PTPTN under PAC microscope

Problems with the National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN) today became the first of the nine serious concerns raised in the Auditor-General's Report that are to be scrutinised by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)."We are looking at the hows and whys of the fund still being defective after 13 years, especially in collection and the tracing of information. What we see is that the fund is unable to sustain itself. Expenditure is in excess of income," PAC chairman Azmi Khalid said.

Two individuals sue Sosilawati's cosmetics company .

KUALA LUMPUR: Two individuals have filed a suit against the late cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya's company, Nouvelle Beauty Centre Sdn Bhd, for breach of agreement in the sale and purchase of a property, worth RM3 million, in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya.

Gunasegaran inquest: Appeal against open verdict

R Gunasegaran's sister has filed an appeal to revise the open verdict in the recently-concluded inquest into his death while in police custody.R Ganga Gowri, 34  said the verdict does not explain why her brother died at the Sentul police station."And all I want is simply for someone to tell me how and why my brother died," she told reporters when met at the Kuala Lumpur court complex today.

Vote BN as Deepavali gift, says MIC

GUA MUSANG - Voters from among the Indian community in the Galas state constituency are asked to vote the Barisan Nasional (BN) as a Deepavali gift, said MIC Youth chief T. Mohan.He said the Deepavali celebration on Nov 5, one day after the by-election for the Galas state seat, would be more meaningful if the BN were to win.

Suaram: Selva beaten in police custody

Human rights group Suaram has claimed today that detainee K Selvasanthiran was "beaten, kicked and punched" by police officers since he was arrested last Monday on a drug charge.In a statement faxed to the press this afternoon, Suaram coordinator E Nalini said Selvasanthiran , told his wife Saraswathy  who visited him this morning, that he was having hearing problems after being allegedly badly assaulted during his first two days in detention.

'Umno will lose 70 seats without our support' .

SUNGAI SIPUT: MIC president S Samy Vellu today poured scorn on the storyline that Umno can win the next general election without the support of the Indians and Chinese.He took particular aim at Titiwangsa Umno division chief Johari Abdul Ghani who recently said that Umno could take the Titiwangsa seat if it could convince 70% of the Malay voters to back the party.

Hilary Clinton arrives Monday to begin official visit

KUALA LUMPUR - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin her three-day official visit to Malaysia begining Monday.In a statement, the foreign ministry said this was the first bilateral visit to Malaysia by Clinton since the 1995 visit of Secretary Warren Christopher.Most recently, Secretary Condoleeza Rice visited Malaysia in a multilateral context to attend the Asean Regional Forum in 2006.