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Bar Council suggests bigger allowance for MPs to hire research officers
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Malaysian Bar chief Lim Chee Wee suggested today that bigger allowances be given to members of Parliament to enable them to hire research officers to help them in legislative work.
“The problem lies in support. I assume that their level of intellect is not so bad that even the best support cannot assist them.
“So we need ... Read More
Tiger skins are laid on the floor after they were seized by Wildlife and National Parks Department officers in Kota Star, Kedah on February 10, 2012. — Reuters/handout pic
Judiciary now cowed due to Dr M, says ex-CJ
By Melissa Chi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The courts have become subservient to politicians in the executive arm of government today because of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former Chief Justice Tun Mohd Dzaiddin Abdullah said ... Read More
BBC to apologise for airing paid-for Malaysia news
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has pledged to apologise for airing paid-for programmes that were favourable to some countries including Malaysia.UK daily The Independent ... Read More
Electoral graft due to voter expectations, say pundits
By Melissa Chi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Voters may not realise it but they are promoting corruption among politicians by demanding handouts, pundits said today.A political academic, an independent think-tank chief and two ... Read More
1 Care merely ‘upgrade’ of current healthcare system, says minister
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
GOMBAK, Feb 11 — Putrajaya’s controversial 1 Care proposal is merely an “upgrade” of Malaysia’s current two-pronged healthcare system, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said today.The health minister told ... Read More
KFC food fight not racial, says witness
By Mohd Farhan Darwis
KLANG, Feb 11 — It was hunger and not racism that triggered a fight at a KFC outlet in neighbouring i-City, Shah Alam, a witness to the quarrel said today.The witness, who only wanted to be known as ... Read More
Don’t change debate topic, Guan Eng tells Soi Lek
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The DAP’s Lim Guan Eng today accused foe Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek of altering their February 18 debate topic and limiting its scope to the Chinese community’s political future.The ... Read More
Indians get fake US, Canadian visas from Malaysia
By Melissa Chi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Malaysia’s lax controls on Indian tourists appear to be helping them enter the US and Canada illegally while prospering a foreign syndicate offering fake visas.The Times of India ... Read More
Minister denies EPF scheme use due to empty Treasury
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin has denied that using RM1.5 billion from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to give home loans to unqualified buyers meant that the federal ... Read More
Death likely for Saudi at home, says rights group
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Detained Saudi Arabian writer Mohammad Najeeb A Kashgari faces certain death for apostasy if Malaysia agrees to send him home, an international human rights group said.Human Rights ... Read MoreMore Articles
- Thaksin in KL recently, gets better treatment than in 2009
- PKR goes into final huddle before polls
- Passing assets to Bumi elites a return to Dr M’s failed policies, MPs say
- Muslims told Valentine’s Day can invoke wrath of God
- PKR demands Putrajaya reveal full details of NFCorp loan
- Najib ‘sacrificed his faith’ to attend Thaipusam do, says Perak Mufti
- 1 Care not yet cast in stone, says Health D-G
- Ex-Umno minister says party leaders buy positions with cash
- Hisham confirms arrest of Saudi blasphemy blogger
- No tear gas chemicals detected, chemist tells Baharudin inquest
- Parliamentary panel was told NFC cannot use loans for property
- Abdul Kadir: Umno to blame for Bumiputeras lagging behind
- 1 Care a ‘done deal’ despite ministry assurances, source says
- Malaysia arrests Saudi blogger over Prophet Mohammad tweets
- CIMB Group chief leads Asean support for Myanmar
- Azmin Ali not involved in Selangor sand graft, say PKR duo
- NFCorp says can use RM250m for property investments
- Soi Lek, Guan Eng in ‘Chinese’ debate on Feb 18
- Khazanah, PNB to hand over businesses to boost Bumi equity
- Cuepacs says left in the dark over EPF loan scheme
- 1 Care to be made mandatory, says Health Ministry
- Bersih’s Baharudin died of a heart attack, says doctor
- Stop fanning racial flames, says man attacked in KFC outlet
- Indelible ink use to be gazetted next week, says EC
- SME Corp made Teraju ‘smart partner’
- Mind the gap, says Cuepacs in ‘wage-increase’ row
- It’s status quo for overseas voters, says PSC
- Some way to go for Lynas to get full licence, says Mustapa
- Cops deny RPK claim over businessman’s death, say probe ongoing
- Cuepacs says dictatorial to stop sewerage workers from staying in civil service
- Repeal sedition law to prove political willpower, DAP urges Najib
- 1 Care to bridge public-private healthcare divide, says Health D-G
- Tabung Haji insiders charged with graft over ‘haj express’
- Hasan Ali wanted to become Selangor MB, says Khalid
- Jui Meng says expects Soi Lek to run in Malay-majority seat
- Top SC job to be split between retiring Treasury chief, executive director
- Dr M: Anwar wants to westernise Malaysia’s laws
- Police confirm ‘PKR man’ is Hilmi Malek
- NFC: Soi Lek confident Shahrizat will use ‘political wisdom’
- Shah Alam not a ‘city of sin’, says PAS MP
- Pua wants to meet Kong over bloated KLIA2 cost
- RPK claims businessman’s death in 2009 linked to Selangor sand theft
- 1 Care hanya ‘penambahbaikan’ sistem kesihatan, kata menteri
- Insiden KFC: Tidak timbul isu perkauman, kata saksi
- Pemerhati hak asasi manusia mohon Hamza Kashgari tidak diserahkan kepada Arab Saudi
- Menteri: Wang EPF digunakan bukan kerana kehabisan wang kerajaan
- PKR buat persiapan terakhir sebelum PRU13
