Idris Jala’s track record scrutinised

Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin throws scorn on former
MAS boss' performance in the wake of national carrier's
share swap deal with AirAsia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin joined in the inter-carriers share swap fray by scoffing at Idris Jala’s track record during his tenure as Malaysian Airlines Bhd (MAS) boss.

The Rembau MP suggested in his Twitter posting that the minister in charge of Putrajaya’s Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) had not done a good job at MAS.

Stop brainwashing students’

Sarawak DAP is demanding that stern action is taken against
teachers who utter insensitive remarks to their students.

KUCHING: Sarawak DAP has slammed the Education Ministry for not prioritising the amendments to history books which had resulted in the Malaysian teaching fraternity being infected by racist teachers spawned from the system.

It blammed the government’s failure to severely reprimand and take action against teachers, who in the past, had mouthed racial slurs against students, as the reason behind the continued occurences of such incidents.

London Riot enters Day 3

LONDON: The streets of London were hit on Monday evening with a third night of violence as rioters attacked police, set fire to cars and looted shops in areas across the capital, which pressed Prime Minister David Cameron to cut short his holiday, Xinhua News reports.

The districts of Peckham, Lewisham, Croydon and Deptford in south London saw violence, as well as Hackney in east London. Shops were set on fire in Peckham, a building set alight in Croydon and cars were torched in Lewisham and Deptford.

Just Joke

Great Female Humor!  After you read the message about the pilots, please find
time to read the quote of the day--it is so perfect.    

 

AirAsia-MAS link: A coup for brash Fernandes

AirAsia will acquire a 20.5% stake in ailing
MAS under a share swap deal.

KUALA LUMPUR: Fast-growing budget airline AirAsia will acquire 20.5% of ailing flag carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in a share swap that will see the fierce rivals join forces, the carriers said today.

The deal also gives Malaysia-based AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes – who took over the no-frills carrier and turned into one of the industry’s biggest success stories – a voice in turning around loss-making MAS.

Sabah people stand to lose with increased tariff

The electricity tariff hike 'Sabah may lose out investors to S'wak'

INANAM: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) said the excuse that Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) continued to incur losses so as to justify increasing the State's electricity tariff cannot be accepted because the company had made a profit in 2006.

Its Deputy President Datuk Eric Majimbun said this was based on the SESB audited accounts showing it registered a net profit of RM126 million as at Aug. 31, 2006, which was a turnaround for the company.

Brain drain: The story behind the dwindling Chinese in Malaysia

Chinese have been told to go back to China by extremists and yes, Chinese are leaving not only by the dozens, but in tens of thousands, not to China but to Singapore, Australia, England, USA, Canada and most of the developed countries in the world seeking greener pastures and a place they can work and live without prejudice. This naturally caused a decline in the population of the Chinese in Malaysia and worst for the nation, a brain drain.

PM: Half month bonus for civil servants, RM500 special payment for pensioners

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to pay bonus of half month salary with minimum payment of RM500 for civil servants.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said besides this, the government had also agreed to give special payment of RM500 to government pensioners.

“The bonus and special payment will be made in the middle of this month,” Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said in a statement yesterday.

Sabahans file summons on Borneonsation, seeking 8 court declarations

By Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU: Two Sabahans filed Monday (Aug 8) a summons at the High Court here seeking eight declarations against the Federal and State Governments, on the issue of their failure to implement "Borneonisation" of the federal public services in the state.

Borneonisation of federal services in Sabah is one of the 20 Points agreement, and is also assured and recommended in the Report of the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) in 1962 as conditions for Sabah (then North Borneo) to be co-partner with Malaya, Singapore and Sarawak in forming a new federation called Malaysia in 1963.

MoCS rally: Police demands met, Siah to meet CP

KUCHING: The Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) said today that it has fulfilled the requirements of the police to hold its ‘Walk for Democracy and Reform’ on August 13 in the state capital.

“We remain hopeful for a police permit. We have listened to the police’s advice and had agreed to and fulfilled their two conditions,” MoCS leader Francis Paul Siah said in a statement.

According to Siah, the police would only allow a stationary rally with no march or procession and that the application for the permit must be made through a registered organization.