PUTRAJAYA, 7 May 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said he was glad that there were no incidents that jeopardised public order in the vicinity of the state government buildings in Ipoh during the first day of the Perak State Legislative Assembly sitting for the second term today. He said the situation could have […]
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Special programmes for minority ethnic women
KUCHING, 7 May 2009: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will identify special dedicated programmes for the minority ethnic women’s groups in the country. Its minister, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, said members of the Women and Family Development Councils (MPWK) in the respective states would go to the ground to identify programmes which […]
BN-PR at odds over assembly sitting
By Deborah LohIPOH, 7 May 2009: The stand-off continues. The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) considers the Perak assembly sitting today as never having taken place, while the Barisan Nasional (BN) claims it did everything by the book. The PR said it would discuss possible legal action against the actions by BN assemblypersons today which resulted in speaker V […]
Khairy slams “jungle culture” of PR reps
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 7 May 2009: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin blasted the Pakatan Rakyat’s Perak assemblypersons for bringing “jungle culture” into the state assembly sitting today. “Haven’t the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state reps and supporters trivialised our political system enough by convening the state assembly sitting under a tree? Now they have created havoc by […]
Call for harsher penalty against snatch crime
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Wanita Gerakan has proposed that the government amend the Penal Code in order to impose harsher punishment against snatch thieves. Its chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe also called for a holistic approach in tackling crime and urged bodies such as the Rukun Tetangga (RT) and village development and security committees […]
Perak police slammed
By Shanon ShahPETALING JAYA, 7 May 2009: The police’s forceful ejection of Perak speaker V Sivakumar from the state assembly today has been slammed by the Malaysian Bar Council and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). “The police acted in an unjustifiable and unacceptable manner,” said Bar Council president Ragunath Kesavan in a statement. Ragunath also condemned the arrests […]
Kit Siang drops suit against cops, govt
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Lim Kit Siang today withdrew his civil suit against the police and the government to declare as invalid a court order obtained by the police disallowing the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) activists from assembling at the Parliament grounds. Deputy Registrar Norazlin Othman struck out the suit in […]
Attacks on freedom of expression condemned
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 7 May 2009: Human rights organisation Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) today slammed the police for their ongoing arrests and attacks on freedom of expression. Suaram coordinator Tay Moon Hui said more than 50 people have been arrested in Ipoh for breaching the police warning against gathering near the state secretariat building. “We strongly […]
Dr M receives cert for Apanama yacht
LANGKAWI, 7 May 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today received the registration certificate for his yacht “Apanama”. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat who presented the certificate to Mahathir said registration of the 100th yacht was made under Langkawi international boat registration system. The yacht “Apanama,” being built by a local […]
Religious education for non-Muslim preschoolers?
KENINGAU, 7 May 2009: Nursery schools (tabika) under the Rural and Regional Development Ministry should introduce the subject of religion to their non-Muslim pupils. Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said the approach would be in line with the 1Malaysia concept mooted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He said […]
