News in brief

23/3 PAS has named former Perak MB Mohd Nizar as its candidate for the Bukit Gantang by-election

23/3 KL High Court sets April 22 for next mention of sedition case against DAP chairman Karpal Singh

23/3 Maybank says listed Indonesian subsidiary BII would break even by 2013 if its annual average earnings grows by 25%

23/3 The case of who the rightful Perak MB is will be heard by the High Court, the Federal Court ruled

23/3 FT UMNO Youth head Norza Zakaria, currently facing bribery charges in a court case, is barred from contesting party polls this week

23/3 PKR names former 5-term Lubok Antu MP Jawah Gerang as its candidate for Batang Ai by-election

23/3 PKR newsletter Suara Keadilan and PAS newsletter Harakah are suspended from publishing for three months, effective immediately: Syed Hamid


28/2 Several areas in Hulu Langat will experience water supply disruption for 10 hours from 8pm on Monday; see thestar.com.my for more

1/3 PM Abdullah Badawi says he will stick to the agreed plan to hand over prime ministership to his deputy Najib this month

1/3 Asean Summit ends; leaders vow to stand against protectionism and knit region into EU style community by 2015 despite global economic crisis

1/3 Perak assembly sec Abd Antong Sabri says Speaker Sivakumar call for emergency assembly sitting on Tues is not valid; no consent from Sultan

1/3 Perak Speaker Sivakumar insists emergency assembly sitting will be held Tues; says secretary's only duty is to follow Speaker's orders

2/3 Perak exco Mohd Zahir serves notice on speaker Sivakumar, accuses him of abusing power to commit contempt by showing disloyalty to Sultan

2/3 Perak MB Zambry seeks declaration that speaker Sivakumar suspending him and excos is unconstitutional; case to be heard in High Court Tuesday

2/3 Perak CPO Zulkifli warns public not to gather at State Secretariat on Tues, says emergency sitting not valid according to Assembly Secretary

2/3 Perak State Secretary office issues circular informing staff to cancel all appointments at the secretariat tomorrow as doors will be barred

2/3 Seremban-Kuala Pilah road closed to heavy traffic from 6pm today until further notice due to minor landslides after heavy rain

3/3 Power disruption in Kelana Jaya LRT line since 6pm, RapidKL working to correct problem, service suspended on the line until further notice

3/3 Flashfloods in KL cause bad jams: Jln Parliament near Bank Negara, Jln Kinabalu, Jln Pantai Baru near Syabas, Jln Ipoh 4th Mile and Segambut

3/3 Ipoh High Court grants order restraining Perak Speaker Sivakumar from calling any meetings purporting to be state assemblies

3/3 Masked gunmen with rifles and rocket launchers attack vehicles carrying Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan; 8 players hurt, 5 cops dead

4/3 Batang Ai state seat: nomination day is March 29 while polling day is April 7 and EC is confident that they can handle three by-elections at the same
5/3 The mini Budget comprises RM5bil for development and RM5bil as operating funds, may be increased when debated in Dewan next Tues: Kong

5/3 Case by 3 independents saying they are still elected reps to be heard March 11; suit against Sivakumar for suspending MB Zambry on March 23

5/3 CPO 3-mth futures above RM1,900 per tonne as news of an expanded stimulus package in China raised hopes demand for commodities would rise

5/3 STPM results will be out at 12 noon next Tues (March 10); 53,638 students sat for the exam last year

6/3 Sultan of Selangor slams rude segments of Malays who are willing to fight and destroy their own unity and the state to gain power

6/3 A senior aide to Umno minister was detained by MACC late Wednesday for alleged graft involving RM70k and released early Thursday

6/3 January exports fell 27.8% from a year ago to RM38.3b, the most in 15 years with exports of E&E products to major trade partners down

6/3 The High Court referred to Federal Court a bid by former Perak MB Nizar to challenge the legitimacy of his successor's appointment

6/3 Lawyers for Speaker Sivakumar file appeals in Ipoh and Putrajaya against High Court decision not allowing him to appoint his own counsel

6/3 Sivakumar files suit in KL High Court against state legal adviser, says he acted without Perak Speakers authority in March 3 proceedings

7/3 Five suspected robbers, believed to be Vietnamese, were killed in a shootout with the police on the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway early today

7/3 Nasa Kepler spacecraft has rocketed into space on a 3 yr historic voyage seeking faraway Earth like planets, with life, in the Milky Way

7/3 Several hundreds marching to Istana Negara to hand a memorandum to the King protesting the use of English in the teaching of Maths and Science

7/3 Riot police start firing tear gas into hundreds marching to Istana Negara to protest the use of English in teaching of Maths and Science

7/3 Police, FRU fire tear gas and, by 3.20pm, disperse crowd marching to Istana Negara to protest the use of English in teaching Maths and Science
7/3 There are massive traffic jams in Kuala Lumpur caused by the attampted march to the Palace stopped by tear gas and afternoon rain

