KEPALA BATAS, 30 April 2009: PAS’s intention to field a candidate in the by-election for the Penanti state constituency on 31 May shows that the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is not the most popular party in the area, said former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Abdullah said although the Penanti state constituency, located in […]
Archives for April 2009
S’gor aims for 30% women representation
By Gan Pei LingSHAH ALAM, 30 April 2009: The Selangor government is aiming for better gender representation in leadership positions through a soon-to-be-launched youth movement known as Penggerak Belia Negeri Selangor. “To ensure that young women are not marginalised from this programme, the movement’s zone-level committees must comprise a minimum of 30% women. If the chairperson is a […]
Manoharan resignation “mere speculation”: Khalid
SHAH ALAM, 30 April 2009: Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim described as “mere speculation” an online news report which states that Kota Alam Shah state assemblyperson M Manoharan is thinking of vacating his seat, thereby necessitating yet another by-election. Khalid said the speculation could have been the result of heavy pressure on Manoharan’s […]
PR assemblypersons in Perak to attend 7 May sitting
IPOH, 30 April 2009: The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Perak today decided that all its assemblypersons would attend the state legislative assembly sitting on 7 May, said former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. He said the decision was final although previously there had been speculation that the PR would boycott the assembly […]
Laila Taib buried
KUCHING, 30 APRIL 2009: Puan Sri Laila Taib, Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s wife who died yesterday from cancer, was buried in the Demak Jaya Muslim cemetary in Jalan Bako today. Her remains were lowered into the ground at 1pm next to the grave of her mother-in-law Hamidah Yakub, who died on […]
Chin Peng fails in last bid to enter M’sia
PUTRAJAYA, 30 April 2009: Former communist leader Chin Peng today failed in his last bid to live in Malaysia after the Federal Court here upheld two lower courts’ decisions compelling him to produce his identification documents before he can be permitted to enter this country. Chin Peng (Pic extracted from the cover of his book […]
Bar Council: More must be done for Orang Asli
By Ragunath KesavanTHE Bar Council is heartened by the Selangor government’s decision to withdraw its appeal to the Federal Court with respect to the Sagong Tasi case, which involves the 1995 acquisition of 38.477 acres of customary land in Bukit Tampoi, Dengkil that belongs to the Temuan tribe. Sagong Tasi of the Temuan (Pic courtesy of Suaram); […]
PKR questions Bakun
PETALING JAYA, 30 April 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has questioned the federal government’s decision to approve the construction of an undersea cable so that the Bakun hydroelectric dam in Sarawak can supply power to Peninsula Malaysia. PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali said the party was “shocked” by the cabinet approval for the […]
Kelantan to be WiFi state in two years
KOTA BARU, 30 April 2009: Kelantan will be WiFi-enabled when its government fully implements an internet broadband service within the state in two years. State Information, ICT Development, Science and Technology Committee chairperson Dr Mohamed Fadzli Hassan said so far, two state government agencies, namely Permodalan Kelantan Berhad (PKB) and Perbadanan Menteri Besar Kelantan (PMBK), […]
PM: Border demarcation with Brunei can be finalised
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 30 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has expressed confidence that Malaysia and Brunei can finalise the land and maritime border demarcation between both countries. He did not give a specific time frame for the matter to be finalised but said the process was progressing smoothly. Najib, who earlier had […]
