Rafizi: New Electricity Tariff Hike Will Burden the People
By Aidil Syukri, Malaysian Digest KUALA LUMPUR, 31 MAY, 2011: PKR Strategic Director Rafizi Ramli today said the government's announcement to reduce electricity subsidy will only burden the people…
Reveal truth about Felda’s RM6b loan, PKR tells EPF
By Yow Hong Chieh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — PKR has urged the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to clarify if it lent RM6 billion to the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda)…
MACC clears A-G and Robert Phang of graft
By Florence A Samy, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) cleared Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail of graft allegations over his Haj pilgrimage to Mecca with…
‘Submissions won’t be made public for now’
By Irdiani Mohd Salleh, NSTKUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Commission of Inquiry investigating the death of Teoh Beng Hock has decided not to make public the written submissions by the three parties until…
Tan Sri Muhyiddin, Kami sedia tanggung beban…
Selepas banyak permintaan kerajaan kami telan, kami cuma nak minta satu sahaja. Cuma satu sahaja yang kami minta, dan kami takkan minta apa-apa lagi kalau permintaan kami yang satu ini dapat Tan…
RI, Malaysia end standoff on migrant worker rights
By Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta PostAfter two years of tough negotiations, involving the top leaders of both countries, Indonesia and Malaysia eventually overcame the protracted deadlock on the…
Lynas: where common sense left us
Why is a foreign country sending all the raw material over here to process and then take back what it wants, leaving behind what it does not want back on its shores? By J. D. Lovrenciear
Two Wrongs Don’t Make One Right
By Tony Pua The Najib administration announced that it will raise electricity prices by an average 7.12 per cent from June 1 this year. According to Reuters, the price charged by Petronas for the…
Make safety culture our own
By Terence Fernandez, The Sun "WE began with a small group of orphans in a building built from timber we found while clearing the land. We cut the slope to make space for the building.” These…
Power rates up 7.12%
By Karen Arukesamy, The Sun PUTRAJAYA (May 30, 2011): Households that use 300 kilowatt hour (kWh) or less of electricity a month will not be affected by the higher tariff effective Wednesday, June…
Pro-Lynas group bullies protestors as IAEA panel meets
By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUANTAN, May 31 — For the second day in a row, demonstrators supporting the controversial rare earth plant forced anti-Lynas protestors to leave the Hyatt…
An Evening with Art Harun & Raja Petra Kamarudin
7.00pm, Tuesday, 31st May 2011 (with dinner)Holiday Villa Hotel37 Leinster GardensLondon W2 3AN
Ibrahim wields faith to ward off ‘Umno stooge’ claims
(The Malaysian Insider) - Datuk Ibrahim Ali declared today his willingness to swear on Allah’s name that he acts of his own free will and has never been influenced by Umno.
Bigger landslide in the making
By Stephanie Sta Maria, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Double landslides occurred side by side in Bukit Antarabangsa, Hulu Kelang, Selangor, 10 days ago but escaped public attention for both…
As panel meets, pro- and anti-Lynas groups face off
By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUANTAN, May 30 — The situation at the Hyatt Regency here threatened to turn ugly this afternoon as both pro and anti-Lynas Corp groups gathered while the…
Power rates up 7pc June 1, gas prices also hiked
(Reuters) - PUTRAJAYA, May 30 — The Najib administration today said it will raise electricity prices by an average 7.12 per cent from June 1 in an effort to cut down on subsidies.
Perkasa defends Ibrahim Ali, calls Anwar ‘worst politician’
(The Malaysian Insider) - Perkasa defended Datuk Ibrahim Ali today as a man of integrity who has earned both the trust and confidence of professionals as well as politicians.
A ‘snap poll’ in Malaysia? Political surprise, journalistic cliché
Election campaigns in Malaysia — from the announcement of the poll, the proroguing of Parliament, the nomination of candidates, the campaign, the vote, and the declaration of the result of the poll —…
No takers yet for Rolls Royce: M’sian businessman
(The Straits Times) - BUSINESSMAN Zamil Ibrahim is still waiting for someone who can find a Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim 'lookalike' to take up the offer of a vintage Rolls Royce and RM10,000 (S$4,080).
HRP eyes six seats in Kedah
Of the six, five are state seats. The sole parliamentary seat targeted is Padang Serai, held by N Gobalakrishnan. (Free Malaysia Today) - The Human Rights Party (HRP) plans to contest in five state…
WIKILEAKS: ‘Abu Sayyaf links turned Dr M red’
However, his attack against the Time magazine over the article was moderate as he was not personally mentioned and wanted to keep a lid on the possible links, said US diplomats. The Time article…
‘PKR failed to pay rent for 30 months’
Party leaders are accused of lying in saying that they had been prompt in paying RM20,000 per month to the landlord. (Free Malaysia Today) - New details have emerged that PKR may not have paid rental…
Scholarship solution – More professional courses in local varsities for top scorers
By Sharanjit Singh, NSTGEORGE TOWN: A new policy will be introduced to resolve the issue of top scorers not being awarded Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships to pursue their studies abroad.…
Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #67
I am convinced that many of the social problems can be traced to the breakdown of the Malaysian, in particular Malay, family.By M. Bakri Musa
Developers shy away as Lynas plant looms
By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The controversial RM700 million rare earth plant in the Gebeng industrial zone is threatening to sink the local property market in…
PR leaders dismiss Najib’s plea to youth
(Harakah Daily) - KUALA LUMPUR, May 30: Prime Minister Najib Razak’s weekend call on the youth to defend Barisan Nasional from being ousted from Putrajaya drew reactions from several leaders.
Suaram starts Legal Fund to Probe Submarine Commissions in French Courts (UPDATED with Account Number)
SUARAM’s latest application, once approved by the court, would allow it to become party to the enquiry and have official access to every element of the enquiry, including access to the evidence…
MyKad error
By P Aruna, The Star PETALING JAYA: Your MyKad may be safe in your wallet or handbag. But is it usable? Over a million MyKad holders reported faulty chips last year after the cards were rejected at…
Anwar believes Pakatan is ready even without him
He said Pakatan was already a solid united pact with potential young successors including Azmin who he said may be brash in his "stunts" but more than capable to lead.(free Malaysia Today) -…