8/3 Hishamuddin: The report, recommendation on whether to continue teaching Maths and Science in English is in the final stages; cabinet to decide

8/3 Agriculture Ministry rescinds ruling that forced fish importers to use costlier insulated fish containers from one supplier

8/3 Govt to build several shelter homes nationwide to provide refuge for women, children who are victims of trafficking; see thestar.com.my

9/3 Penang to set up a Transport Council soon to tackle long standing transport woes in the state; to look at bicycle lanes to public transport

9/3 King urges Malaysians not to take unity and solidarity lightly as these aspects are crucial to achieving development policies

9/3 MTUC wants govt to revoke visas of 70,000 Bangladeshi workers expected to arrive soon in the light of locals losing jobs in economic downturn

10/3 Govt has cancelled work visas of 55,000 Bangladeshis, approved in 2007, who have yet to enter the country: Home Minister Syed Hamid

10/3 Federal Court reaffirms election of Chong Chieng Jen (DAP) as Bdr Kuching MP, dismisses appeal by voter ag
ainst earlier Election Court ruling

10/3 DPM Najib announces second stimulus package or mini budget worth RM60bil over two years; see thestar.com.my

10/3 STPM 2008: 13 pupils got 5As, 92.7pc of all 53,638 students answered maths and science papers fully in English compared with 91.9pc in 2007

10/3 RM60bil mini budget includes RM15b fiscal injection, RM25bil to guarantee funds, RM10bil for equity investments and RM3bil in tax incentives

11/3 More than 3,000 vacancies in plantation sector but local workers, including the retrenched, are not interested: MAPA

11/3 Man goes on shooting spree in US state of Alabama killing 10, then kills himself; victims include his own mother and a 3mth-old baby


11/3 Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission Bill, originated from IPCMC but covering 21 agencies, tabled for first reading in Parliament

11/3 Investigation committee to probe Karpal Singh, Umno Youth scuffle met for 1st time and identified witnesses: Parliament Speaker Pandikar Amin

11/3 Crude palm oil 3-month futures rises RM27 per tonne to RM2,022 on steadier exports in February

11/3 Ipoh High Court reaffirms previous ruling: Perak Speaker Sivakumar cannot act for himself in suit by three reps, must use state legal adviser

11/3 IGP Musa Hassan and AG Gani Patail cleared of any wrongdoing in 1998 Anwar Ibrahim black eye incident, after 2mth probe: Minister Nazri Aziz

11/3 PM says there was no political agenda in his unexpected meeting with Anwar at a Hulu Langat school Tuesday; dismisses bloggers speculations

11/3 In battle against denue, vacant houses suspected of being mosquito breeding grounds can be broken into by local authorities and fogged: Liow

12/3 SPM results: 442,936 students sat for exams last year with 46.7pc passing all subjects; three got 16As, two got 15As and six got 14As

12/3 Dewan Speaker Pandikar Amin throws Ranau MP Siringan Gubat (Barisan) out of the House for interrupting him; the MP is suspended until 2:30pm

12/3 The oft postponed RazakSAT, Malaysia 1st remote sensing satellite, will blast into space from Kwajalein Island on April 21. See thestar.com.my

12/3 In a first, 6 people will be charged Friday for insulting Perak Sultan in their blogs, postings; 2 more likely charged on Sunday: AG

12/3 Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo (DAP) ejected from Dewan for speaking on Altantuya Shaaribu case despite being told not to do so by Dep Speaker

12/3 The 2,700 poor kidney patients needing dialysis treatment will get free epoeitin injections from April 1; that will cost govt RM12.6mil yearly

12/3 Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi, 30, who threw shoes at George W. Bush, gets 3 year prison sentence for assault: Defense lawyer

12/3 About 20,000-30,000 foreign worker permits not renewed upon expiry each mth; 300,000 have been sent back since last Oct: HR Minister Dr Subra
13/3 Teresa Kok files suit at KL High Court against Home Minister and three others for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment

13/3 Joseph Kurup will remain as MP for Pensiangan after Federal Court overturned Election Court ruling to nullify election results in Sept 2008

13/3 A Brisbane judge sentenced Malaysian Ramia Binti Jimson, 46, to 8 years jail for smuggling cocaine from Brazil into Australia; she was a mule

13/3 Court of Appeal: Perak Speaker Sivakumar can be represented by private counsel; no provision that state legal adviser must represent him

13/3 Vandals have broken the edges and damaged the plaque at the Perak democracy tree in Ipoh where a historic state assembly sitting was held

13/3 Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Norza Zakaria claimed trial to offering bribes; released on RM10,000 bail in one surety

14/3 Former Bukit Gantang Umno division information chief Ismail Safian is Barisan candidate for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election

14/3 The vandalised plaque at Perak Democracy Tree was found splashed with black liquid; DAP says it has video footage, will lodge a police report

