PKFZ AUDIT REPORT: PKA bungled the project, says report
KUALA LUMPUR: The audit report on the Port Klang Free Zone(PKFZ) released yesterday concluded that weak governance and projectmanagement by the Port Klang Authority (PKA) were the two major factorsthat severely undermined the viability of the project.
Jaya Disaster: Third body found
The search and rescueteam has located a third body at the basement level of the former Jayasupermarket building which is now reduced to a rubble.
Jaya Disaster: Search for trapped workers continues
PETALING JAYA: A portion of the once popular Jaya ShoppingCentre in Section 14 here collapsed yesterday, killing two and injuringtwo others, with five more trapped in the rubble. All were Indonesians.
Jaya Disaster: PJ's landmark and family favourite
PETALING JAYA: Jaya Shopping Centre, more popularly known as Jaya Supermarket, was one of the city's earliest shopping malls.
Manik Urai polls set for July 14
PUTRAJAYA:The Manik Urai state by-election will be held on July 14.
PKFZ AUDIT REPORT: Possible conflict of interest
KUALA LUMPUR: A Barisan Nasional deputy minister and assemblymanwere found by auditors to be possibly in a conflict of interest overtheir involvement in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project.
PKFZ AUDIT REPORT: After the wait, it was over in 15 minutes
KLANG: Port Klang Authority chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng wasmobbed by press photographers even before he could sit down for a pressconference at the PKA office yesterday.
PKFZ AUDIT REPORT: Port authority told to take legal action
KUALA LUMPUR: The Port Klang Authority has been directed to takelegal action over shortcomings or irregularities related to the PortKlang Free Zone project.
PKFZ AUDIT REPORT: I asked for co-op, says state rep
PORT KLANG: Datuk Abdul Rahman Palil, the state assemblymancited for possible conflict of interest in the Port Klang Free Zoneaudit report, defended his actions as a Port Klang Authority boardmember.
Another body found at Jaya Supermarket rubble
Another body has been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed Jaya Supermarket building.
PKA chairman Lee hands over audit report to MACC
PortKlang Authority chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng has handed over the auditreport on the Port Klang Free Zone to the Malaysian Anti-CorruptionCommission office here on Friday.
Najib not ruling out nation’s third stimulus package
PUTRAJAYA:The Government would not rule out introducing another stimulus packageto help strengthen the country’s economy should the global economicsituation deteriorate further.
10-subject limit for SPM from next year
NILAI: From next year, students sitting for the SPM examinations will only be allowed to sit for a maximum of 10 subjects.
Ong: Take legal action on PKFZ
PETALINGJAYA: The Port Klang Authority has been ordered to seek legal recoursefor any contractual shortcomings or irregularities revealed by thereport on the Port Klang Free Zone which has been made public.
PM shocked by Ah Long cruelty
PUTRAJAYA:Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is shocked and appalled at the level ofcruelty loan sharks inflict on defaulters and wants authorities to takeaction against the culprits.
Jaya Supermarket collapses
PETALINGJAYA: One of the city’s earliest landmarks, Jaya Supermarket, collapsedwhile demolition work was going on, killing two Indonesian workers.
Aminah has more to reveal
BUKITMERTAJAM: Former state PKR Wanita chief Aminah Abdullah, an independentcandidate in the Penanti by-election, is claiming she has another audiorecording.
How did Raja Petra leave country?
PETALINGJAYA: Police are investigating how Malaysia Today news portal editorRaja Petra Raja Kamarudin, believed to be in Brisbane, Australia, leftthe country without a trace.
Mum reverses car into toddler
KUALALUMPUR: A three-year-old girl was killed when her mother, who wasdriving her car out of a car park in Desa Sri Hartamas, knocked intothe child who was outside the vehicle.
Daughter of snatch-theft victim vows to seek revenge
KUALATERENGGANU: The daughter of a snatch-theft victim has vowed to seekrevenge against the thief who injured her mother, even to the extent ofengaging a bomoh.
Akon set to thrill with beach party concert
PETALINGJAYA: Mr “Lonely” will feel the warmth of Malaysian hospitality asthousands are expected to turn up for his concert here on July 2.
PAC to call up witnesses on free zone issue
PETALINGJAYA: The Public Accounts Committee is ready to call up witnesses overthe Port Klang Free Zone issue, committee chairman Datuk Seri AzmiKhaled said.
Report names four politicians
KLANG:Four politicians are among those named in the report on the Port KlangFree Zone, including two for possibly having conflict of interest intheir dealings with the project.
Report reveals weak project management
KLANG:The report on the Port Klang Free Zone highlighted 20 issues concerningthe project’s management and governance by the Port Klang Authority.
