking only turns off the public and benefit BN, says Pakatan Harapan secretariat.

A new law will impose fines and make offenders clean up the area where they littered.

The directive comes after ex-veep Husam Musa attends events by the two parties.

Rulers can veto the Bill, but only after it has been passed by senate, says Shad Saleem Faruqi.

DAP leader says its 2009 and 2013 antecedents set the template of futility.

UPDATED 5.51PM | Umno sec-gen Tengku Adnan says opposition parties have always been like lalang.

Student group Kesatuan says many from families earning RM3,000 or less a month do this.

DAP's A Sivanesan points out decisions of 2009 committee were never implemented.

Johor DAP responds to a call for the party not to field Malay candidates in the state under its own banner.

UPDATED 5.11PM | PAS deputy president says it won't give any seats away next time.

KINIBIZ | Taxis, ridesharers, and the Public Land Transport Commission (Spad) must work together to solve their issues.

The PAS chief claims his party only gets stronger, whereas past coalitions have collapsed beyond rescue.

COMMENT | Students should be realistic when applying for scholarships to pursue a medical degree in M'sia.

UPDATED 7.30PM | Besides Umno, it now has the new party to contend with in the next GE.

I refer to the letter ‘Right of Self Defence’ by Dr Muzaffar Syah Mallow of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia ( The Star Jan 9, 2016) wherein he says that “it is time for the authorities to create and release clear guidelines on a person’s right of self-defence under the existing laws in this country in order for the general public to know their limits when protecting themselves or their property”.

COMMENT | They should not be defended for slavishly following dictates of superior courts.

UPDATED 4.35PM | PKR Youth’s Ahmad Syukri asks if cops have special teams to read social media postings.

Kampung Felda Bukit Goh resident says better to preserve her oil palm land for the future.

She replaces Prof Dr Mohd Fauzi Ramlan who had ended his term on Dec 31.

The M’sian PM had successfully underwent a minor surgery at HKL yesterday.

The country’s rainfall intensity is expected to reduce by 20 to 60pct, starting this month.

Chancellor Merkel hardens her stance towards migrants, promising expulsion for criminals.

MP SPEAKS | With bailout fingerprints everywhere, only the financially illiterate will believe Arul Kanda.

COMMENT | It has become an environs disaster which should be addressed immediately.

YOURSAY | ‘Justice is blind and it should not matter who the litigants are, whether opposition or gov’t.’