PUTRAJAYA, 6 May 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN) acted too hastily in Perak and monarchs cannot remove elected heads of government. On the eve of the continuance of Perak’s constitutional crisis, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said: “Under the Federal Constitution, as far as I know, very clearly states that the monarch cannot remove […]
Road closures in Ipoh for assembly sitting
IPOH, 6 May 2009: All roads leading to the main gate of the Bangunan Perak Darul Ridzuan, near here from Jalan Kuala Kangsar, Jalan Silibin, Jalan Lahat, and Jalan Hospital will be closed temporarily from tonight until tomorrow in conjunction with the start of the Perak state assembly sitting. Ipoh OCPD, ACP Azisman Alias also […]
Legal advisor to study need to amend acts
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has asked legal advisors in all departments and agencies under his ministry to study the needs and objectives of amending acts to suit the current situation. He said the studies included the Internal Security Act (ISA) as proposed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib […]
Samples taken from Sujatha missing
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: Missing samples. This was the highlight of the inquest into the death of local actress K Sujatha as it entered its fourth day today. Two doctors of the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital testified that they could not confirm what actually happened to the samples taken from the actress. First, Dr […]
Zambry’s appointment unconstitutional: Lawyer
Updated 8.56pm, 5 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: A lawyer for Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin argued in the High Court here today that Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appointment as Perak Menteri Besar on 6 Feb was unconstitutional. Sulaiman Abdullah contended that Zambry could not claim the office because Nizar had not […]
Another three countries hit by influenza A (H1N1)
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: Three more countries — Colombia, El Salvador and Portugal — have officially reported influenza A (H1N1) cases, making it 21 countries hit by the virus while the total number of cases reported worldwide so far is 1,085 with 26 deaths. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said that according […]
S’gor Sultan recuperating after surgery
SHAH ALAM, 5 May 2009: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, is recuperating steadily following a 10-hour open heart surgery at the Stanford University Medical Centre in Palo Ato, California on 2 May. The sultan’s private secretary Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani said Sultan Sharafuddin had now been tranferred from the hospital’s intensive-care unit […]
Jakim to issue guidelines on 1Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: The Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) will issue a set of guidelines on 1Malaysia to avoid wrong interpretation or misperception of the concept among the people. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Maj Gen (Rtd) Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom, said the guidelines would also be useful for national leaders […]
Mazu case: PM hopes for amicable settlement
KOTA KINABALU, 5 May 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today expressed the hope that the ongoing civil suit over the construction of the aborted Goddess of the Sea (Mazu) statue in Kudat will be settled out of court. “I always hope for settlement out of court,” he told a news conference here. He […]
Nizar removed due to loss of confidence
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin was not sacked as Perak menteri besar by Sultan Azlan Shah, as his removal from office was lawfully made under Article 16(6) of the state constitution due to loss of confidence of the majority in the state assembly. Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail submitted […]
