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Repay RM250m NFC loan, Nazri tells Shahrizat

KUALA KANGSAR, Feb 13 — Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil has been advised by fellow Cabinet minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz to repay the RM250 million government loan obtained for the scandal-ridden National Feedlot Centre (NFC) project.

Nazri (picture) was reported by Sinar Harian as saying it was the best solution to put and end to ... Read More

Visiting French Minister of Defence and War Veterans Gerard Longuet (centre) Defence Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi inspect an honour guard in Kuala Lumpur on February 13, 2012. — Reuters pic
Visiting French Minister of Defence and War Veterans Gerard Longuet (centre) Defence Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi inspect an honour guard in Kuala Lumpur on February 13, 2012. — Reuters pic

Putrajaya faces tough choices with civil service pay revamp

By Jahabar Sadiq
Editor
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The Najib administration is facing a massive headache in trying to unwind the new controversial pay scheme that appears to benefit top government officials but leaves the majority ... Read More

Deported by Malaysia, Saudi blogger detained on arrival

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Saudi Arabian blogger Hamza Kashgari, deported back to Riyadh yesterday by Malaysia after allegations of insulting Prophet Mohammad on micro-blogging site Twitter, was taken into ... Read More

Stay away from non-Muslim religious events, ulamas tell Muslims

By Yow Hong Chieh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The Ulama Association of Malaysia (PUM) has urged Muslims to stay away from non-Muslims religious festivals following the prime minister’s visit to Thaipusam celebrations last ... Read More

Crime down 11.1pc last year, says Hishammuddin

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
PETALING JAYA, Feb 13 — The overall crime index dropped by 11.1 per cent last year according to the latest National Key Result Areas (NKRA) report, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said ... Read More

Despite virtual death sentence, Malaysia sends Saudi blogger home

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Malaysia deported a Saudi Arabian blogger today, police said, despite fears voiced by human rights groups that he could face execution in his home country over Twitter comments he ... Read More

Group claims GPs will need ‘double-licensing’ under 1 Care

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
PETALING JAYA, Feb 12 — The proposed 1 Care health scheme will require all general practitioners to submit to additional accreditation before they are allowed to treat patients, a citizens’ group asserted ... Read More

Apologise for paid-for interviews, Guan Eng tells PMO

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Lim Guan Eng today demanded the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) apologise for paying RM84 million to a UK publicity firm to polish the Najib administration’s image through news ... Read More

Court issues interim order to bar Saudi’s deportation, too late?

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Malaysian human rights activists who won an interim court order are rushing to the airport to stop authorities from sending home a Saudi Arabian man to certain death.Mohammad Najeeb ... Read More

Kashgari deportation unlawful and cruel, says PKR veep

By Melissa Chi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — PKR vice president N. Surendran denounced the federal government for sending Saudi Arabian Hamza Kashgari home today, where he will likely be executed for alleged blasphemy.“The ... Read More

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