Malaysia News 2
Cheer at last for ‘biscuit kids’IPOH: Things are looking up for four children who had been eating biscuits to survive. Help is pouring in after the media highlighted their plight.
Mum disowns son over debt
JOHOR BARU: A tyre shop owner has disowned her son after Ah Long harassed her over his RM60,000 gambling debt.
Rapper declines to reveal details of questioning that lasted over seven hours
CYBERJAYA: Controversial rapper Wee Meng Chee was questioned for more than seven hours at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) headquarters here over a video clip he posted on YouTube condemning racist remarks made by a principal at a Johor school recently.
30,000 citizenship applicants will know outcome next year
KUALA TERENGGANU: About 30,000 individuals who applied for Malaysian citizenship between 2007 and 2009 will know the outcome early next year, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong.
Investigations into Aminulrasyid’s death followed rules, says ministry
PUTRAJAYA: Investigations into the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah have been transparent and fair to all, according to the special panel set up by the Home Ministry to monitor the case.
Fernandez lodges report against ex-Karyawan head
KUALA LUMPUR: Karyawan president Datuk Freddie Fernandez has lodged a police report against the former association chairman on various claims, which he felt were defamatory.
Chua’s name abused on Net
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has clarified that at least four fake or unofficial Facebook accounts have been created under his name.
News portal’s CEO lets lawyers handle issue on Bendera ‘links’
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Insider chief executive officer Jahabar Sadiq has lodged a police report against Bayan Baru MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim, who accused him of having connections with Indonesian nationalist group, Benteng Rakyat Indonesia, or better known as Bendera.
Bookfest opens today at KLCC
KUALA LUMPUR: South-East Asia’s largest book fair, BookFest @ Malaysia opens today at the KLCC Convention Centre.
Don’t turn our roads into rivers of death, says PM
PETALING JAYA: Millions of Malaysians who will be flocking back to their hometowns for the Hari Raya celebration have been told to drive safely and not turn the country’s roads into “rivers of death”.
PM calls for safe ‘balik kampung’ in video message
SERDANG: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has advised motorists to drive safely during the Hari Raya season to prevent roads from becoming “rivers of death”.
Johor and Perak have the most hot spots
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have identified 133 killer stretches throughout the country during Ops Sikap 22 held in conjunction with the Hari Raya holidays.
Gory images to put the fear in speed demons
PETALING JAYA: They have lost limbs and seen their loved ones die. Today, they are speaking up as “road safety ambassadors” with one important message – it is better to be safe than sorry.
Free coffee and snacks for motorists
PETALING JAYA: Motorists can help themselves to free coffee and snacks offered at selected Petronas petrol stations along highways and major trunk roads from Tuesday, Petronas Dagangan Bhd said in a statement.
Schoolboys and girls fight on YouTube
KUCHING: Video clips of students fighting in a secondary school here have made their way to the Internet.
MAP exco under investigation over misplaced funds
PETALING JAYA: The executive council of the government-linked Malaysian Association of Productivity (MAP) is under investigation over allegations of mismanagement and misappropriation of funds.
We did nothing wrong, says president
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Association of Productivity (MAP) president Ahmad Moidin denied there was any wrong-doing on his part or that of the executive council.
Ustazah and son found in bathroom with hands and legs bound
PORT DICKSON: A 35-year-old ustazah and her 10-year-old son were found murdered, with their legs and hands bound, at their three-room rented flat located near the district police station here.
Soosai to be charged in Indian magistrate’s court today
CHENNAI: Malaysian fugitive Michael Soosai, who was nabbed recently in Tamil Nadu in connection with fraud and murder of a compatriot, is likely to be charged at the Coimbatore magistrate’s court today.
Ling: Declassify Cabinet papers
PUTRAJAYA: Former Transport Minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik has applied to declassify confidential Cabinet papers pertaining to the charge he faces of cheating the Government over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal.
Liong Sik thanks Dr M for willing to be a witness
PUTRAJAYA: Former Transport Minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik thanked Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his willingness to testify in court in the cheating charge he is facing.
Protest over poster campaign in Aussie zoos
MIRI: The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) has submitted official protests to the Australian government over the move by zoos in Australia to allow activists to smear Malaysia’s reputation with anti-palm oil public posters.
Najib gets second part of NEM report
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has received Part 2 of the New Economic Model (NEM) report from the National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC).
DPM: Policy is not racist
MARAN: Programmes to assist the poor which may be seen to favour bumiputras should not be misinterpreted as racist policies, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Don’t pass judgment on Nurul Izzah, Hisham told
PETALING JAYA: DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang has criticised Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein for allegedly passing judgment that Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar was guilty of sedition as per the police reports lodged against her.
