KUCHING, 30 Nov 2008: Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today questioned the credibility of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who aims to unseat the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the next state elections due in 2011. Taib said even Anwar’s attempt to wrest power from the federal government by […]
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Sisters buried alive in landslide
HULU SELANGOR, 30 Nov 2008: Two sisters were buried alive in a landslide involving a bungalow at Lot 110, Jalan Belinda 1, Ulu Yam Perdana, near here, early today. Noratirah Roslan, 16, and Nurul Intan Sarina Roslan, 9, were sleeping in their room when the hillside at the back of their house collapsed, sending tonnes […]
Kuan Yew fitted with pacemaker
SINGAPORE, 30 Nov 2008: Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew had a minor surgery at a local hospital yesterday to implant a cardiac pacemaker. In a statement today, the Prime Minister’s Office said the surgery was performed because Lee, 85, had been experiencing symptoms of cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart rhythm), which showed up with […]
Explosions rock anti-govt sites in Bangkok
BANGKOK, 30 Nov 2008: At least four explosions and a series of shootings rocked two sites occupied by anti-government protesters and a satellite television station in the capital early morning today, injuring about 50 people. At the Government House, a grenade was launched just after midnight and landed near the main stage where the People’s […]
No change without PKR directive
By Ng Boon HooiPenang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (middle) SHAH ALAM, 30 Nov 2008: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said any changes in Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s candidate for the state’s deputy chief minister post is subject to the party leadership’s directive. Lim, who attended PKR’s annual congress briefly today, told a press conference the Penang […]
Anwar wants weekly trips to Sarawak
SHAH ALAM, 30 Nov 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today asked party leaders to make weekly trips to Sarawak in the party’s bid to unseat the Barisan Nasional (BN) state government. He stated this when explaining why the Pakatan Rakyat, comprising PKR, DAP and PAS, could not meet its 16 […]
“Zaid must explain presence at PKR congress”
KOTA KINABALU, 30 Nov 2008: Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim must explain his presence at Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s national congress in Shah Alam yesterday. Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Zaid must explain to the party’s disciplinary board before action is taken against him. Muhyiddin, who is also […]
Recognise native land rights
By Ng Boon HooiNicholas Bawin AnggatSHAH ALAM, 30 Nov 2008: Sarawak delegates at Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s 5th national congress want native land rights to be recognised if the party takes over the state government. Land titles should be given to Sarawak’s Orang Asal, as provided for under Native Customary Rights (NCR), said Nicholas Bawin Anggat who is […]
Malaysian woman dies in Mumbai terrorist attack
MUMBAI, 29 Nov 2008: Hema Kassipillay, the Malaysian woman who had been reported missing since the terror attacks in this city on 26 Nov, has been found dead. The body of Hema, 51, who had stayed at the Taj Mahal Hotel, scene of the worst of the militant attacks, was found by a medical team […]
One feared drowned, more than 4,000 evacuated
KOTA BARU, 29 Nov 2008: One person is feared drowned as floods continued to ravage the east coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, sending more than 4,000 people to relief centres and forcing the closure of several major roads. A 25-year-old man, Nik Li Nik Kob, fell into Sungai Sokor in Tanah Merah, Kelantan, […]
