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Dept Less than 1 of forests being illegally logged
IPOH: Less than 1% of the more than 4.7 million hectares of forest reserves in the peninsula are being illegally logged. Peninsular Malaysia Forestry Department ...
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Take action against Kian Ming voter told
urged the voter to take action against DAP’s Ong for the grievance and to serve as a lesson to others. ';You cannot judge a Malaysian by his appearance or skin colour. It is very irresponsible to make such accusations. ';The voter should lodge a police report and proceed with the legal process,'; he said yesterday. It was reported that Ong had recently apologised for his ...
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Second-term Selangor MB Khalid outlines his plans for development of the state
who secured a second term as Mentri Besar after Pakatan Rakyat retained the state in the 13th general election. RAZAK AHMAD reports. Q: What are your immediate priorities? A: We are in the midst of reviewing all our work in the last five years to find out what has been successful and what needs to be corrected. We are reviewing our social aid programmes to see if they have really reached the ...
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MPs can earn up to RM10000 per month
PETALING JAYA: Elected Members of Parliament can earn up to RM10,000 in monthly perks and allowances. According to Statute Paper No. 235 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration) Act 1980, MPs are afforded monthly allowances such as for entertainment (RM1,500), personal driver (RM1,200), travel (RM1,500) and telephone (RM900). It said MPs are also paid an allowance of RM200 per day when they ...
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DAP unhappy over U-turn
said it was already agreed upon in a Thursday meeting with Khalid that PAS would be getting three seats together with a candidate for the state assembly Speaker’s post. ';Last night, we found out a different set of names. We want to know why. There was no problem on Thursday. It was a quick half-an-hour meet,'; he was quoted as saying in an online news portal here yesterday. On ...
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Abdul Wahid and Low taking huge pay cuts
chief executive officer Wahid earned RM6.26mil from the banking giant last year, according to data from Bloomberg. The Star had also reported that Wahid took home RM2.96mil for the six months ended Dec 31, 2011, which is the new financial year end for the banking group. His total remuneration was RM4.68mil and RM4.7mil for the financial years (ended June) of 2011 and 2010 respectively, ...
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Organisers of Penang ceramah to be called up by police
GEORGE TOWN: Police will haul up several state Pakatan Rakyat leaders for organising Saturday night’s thanksgiving ceramah without obtaining proper approval from the authorities. George Town OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng said police would soon call up several Pakatan leaders, including Deputy ...
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Visually-impaired Faiq swims across Penang Channel
BUTTERWORTH: Visually-impaired Faiq Adnan almost gave up his swim across the Penang Channel after having being bitten by jellyfish numerous times. But the 23-year-old student persevered and successfully completed his task, to the delight of his supporters. Faiq, who has been blind since birth, was greeted with loud cheers and the beat of the kompang as he emerged from the sea at the Bagan Ajam ...
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Stern action awaits rally-goers
said there will be no more warnings against those bent on taking part in illegal rallies and assemblies that could disrupt peace and stability in the country. ';The time for warnings is over ...stern action will be taken,'; he said, adding that ';prevention is better than cure'; and immediate action is, thus, ...
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MCA to discuss Tee’s exco appointment tomorrow
. He said an in-depth discussion would be conducted on the controversial appointment, which went against the party’s stand not to join the state or federal government at all levels after its dismal performance in the 13th general election. ';But I would like to stress that the party did not recommend Tee for the position in the Johor executive councillor line-up and we have clarified ...
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Azmin Stop making statements with racial overtones
PETALING JAYA: All parties must stop making statements with racial overtones and understand how the Westminster system that is practised in Malaysia works, said PKR ...
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Karpal warns Tunku Aziz to stop attacks on DAP or face court action
to stop his ';persistent attacks'; on the party, or he would bring the latter to court. Karpal said the former Transparency International Malaysia president was getting out of hand in his attacks against the party. ';I am warning him. If he persists in attacking DAP, I will take him to court. Let it be understood very clearly. I have been watching him very closely. The time ...
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MCA group seeks change
PETALING JAYA: A group of six young MCA members has launched a new movement to overhaul the party, calling for direct elections to empower members to have a bigger say in the party’s direction and leadership. Chew Hoong Ling, who is one of the six founders, said there was a need to reform, rejuvenate and revamp the party after its disastrous outing in the May 5 general election. She said ...
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MIC not at risk of being de-registered says Jaspal
has allayed fears among some members that the party risks being de-registered if the party elections are not held this year. He said there was no question of the party being de-registered as it had complied with all requirements under the Societies Act and the MIC is a democratic party that takes compliance with the law seriously. Jaspal reminded that MIC conducted its annual general assembly on ...
