Najib told to answer Bala's claims

The prime minister should stop trying to ignore allegations of his involvement in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shariibuu, said the DAP leader, Lim Kit Siang, especially after the reappearance of private investigator P Balasubramaniam and Malaysiakini's interview with his lawyer, Americk Singh Sidhu, which linked the premier to the murder.

Good job, YB Lim but one thing for sure, Umno-appointed PM will never admit to committing any crime if indeed he had committed one.

I believe many perceive Najib to be involved in Altantuya's murder. Of course, I am one of the many. Months ago, I met a friend who just came back from a seminar. He told me he had the chance to shake hands with the 'murderer'! Of course, no prizes for guessing right WHO the murderer was!

After all, Mahathir did say:

Legally he has cleared his name (over Altantuya). But whether people will perceive that he has cleared his name or not is something he cannot decide.

Gov't urged to come clean on conversion laws - nizar nizar nizar nizar nizar nizar nizar nizar

A directive that conversion of non-Muslim children must be only with the consent of their parents has come back to haunt the government. The Malaysian Gurdwara Council today asked why this directive was not reflected in the proposed conversion laws.

On April 23, the cabinet had announced:

• the religion of a child under 18 years of age would continue to be that at time of birth and one parent cannot convert the child unilaterally; and,

• the converted spouse cannot use his conversion to run away from his obligations under the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act, 1976, the law which have contracted their marriage

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TRUTH: BTN courses are more than just politically motivated

LIE: BTN courses not politically motivated

TRUTH: BTN courses are more than just politically motivated and there is nothing but ulterior motives behind the entire BTN setup.

Dengue flu at worrying level

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Three deaths -- two in Melaka and one in Penang -- were reported from 819 dengue cases last week, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said.

He said the number was an increase of 99 cases or 17 per cent from the previous week.

The first victim was a 32-year-old labourer from Kampung Orang Asli Lubuk Bandung, Jasin, Melaka who sought treatment from a private clinic on Nov 6.

"The patient was referred to the Melaka Hospital on the same day but died the next day due to haemorrhagic dengue fever," he said in a statement.

The second case involved a 49-year-old civil servant, who had hypertension, from Kampung Lubuk Redan, Masjid Tanah, Melaka.

Dr Mohd Ismail said the patient received an initial treatment from a Health Clinic on Nov 9 after developing a fever two days earlier and was asked to return the next day for an evaluation.

He was referred to the Melaka Hospital on the same day after showing dengue haemorrhagic symptoms and died on Nov 12 due to complications from dengue shock syndrome.

The third victim was a 10-year-old boy from Halaman Gelugor in Penang who was reported to have developed a fever but only sought treatment at a private hospital three days later in seriously ill condition.

The boy was then referred to the Penang Hospital and was admitted to the intensive care unit on Nov 15 and died on Nov 20 due to complications from dengue shock syndrome, he said.

Meanwhile, during the week between Nov 15-21, seven states recorded a high increase in the number of dengue cases namely Penang (29 per cent), Sarawak (28 per cent), Johor (21 per cent), Negeri Sembilan (19 per cent), Kuala Lumpur (12 per cent), Perak (11 per cent) and Selangor (seven per cent).

Dr Mohd Ismail said the ministry viewed seriously the increase in the dengue cases and had issued a circular to all state health directors urging them to step up enforcement.

He also called on members of the public to ensure their homes and workplaces were free of mosquito breeding sites.

"The weather could be the contributing factor to the rise in the number of dengue cases but we should continue giving attention to ensuring that our surroundings are free of aedes mosquito's breeding ground," he said.

Dr Mohd Ismail also said that apathy among the society was also a contributing factor to the increase in the number of dengue cases.

Due to this, he said, only 21 per cent of 106 gotong-royong activities in dengue epidemic area could be carried out.

On Chikungunya, Dr Mohd Ismail said 275 cases were reported this week, dropping slightly from 277 cases last week, with Sarawak contributing 99 per cent of the cases.

A total of 4,742 Chikungunya cases reported so far this year compared to 4,271 cases during the same period last year. No Chikungunya deaths were reported so far.

-- BERNAMA

Why wait until worrying level? Why didn't take any actiong BEFORE worrying level?

Isn't the Health Minister worried about the general health of the public or is he more worried for his position in MCA?

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As usual, after work, I left the office and was walking towards the Malay Mail. Suddenly, I saw a man standing and reading next to a newspaper stand.

'Something unsual,' I thought to myself. So, I stopped to look. I could not believe what I saw the word 'FREE' on the stand.

Before taking a copy from the stand, I asked the man, 'FREE?'

He answered affirmatively, 'As of today.'

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He somewhat disagreed, saying, 'Ours is the only afternoon paper.'

'Yeah, Sun is in the morning,' I said matter-of-factly.

Quickly, I took a FREE copy of the Malay Mail, said 'thank you' to the man and walked off feeling rather happy.

FREE is better than cheap mah.

PI's lawyer: 'Anwar not behind Bala tapes'

EXCLUSIVE ‘Anwar had nothing to do with the release of the first statutory declaration except to deliver a speech prior to the press conference at the PKR headquarters last July. I had no communication with him at all," says Americk Singh Sidhu.

To a question by Malaysiakini on Bala's whereabout, Americk said:
Bala is now back in Chennai with his whole family. We advised him to take his wife and children out of Malaysia to Chennai for obvious safety reasons after the interview was carried out.

Muhyiddin: Think carefully, Ku Li

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah should ‘carefully consider’ heading the opposition-initiated caucus on oil and gas royalties, says the DPM.

Muhyiddin was speaking to reporters today after chairing the National Anti-Drug Action Council meeting in Parliament, saying, “It is better that Razaleigh carefully analyses (his decision) because even though it involves the state of Kelantan, (the caucus) is sponsored by the opposition and Anwar (Ibrahim) himself is behind it.”

Yesterday, reporters were told by Anwar, the Opposition Leader and Permatang Paul MP, that Razaleigh had consented to head the caucus when it is initiated in the House.