ARCHIVES 2012

The only reason why PTPTN is facing so much trouble is because of its lack of enforcement in loan recovery. 

By Aziff Azuddin, Free Malaysia Today

Let’s examine the term “free education” that student activists have been shouting themselves hoarse the whole of Saturday. In economics, one has to learn that the word “free” simply means that the product or service you’re using is being sponsored by someone, somewhere.

A BN-friendly assemblyman has slammed Sarawak's Senior Minister James Masing for his 'bully attitude'.

Joseph Tawie, FMT

Sarawak’s sole independent assemblyman George Lagong has accused Party Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president James Masing of being a ‘bully’ and ‘hijacking’ power from the people. 

The prime minister has tabled the Security Offences Bill in Parliament, which will see the end of the Internal Security Act.

(FMT) -- Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has tabled the Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill 2012 for second reading in Parliament.

Tempers flared when the City Hall officers ordered the protesting students to vacate Dataran Merdeka.

(FMT) -- A minor scuffle broke out between a group of university students and City Hall (DBKL) officers at Dataran Merdeka here this morning.

(TMI) -- Logistics tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar al-Bukhary has moved to take over 330 acres of land currently leased to Kelab Golf Negara Subang (KGNS), The Edge newspaper reported today, in a development that could raise suspicions about the federal government’s ongoing legal action against the golf club.

(Harakah Daily) -- A claim that RM6 million was spent on commemorative plaques for guests who attended the recent coronation of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong at the newly completed one billion-ringgit National Palace in Jalan Duta has caught the attention of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

Umno is fearful of a resurgent Usno in Sabah because it would easily outweigh the peninsula-based party, said a son of former chief minister Tun Mustapha Harun.

Members of the former Sabah political powerhouse, which was deregistered with Mustapha’s blessings in the early 90s to make way for the entry of Umno into Sabah, are planning to put up candidates in areas they had identified to stand under STAR symbol if the party fails to be accepted by the Registrar of Societies in time for the election. 

Luke Rintod, Free Malaysia Today 

Some 200 protesters are expected to join the Bersih 3.0 Miri sit-in rally on April 28.

(FMT) -- Eight non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will be taking part in a rally in Miri on April 28, 2012 in conjunction with the Bersih 3.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur and simultaneously nationwide.

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SAPP has reaffirmed its support for Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister if the opposition wrests Putrajaya in the 13th general election.

(FMT) -- Sabah opposition party, SAPP said today it would adjust its preparations for the 13th general election widely expected to be in June following a move by PKR to accommodate independent local parties.