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I’m a naturalised citizen, says Sabah assemblywoman Liew

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:47:59 GMT

Api-Api state assemblywoman Christina Liew has categorically rubbished the allegation by a witness in the ongoing Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI), that she is an Indonesian of Chinese descent who had obtained Malaysian citizenship, according to a report distributed by the Borneo Insider. “My parents were British subjects (who) migrated to North ...

NS trainee gives birth in camp toilet

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:23:12 GMT

A trainee who was undergoing a National Service (NS) Training Programme at the Sri Ledang Camp in Jementah, Segamat, gave birth to a baby boy in the toilet of the camp today. Camp supervisor, who found out about the 3am incident, rushed the 18-year-old mother and her baby to the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital here for treatment. The baby, ...

China’s Huawei launches world’s slimmest smartphone in London

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:11:35 GMT

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market. Bidding to extend its market reach outside China, Huawei chose London to unveil its Ascend P6, which is just 6.18 millimetres thick - the June 18 launch date ...

Best low-cost airlines in the world

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:56:00 GMT

For the second year in a row, AirAsia has been named the world’s best low-cost airline by travelers around the world. Both the regional and its long-haul subsidiary AirAsia X made the Skytrax World Airline Awards top 10 list this year in the category of best no-frills airlines, at a ceremony held in Paris, France. Winners are based on 18 million ...

Nigeria bans satellite phones in Islamist battleground

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:18:59 GMT

Nigeria's military banned the use of Thuraya satellite phones on Wednesday in northeastern Borno state, a step it said was designed to stop Islamist militants communicating. President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Borno and two other states on May 14, ordering extra troops in to try to crush Islamist sect Boko Haram, whose ...

Full English Premier League fixture list 2013/14 season

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:49:47 GMT

Read and drool, or don't, fans of the 2013/14 English Premier League. The fixture list was released today in London and the good news is that you get to know what's good and what's not in terms of match-ups. The downside is that there's some way to go before it all begins again. It kicks off on Aug 17 and one supposes that those who did not taste ...

Union comes up with business plan to save KTMB

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:39:17 GMT

The Railwaymen Union of Malaya (RUM) has come up with a business plan which it says can save Malaysia’s largest railway network. It wants to improve the cargo business side of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) by opening it to multiple operators. The rail network can also raise more money if it leases out its tracks to more operators, similar to ...

Flash mob to garner Black 505 Saturday rally support

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:22 GMT

About 20 supporters of the Black 505 rally held a ' mob' in front of the Masjid Jamek LRT station in Kuala Lumpur this evening to garner support for their gathering this Saturday. Armed with placards and banners, publicising the rally at Padang Merbuk on June 22, the supporters shouted slogans, calling for 'Reformasi' and the dissolution of the ...

Coroner’s findings on William Yau’s death to be released this week

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:05:48 GMT

Was the death of 6-year old William Yau, who went missing and was found floating face up eight days later in January, a misadventure? This question will be answered when the coroner presents his findings soon at the Petaling Jaya court. Circumstances leading to William's death could also go unanswered, if the coroner rules an open ...

Mahkamah Koroner diwujudkan di setiap negeri, kata Nancy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:55:30 GMT

Kabinet hari ini memutuskan untuk menubuhkan Mahkamah Koroner secara tetap di setiap negeri bagi mengendalikan kes kematian dalam tahanan, kata Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Nancy Shukri.Beliau berkata mahkamah itu akan diketuai seorang koroner yang dilantik dari kalangan majistret berpangkat Jusa C dan dibantu oleh pakar forensik.Kabinet ...

RCI: Bumburing suggests a red and blue card solution

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:44:08 GMT

Immigrants under investigation should be issued temporary identity cards until the probe has been completed, said former Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing. He told the Royal Commission of Inquiry investigating illegal immigrants in Sabah that immigrants holding blue identity cards should have it rescinded if they were being ...

