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PUTRAJAYA, 26 Sept 2008: The Federal Court declared today that the prosecution of Abdul Kahar Ahmad under the Selangor Syariah Enactment, for proclaiming himself a prophet, was valid. It also made similar rulings in respect of three others — Mazli Mansor (deceased) and Mat Razali Kasan, who were Kahar’s followers, and Sulaiman Takrib, who was […]

Corrected on 26 Sept 2008 at 9.20pm KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Sept 2008: The Umno supreme council has postponed the party’s general assembly and its polls from December 2008 to March 2009. The move is to facilitate an early transition of power from party president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to his deputy Datuk Seri Najib […]

PUTRAJAYA, 25 Sept 2008: A total of 574 products from 25 companies have been certified free of melamine after a series of tests conducted by the Health Ministry, its Director-General Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said. He said tests also found that the products did not contain milk from China. He also said that a […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Sept 2008: The “congestion” faced at the Cheras crematorium operated by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall will be resolved by the end of October, Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M. Saravanan said today. He said that presently, only three of the six cremators at the crematorium, used extensively by non-Muslims in the […]

PUTRAJAYA, 25 Sept 2008: The execution of the New Education Blueprint 2006-2010 (PIPP) is going according to schedule despite the prevailing economic challenges, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. He said the economic challenges as a result of high inflation and fuel price fluctuations had caused costs to go up by 20%, increasing […]

PUTRAJAYA, 25 Sept 2008: The government has approved an additional RM100 million allocation for housing projects under the Rumah Mesra Rakyat (RMR) scheme this year and in 2009. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the allocation would enable Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Minister of Finance Incorporated, build […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Sept 2008: Umno Vice-President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today he was not sure whether the party’s general assembly, scheduled for December, would be postponed to next year. “I don’t really know about such a suggestion but this is an important matter. I won’t be able to comment any further at the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Sept 2008: Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said wants the country’s tourism industry players to complement and not compete with each other in selling the various tourism products. Azalina said that by going into partnerships, as initiated by the ministry, they could avoid such matters as product cannibalism. “What this means for us […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Sept 2008: Datuk Ibrahim Jaapar, the Deputy Customs Director-General who retired in May, has been appointed the department’s new Director-General, replacing Datuk Seri Abd Rahman Abd Hamid whose contract expires on 2 Oct. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan said Ibrahim’s appointment, for a period of two years, […]

PUTRAJAYA, 25 Sept 2008: Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today confirmed that the Umno supreme council will hold a special meeting tomorrow. “Yes, I believe there will be a special meeting tomorrow,” the deputy prime minister and Umno deputy president said when asked by reporters whether it was true that a supreme council meeting would […]