KUALA TERENGGANU, 31 July 2009: The MIC today claimed that yesterday’s protest at the MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur was purposely held to divert attention from the Kampung Buah Pala issue in Penang. Both MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu and party secretary-general Datuk Dr S Subramaniam spoke in the same vein on the […]
Archives for July 2009
Duo submit DNA samples for Teoh inquest
PETALING JAYA, 31 July 2009: Kajang Municipal councillor Tan Boon Wah and technician Lee Wye Wing submitted their DNA samples to the Chemistry Department here today for the inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock. Accompanied by two lawyers, the duo arrived at the department at 11:45am to have their DNA samples […]
Allowance increased five-fold
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 July 2009: Members of the security forces who have been decorated by the nation received a gift on Warrior’s Day today in the form of a 500% increase in their monthly allowance. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in making the announcement, said the new rates would take effect from 1 July […]
Kg Buah Pala residents file for leave to appeal
PUTRAJAYA, 31 July 2009: The Kampung Buah Pala residents in Penang have filed for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court’s dismissal of their application to set aside the writ of vacant possession and the bailiff’s notice. The residents’ lawyer, Darshan Singh Khaira, when contacted said the application was filed […]
Mohd Hamdan’s death a big loss
PENANG, 31 July 2009: Penang PAS deputy commissioner I Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa regarded Permatang Pasir assemblyperson Datuk Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman’s death as a big loss to the party. He said Mohd Hamdan was a good and humble man who had been in the party for a long time and was active in championing […]
MIC wants 7.4% quota in GLCs
KUALA TERENGGANU, 31 July 2009: The MIC wants at least a 7.4% quota in employment for Indian Malaysians in government-linked companies (GLCs), including in senior managerial and executive positions, party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today. He said the quota was based on the minimum 7.4% target set by the government for the […]
Will to review ISA waning?
By Tony PuaDATUK Mukhriz Mahathir has defended the Internal Security Act (ISA) and lamented that the public fails to see the benefits of a controversial law that allows for preventive detention without trial. Once again, the influential Barisan Nasional (BN) deputy minister took the decades-old stance that the law ensures the country remains peaceful and harmonious. He said […]
Announcement of Permatang Pasir by-election before 10 Aug
PENANG, 31 July 2009: The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce the nomination and polling dates for the Permatang Pasir state by-election by 10 Aug, EC chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said. The by-election, the eighth since the March 2008 general election, has to be called because of the death of the […]
Permatang Pasir assemblyperson dies
PENANG, 31 July 2009: PAS state assemblyperson for Permatang Pasir Datuk Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman died of heart ailment at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur this morning. He was 63. His death means another by-election — the eighth since the March 2008 general election — would have to be called to fill […]
Checking power in Malaysia
By Shanon ShahTan Sri Dr Abdul Hamid Pawanteh TAN Sri Dr Abdul Hamid Pawanteh has had an interesting career in Malaysian politics. An Umno member, he was Member of Parliament (MP), first for the Arau seat in the 1980s, and then for the Kangar seat in 1999. The 1944-born medical graduate was appointed Deputy Speaker of the […]
