PUTRAJAYA, 27 July 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and the lead ministers for the six national key results areas (NKRA). He named Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the lead minister for widening access to quality and affordable education, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin […]
Archives for July 2009
Former Sabah police commissioner acquitted
KOTA KINABALU, 27 July 2009: The Sessions Court here today acquitted and discharged former Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Ramli Yusoff on a charge of ordering the use of a police aircraft for his personal interest two years ago. “The prosecution failed to prove a prima facie case and the accused deserves to be acquitted and […]
Problems in Penang
By Deborah LohTHE Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has been busy fire-fighting, no less in Penang. The PR state government in this northern state recently came under fire from Kampung Buah Pala villagers over their impending eviction. The villagers are aided by sympathisers, including the influential Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), and the state government’s image has no doubt […]
Any difference between Umno and PAS?
By Shanon Shah“The ruling only concerns Muslims and it does not affect the non-Muslims. It is to remind the Muslims not to drink.” PAS vice-president and Kubang Kerian Member of Parliament, Salahuddin Ayub, on the Kuantan Syariah High Court’s decision to sentence Mohamad Nasir Mohamad and Noorazah Baharuddin to a RM5,000 fine and six lashes of the […]
Date set for inquest into Teoh’s death
SHAH ALAM, 24 July 2009: A coroner’s inquest has been scheduled for 15 days, beginning Wednesday, 29 July, to look into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock. Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said that he was informed of the date by the Shah Alam magistrate’s court yesterday. The police would close […]
Royal commission, inquest will be according to law: Najib
BANGI, 24 July 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the formation of a royal commission and an inquest on the death of Teoh Beng Hock, the political aide to a Selangor executive councillor, will be based on existing law. He said the law concerning the death of an individual was provided for […]
Jabu: Hadi Awang should apologise for loincloth remark
KUCHING, 24 July 2009: The humble loincloth appears to be causing a political storm in the Land of the Hornbill. It began with PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang blaming the Pakatan Rakyat’s loss in April’s Batang Ai by-election solely on ignorant “cawat”- or loincloth-wearing voters who did not know how to vote. His […]
39 new A(H1N1) cases
JASIN, 24 July 2009: Thirty-nine new Influenza A(H1N1) cases were reported nationwide, all of which are local transmissions, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said. He said 36 were cluster cases which occurred in institutions of higher learning and schools, while three were sporadic cases. There are 978 H1N1 cases in the country so […]
RM7mil in medical negligence compensation since 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 July 2009: The government has thus far paid RM7 million in compensation to patients since 2007 for negligence in government hospitals. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said the sum was considered small, as compared with compensations paid out by other countries. She said the ministry received a monthly average […]
RM15mil loan for young Indian M’sian entrepreneurs
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 July 2009: The government, through the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) and Tekun Nasional (Tekun), has approved a RM15 million loan for Indian Malaysian youths to expand their businesses this year. MIC President Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu said the move showed the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) commitment towards catering the needs of the Indian […]