Three loan sharks remanded over abduction of debtors
PETALINGJAYA: Three loan sharks including one who was detained on Wednesdaynight for the abduction and inhumane confinement of three debtors havebeen remanded for four days.
Syndicate the worst Chong has seen in his decades of work
PETALINGJAYA: Datuk Michael Chong came to know about the syndicate that“kidnaps” loan defaulters three months ago but was forced to keepsilent as police were carrying out investigations.
Rosmah: Stay calm when confronting kids
BANGI:Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has reminded parents to calm themselves firstbefore confronting and disciplining their children.
Abused boy placed in home
PETALINGJAYA: A five-year-old abuse victim who was rescued from his home willbe placed in a welfare home for a month pending investigations.
Manek Urai by-election fixed for July 14
PUTRAJAYA:The Election Commission has set July 6 as nomination day for the ManekUrai state seat by-election while polling will take place on July 14.
Sivakumar wants to continue suit against trio and EC
KUALALUMPUR: Former Perak assembly speaker V. Sivakumar contended that hisapplication for a judicial review against three independent stateassemblymen and the Election Commission is still a “live issue”.
PKR: Fairus not cut off from by-election campaign
BUKITMERTAJAM: PKR has denied that it has deliberately excluded formerPenanti assemblyman Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin from the by-electioncampaign at the constituency.
Naked couples caught in the act
KLANG:Naked couples engaged in sexual activities had a fright of their liveswhen police raided a hotel at Jalan Batu Tiga lama near here Thursday.
‘CPM violence not stressed’
KUALALUMPUR: The recent calls to forgive Chin Peng, leader of the defunctCommunist Party of Malaya, is the result of history books not properlyhighlighting the treachery and callousness of communist terrorists,said Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.
Kong: Ministry to help local councils improve
KUALA LUMPUR: The Housing and Local Government Ministry is helping local councils to ensure their performance is above par.
‘Eggs-traordinary’ lesson for kindy kids
GEORGE TOWN: A group of pre-schoolers squealed excitedly when an egg seemed to magically “stand” on its end.
Zambry: Investments unaffected by politics
IPOH:The current political uncertainty faced by the state is not affectingthe flow of investment into Perak, says the Mentri Besar.
Stamps to mark Malaysia-China ties
KUALALUMPUR: Pos Malaysia Bhd will issue special commemorative covers tomark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of Malaysia-Chinadiplomatic relations.
Pakatan reps end three-day hunger strike
IPOH:Pakatan Rakyat representatives ended their three-day hunger strike witha promise that their struggle to wrest control of Perak would continue.
Laws to be amended for e-justice, says Nazri
KOTAKINABALU: The Government is considering amending laws to allow thee-filing of court documents as part of efforts to encourage a moreefficient justice system.
UiTM rebuts hostel molest claim
SHAHALAM: The student who claimed she was sexually assaulted in aUniversiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) hostel had no business being there inthe first place.
Policeman slashed during robbery
GEORGE TOWN: A 45-year-old policeman was slashed and beaten up before being robbed by seven men in Stewart Lane here.
Malaysian drowns at US park
NEWYORK: Malaysian student Nublan Zaki Norhadi had been looking forward toflying home to join his family in Kuala Lumpur this week and meeting upwith friends during his three-month summer break.
Kugan’s family sues cops to recover items
KUALALUMPUR: The family of suspected car thief A. Kugan has filed anapplication to compel the police to return all items, documents, tissuesamples and bodily fluid which were seized from Universiti MalayaMedical Centre to its pathology department.
Search for Sampai Jumpa called off
KUANTAN:The search for American Kenneth Wayne Harris, who was reported missingwhen the yacht he was on with four others sank in the waters offKuantan Port here on Sunday, has been called off.
25 expected out of quarantine today
PUTRAJAYA:Twenty-five students from Maktab Rendah Sains Mara in Kuantan are stillunder observation for influenza A/H3 (seasonal flu).
Kaamatan-Gawai festival experience planned for 32 tourists
KUCHING:Tourists from several countries will join in the festivities of thefirst-ever joint harvest festival in Sabah and Sarawak.
Daily calls for recognition of Chinese school exam cert
THEGovernment should recognise the Unified Examinations Certificate (UEC)and allow students from independent Chinese schools to be trained atteachers’ training colleges, said Sin Chew Daily.
Sri Lankan envoy calls pro-Tamil protesters ‘jokers’
TAMIL Nesanreported that the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia, Dr D.D.Ranasinghe, had described Malaysian Indians who participated inSunday’s protest rally as “jokers”.
Bride turns road-builder before wedding day
WHILEmost brides-to-be would be worrying about their wedding dress, make-upand hair, Noraini Ibrahim has more earthy problems – She has to doheavy-duty work to pave a road leading to her kampung house.
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