Police tracing Latin American woman attempted robbery suspect

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:23:16 GMT

The police are tracing a Latin American woman suspected of being involved in a robbery attempt in which two of her countrymen were detained at Jalan Ampang, last Friday. Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the woman, in her 30s, was wanted in connection with an attempt to rob a man who had just withdrawn RM30,000 from a bank about ...

Pasangan suami isteri dipenjara 15 tahun kerana dera pembantu rumah

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:32:13 GMT

Sepasang suami isteri hari ini didapati bersalah oleh Mahkamah Sesyen di sini atas dua tuduhan menyebabkan kecederaan dan memperdagangkan pembantu rumah warga Indonesia mereka, tahun lepas. Mohd Shukur Suradi, 29, seorang ahli perniagaan, dikenakan hukuman penjara 15 tahun dan sebatan 10 kali manakala isterinya, Daeng Norulasyikin Bachok, 28, ...

Kami tidak mahu kelewatan lagi pada KLIA 2, kata Aireen

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:32:07 GMT

Syarikat penerbangan kos rendah, AirAsia Bhd, tidak mahu kelewatan lagi pada pembukaan terminal penerbangan kos rendah, KLIA 2. Ketua pegawai eksekutif Aireen Omar berkata berita kelewatan 11 bulan pada pembukaan lapangan terbang baharu itu, daripada tarikh sasaran 28 Jun, bukan satu kejutan kepada AirAsia, kerana ia telah menjangkakannya. "Ini ...

Mahkamah tangguh keputusan amah lambung bayi 17 Julai

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:29:31 GMT

Mahkamah Tinggi di sini menangguhkan sehingga 17 Julai depan untuk mendengar keputusan laporan pemeriksaan mental seorang pembantu rumah warga Indonesia yang didakwa mendera bayi majikannya, Februari lepas. Hakim Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya membuat keputusan itu selepas membenarkan permohonan peguam T. Vijayandran, yang mewakili Yuliana, 23, agar kes ...

RCI: Bumburing cadang tarik IC biru, beri IC merah kepada warga asing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:23:50 GMT

Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing mencadangkan agar mana-mana kad pengenalan (IC) biru meragukan yang dikeluarkan kepada pendatang asing perlu ditarik semula, dan diberikan kad pengenalan merah sementara sehingga penyiasatan berhubung perkara itu selesai, katanya kepada Inkuiri Diraja Suruhanjaya penyiasatan dengan pemberian kad pengenalan ...

Laos heading towards `worst dengue epidemic In Its history’’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:56:48 GMT

A total of 31 people died in Laos this year due to dengue, out of the 7,920 people infected, China's Xinhua news agency reported, citing Lao government statistics. The high number of cases indicated dengue may soon reach epidemic proportions in Laos, a senior official in the Lao Ministry of Health warned in a speech during an event to mark Asean ...

Couple jailed for maid abuse

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:53:37 GMT

A man and his teacher wife were jailed today by the Sessions Court in Johor Baru after they were found guilty of abusing and trafficking in their Indonesian maid last year. Judge Nu'aman Mahmud Zuhudi, when handing down the sentence, said the couple's action was cruel and inhuman. Nu'aman sentenced Mohd Shukur Suradi, a businessman, to 15 years' ...

Air Asia’s Aireen: No more klia2 delays, please

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:45:15 GMT

Budget airline, AirAsia Bhd, wants no more delays in the opening of the new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT), known as klia2. Chief Executive Officer Aireen Omar said the news of the 11-month delay in the opening of the new airport, from the target date of June 28, was no surprise as it had predicted the delay. "We hope the April 30, 2014 airport ...

Gold loses more lustre

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:32:29 GMT

The price of gold slides down to touch RM134.05 per gramme, losing RM1.07 from RM135.10 at 5pm, yesterday. - Bernama, June 19, 2013.

