Archive - 23 February 2016

This is after Malaysian troops arrive in King Khaled Military City for an exercise.

MP SPEAKS | 'Putrajaya tries to profit instead of supporting local businesses'

DAP music video 'disrespectful', it says.

If office-bearers go against party constitution, they should be hauled up, says Mubarak chief.

The charge under Section 130KA of the Penal Code provides for life imprisonment and a fine.

Mahfuz Omar sarcastically proposes that Kelantan should lead the way.

MPN says 156 professors aged 61 to 70 find their contracts terminated.

This is making it difficult for Umno to carry out its works, he says.

State forestry says it is committed towards ensuring open and transparent forest management system.

UPDATED 6.47PM It adds Malaysian politics and governance standards have come under scrutiny due to issues over 1MDB.

2000 Population Census showed married women were aged between 15 and 19.

We, Voice370, the support group for families of those on board missing Flight MH370, are dismayed and disappointed by the Malaysian government’s unjust use of an Act of Parliament to suspend and/or deny existing rights in law, including also access to justice mechanisms, for the benefit of a private business, namely Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB).

90pct are cases where children are Muslims on paper, but raised as Hindus, says task force.

Introduced at 6 percent last year, GST shaved much of what little savings B40 households can make, it says.

Putrajaya’s proposal to close roads in Kuala Lumpur for Mat Rempit to race at nights legally will only worsen road safety and social issues. Is the government really serious in wanting to improve road safety, or trying to pander to the habits and wishes of Mat Rempit?

Congratulations to the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry for mulling the implementation of the single unit pricing policy in Malaysia. It is just fair that when prices are advertised or promoted, products and services must clearly display a single price which is the minimum total cost that is able to be calculated.

UPDATED 5.07PM| It will leave a clean slate for the next governor, she says.

By mid-2018, Gurney Drive will transform into Gurney Wharf, akin to Canary Wharf in London.

Pilgrimage fund made poor decision to invest in Silverbird, says PKR sec-gen.

UPDATED 5.21PM | A third of Orang Asli households are poor while poverty hounds one in five of Sabah bumiputera households.

The matter can best be resolved behind closed doors, PKR sec-gen believes.

Women make up more than a third of the managers, a Hays Asia survey shows.

As a former senior civil servant I am perplexed and politely ask - what has become of our national management of foreign workers and the consultation by and coordination in government, please? We obviously need to consult the public more to have less blundering.

Minister says Australia's travel advisory has not hurt inflow of tourists to Malaysia.

DAP backed PKR when it wanted him out as S'gor MB. and it should support DAP now, he contends.

Affin Hwang Capital says this was the first positive quarterly increase since 2Q14.

Ramesh says this is to prove that the former premier really is against corruption.

UPDATED 4.20PM | They are less likely to place trust in authority figures, says Umno Youth exco member.

UPDATED 2.45PM | It also benefited from RM2m given to an Indian-based association, he says.

MP SPEAKS | Clearly, the 1MDB strategists have decided on another ‘flip-flop’.

UPDATED 6.14PM | New date fixed after Justice Hanipah met the parties in chambers.

UPDATED 6.05PM | SIB to appeal over this High Court ruling.

The deal could catapult EFG into Switzerland’s top-five money managers.

UPDATED 5.56PM | The Umno supreme council member brushes off advice from ex-senior minister Rafidah Aziz.

She was responding to the minister's comments on two PKR reps removed as directors of GLCs in Penang.

There are currently 939 hotels in the city, including more than 400 budget hotels.

COMMENT | Tuan Ibrahim says country needs technocrats, whereas his party doesn’t.

Fahmi Reza is investigated for intentional insult to provoke breach of peace.

Most employers keep salary hikes in check amid slowdown worries, survey by Hays Asia finds.

It will deal another blow against freedom of expression, argues PKR lawmaker.

They travelled from Batam to Singapore, entered Johor, and returned to Singapore three hours later.

UPDATED 12.55PM | One view for this is the constant coverage of alleged corruption in 1MDB. 

UPDATED 5.31PM | The PAS journal wants to cite their articles and postings in its defence.

This is not Azmin's personal opinion but the stance of PKR as a whole, says PKR veep.

COMMENT | What common ground can the establishment and the opposition find?

COMMENT | Civil court powers on constitutional issues and statutory rights must be upheld and exercised wisely.

UPDATED 11.45AM | 'I never said it will be a street protest, or a public rally,' former law minister tweets.

YOURSAY | ‘ Such simple basic honesty is what we need in the country.’

UPDATED 10.05AM | It’s because most Public Accounts Committee members are overseas, says its chief.

It was also aimed at educating the people to adopt a corruption-free culture.

Heritage Group demands to know why state allowed bungalow built in 1808 to be demolished.

YOURSAY | ‘After all, this mandate can only be taken away by the people.’

This is on Court of Appeal decision for the former Perak MB's tweet on car plate 'WWW1'.

COMMENT | A good plan can only be executed when there is support from the grassroots.

COMMENT | We have messed up. We’ve lost our way. It’s time to press the reset button.

DAP leader slams plan to close some roads for a weekly Mat Rempit street race.

Bukit Kiara must be declared a green lung.

YOURSAY | ‘Why would anyone in his right mind want to give a donation to Sirul?’

The cost factor is too prohibitive, says Malaysian Employers Federation.