Updated 10:58PM, 17 Dec 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Dec 2008: The Dewan Rakyat today passed the bill seeking to establish the Judicial Appointments Commission which will appoint judges of the superior courts as a measure to uphold the continued independence of the judiciary. Twenty-four MPs spoke during the debate on the bill, which was passed […]
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Cops warn Jerit over bicycle convoy to Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Dec 2008: The police will not stop Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit) from handing over a memorandum to Parliament tomorrow provided it does not involve a parade or bicycle convoy to the extent of disrupting public order. Kuala Lumpur Deputy Chief Police Officer Datuk Abu Samah Mat said it was up to Parliament […]
JAC will not affect S’wak constitutional rights
KUCHING, 17 Dec 2008: The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bill will not erode Sarawak’s constitutional rights in appointing judges as its current judiciary system on the appointment of judges will be maintained after the bill is passed. Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had assured him […]
Mukhriz supports call for new Johor-S’pore bridge
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Dec 2008: Umno Youth executive council member Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir has expressed support to the call to revive the construction of a new bridge connecting Johor and Singapore. Mukhriz said with the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex moved to the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar, traffic congestion in Johor Baru would become inevitable […]
Jalan Bukit Antarabangsa to reopen in Jan
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Dec 2008: Jalan Bukit Antarabangsa, which was cut off due to landslide at Taman Bukit Mewah, Bukit Antarabangsa here on 6 Dec, is expected to be reopened early next month. Public Works Department director-general Datuk Seri Prof Dr Judin Abdul Karim said weather permitting, the department hoped work to reopen the road […]
Admit more non-Bumi students, UM urged
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 17 DEC 2008: Universiti Malaya can boost its global rankings by admitting more qualified non-bumiputera Malaysian students into its undergraduate programme instead of reducing the intake, Kedah Gerakan Youth has suggested. The state’s party Youth chief Tan Keng Liang said reducing the undergraduate intake would result in greater outflow of good students to […]
Credibility of JAC appointee paramount
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Dec 2008: A backbencher said today the government has to ensure that the credibility of the four eminent persons to be appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission is beyond question. Barisan Nasional (BN) Member of Parliament for Rembau, Khairy Jamaluddin said the four people, to be appointed by the prime minister, should […]
20 train coaches to resume service
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Dec 2008: Twenty coaches which were left idle at the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) depot here, have been fully upgraded and would resume service before the year end. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said however, that investigations would be carried out to determine why the coaches were left idle […]
Govt may do away with guarantors for grads
PUTRAJAYA, 17 Dec 2008: Graduates who apply for business loans in the future may no longer need to provide guarantors or collaterals as the government plans to do away with the requirements, Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Datuk Noh Omar said. Noh said he had called for a study on the matter following a discussion […]
Jerit hands over memorandum to S’gor MB
SHAH ALAM, 17 Dec 2008: About 120 participants of Cycling For Change programme organised by the Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit) handed over a memorandum to Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim today. The memorandum contained six demands, namely the enactment of minimum salary law, repeal of the Internal Security Act, provision of comfortable […]
