SEGAMAT, 18 Dec 2008: The managing director of a licensed money-lending company was found shot dead at a back lane in Jalan Orkid, off Jalan Genuang here today. Datuk M Gunasegaran, 49, was believed to have been waylaid by a gunman while jogging behind a row of shops. Two spent bullets were found at the […]
Bkt D’sara landslip: Residents may be evacuated
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: Kuala Lumpur City Hall will evacuate the Lorong Setiabistari residents in Bukit Damansara if it is found that they are exposed to danger, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said today. If the residents’ safety was found to be at risk due to the previous hillslope projects, they would […]
Abby gets her divorce from Norman
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: The Gombak Timur syariah lower court today granted popular actress Abby Abadi a divorce from her actor husband Norman Hakim. The divorce was sealed after Norman uttered the words to divorce Abby or Arbaeyah Abdul Manan, 31, with ‘talak satu’ in front of syarie judge Wan Mahyuddin Wan Muhammad. Norman […]
Witness absent, Raja Petra case postponed
PETALING JAYA, 18 Dec 2008: Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin’s sedition trial in the Sessions Court here became rather heated today when the prosecution’s fifth witness again failed to be present in court, forcing it to postpone hearing to 10 Feb next year. Raja Petra’s counsel, Gobind Singh Deo, gave the prosecution a tongue-lashing when told […]
I will lead Wanita Umno’s campaign, says Rafidah
KUALA TERENGGANU, 18 Dec 2008: Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz said today that as Wanita Umno chief, she will lead the movement’s campaign in the Kuala Terengganu by-election on 17 Jan. She said this should not be an issue because she had been leading the movement in all the previous by-elections except for the Permatang Pauh […]
Govt okay with selling IJN stake to Sime Darby
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: The government has no objection in principle for Sime Darby Bhd to acquire a stake in IJN Holdings Sdn Bhd but the conglomerate must ensure high priority for the poor, said the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak today. “We are in the process of finalising the matter with […]
MCA hopes IJN will not be privatised
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: The MCA hopes that the National Heart Institute (IJN) will not be privatised, its deputy president, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, said today. He said that apart from promoting Malaysia’s good name in the eyes of the world, the institute had done a lot in helping the poor in […]
AIDS infection has dropped by half since 2003
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rate in the country has dropped by half since 2003, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. The deputy prime minister said the number of recorded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases had dropped from 6,756 in 2003 to 3,452 this year. “We found that, […]
Mandatory pre-marital HIV screening in 2009 (Updated)
Updated 6:00pm, 18 Dec 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: Beginning next year, Muslim couples will have to undergo a mandatory screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) before they get married. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the HIV screening would be a part of the pre-marital course. He said the measure was […]
Police shoot dead four criminals
PERMATANG PAUH, 18 Dec 2008: Police shot dead four criminals, believed to be members of a housebreaking and robbery gang which is active in the state, in a shootout in Guar Perahu here at about 5am today. State deputy police chief Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid said two of the men were foreigners, believed to be […]
