Best Motorcycles of 2011

Don’t be a cheesy rider – get yourself on one of this year’s coolest bikes.

Bikers call car drivers “cagers” for good reason: When the summer sun is high and the blacktop beckons, there’s nothing like strapping on a brain bucket and doing some two-wheeling. We’ve picked three standouts sure to put a bug-addled grin on your face. Need something milder? Turn the page for three rookie-friendly alternatives. Regulators, mount up.

KDN haram buku panduan seks Kelab Taat Suami

K
ementerian Dalam Negeri mengharamkan buku panduan seks terbitan Kelab Taat Suami, yang menjadi kontroversi baru-baru ini, berkuat kuasa serta-merta.

Pihak kementerian berkata mereka yang memiliki buku berkenaan boleh didenda sehingga RM5,000.

Mereka yang didapati menerbitkan semula buku itu, berjudul Seks Islam, Perangi Yahudi Untuk Kembalikan Seks Islam Kepada Dunia, bagi tujuan jualan boleh dipenjara sehingga tiga tahun atau didenda tidak melebihi RM20,000 atau kedua-duanya sekali.

Najib defends cattle project linked to minister’s family

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has dismissed allegations of abuse of power in the federal government’s RM250 million soft loan to a company owned by Cabinet minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil’s husband that operates the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC).

Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said today in a written reply to a parliamentary question that the company — Agroscience Sdn Bhd — had been selected to operate the NFC project to create Malaysia’s “Beef Valley” after a tender process involving five other companies.

The Auditor-General’s Report released last week had criticised the project, and pointed out that it was now “in a mess”.

It said production in 2010 was only 3,289 head of cattle or 41.1 per cent of the target set.