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Hindraf co-founder Uthayakumar blames his sibling for polls defeat
PETALING JAYA: The rift between Hindraf founders and brothers P. Uthayakumar and Waythamoorthy is set to widen with the elder brother, who lost in his bid to take the Kota Raja parliamentary and Sri Andalas state seats, blaming his sibling for the polls defeat. Uthayakumar, who is Hindraf co-founder and Human Rights Party pro-tem secretary-general, also accused his brother of betraying the ...
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Rethink on police station SOP
PETALING JAYA: The Home Ministry is looking into strengthening the standard operating procedure (SOP) on security at police stations nationwide following the attack by five assailants at the Labis police station near Segamat on Saturday. ...
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Cops Personal grudge behind attack
JOHOR BARU: The police have rubbished postings on social media sites that the attack at a police station in Labis on Saturday was due to racial confrontation. Johor deputy police chief Senior Asst ...
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Lee Police stations cannot afford security lapses
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) has called for improved security arrangements at police stations, following the attack by five assailants at the Labis police station on Saturday. MCPF ...
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Cops seize 270kg of ketum leaves
JITRA: Police seized more than 270kg of ketum leaves, packed and ready to be smuggled to a neighbouring country. The seizure was made in Kampung Pida 6, Jalan Batu 17, in Jerlun near here. Kubang Pasu district OCPD Supt Ibrahim Mohd Yusoff said police raided a house at the village at 10.05pm on May 18. They found a 42-year-old man inside with his family. He said police found a set of keys inside ...
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13500 homes in Gombak and KL facing water supply woes
PETALING JAYA: About 13,500 homes in Gombak and Kuala Lumpur are experiencing unscheduled water disruption and low pressure due to a critical fall in water levels in its main reservoirs. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) said the drop in water le-vel was due to four pumps in the Wangsa Maju pump house that tripped. The incident was detected at 8.15pm on Saturday. ';Syabas was only able ...
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English-medium schools seen as right move
's On the Beat column on bringing back English-medium schools. In his column yesterday, Wong said that the Government should allow the use of English as a medium of instruction in schools again. Wong added that if there are Chinese and Tamil primary schools alongside national schools, there is no reason for Malaysians not to have other options. At present, he said the other option for ...
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Walking to create awareness on suicide prevention
GEORGE TOWN: Hundreds of people woke up at the crack of dawn to join the Befrienders Cycle and Walk Event in a bid to create awareness on suicide prevention. Participants were led through a warm-up session yesterday with some aerobic exercises in Jalan Padang Kota Lama here before they started their walk. Despite the scorching heat, everyone had a good time as they walked along Lebuh Farquhar, ...
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‘Good idea but dialogue needed’
PETALING JAYA: The suggestion to bring back English medium schools as an option to improve race relations in the country is a progressive and interesting idea, ...
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Indonesian and couple die in fires
JOHOR BARU: An elderly couple and an Indonesian man perished in two fires 300m apart at a village on the outskirts of the city. The charred remains of the couple were found at their home early yesterday, while the body of the Indonesian man, a permanent resident, was found some 11 hours earlier amid the rubble of a burnt workshop along the same street at Kampung Pasir. Mahmud Yusof, 60, and his ...
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Excitement builds up for Wesak Day
KUALA LUMPUR: The Buddhist Maha Vihara Temple in Brickfields is abuzz as monks and devotees go through the final stages of preparation for Wesak Day on Friday. The usually quiet atmosphere was broken by the sound of artists working on a special float, which will lead the procession in the city centre. One of the temple’s priests, Sri Dhamma, said that this year, the float would feature a ...
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Malaysia's 10th MP sets focus on education
On the 10th of June, 2010, the 10th Malaysia Plan was revealed to Malaysia’s news media, outlining what is essentially the government’s budget plans for the next five years. The 10th Malaysia Plan will therefore be in effect during 2011 to 2015. Malaysia is a vast country and the plan is therefore vast as well, a thick and complicated document, but one of the most important aspects of the plans announced in parliament were those that involve the education departments of the country.
Malaysia has an extensive public schooling system, operated under the belief that every child has a right to equal and fair opportunity in the country, a right that is enshrined in the constitution. The government spends around RM 7 billion on public education throughout the country, and in the 10MP, extremely important plans were outlined, aimed at increasing pre-school attendance from 67% of the population currently, to 87% by 2012. Read more
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