Archive - 11 April 2016

FAQ on Taman Manggis land sale and the bungalow controversy

Introduction

Umno and Barisan Nasional have been making various false accusations against the Penang state government and Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over the sale of Taman Manggis land and the Chief Minister’s house. Through the BN-controlled mainstream media, the state government and the CM have been continuously attacked with false accusations. The following is the true story behind the issue.

10y ago

'Attorney-general should not head the Bar Council'

Human Rights Watch joins call to reject proposal for AG to head the Bar, as made in Parliament.

10y ago

IGP: Stop making seditious remarks on Zakir Naik lecture

Khalid reiterates decision to cancel forum final, says all faiths must be respected.

10y ago

Minister: Normal for Najib to sign off 1MDB documents

UPDATED 5.35PM | Nazri also says the prime minister is too busy to be micro-managing 1MDB.

10y ago

EC to meet on Thursday on Sarawak election

This follows the dissolution of the Sarawak legislative assembly, effective today.

10y ago

Rahman Dahlan-Guan Eng debate waste of time, says Nazri

Minister says issue is best to wait for MACC to complete its probe.

10y ago

Rayani Air suspended for three months from today

UPDATED 3.45PM | Department of Civil Aviation declines to provide details, but fixes May 12 for an inquiry.

10y ago

No 'minority report' threat from opposition PAC members

Abdul Rahman says when he was in PAC, such threats were made when they disagreed with main report.

10y ago

‘Racism’ case in a school in Penang resolved or covered-up?

10y ago

Pua: Powerful forces put words in PAC chief's mouth

He cites a Bernama report yesterday, for which Hasan ‘ordered an edit’ to the misreporting.

10y ago

Toothless PAC should be given more bite

Our Parliament is the highest law-making body, well, the only law-making body in the country. The Judiciary interprets and mete out judgements on the law made in Parliament.

10y ago

'Arrest of MACC officer nothing to do with Guan Eng's case'

The officer was arrested last April 7 in Bangi and MACC found RM20,000 on him.

10y ago

Can anyone now claim to be innocent, gullible or incompetent?

YOURSAY | ‘One who has RM2.6b in his personal accounts can definitely not be innocent.’

10y ago

Replace 175-yr-old law to spur maritime industry, says ex-CJ

UPDATED 1.40PM | Zaki Azmi suggests the implementation of The Hague Visby Rules.

10y ago

Don't pour fuel into the fire, Perkasa warns MIC

Its Youth wing dares MIC to attend Zakir Naik's talk and pose questions.

10y ago

T’ganu only provides accommodation, food for Zakir, says MB

Ahmad Razif says the invitation for Zakir, 50, to come to Terengganu was made last year.

10y ago

Cops order Zakir Naik's forum in Malacca to be cancelled

UPDATED 12.25PM | Khalid Abu Bakar says this is on the grounds of potential public unrest.

10y ago

Deepak's suit against ex-minister Sabaruddin struck out

UPDATED 12.50PM | The matter was fixed for trial today but Deepak, as the plaintiff, failed to appear.

10y ago

Time to limit terms for all elected officials

COMMENT | No one person should have too much power nor for too long.

10y ago

And the real decision-maker in 1MDB is…

YOURSAY | 'What does it mean when the PAC report states that 'Najib ordered the board'?'

10y ago

IGP: Police need time to go through 106-page 1MDB report

Until they peruse the document, Khalid Abu Bakar reserves his comments on police investigations.

10y ago

Please don’t transfer the ‘sensitive posts’ problems

Public Services Department director-general Mohd Zabidi Zainal has publicly announced that 50 civil servants holding ‘sensitive posts’ will be transferred within a week. That is pretty decisive and fast action and he said that this exercise is going to be ‘on-going’. I wonder why the haste, and how many more will be transferred out?

10y ago