PENANG, 26 Dec 2008: Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) has urged the government to stop all activities in mangroves forest and pay serious attention to the threat posed by the aquaculture industry which is decimating the mangrove forest eco-system. SAM president S.M. Mohamed Idris said there was a need to re-consider the industrial aquaculture zones and […]
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Saravanan the next MIC treasurer-general?
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Dec 2008: The removal of MIC veteran and senior leader Tan Sri M Mahalingam as party treasurer-general has sparked speculation in the party as to who would fill the post. Among the names mentioned by party inner circles are MIC information chief Datuk M Saravanan, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department […]
Judical review sought in Razak Baginda case
SHAH ALAM, 24 Dec 2008: Shaarribuu Setev, the father of Mongolian Altantuya Shaarriibuu who was murdered two years ago, is seeking a judicial review of the Public Prosecutor’s decision not to appeal against the acquittal of political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda. The application was filed at the High Court here through lawyer Karpal Singh […]
Remains are Sri Lankan maid’s: police
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Dec 2008: Police have confirmed that the remains recovered from the rubble of the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide in Hulu Klang near here yesterday were that of the Sri Lankan maid who had been reported missing following the 6 Dec mishap. Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Abdul Jalil Hassan said today that […]
Decomposed body of missing landslide victim found
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Dec 2008: The body of the fifth victim who perished in the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide, a Sri Lankan, was detected about 50 metres from her employer’s house, the late Dr S Yogeswari, who was also killed in the 6 Dec incident. While confirming the find, Selangor Police Chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar […]
Song deemed unsuitable for broadcast by RTM
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Dec 2008: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) today clarified that it only approved for broadcast, songs that contain moral values and use decent language, besides technical aspects that have been agreed upon by the evaluation panel. “Songs sent in by individuals or recording companies to be aired come under the purview of RTM’s […]
Disciplinary action against MIC’s Muthu?
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Dec 2008: The MIC central working committee (CWC) is mulling disciplinary action against party presidential aspirant Datuk M Muthupalaniappan for allegedly issuing public statements against the interest of the largest Indian political party in the country. Sources revealed that the monthly CWC meeting, chaired by MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu […]
Anwar should speak on issue of hudud laws, says Karpal
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Dec 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), through its de facto leader, should speak on the issue of PAS’s intention to introduce hudud laws (Islamic penal code) in the country, said DAP chairperson Karpal Singh. He said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim cannot afford to remain silent in the face of Kelantan Menteri Besar […]
Mandatory HIV testing not the solution: MAC
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Dec 2008: The Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) says that mandatory premarital HIV testing for Muslim couples is not the solution to the increase in contraction of the disease among women. MAC president, Professor Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, said a once-off life time test did not guarantee that an individual or his or her […]
Othman Omar appointed PKNS GM
SHAH ALAM, 23 Dec 2008: The guessing game on who would be appointed the general manager of the Selangor Economic Development Corporation (PKNS) was answered today when corporate figure Othman Omar was selected to helm it effective 1 Feb next year. Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, when making the announcement on his […]