Bina Puri stocks rattled in klia2 delay

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:06 GMT

Shares in Malaysian construction firm Bina Puri dropped as much as 2 per cent in early trade after its joint-venture UEM Sunrise was ordered to pay a fine for its inability to complete an airport construction job. Their client, Malaysia Airports Holding, ordered the JV partners earlier this week to pay up nearly RM200,000 every day for their ...

Act on rapid funds outflow, says CIMB’s Nazir

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:04:14 GMT

Asian companies and governments across the region have to act quickly, collectively and sensibly in the face of potential challenges from the rapid out flow of funds, says CIMB Group Group Chief Executive Datuk Seri Nazir Razak. He said over the next few weeks, they have to watch out for an increasing likelihood of a major reversal in hot money ...

Independence vital to coroners’ court, says human rights lawyer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:01:53 GMT

The permanent coroners' court, set up by the government to hear cases related to deaths in custody, must be allowed to function independently, said human rights lawyer N. Surendran."I am still cautious about the initiative as I would need to look at the details of the system but the government is slow in implementing this," he said in Petaling ...

Polis: Laporan siasatan mangsa dikhuatiri tertimbus selesai

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:52:07 GMT

Laporan siasatan berhubung kematian seorang lelaki yang dikhuatiri tertimbus di kawasan runtuhan penebat kilat di Jalan Macalister di sini telah selesai, kata Ketua Polis Daerah Timur Laut ACP Gan Kong Meng. Beliau berkata hasil penemuan siasatan itu akan diserahkan kepada Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid pada hari ini bagi proses ...

Tukar sekolah vernakular kepada sekolah kebangsaan, kata bekas Hakim

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:50:45 GMT

Bekas Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah mencadangkan supaya sekolah vernakular Tamil dan Cina ditukar menjadi sekolah kebangsaan yang mengajar pelbagai bahasa.Mohd Noor telah menimbulkan kontroversi bulan lalu apabila mangatakan kaum Cina bakal menerima tindakan daripada Melayu akibat daripada “pengkhianatan” dilakukan dalam Pilihan ...

DUN Sabah terima maklum pelantikan Lajim ketua pembangkang Sabah

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:47:16 GMT

Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sabah menerima maklum pelantikan anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Klias Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin sebagai ketua pembangkang. Speaker DUN Sabah Datuk Seri Salleh Tun Said berkata pihaknya tiada halangan terhadap pemilihan Lajim yang dibuat berdasarkan amalan konvensional. "Pada ketika ini, dewan menyerahkan kepada mereka ...

Selangor, Melaka, Johor diwarta kawasan larangan pembakaran terbuka

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:42:18 GMT

Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) hari ini mengisytiharkan seluruh negeri Selangor, Melaka dan Johor sebagai kawasan larangan pembakaran terbuka berkuatkuasa serta merta. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Alam Sekitar Datuk Halimah Hassan berkata larangan mengikut Seksyen 29AA(2) Akta Kualiti Alam Sekeliling (Pindaan) 2001 itu, berkuatkuasa sehingga ke satu tarikh ...

Change vernacular schools to national schools, says ex-Appeals judge

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:32:08 GMT

Malaysia's vernacular schools should be turned into national schools that teach all languages, suggested former Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah, saying this did not mean doing away with such schools. The former justice had already caused a stir last month when he declared efforts should be made to retain Malay political power and ...

Newly elected Sabah assemblywoman’s citizenship disputed at RCI

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:10 GMT

The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the granting of identity cards to foreigners today heard that Api Api state assemblywoman Christina Liew of PKR is an Indonesian of Chinese descent who had obtained Malaysian citizenship.Sabah Sukuk Ethnic Clan Association secretary Mohd Zaki Hari Susanto told the inquiry panel that he heard that residents ...

EAIC “mungkin” diberikan kuasa pendakwaan, kata Paul Low

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:56 GMT

Kabinet telah bersetuju untuk memberikan lebih kuasa kepada Suruhanjaya Integriti Agensi Penguatkuasaan (EAIC) dan “berkemungkinan” termasuk kuasa pendakwaan. Walau bagaimanapun, ianya akan dikaji terlebih dahulu kata Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Paul Low. “Terapat dua jenis kuasa pendakwaan; kuasa disiplin dalam kes salah laku dan ...

