KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: Police have ruled out foul play in the death of national laureate Datuk Syed Alwi Syed Hassan who was found dead at his home in Kampung Sungai Serai, Kuang, Rawang near here yesterday. Selangor CID chief SAC II Hasnan Hassan said the post-mortem result released at 11.15am today indicated the […]
High Court clears Raja Izzuddin of cheating charges
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: Perak royalty Raja Izzuddin Iskandar Shah has been cleared by the High Court here from the charge of abetting his former private secretary in cheating a businesswoman and her mother. The same court also upheld the acquittal of the former private secretary, Datuk Ibrahim Zulkifli, of the principle offence. Justice […]
Terror attack victim Hemalatha’s funeral on 3 Dec
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: The funeral of Hemalatha Kasipillay, 51, who died in the terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, will be on 3 Dec. Her husband, K Sivakumaran, told Bernama that the funeral and cremation will only take place after the return of the couple’s children Nishalini, 19 and […]
Ulu Yam landslide: report in three months
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: The Public Works Department (PWD) expects to take three months to complete a report on yesterday’s landslide incident in Ulu Yam which claimed two lives. A spokesman of PWD’s slope engineering division told Bernama that PWD officers had gone to the site today to carry out initial investigations. He […]
M’sia should adopt Iran’s HIV prevention methods
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: Malaysia should adopt the HIV prevention methods of Iran as they have been acknowledged to be successful by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Noriah Kasnon said Iran had managed to overcome one of the biggest hurdles in HIV prevention in a Muslim country […]
Forms to maintain 11% EPF contribution available now
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members who wish to maintain their monthly contribution rate at 11% can obtain the forms from all EPF branches or download it from the myEPF website at www.kwsp.gov.my beginning today. Fully completed form KWSP 17A (AHL) Khas can be submitted to the respective employers for onward […]
Malaysian woman dies in Mumbai terrorist attack
MUMBAI, 29 Nov 2008: Hema Kassipillay, the Malaysian woman who had been reported missing since the terror attacks in this city on 26 Nov, has been found dead. The body of Hema, 51, who had stayed at the Taj Mahal Hotel, scene of the worst of the militant attacks, was found by a medical team […]
One feared drowned, more than 4,000 evacuated
KOTA BARU, 29 Nov 2008: One person is feared drowned as floods continued to ravage the east coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, sending more than 4,000 people to relief centres and forcing the closure of several major roads. A 25-year-old man, Nik Li Nik Kob, fell into Sungai Sokor in Tanah Merah, Kelantan, […]
Soi Lek’s remarks on Malay supremacy not MCA’s stand
JOHOR BARU, 29 Nov 2008: MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek’s remarks that the concept of Malay supremacy was no longer relevant, is not the party’s stand, said party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. “It is his personal view. The MCA’s stand will be based on a resolution made by its […]
MCA committed to BN, says Ong
SUBANG JAYA, 29 Nov 2008: MCA, the second biggest party in the Barisan Nasional (BN), is fully committed to the coalition and hopes it will hold more programmes involving all component parties to strengthen it further. Its president Datuk Ong Tee Keat said the BN should not be dispirited that it lost five states and […]
