A chief executive of­­fi­­cer has filed a RM20mil suit against a telecommunications company for allegedly revealing contents of her SMS exchanges and re­­cordings of her te­­le­­­­conversations with other individuals to third parties.

Haslina Abdullah, 39, who is CEO of a private college in Kuala Terengganu, filed the suit against the telco at the High Court registry here at 2pm yesterday through the law firm of Messrs Rafizi Zubairi & Co.

In her statement of claim, she said her feelings were hurt, besides suffering trauma and mental stress as a result of the episode.

She alleged that when she arrived at her office on March 11, she received a package which contained nine A4 sized pages with information about her SMS exchanges and a pen drive that had recordings of her telephone conversations.

A group claiming to be members of the Human Rights Party Malaysia failed to hand over a memorandum seeking Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah’s intervention in issues pertaining to conversion.

Instead, the group was involved in a stand-off with the police at the Impiana Hotel car park, 300m away from Istana Kinta, which ended with one of them being arrested.

The party’s national information chief S. Jayathas said party members had planned to drive together to the palace from its headquarters in First Garden but was advised against doing so by the police.

He said they were told that only one vehicle with four people would be allowed into the palace.

The BBC has cancelled its plan to have fugitive Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin on its Hardtalk programme on Wednesday.

According to a statement posted on the Malaysia Today website, BBC's Bridget Orborne had called Raja Petra to inform him of the decision.

Osborne said BBC's lawyers had advised them not to proceed with the programme as it would upset the Malaysian government and even expose the BBC to legal action.

She said the questions they would delve into would be very sensitive in nature and critical of the government, and this would run foul of the Malaysian government.

The Kelantan government has filed a breach of contract and constitutional suit against Petronas.

Mentri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat and his lawyer Tommy Thomas filed the civil suit at the commercial registry here at 9.25am Monday.

According to the statement of claim, Petronas wrongfully, in total failure of consideration and in breach of the Petroleum Development Act, the Kelantan Petronas Agreement and Kelantan Grant, failed to make cash payments to the Kelantan state government for petroleum won and obtained off-shore Kelantan.

Speaking to reporters later at the Federal Territory mosque, Nik Aziz said it was compulsory for him, as the state government's head, to protect its assets in whatever manner, including consultation and taking legal action.

The plaintiff claimed that despite failing to make the said cash payments, Petronas wrongfully continued to win and obtain petroleum off-shore Kelantan without paying the state.

 My Jalur Gemilang! Yesssss....

By Kisho Kumari
  
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) — What do the Jalur Gemilang, hibiscus,  Negaraku, tiger, Proton car, National Monument and national emblem have in common?

Many of us know that the Jalur Gemilang and Negaraku are our national flag and national anthem respectively, but not many of the younger generation realise  that the hibiscus (bunga raya) and tiger are also our proud national symbols.

If we observe, most of the major organisations and private sector such as Proton, Maybank, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Filem Negara Malaysia also use one of these symbols in their logo.

By Neville DCruz
  
MELBOURNE, Aug 29 (Bernama) — Ken Wyatt of the Liberal Party is Australia”s first Aboriginal MP in the House of Representatives after claiming victory in the Perth seat of Hasluck.

His victory came after he said he had received hate mail from people who said they would not have voted for him, had they known he was indigenous, the Australian Associated Press said.

Wyatt said his office in Perth had received at least 50 emails and telephone calls from angry voters who accused him of being interested only in indigenous issues, the ”Perth Now” website reports.

The Star Probe team had interviewed Anson Wong sometime back, and in that open interview Anson Wong ( who was handed a 71 Month Jail term and USD60,000 fine) had admitted that although he was involved in the smuggling of wildlife previously, he has turned the corner and now operates a legitimate business 'above board'.

Clearly, his reference of above board is different from those who used the term to signify their coming clean.

Anson Wong was arrested yesterday in Sepang International Airport for attempting to smuggle 90 snakes of various species.

The Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) opines that leaving out the "doa" (prayer) for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as head of state as well as for the states' rulers is not proper as praying for their well-being is a noble practice.

Its director-general Datuk Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz said the khatib (sermon reader) on duty should read the texts of the Friday sermons prepared by the panel and approved by the state religious authorities.

"The contents of the sermons should not be changed to avoid any adverse implications for the Muslim community.

"Jakim also calls on all quarters not to politicise religious institutions, especially mosques. Such actions will have negative effects like causing disunity and uneasiness among Muslims," he said in a statement issued here Monday.

The demonstrations held outside the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta are the work of mercenary groups, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He said the demonstrators were hired by certain quarters to cause a rift in ties between Malaysia and Indonesia.

"They want us to get angry so that if respond, ties with Indonesia will become soured. We must not get trapped in their games," he told a press conference after chairing a meeting of Umno's Supreme Council at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) here Friday.

On Thursday, some 600 demonstrators gathered in front of the embassy and burned the Malaysian flag and spat on it while screaming "ganyang Malaysia" (go to war with Malaysia).

