MANAMA (Bahrain), 19 Jan 2009: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi held talks with his Bahraini counterpart, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, on the second and final day of his visit to this Gulf nation today. Both leaders led their respective delegations at the bilateral meeting held at the Gudaibiya Palace here. […]
Independent panel to probe AIMST accounts
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Jan 2009: MIC’s Maju Institute for Education Development (MIED) directors are expected to endorse the appointment of an independent panel to investigate the award of contracts for the party’s Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST) The decision is expected to be made at the MIED board meeting here at the […]
Stolen Tabung Haji funds will be returned
BANGI, 19 Jan 2009: The government has assured Tabung Haji depositors that misappropriated monies will be returned in full, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “Depositors will not lose one sen as Tabung Haji is a corporation that is fully guaranteed by the government,” he said when commenting […]
Aussie jailed 3 years for insulting Thai royal
BANGKOK, 19 Jan 2009: An Australian writer, who had taught English at a university in the northern city of Chiang Mai, today was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to a charge of lese majeste (insulting a sovereign or ruler). Harry Nicolaides, 42, had his sentence reduced from six years when he pleaded […]
Govt to monitor build-then-sell concept
SHAH ALAM, 19 Jan 2009: The government has no plans to fully implement the Build-Then-Sell (BTS) concept at the moment in view of the current global economic crisis, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan. However, he said the ministry would closely monitor the system throughout this year to gauge the […]
Mohd Aziz Jamman heads Semporna Umno Youth
SEMPORNA, 19 Jan 2009: Mohd Aziz Jamman has been announced as the new Semporna Umno Youth head after the incumbent, Nixon Abd Habi, failed to defend his post in the election yesterday. Mohd Aziz received 235 votes while Nixon garnered 218. There were five spoilt votes. A commotion almost broke out when the lights at […]
Blacksmith torches himself after squabble
ALOR SETAR, 19 Jan 2009: A blacksmith was believed to have torched himself after a quarrel with his wife at their house at Taman Abadi, Jalan Kuala Kedah here yesterday. Kota Star Crime Investigation chief DSP Mohd Feisal Libertus Abdullah said Ooi Chong Kian, 48, was believed to have poured petrol and then torched himself […]
EPF conversion to pension not viable
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Jan 2009: The proposal to convert the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) scheme to a monthly pension scheme for private sector employees is not viable as individual savings are too small. Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general G Rajasegaran said that on average, savings of the majority of the seven million private sector […]
Azilah denies shooting, blowing up Altantuya
SHAH ALAM, 19 Jan 2009: Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri today denied the prosecutor’s suggestion that he was in Puncak Alam to shoot and blow up Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu on the night of 19 Oct 2006. On the third day of his defence, he maintained that on the night Altantuya was murdered, he was with his […]
Dengue cases up by 112 percent
PUTRAJAYA, 19 Jan 2009: A total of 3,211 dengue fever cases with eight deaths have been reported for the14 – 17 Jan period, a 112% increase from the 1,514 cases with four deaths over the corresponding period last year. Director-General of Health, Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said despite the 3.4% drop in the second […]
