KUANTAN, 18 March 2009: Paya Besar Umno today asked Pahang Menteri Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob to step down as Pahang Umno chief in taking responsibility over Umno’s disciplinary board finding four of the division’s leaders to have violated the party’s code of ethics. Its head Datuk Ahmad Tajuddin Sulaiman claimed that the division had witnesses […]
Political secretary appeals against suspension
MALACCA, 18 March 2009: The Malacca Chief Minister’s political secretary, Saadun Basirun, whose party membership was suspended by the Umno Disciplinary Board after being found guilty of indulging in money politics, will appeal against the decision. “I accept the decision of the Disciplinary Board with an open heart and I wish to appeal following the […]
Support of Indian M’sian community important to cops
IPOH, 18 March 2009: The support of the Indian Malaysian community is important to the police although some in the community perceive the police force negatively. “If this negative perception is allowed to persist, it can stifle cooperation between the two parties,” said Perak police chief Datuk Zulkefli Abdullah. He said the police were concerned […]
Father and daughter brutally killed
SEREMBAN, 18 March 2009: A 52-year-old chicken livestock wholesaler and his 23-year old daughter were brutally murdered in their Taman Tunku Ampuan Najihah home in Sungai Gadut near here today. Negeri Sembilan deputy police chief, Datuk Abd Manan Mhd Hassan, said police got a call at about 12.40pm about the discovery of the bodies. “The […]
All Umno election candidates should be investigated
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said all party election candidates, including him, should be investigated. The Umno vice-presidential candidate said if there was strong evidence of any alleged wrongdoing, then the action taken by the party’s Disciplinary Board and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency should be fair as their (candidates) […]
Conference of Rulers meets today
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: The 216th meeting of the Conference of Rulers was held at Istana Negara here today. The meeting, chaired by the Sultan of Kelantan, Tuanku Ismail Petra, was attended by all the rulers and Yang Dipertua Negeri except for Terengganu and Johor. The Sultan of Terengganu was represented by Terengganu Regency […]
Police report lodged against Datuk Japlin Akim
KOTA KINABALU, 18 March 2009: The Sabah Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth wing has lodged a report against Sabah Umno Youth head and Usukan state assemblyperson Datuk Japlin Akim for involvement in political bribery. The report was lodged by the wing’s information head, Zainudin Hassan at the Karamunsing police headquarters, near here today. “We want […]
No recognition for UM’s MBBS by EU since 1990
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: The medical degree (MBBS) from Universiti Malaya (UM) has not been recognised by the European Union since its medical student intake of 1990. Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Idris Haron said that according to the General Medical Council (GMC)’s stipulation, MBBS programmes outside the EU did not qualify for its […]
Govt can’t force fertiliser companies to drop price
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: The government cannot force local fertiliser manufacturers to reduce the price of the commodity despite the drop in the price of petroleum and urea this year, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed. He said the ministry had regular meetings with the fertiliser companies to urge them to […]
Tesco manager shot dead in robbery
BUTTERWORTH, 18 March 2009: The manager of Tesco Extra hypermarket in Seberang Jaya was shot dead while two others were injured in a robbery at the Poh Kong goldsmith shop in the hypermarket today. S Sathiasillan, 28, was shot in the chest and chin and died on the spot in the 10.15am incident while the […]
