PUTRAJAYA, 3 July 2009: Forty-seven new cases of Influenza A(H1N1), comprising 41 imported and six locally transmitted cases, were detected as of 8am today. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the new cases brought the total number in the country to 291, with 44 of them locally transmitted. “No deaths have […]
Archives for July 2009
Jelutong MP alleges abuse of power by MPPP member
PENANG, 3 July 2009: A DAP Member of Parliament (MP) today took to task a Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) member from Parti Keadilan Rakyat, saying that the member had abused power for seeking the cancellation of a stop work order issued against a housing developer in Jelutong. Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi told a news conference […]
Murugiah shocked by 11-, 12-year-old mothers
PETALING JAYA, 3 July 2009: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T Murugiah had a cultural shock when he visited the Cameron Highlands Hospital maternity ward recently and found Orang Asli mothers as young as 11 and 12 years old. What worried him more was that these minors were ignorant that they needed […]
DAP’s sole assemblyperson in Kedah now an independent
ALOR STAR, 3 July 2009: The DAP’s sole representative in Kedah, Lee Guan Aik, today declared himself as an “independent and non-aligned” state assemblyperson and no longer a government supporter. The Kota Darul Aman assemblyperson, however, said he would also not support the Barisan Nasional (BN). Lee (Source: leeguanaik.blogspot.com) “I no longer support the government […]
Who’s afraid of sodomy?
By Farish NoorMASS hypocrisy season comes and goes in Malaysia with the regularity of the monsoon or the haze. While we entertain the polite fiction of being a semi-civilised nation with a few shopping malls, we conveniently forget that ours is a political culture mired in the mores and norms of hypocrisy. The public display of normative […]
Wooing the Indian Malaysian vote
By Deborah LohHindraf vigil on 27 Sept 2008 ON 25 Nov 2007, the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) burst into public consciousness through a mammoth street rally. Few doubt that Hindraf was pivotal in swinging Indian Malaysian votes away from the Barisan Nasional (BN) three months later in the March 2008 general election. On 2 July 2009, […]
Karpal-Khairy name-calling in Parliament
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2009: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parliamentarians staged a walkout in support of Karpal Singh who was ejected from the Dewan Rakyat today following an exchange of words with Umno Member of Parliament (MP) Khairy Jamaluddin. Karpal, the DAP chairperson, and Khairy, who is Umno Youth chief, locked horns over the fracas with […]
Anwar’s appeal dismissed
PUTRAJAYA, 2 July 2009: The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to have his sodomy trial sent back to the Sessions Court from the High Court. In a unanimous decision, it ruled that no member of the Executive, not even the prime minister, could interfere or fetter with the […]
Kedah MB: No official word on DAP withdrawal
ALOR STAR, 2 July 2009: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said today he had yet to be informed officially of any decision by Kedah DAP to withdraw from the PAS-led Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government over dissatisfaction with the state administration. He said the DAP was still in the PR state government […]
Penang govt warns Kg Buah Pala developer
PENANG, 2 July 2009: The Penang government today warned the developer of the proposed housing project in Kampung Buah Pala, Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd, for threatening the residents. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the developer’s threat to send bulldozers to the village by 2 Aug 2009 to forcibly evict the residents and demolish […]
