KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Aug 2009: Due process has been observed in the appointment of Datuk Lee Hwa Beng as the Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairperson, the office of Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said. In a statement, Ong’s political aide Simon Lim said questions raised by Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd deputy chief executive […]
Archives for August 2009
Two more A(H1N1) fatalities; death toll 64
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Aug 2009: A seven-month-old boy and a 74-year-old woman are the latest victims of Influenza A(H1N1),raising the death toll in the country to 64. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican, said as of 9am today, 284 A(H1N1) patients were being treated in wards, while 33 patients were being treated […]
What about R Gunasegaran?
Joint civil society statementR GUNASEGARAN died in police custody on 16 July 2009, the same day that Teoh Beng Hock died. Guasegaran’s body still lies in the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (KLH) mortuary. His family is anxious to retrieve his remains, perform the requisite religious rituals, and then proceed to cremate his remains. Gunasegaran’s family, though, is in a […]
Umno Youth: Phantom voters in Permatang Pasir
BUTTERWORTH, 17 Aug 2009: Umno Youth has claimed the existence of phantom voters in the Permatang Pasir state constituency which will be having a by-election on 25 Aug. Its chief Khairy Jamaluddin said he had received reports on a number of Malay Malaysian voters whose listed home addresses were actually occupied by Chinese Malaysian families […]
Straight BN-PAS fight in Permatang Pasir
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 17 Aug 2009: The Permatang Pasir state by-election will see a straight fight between the Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS. Rohaizat Othman, 38, is the BN candidate and Mohd Salleh Man Mat Aji, 52, better known as Salleh Man, is the PAS candidate. Returning officer Roslan Yahaya announced the candidates after nominations closed […]
Baca label dulu?
Oleh Shanon ShahBILA saya berumur tujuh tahun, ibu kepada rakan sekelas saya amat terhibur mendengar saya berceloteh dalam bahasa Hokkien dengan anaknya. “Kamu ini orang (bangsa) apa?” dia bertanya dalam bahasa Hokkien. “Saya ini orang putih (Inggeris),” saya menjawab. Dia tertawa terbahak-bahak. Tapi saya serius! Benar, saya boleh berbahasa Malaysia dan Hokkien, tetapi saya bertutur dengan ibu […]
Merdeka and the Malay rulers
By Clive KesslerMap of Malaya (Source: britishempire.co.uk) LOOKING forward, at the conclusion of the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka’s recent Prof Syed Hussein Alatas Memorial Seminar, to Merdeka Day, the Raja Muda of Perak recalled another anniversary. On the threshold of independence on 5 Aug 1957, the Malay rulers issued a declaration, their last political testament before the […]
BN names Permatang Pasir candidate
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 14 Aug 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) today named Permatang Pauh Umno division secretary Rohaizat Othman, 38, as the candidate for the Permatang Pasir state by-election on 25 Aug. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin made the announcement at the BN operations centre in Bukit Merah, Jalan Permatang Pauh, here. Muhyiddin, who […]
DAP to sue media over anti-Islam issue
PENANG, 14 Aug 2009: The DAP is suing the media over alleged libellous reports on statements on Islam purportedly made by certain DAP leaders, which have caused tension among the people. Secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said legal action would be taken against several media companies over the reports, particularly Utusan Malaysia. “I have asked the […]
State govt should resolve Kg Buah Pala issue: Koh
ALOR STAR, 14 Aug 2009: The Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) Liaison Body leaves it to the Penang state government to resolve the tension in Kampung Buah Pala following the demolition order on the houses in the settlement. Penang BN chairperson Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said only the state government was responsible to find […]