DOE bans open burning in Selangor, Malacca and Johor

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:04:04 GMT

The Department of Environment has announced an immediate ban against open burning activities in Selangor, Malacca and Johor until further notice.Director-general Halimah Hassan said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur today that the ban is according to Section 29AA(2) of the Environmental Quality (Amendment) Act 2001.However, she said exceptions would ...

Belgian fast food chain creates Homer Simpson-themed menu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:28:16 GMT

After launching burgers made with black buns to promote the last Star Wars release, novelty Belgian fast food chain Quick has struck again, this time appealing to "The Simpsons" fans with a Homer-themed menu. From a donut cheeseburger, to collectible glasses and mini donuts, The Simpsons menu is an ode to TV’s longest-running animated sitcom ...

CFM to announce AirAsia engine order

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:09:59 GMT

Aircraft engine maker CFM International is expected to announce on Wednesday that it has won orders to power 100 Airbus A320 planes for AirAsia, industry sources said. The orders for 200 engines, worth more than 1 billion dollars, will be a combination of current-generation CFM56-5B engines and next-generation LEAP engines, the sources ...

Software piracy in the office: thousands on watchlist

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:05:47 GMT

Twenty thousand companies nationwide have been put on the Ops Semak Tulen watchlist for their failure reply to mailers sent by the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism (MDTCC) as part of the ongoing software piracy campaign.MDTCC launched Ops Semak Tulen on Feb 5 to combat software piracy in the workplace to address the ...

Hirsuite portrait chosen for ‘Steve Jobs’ paperback

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:51:47 GMT

It's not the iconic portrait of a turtle-necked, close-cropped, bearded Steve Jobs that adorns the cover of Walter Isaacson's paperback biography. Steve With Hair is a look we'll all know by the time Simon & Schuster's mass market edition hits the shelves this September. That's thanks in part to the Ashton Kutcher biopic due a month earlier in ...

Spider-Man will be back in theaters in 2016 and 2018

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:54 GMT

Columbia Pictures has already scheduled the releases of the third and fourth chapters of "The Amazing Spider-Man." As long as no major issue is encountered, Andrew Garfield's version of Spider-Man will continue his adventures until 2018. "The Amazing Spider-Man 3" will be released in theaters on June 20, 2016 in North America. The fourth ...

Saksi RCI dakwa Adun PKR Sabah warga Indonesia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:17 GMT

Suruhanjaya Siasatan Diraja (RCI) berhubung dengan pemberian kad pengenalan kepada warga asing hari ini mendakwa Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Api-api dari PKR Christina Liew merupakan warga Indonesia dari etnik Cina, yang memperolehi kerakyatan Malaysia. Setiausaha Majlis Permuafakatan Sulu Sabah Mohd Zaki Hari Susanto memberitahu panel ...

Moscow to transform eyesore into $300 million park

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:24:25 GMT

A vast wasteland close to St Basil's Cathedral and Red Square that once housed a giant Soviet hotel is set to become a landscaped park, Moscow officials said Tuesday as they revealed details of a 10 billion-ruble ($312 million) regeneration plan. Hidden behind hoardings, the desolate expanse of bushes, tangled metal and concrete beside the Moscow ...

Police warn Black 505 organisers not to hold rally

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:10:19 GMT

The organisers of this Saturday's Black 505 rally will face prosecution as they have not received approval from City Hall to use Padang Merbok in Kuala Lumpur for the gathering.They will be investigated for contravening the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012 if they go ahead with it.This was the warning issued by Dang Wangi police chief Assistant ...