The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) will send a warning notice to Serdang Member of Parliament Teo Nie Ching, who was reported to have delivered a 'ceramah' or talk in the praying area of Surau Al-Huda in Kajang Sentral, last Sunday.

Mais chairman Datuk Mohamad Adzib Mohd Isa in a statement Friday that Teo's action had caused the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah to get upset and angry to the extent of ordering Mais to take immediate and stern action against the management of the surau.

Hence, Mohamd Adzib said Mais had decided to take over the management of the surau with immediate effect.

Anti-Malaysia protests in Indonesia are not expected to stop any time soon despite Malaysia’s appeal to Indonesia to curb the rowdiness.

About 500 protesters grouped under the Betawi Brotherhood Forum rallied outside the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta for at least an hour yesterday, burning the Jalur Gemilang.

A scuffle broke out when police moved to stop the protesters from breaking down the front gate of the embassy.

“This is the largest crowd that has rallied outside the embassy this year,” said an embassy official.

The Government has zero tolerance against racist remarks by anyone and will take action against such culprits, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

"Our stand is not to tolerate racist remarks by anyone. Action will be taken against them.

"Unity is very important as part of our nation building," Najib said Friday during a dialogue session with the youths at the Barisan Nasional Youth Lab programme here.

Najib, however, added that alleged racist remarks must first be investigated before action was taken.

Three teenagers pleaded guilty at the magistrate's court here Friday to splashing red paint at a surau in Taman Pulai Impian on Aug 22.

The three, aged between 16 and 17, were each charged with two counts of defiling a place of worship.

They were later released on a RM2,000 bail each and will be sentenced on Sept 22.

The three were arrested on Aug 23 and have been under remand since

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By JEFRI ZACHARIAH

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng seems to feel that the Malay community is a problem for his administration because they complaint, make mad insinuations and demonstrate against his party.

The general perception by this community is that Guan Eng's policy has oppressed the Malay. Guan Eng loves to condemn Malay officers and prohibit Malay businessmen from doing business near his office. He has also caused much hardship to the many small businesses by shutting them down citing unlicensed trading.

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By Satu Hala

It was reported that 200 houses in Sik affected with mud flood middle of this month and it is the worst incident in the area after 40 years. 

Residents admitted they will be affected with flood yearly but not as worse as the recent incident.

The cause of the mud flood is because lodging at Semiliang river, Bandang Man in the district.

Perghhhh....not bad ahhh PAS....wallop all the way....uncontrol lodging.....money syeh......

There is no point talking about mother nature with PAS although Islam had given it guidelines.

Never mind....

By JEFRI ZACHARIAH

The Penang government denied all allegations by UMNO vice president Datuk Seri Zahid Ahamd Hamidi that State Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's name was used in prayers before the Friday prayers replacing that of the King, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

Penang Religious Affairs EXCO Abdul Malik Kassim said there is such a thing as adding text used before Friday prayers are prepared by his unit and it was never written to replace the name of Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

By JEFRY ZACHARIAH

Many people were frustrated when Khairy Jamaluddin was chosen as the UMNO Youth head and his appointment is considered rectoric, not more than that.

As a human being, there should not be any curiousity. Opportunity must be given for him to prove himself.

Personally, people want him to be as furious as Syed Jaafar Albar, high spirit as Datuk Harun, great like Anwar Ibrahim and smart as Najib who are known as UMNO Youth head during their time.

It is also hoped that Khairy is as good as Datuk Onn Jaafar who unite the Malays with strenght to abolished Malayan Union.

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By Satu Hala

Here are five mosques that do not respect Yang Dipertuan Agong and used politic in the Friday talk including praying for Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng.

1) Padang Menora Mosque on 25/6/10 (Tasek Gelugor/ Seberang Prai Utara)

2) Permatang Binjai Mosque on 26/2/10 (Kepala Batas/Seberang Prai Utara)

3) Jalan Baru Mosque on 13/8/10 (Permatang Pauh/Seberang Prai Tengah)

4) Jelutong Mosque (Georgetown)

5) Pengkalan Tambang Mosque (Permatang Pasir/Seberang Prai Tengah)

***Other mosques are in the identifying process 

(Source : Penang Religious Council)  

By Satu Hala

Just like a rat which will not lose its cheese, the mad liar Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK) will not miss the chance to shame Malaysia in the eyes the world. Word is that he will be featured as a guest in a programme called HARDtalk produced by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

The programme which have a high rating of die hard followers worldwide, frequently highlights various issues especially about politics and current affairs, with its host often openly using harsh words.

In the RPK case, Malaysia-instinct.com learned that the HARDtalk recording will be done on Sept 1 and it will be on air on from Sept 6 and after.

Clearly, with his often rabid attack on Prime Minister Najib, we can assume that he will highlight the matter yet again on the presumed involvement of the Prime Minister and his wife. Malaysia-Instinct had often made checks with relevant sources, and has even posted proof of that Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor had in fact been in attendance at the material time of accusation.