14/3 Mara will buy Angkasawan space suit from the Russian Government for RM185,000: Entrepreneur Development Minister Noh Omar

14/3 Batang Ai by-election: BN Sarawak has endorsed Malcolm Mussen anak Lamoh of Parti Rakyat Sarawak as candidate; subject to PM approval

14/3 Bkt Selambau by-election: Kedah MIC deputy chief and former Lunas assemblyman Datuk S. Ganesan is BN candidate, says Najib

15/3 Memorial plaque of Pakatan Rakyat's Democracy Tree removed at 7am by Ipoh City Council; signposts for five saplings near the tree also removed

15/3 Selangor MB to meet exco member Elizabeth Wong this week; declines to elaborate what will be discussed

15/3 Health Minister will ask Malaysian Medical Council to examine both post-mortem reports conducted on A Kugan, who died while in police custody

16/3 Ex Unisel vice chancellor claims trial at the Klang Sessions Court for using forged document to extend his secondment term in 2007
16/3 A special Industrial Court handling industrial civil cases will be set up in Kuala Lumpur, says Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi

16/3 Puchong MP Gobind suspended from Parliament for one year from Monday for alleging that DPM Najib was involved in a murder case

16/3 Penang Syariah Appeals Court agrees with a lower court decision to allow Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah to renounce Islam

16/3 EPF announces a lower dividend rate of 4.5 percent for 2008 citing the worldwide economic crisis as the reason

16/3 DAP Chairman Karpal Singh is expected to be charged under the Sedition Act on Tuesday for threatening to sue the Sultan of Perak

16/3 Fuad Ariff Abd Rashid, 35, and wife, Fatimah Maisurah, 34, charged in Kuala Terengganu court for posting offensive remarks about Perak Sultan

16/3 In a historic move, Brunei drops a long-standing territorial claim over Limbang district in Sarawak after a settlement with Malaysia: PM

16/3 KLIA installing a body scan machine that, among other things, will detect drug-filled packets swallowed by drug mules: Customs DG

16/3 DAP Chairman Karpal Singh is expected to be charged under the Sedition Act on Tuesday for threatening to sue the Sultan of Perak

17/3 Umno Discplinary Board finds Ali Rustam guilty of breaking election rules, not allowed to contest in party polls: Chairman Rithaudeen

17/3 Khairy Jamaluddin found guilty of breaking campaign rules and given warning but allowed to contest, Mohd Khir cleared: Umno Disciplinary Board

18/3 Umno VP Ali Rustam says he accepts disciplinary board move to bar him from contest but denies wrongdoing and will appeal today; urges calm

18/3 KL police record statement from father of Hilmi Malek, ex-boyfriend of Bkt Lanjan rep Eli Wong, over indecent pictures; see thestar.com.my

18/3 Mohd Ali Rustam has filed an appeal with Umno Supreme Council over disciplinary board decision barring him from contesting in party polls

18/3 Bkt Selambau by-election: 7 independent candidates pay deposit and take nomination forms, 3 others declare their intention to contest too
19/3 Govt unveils RM72mil internship scheme, unemployed ICT grads to be hired to look after tech facilities in 3,000 schools in SchoolNet programme

19/3 Dengue update: 33 deaths in 12,179 cases up to Mar 16 this year; an increase from last year, says Health Minister

19/3 Govt has extended fuel price cash rebate claim period for road tax renewals to April 14, says Pos Malaysia

19/3 Najib: Ali Rustam is not a scapegoat in Umno effort to quell money politics; no one was out to sabotage his bid for Dep President post

20/3 Bkt Selambau: PKR candidate for by-election is entrepreneur S. Manikumar, 35; to face MIC candidate S. Ganesan and Independents

20/3 Nizar Vs Zambry: Appeal Court rules that Nizar suit against Zambry about who the rightful Perak MB is will go to Federal Court

20/3 Penang Deputy CM1 Fairus is on leave and will be back at work Monday, unless he extends his leave, says Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng

20/3 Umno Appeals Panel rejects Ali Rustam appeal against decision to bar him from contesting party deputy president post

20/3 Illegal gambling syndicates took in bets worth RM1bil on 4D lotteries, horse racing last year and govt lost RM100 million in taxes: Police

20/3 Champions league q-finals: Chelsea vs Liverpool, Man United vs Porto, Bayern vs Barca, Arsenal vs Villarreal

21/3 Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said he has accepted resignation of his deputy CM1 Fairus effective April 8; declined to disclose reasons

21/3 Special incentive package to be offered by mid year to help attract RM30bil in foreign investments over next two years: Muhyiddin

22/3 Jade Goody, 27, star of British reality show Big Brother, died at home early today after long and public battle with cervical cancer

22/3 Samy Vellu retains MIC president post uncontested, nomination forms of challenger Muthupalaniappan rejected

22/3 Incumbent MIC president Samy Vellu files nomination for presidency at 10.30am; challenger Muthupalaniappan files his at 11am