Semua ahli Parlimen Pakatan angkat sumpah 24 Jun ini

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:01:35 GMT

Semua Ahli Parlimen (MP) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) akan mengangkat sumpah semasa sidang Dewan Rakyat pada 24 Jun nanti sebagai menghormati prinsip demokrasi, kata Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini. Walau bagaimanapun, Ketua Pembangkang itu menegaskan pendirian supaya perlantikan Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat (Speaker) mestilah seseorang yang tidak berat ...

IRB should be more efficient in manning taxpayers’ calls - Joe Taxpayer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:50:40 GMT

WE ALL know how efficient our Inland Revenue Board (IRB) is when it comes to enforcing strict adherence to our tax laws. Its present director-general, Tan Sri Dr Mohd Shukor Mahfar, is well known within the income tax fraternity as being a strict enforcer to ensure that taxpayers comply in terms of filing their tax returns and also payment of ...

Spurs’ Parker has to pass off as he is guarded by Miami Heat’s Bosh and James during Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Miami. - Reuters pic, June 19, 2013.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:37:48 GMT

Miami Heat beat San Antonio in overtime to force Game 7

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:02:38 GMT

The Miami Heat produced an extraordinary comeback to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in overtime yesterday to force a decisive seventh game in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals, played in Miami.Needing a win to keep their title defence alive, Miami clawed back from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter before Ray Allen drained ...

Belgian fast food chain creates Homer Simpson-themed menu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:56:33 GMT

Anwar kecam polisi ekonomi Malaysia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:53:48 GMT

Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mengecam polisi ekonomi Malaysia dengan menyelar penubuhan Jawatankuasa Dasar Fiskal yang diumum Datuk Seri Najib Razak semalam sebagai satu lagi usaha untuk menekan rakyat. Najib semalam mengumumkan penubuhan jawatankuasa tersebut untuk memastikan pengurusan fiskal negara yang lebih baik dan bagi ...

Matangkah cara kita berpolitik?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:36:11 GMT

Sebilangan daripada rakyat terbanyak negara masih tidak berpuas hati dengan keputusan pilihan raya umum ke-13 (PRU13) dan terus mahu mengadakan bantahan. Beberapa siri demonstrasi dan perhimpunan diadakan sejak 8 Mei, dengan ucapan berbaur fitnah, tohmahan, maki hamun dan hasutan semakin galak dilakukan oleh mereka yang berkepentingan, lantas ...

Witness fails to drop out of PKFZ trial

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:33:33 GMT

Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd chief operating officer Datuk Faizal Abdullah failed today in his bid not to testify in the cheating trial of Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal. High Court Judge Datuk Ahmadi Asnawi said Faizal could help in the defence case and will take the stand this afternoon. Ahmadi said there was no ...

The reason cops shouldn’t abuse suspects - Rama Ramanathan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:25:30 GMT

In my last post about the police, I asked why cops shouldn’t abuse “almost certainly” reprehensible prisoners. Some suggested I should ask how I would wish to be treated if I were the suspect. Some said there’s a chance the person “looks like, but is not” the guilty person. Some reminded me of the axiom “innocent until proven guilty.” There’s ...

DAP MP petitions to disqualify 2 ministers, 3 deputy ministers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:05:23 GMT

The recent appointments of two ministers and three deputy ministers were unconstitutional, DAP MP M. Kula Segaran said in a petition filed at the Kuala Lumpur High court today. In filing the judicial review summons, Kula Segaran applied to challenge the appointments of ministers Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar and Datuk Paul Low, and deputy ministers ...

MP DAP fail petisyen batalkan pelantikan 2 menteri, 3 timbalan menteri

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:47:45 GMT

Ahli Parlimen (MP) DAP M. Kulasegaran memfailkan petisyen hari ini untuk membatalkan pelantikan dua menteri dan tiga orang timbalan menteri Kabinet, mengatakan ianya tidak mengikut Perlembagaan Persekutuan. Kulasegaran menamakan dua menteri Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar dan Datuk Paul Low, timbalan menteri P. Waythamoorthy, Dr Loga Bala Mohan dan ...