PETALING JAYA, 11 June 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament for Kulim-Bandar Baru, Zulkifli Noordin, has taken to task Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun for her opposition towards the Kota Baru Municipal Council (KBMC)’s regulation of sportswear in a park. Zulkifli “The only thing KBMC did was to regulate the […]
Archives for June 2009
DAP assemblyperson submits resignation letter
PENANG, 11 June 2009: Jawi assemblyperson Tan Beng Huat has submitted an undated resignation letter to party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng on the instruction of the state DAP. State DAP chairperson Chow Kon Yeow said he was instructed by Lim to request an undated resignation letter as state assemblyperson from Tan to show that the […]
New name for trade, consumer affairs ministry
KUANTAN, 11 June 2009: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs is now known as the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism. Its minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, in announcing this today, said the name change had been agreed upon by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the cabinet at their […]
Don’t question sovereignty of rulers, says Perak sultan (Updated 3.48pm)
Updated 3.48pm, 11 June 2009 IPOH, 11 June 2009: The sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, said today any move which questions the interests of Malay Malaysians and bumiputera in terms of scholarships and places of study not only violates the fundamental provisions in the federal and state constitutions, but also questions the sovereignty of […]
Najib: M’sia welcomes Obama’s plan
PUTRAJAYA, 11 June 2009: Although United States President Barack Obama is keen on forging closer relations with the Islamic world, what is important now is to take concrete actions to realise the plan, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. “I think his speech was good, but it is important to back it with concrete […]
KLCC Park firm sued for RM5mil over electrocution
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 June: The father of a student who was electrocuted at the KLCC Park on New Year’s Day today filed a negligence suit claiming more than RM5 million from the company managing and maintaining the park. Abdul Basek Md Isa, 42, a technician, filed the writ of summons at the Civil High Court […]
Singapore keen on third bridge: Najib (Updated 3.06pm)
Updated 3.06pm, 11 June 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 11 June 2009: Singapore is keen on the construction of a third bridge linking the republic to Malaysia, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. “The concept of the third bridge on the eastern side of Johor is something we will pursue, and Singapore is quite keen on […]
Twitterholic
By Cindy ThamOVER the past one month alone, the number of people who follow The Nut Graph on Twitter has more than doubled to about 800. That’s not a lot compared with several other news sites in Malaysia, or with Malaysian Twitterers like Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, DAP leader […]
The hybrid-Malay Malaysian dilemma
By Shanon ShahDR Farish Noor is a prolific academic. The founder of The Other Malaysia project writes on the politics of Malaysia, Indonesia, Islamism, and old Malay hikayats with gusto and insight. He has been published everywhere. Well, nearly. It makes one wonder what he does to de-stress. “I repair old batik, I knit and I stitch,” […]
“There’s no democracy in Parliament”
By Deborah LohGobind Singh Deo HAVING a famous father helps, but first-time Member of Parliament (MP) Gobind Singh Deo, 38, has carved his own reputation as a lawyer and a politician. The “little lion of Puchong” as he is fondly known, has become as well known as his father for being thrown out of Parliament sittings. On […]
