PUTRAJAYA, 17 Feb 2009: The Federal Court here today dismissed the application by Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin to recuse Justice Datuk Augustine Paul from hearing his habeas corpus appeal. Justices Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Ab Rahman and Datuk Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin in their decision said they were satisfied that the application to […]
9 April D-day in Altantuya murder case (Updated)
(Updated 7.11pm) SHAH ALAM, 17 Feb 2009: The fate of two Special Action Force (UTK) police officers accused of murdering Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu will be known on 9 April. Shah Alam High Court judge Datuk Mohd Zaki Md Yasin set the date after hearing submissions from all the parties at the end of the […]
Manoharan remains under ISA detention
PUTRAJAYA, 17 Feb 2009: Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson M Manoharan remains under Internal Security Act (ISA) detention after the Federal Court here today dismissed his appeal. Federal Court judges Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Ab Rahman, Datuk Augustine Paul and Datuk Zulkefli Ahmad Makinuddin said he had failed to convince them that his detention was illegal. […]
Passport holders can check status via SMS
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Feb 2009: Malaysian passport holders can check their status via the short messaging service (SMS) beginning next month, Immigration Department Director-General Datuk Mahmood Adam said today. He said the service was the first of its kind in the world and the number would be announced soon. Currently the public could now check […]
Masidi withdraws from Umno MT seat contest
KOTA KINABALU, 17 Feb 2009: Ranau Umno division chief Datuk Masidi Manjun has withdrawn from contesting the Umno supreme council (MT) seat at the party’s general assembly next month. Masidi who is also Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister said the decision was necessary as he wanted to focus on his duties as minister and […]
Kertih airport reopens to commercial flights
KERTIH, 17 Feb 2009: After nearly 20 years of serving only oil company workers, Kertih airport has reopened to commercial flights. Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said the airport used to cater to commercial flights by Pelangi Air in the 1980s but it stopped when the airline ceased operations. “The reopening of Kertih airport means […]
Special entity to oversee hillside development
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Feb 2009: The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) today called on the government to urgently set up a special accredited agency to oversee and approve all hillside developments. In the meantime all development on hill slopes and hill sides should be temporarily suspended, its president, Datuk N Marimuthu said. He told […]
Public sector told to speed up projects
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Feb 2009: Only 70% of the RM7 billion economic stimulus package announced last November to kick-start the economy has been disbursed. As such, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants the public sector to buck up in planning and implementing people-oriented projects under the package to generate economic growth. The prime […]
Mohd Abdul Wahid sworn in as MP
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Feb 2009: The newly-elected Kuala Terengganu Member of Parliament Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut took his oath of office today before Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia. Mohd Abdul Wahid, 52, from PAS, won the seat in a by-election held on 17 Jan with a 2,631 vote majority. He secured 32,883 […]
Bar wants royal commission on landslide tragedy
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Feb 2009: Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan today called for the setting up of a Royal Commision of Inquiry to investigate the Bukit Antarabangsa tragedy. She said the Bar Council’s Task Force on Bukit Antarabangsa had identified the causes of the landslide tragedy, including the lack of competent expertise in design, […]
