EC reminds GE13 candidates of Sunday deadline to remove campaign materials
Source: The Star
Petaling Jaya :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-18 05:52:17 -0700 | political-news
Candidates of the 13th general election have until tomorrow to remove their flags, banners and posters or risk losing their deposits. Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said political parties and all candidates were given 14...
Submit proof of price hike of essential goods, says Domestic Trade Minister
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-18 05:34:25 -0700 | political-news
Those with proof that prices of essential items have increased should submit the claims to the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry. Emphasising that prices have remained stable, Minister Datuk Hasan Malek said the opposition liked to make allegatons without...
Mukhriz denies permission for Pakatan rally
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-18 04:15:11 -0700 | political-news
Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir has denied Pakatan Rakyat permission to hold a rally at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Suka Menanti here on Tuesday, saying it was not a wise thing to do. Mukhriz, who is also Kedah...
Winning the Election, Losing Malaysia
Source: Foreign Affairs
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-18 10:08:33 -0700 | political-news
Letter From Kapar Demonstrators hold signs as they attend a rally in protest of the this month's election results at a stadium in Kelana Jaya, outside Kuala Lumpur May 8, 2013. (Courtesy Reuters) He wouldn't give his full name or...
Malaysian Minister says his remarks on emigration misquoted
Source: Zee News
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-18 04:34:38 -0700 | political-news
Malaysian Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has defended his statement in which he called for groups which did not accept the country's political system to migrate to countries where they find a suitable system.
BN can woo back urban voters, says Khairy
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 10:01:37 -0700 | political-news
Newly-appointed Sports and Youth Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said some unhappy urban voters who voted for the opposition could be wooed back to support Barisan Nasional. The Umno Youth chief said this could be done by tackling issues close to their...
Tsu Koon brings down curtain on illustrious 30-year political career
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 08:59:31 -0700 | political-news
After being in politics for more than 30 years, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon today officially resigned as the president of Gerakan, a Barisan National component party. Dr Koh, 64, an academician, started his political career when he joined...
Saiful Bukhari to tie the knot with TV3 presenter
Source: The Star
Petaling Jaya :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 07:15:18 -0700 | political-news
Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the former aide of PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim , will tie the knot with TV3 newsreader Nik Suryani Megat Deraman on May 25. According to his future wife Nik Suryani, 33, the couple will...
Teaching gives delayed gratification, says Tokoh Guru winner
Source: The Star
Nilai :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 07:15:16 -0700 | political-news
It is never too late for students to say "thank you" to their teachers even long after they have left school. National Tokoh Guru 2013 winner Rabiah Johari said she had the greatest satisfaction after her students reached out to...
Don't label me racist, remarks were based on Constitution, says ex-judge in vernacular school ...
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 05:01:49 -0700 | political-news
Former Appeals Court judge Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah said he should not be labelled a racist as he needed the space to explain certain issues based on the Federal Constitution. "Politicians see my statements from a narrow viewpoint, I want...
Two former enforcement officers fined for bribery
Source: The Star
Shah Alam :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 03:16:41 -0700 | political-news
RM5,000 each, in default six months' jail, for bribery on Thursday...Bakri Abdul Majid handed down the sentence on Mohd Azlin Kamaruddin, 30, and Alias Deraman, 34, after they pleaded guilty to the charge. Mohd Azlin was charged with accepting a...
Islamic finance needs global sharia board: IDB president...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 03:01:08 -0700 | political-news
Islamic finance, although national financial regulators have the final say on their implementation and enforcement. (Reuters)
Malaysian couple jailed for starving maid to death
Source: Inquirer.net
Penang :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 02:48:35 -0700 | political-news
Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced a couple to 24 years in jail for starving their Cambodian maid to death, one of many such abuse cases straining ties between the country and its neighbors. Hardware store owners Soh Chew Tong, 44,...
Form Two student and five others arrested over motorbike thefts
Source: The Star
Parit Raja :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 02:26:12 -0700 | political-news
Police have arrested six people, including a Form Two student and a 17-year-old school dropout, in connection with a number of motorbike thefts in Parit Sulong and Batu Pahat town. District police chief Asst Comm Din Ahmad said the student...
New IGP Khalid wants to "return" streets to the people
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-16 00:21:32 -0700 | political-news
The new Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar , wants to make safety and security his priority and "return" the streets to the people. Khalid said he was aware of the challenges posed by the current security situation...
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