Archive - 24 February 2016

Application to amend the statement of claim has to be served on convicted killer in Australia.

They are turned off by attacks on PM by party elders, says Umno Puteri chief Ermieyati Samsudin.

It repeatedly and deliberately ignored key facts, says BN strategic communications director,

Its deputy president Azmin Ali says there are several new faces.

He wants to know why the main witness yet to be called by police.

Ramkarpal says a year ago home ministry told him in a parliamentary reply it was in the process of doing so.

Bilqis Hijjas is on trial for dropping the balloons at a mall during a National Day event.

MB Mohamad Hasan says this is to ensure they do not flout the conditions of the permits.

Proposed amendments to laws which carries death penalty expected to be tabled in Parliament in March.

The victim sustained injuries to the face, swollen lip and a broken tooth.

UPDATED 7.39PM | Difficult for Bank Negara to complete 1MDB probe before she retires, says ex-PM.

UPDATED 6.30PM | Likely due to slower business activity in 2nd half of last year but all not lost, says FMM. 

The Youth wing of the Lun Bawang Association Sarawak is proud to present the annual search for Ruran Ulung and Padan Liu Burung, an annual beauty pageant and warrior contest schedule to be held in conjunction with the annual Lun Bawang Festival in Lawas, Sarawak.

UPDATED 6.13PM| The fatwa had labelled them as 'liberal deviants'.

UPDATED 7.33PM | 'If I am invited, of course, I will go,' he says at a press conference.

UPDATED 7.28PM | Act as citizens irrespective of party affiliation, exhorts ex-premier.

UPDATED 5.25PM | It also backs the body's decision to push AG to review decision not to pursue PM.

UPDATED 7.08PM | Former premier says he is prepared to be jailed for his blog posting on AG Apandi.

Kenanga’s De Alwis says it reaffirms that the measures are not that bad.

Shahrul Anuar faces a charge of causing hurt to a mechanic four days ago.

Umno gets the brunt of the criticism while the opposition is spared, says the Cheras Umno chief.

As of Feb 19 there were nine cases of Zika reported on Puerto Rico.

It upholds appeals court's decision for the station to pay damages to the ex-MB.

This after the minister purportedly said he prefers to provide assistance to BN-led constituencies.

The offences are linked to the armed intrusion at Kampung Tanduo in Lahad Datu.

Trials in several other talc lawsuits have been set for later this year.

UPDATED 3.35PM | Idris Jusoh responds to non-renewal of contracts of 136 professors due to budget cuts.

Muhyiddin is setting a bad example for grassroots leaders, says the minister.

The offer was from Lim Kian Onn, a director of both ECM Libra and Plato Capital Ltd.

UPDATED 2.49PM | He claims enough evidence to prove Finance Ministry approved 'donation grant' for GE13.

Vets at the Yunnan Wild Animal Park found that the peacock had died of fright.

UPDATED 5.20PM | The plane carrying 21 people was on a flight from Pokhara to Jomsom.

This is leading us further down the tragic path of no return, says Terengganu prince.

Leissner, part of the 1MDB deal that earned the bank high fees, left earlier this month, Bloomberg reports.

Prices rose 3.6 percent compared with last year, but the jump is steeper than last month.

The prosecution’s appeal will be heard by the Court of Appeal this Friday.

COMMENT | There are those bent on converting non-Muslims to Muslims, by hook or crook.

Despite being illegal, prostitution is rampant in most major Indonesian cities.

Khalid dismisses the rumour, saying all squad cars are registered under his name.

UPDATED 4.10PM | Khalid says medical marijuana could be made legal if strict regulations are in place.

The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is deeply concerned with the judgment of the Shah Alam High Court recently on damages awarded to Noorfadilla Ahmad Saikin. We wish to highlight in particular, the huge reduction of damages made, and the harmful language and justifications used in the judgment passed on Feb 15. The message being sent by this judgment is clear, discrimination on the basis of gender faced by Noorfadilla is not of concern to the state.

On the suggestion to close some roads to allow amateur street races in Kuala Lumpur.

It trades at RM4.22 against the greenback, as against RM4.19 yesterday.

This is what I get for giving my honest advice, says the former minister.

The US$ sukuk was priced at a profit rate of 3.035 percent, it says in a statement.

Tengku Adnan's proposal to allow street races could unearth motoring talents, it says.

It flouts journalistic ethics by citing anonymous sources in a ‘smear campaign’, the minister says.

UPDATED 2.10PM | On whether it has served Setev’s amended RM100m claim on Sirul.

The flight landed safely in Melbourne at 5.21am (8.21am Australian time) today.

Batu MP is expected to give his sworn statement at the witness stand when trial continues in April.

I refer to the challenge issued by Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi that Malaysian youths should take up jobs deemed dirty, difficult and dangerous if they do not want more foreign workers coming to this country.

Hasan’s reasons for putting off receipt of 1MDB audit report not credible, says Kit Siang.

As at 11am, the number of evacuees dropped to 1,643 from 479 families.

A Projek Dialog forum discusses our negative views of foreign workers.

They are urging tighter regulations on mining they say is destroying arable land.

COMMENT | Otherwise it cannot claim its model of governance is superior.

UPDATED 11.29AM | Police to record ex-PM’s statement over his blog posting, IGP and sources confirm.

Speculation is also spewing that the review panel may be disbanded.

Among the notable developments last year was the jailing of Anwar Ibrahim, it says.

YOURSAY | ‘He is too busy playing with his phone sending out tweet messages.’

This is on Umno’s accusation the state gov’t is in contempt of court for allowing this.

Road user Mohd Ismit points out that Sepang already has a racing track.

YOURSAY | ‘They rely on their own sources for information and advise their citizens accordingly.’

COMMENT | They have said things damaging to both their own reputations.

Diploma holder Azrolnizam Sidek is now cleaning drains at an NS cement factory.

YOURSAY | ‘But it’s easy to decide - the good of this country or the sake of one man?’

Minister likened Pagoh Umno chief Muhyiddin Yassin to a ‘biting dog’.

UPDATED 6.25PM | The epicentre of the quake was 16km south-west of Kuala Berang.