KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Jan 2009: The Muslim Consumers Association Malaysia (PPIM) will launch a nationwide campaign urging Malaysians to boycott products made by Jewish companies following Israel’s military invasion of Gaza. Its secretary-general Datuk Dr Ma’mor Osman said the campaign would kick off at the National Mosque on 9 Jan. He said the boycott campaign […]
Six months to clear citizenship application backlog
KUALA TERENGGANU, 6 Jan 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today the backlog of 33,000 Malaysian citizenship and entry permit applications will be resolved in six months. He said a special task force comprising the National Registration Department and Immigration Department had been set up in November to deal with the matter. […]
PAS confident of winning KT by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 6 Jan 2009: PAS candidate Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut is confident of winning the 17 Jan Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, saying he has the support including from among the Chinese voters. “Based on my record as a five-term Wakaf Mempelam assemblyperson, I’m confident of obtaining a strong support including from the Chinese voters. […]
EC forms enforcement teams to monitor by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 6 Jan 2009: The Election Commission (EC) has set up two enforcement teams to ensure election regulations are strictly followed during campaigning for the Kuala Terengganu by-election. EC deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said each of the teams has an EC officer, a police officer, a local authority representative and representatives […]
New guidelines needed to curb credit card fraud
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Jan 2009: The National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) has urged Bank Negara to introduce new guidelines for banks to curb credit card fraud. NCCC chief executive Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah said the number of cases involving credit card fraud and loss of credit cards at pump stations nationwide exceeded 1,000 last year compared […]
‘Datuk Kabi’ slapped with four more charges
PENANG, 6 Jan 2009: The man known as ‘Datuk Kabi’, today faced four more counts of cheating at the George Town magistrate’s court. Kamaleshwaran Chitravelu, 29, claimed trial to the charges. On the first charge, he was alleged to have cheated Abdul Razak Hamid, 50, by giving him an invalid cheque with a face value […]
Thailand blocks 2,300 websites
BANGKOK, 6 Jan 2009: Thai authorities have blocked 2,300 websites for allegedly insulting monarchy and are waiting for court approval to take action on another 400 websites. Information and Communication Minister Ranongruk Suwanchawee was quoted by the Thailand News Agency (TNA) as saying this today. Apart from the 2,300 websites, Ranongruk said her ministry is […]
Buy Malaysian products campaign revived
PUTRAJAYA, 6 Jan 2008: To stimulate the country’s economic growth and face the global economic slump, the Buy Malaysian Products campaign will be revived and launched on 16 Jan. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the campaign had been carried out previously, but was focused on exporting locally-made goods. “With […]
Set up tribunal to prosecute Israeli war criminals
SHAH ALAM, 6 Jan 2009: The United Nations (UN) should set up an international tribunal to prosecute Israeli war criminals, Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) trustee Tunku Sofiah Jewa said today. She noted the time was ripe for the UN General Assembly to seriously consider estabilishing an international criminal tribunal for Israel (ICTI), […]
The battle begins (Updated 2.45pm)
By Deborah Loh and Danny Lim(Updated 2.45pm, 6 Jan 2009) KUALA TERENGGANU, 6 Jan 2009: The Election Commission (EC) has confirmed that the 17 Jan 2009 Kuala Terengganu by-election will be a three-corner fight. At 11.35am, EC returning officer Razali Kassim confirmed that the three candidates for the by-election would be the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan […]
