KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2009: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) feels that the political crisis in Perak is not likely to be resolved unless power is given back to the people. “Perhaps the time has come for the people of Perak to be given the opportunity to exercise their right to choose again […]
RON95 petrol at RM1.75 per litre from Sept
PUTRAJAYA, 12 May 2009: The sale of RON95 petrol at RM1.75 per litre will be implemented from 1 Sept as an alternative to RON97 whose price will be increased to RM2.00 per litre. At the same time, RON97 would be made a premium product while RON92 would be removed from the market, said Domestic Trade […]
Five S’gor reps to appear before committee
SHAH ALAM, 12 May 2009: Five Selangor reps, including former menteri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, were today called by the state assembly’s Rights and Privileges Committee to give their statements about allegations made against the assembly. Committee chairperson Teng Chang Kim said four of them were called for making statements attacking the […]
Indian M’sian issues being resolved
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2009: Many thorny issues that have swayed the Indian M’sian Indian community away from the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the last general election are being addressed by the administration of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today among the issues were the poor […]
38 suspected meningitis cases still warded
PUTRAJAYA, 12 May 2009: Thirty-eight people are still under treatment for suspected meningitis at the Malacca Hospital following an outbreak of the disease among trainees of the Road Transport Department (JPJ) Academy in Malacca on 9 May. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said in a statement today that two of the […]
Ex-T’ganu MB’s aid arrested over SMS
KUALA TERENGGANU, 12 May 2009: Police today arrested Datuk Dr Ahmad Ramzi Mohamad Zubir, the political secretary to former Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, to assist investigations into the threatening text message received by three Barisan Nasional assemblypersons last month. Police picked up Ahmad Ramzi at about 8.30am after the three-day ultimatum for […]
Man charged with daughter’s murder, incest
PENANG, 12 May 2009: An odd-job worker was charged in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court today with murdering one daughter and committing incest with another between November 2004 and February this year. The 40-year-old, from Bandar Baru Ayer Itam, was charged with murdering his daughter, Sarojini, in a house in Medan Angsana 1, Bandar Baru Ayer […]
Put emergency water plan in action
PETALING JAYA, 12 May 2009: The Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca) today called on all water concessionaires and operators to immediately activate emergency response plans to caution consumers on the importance of water conservation during the dry spell. “The operators should begin a nationwide trial run on the plan urgently so as to gauge […]
Holistic approach needed for mat rempits
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 May 2009: A holistic approach is needed to curb the mat rempit (illegal motorcycle racers) menace and overcome the social problems caused by them said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “We must take a holistic approach when looking at the whole problem to ascertain whether it involves aspects like education […]
Perak crisis: Umno MT to find solution
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 May 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak described the High Court decision on the Perak Menteri Besar issue today, which did not favour Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN), as not the end of the road for the party. Najib, who is also the Umno president, said this was because there […]
