IPOH, 30 March 2009: The swearing-in of 323 new councillors for local authorities (PBT) in Perak will be held on 15 April, State Health, Local Government, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Public Transport and Non-Muslim Affairs Committee chairperson Dr Mah Hang Soon said today. He said 97 of those elected were representatives of non-governmental organisations, while the […]
Price of chicken drops again tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 March 2009: The price of broiler chicken will drop further by between 30 sen and 40 sen per kilogramme nationwide, starting tomorrow after the reduction announced on 26 March. The Federation of Livestock Farmers’ Associations of Malaysia said in a statement that the ex-farm chicken price will drop from RM3.30 to RM3 […]
Suspected ‘queen bee’ of kidnap gang busted
PENANG, 30 March 2009: The suspected ‘queen bee’ of a gang who masterminded the kidnap of a 14-year-old schoolboy for what is believed to be a RM200,000 ransom, has been arrested by the police. Also detained were her 22-year-old son and eight others, including six teenagers, said to be accomplices to the crime. The police […]
Muhyiddin: By-elections not referendum on Najib, Umno
SUNGAI PETANI, 30 March 2009: Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged the people not to make the three by-elections on 7 April a referendum on the new Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership of Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He said the by-elections at Bukit Gantang in Perak, Bukit Selambau in Kedah and […]
Batang Ai: Mafrel gives thumbs-up to EC, police
LUBOK ANTU, 30 March 2009: The Malaysians For Free and Fair Election (Mafrel) has given the thumbs-up to the Election Commission (EC) and the police for the smooth conduct of nominations for the Batang Ai by-election at the sports complex here yesterday. Its chief coordinator, Peter John anak Jaban, also praised the media. He said […]
All out to woo Chinese voters in Bkt Gantang
TAIPING, 30 March 2009: Just minutes after the nomination process ended yesterday, supporters of candidates from both sides of the political got into overdrive mode to win the hearts and minds of the voters of the Bukit Gantang parliamentary constituency. Rain or shine, it will not matter so long as the campaigners manage to get […]
Independent candidates seeking personal gain
SUNGAI PETANI, 30 March 2009: Independent candidates are pitting themselves in the Bukit Selambau state by-election for personal gain and not pursuing the interest of the people, said Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “They have no political ideology or philosophy. I don’t think the voters will throw the opportunity away by voting any […]
Zahid welcomes Dr M’s intended return to Umno
KOTA BARU, 30 March 2009: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today welcomed the announcement by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that he would rejoin Umno shortly. He said the statesman’s readiness to rejoin Umno showed that he loved the party. “Umno’s doors are always open to Tun (Dr Mahathir) and […]
Not BN style to point fingers: Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 March 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) never subscribes to the opposition way of pointing fingers at government leaders during election campaigns, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. “That’s the opposition style. We do not subscribe to this style of campaigning. It is important that we should prove our determination […]
Big political parties should lead in battling corruption
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 March 2009: Big political parties should take their own initiative to stamp out corruption in their respective organisations, said Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department today. This will leave the government and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) to deal with the menace of corruption in the government […]