Selangor MCA on mission to help win back the state
PUTRAJAYA: Selangor MCA is redoubling its efforts to register some 500,000 people especially those in small towns and new villages in anticipation of the general election being held next year.
Pasar Pandamaran duo censured over support letters
KLANG: The axe has fallen on two more DAP members over the support letter issue here.
ROS probing Tee’s dismissal complaint
PETALING JAYA: The Registrar of Societies (ROS) is investigating complaints of unfair dismissal made by former Selangor DAP organising secretary Tee Boon Hock, said registrar Datuk Md Alias Kalil.
PSD to study report on HM’s racist remarks
PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department (PSD) will issue a show cause letter to the school principal in Johor if she had indeed uttered derogatory remarks at her students recently.
MB office gets memo over blog allegations
SHAH ALAM: The DAP Socialist Youth (Dapsy) has submitted a memorandum to the Selangor Mentri Besar’s office urging the state government to investigate a state official.
Former Pahang exco man acquitted of graft charges
RAUB: It will be a happy Hari Raya for former Pahang executive councillor Datuk Omar Othman after he was acquitted of corruption charges involving two projects worth RM120,000.
Memorable NS stint for Chung and friends
KUALA LUMPUR: National service trainee Chung Chin Hing is looking forward to being reunited with his family after spending three months away.
Rumah Seri Kenangan caretakers bring cheer to residents
IPOH: While Muslims are looking forward to Syawal next week, it will be just another day for residents of Rumah Seri Kenangan here.
Police go undercover to catch touts
KUALA LUMPUR: Enforcement officers from the Road Transport Department (JPJ), Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board and the police will be going incognito to check on tout activities and bus and taxi drivers fleecing customers during the Hari Raya exodus.
Dept seeks jail term for prominent businessman
KUALA LUMPUR: The Insolvency Department wants to commit prominent businessman Datuk Vinod Balachandra Sekhar to prison for committing two offences against the Bankruptcy Act.
Women’s Ministry to get new sec-gen on Sept 19
PETALING JAYA: There will some changes in the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry from the middle of the month.
Liow: Lack of child nutrition a concern
BENTONG: New mothers should breastfeed their babies for at least six months.
Dawos: Guides need knowledge
KUALA LUMPUR: The perception of travel operators must change, particularly in the eco-tourism sector, in order to attract more visitors, said Deputy Tourism Minister Datuk Dr James Dawos Mamit.
Yen Yen calls for closer tourism collaboration with Thailand
PHUKET: Malaysian travel operators should work closely with their counterparts in Thailand to jointly promote their tourist destinations.
RM130,000 fireworks seized
KOTA TINGGI: A syndicate selling firecrackers was busted with the seizure of more than RM130,000 worth of firecrackers and arrest of a gang member.
Iron crates to move jumbos
KOTA KINABALU: A cast iron crate will be used for the first time to relocate four elephants that have been roaming through the Felda Umas Umas land scheme in Tawau.
PM to decide on Pang’s position
KOTA KINABALU: Top leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have met Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to discuss the state Cabinet position of its former vice-president Datuk Peter Pang En Yin who quit the party four days ago.
Star technician killed in collision
BALIK PULAU: An employee of The Star here was killed in an accident just kilometres away from the newspaper’s northern region hub office and plant in Bayan Lepas.
Hua Zong: Let justice take its course
KUALA LUMPUR: Speed should not be the only determining factor in the key performance indicators (KPIs) when it comes to court cases, said Federation of Chinese Associations of Malaysia (Hua Zong).
Collection from fund raiser fell short, says Teratai state assemblyman
KUALA LUMPUR: Teratai state assemblyman Janice Lee has revealed the accounts on money collected during a public fund raising event following claims of unaccountability.
Have cultural village in another site, council urged
IPOH: Perak MCA has urged the Ipoh City Council to relocate a proposed Malay cultural village site in Kampung Kuchai under the Ipoh Draft Local Plan 2020 to a more suitable location.
Bogus cop forces boy to have sex with him
DRIVEN by his ravenous sexual appetite, a man posed as a police officer to intimidate a 15-year-old boy into doing his bidding, reported Harian Metro.
Gang trying to recruit students as members
A GANG has been trying to recruit members from a secondary school in Pandan Mewah, reported China Press.
Mass murderer nabbed by Andhra Pradesh cops
TAMIL newspapers reported that a 48-year-old man was detained by Andhra Pradesh police for his alleged involvement in a series of murders.
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