PETALING JAYA, 13 July 2009: Al Islam magazine clearly violated journalistic ethics when it went undercover at a Catholic mass and partook of the holy communion, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) said today. “I don’t question the subject matter of the story, which was about finding out about alleged conversions of Muslims to Christianity. […]
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“Outstation voters must consider local needs”
KUALA KRAI, 13 July 2009: Manik Urai voters living outside the constituency must consider the plight and development needs of the locals in Manik Urai when casting their vote in the by-election tomorrow, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin, who is also Umno deputy president, said though these outstation voters may be […]
Promise of bridge is “election graft”
By Zedeck SiewKUALA KRAI, 13 July 2009: An independent election watchdog has slammed Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin‘s promise of a bridge in Manik Urai, should BN win in the by-election there, describing it as election graft. “The promise to give a bridge to Manik Urai voters if they vote for Barisan Nasional (BN) breaches […]
Catholics lodge report against Al Islam
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 10 July 2009: The two Catholics who lodged a police report against the Al Islam magazine over an article in which the journalist took the holy communion wafer out of his mouth and photographed it, have started a peaceful protest campaign against the magazine. Joachim Francis Xavier and Sundhagaran Stanley, from Penang, are […]
“Democracy crucial to economic progress”
By Deborah Loh“Where is democracy, Mr Najib?” in different languages. (l-r: CIJ’s V Gayathry, JIM’s Zaid Kamaruddin, Wong, and Haris) KUALA LUMPUR, 10 July 2009: Slow democratisation will ultimately lead to economic and state failure, civil society groups said today in conjunction with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 100 days in office. While praising Najib for […]
Zaid slams Najib’s administration
By Deborah LohUpdated 12 July 2009 at 11.05pm KUALA LUMPUR, 10 July 2009: In a blistering speech last night, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim attacked Datuk Seri Najib Razak on almost every score of the prime minister’s100-day administration. The former minister and former Umno member said Najib should have acted in his first three months of office “as if […]
Kg Buah Pala developer upset over state govt’s plan
PENANG, 9 July 2009: Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd, the developer of Kampung Buah Pala, is disappointed with the Penang state government’s plan to invoke Section 116 of the National Land Code to prevent the company from carrying out the demolition of the village. Its executive director, Thomas Chan, said today the company had in […]
RM5bil allocated to raise proficiency in English
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 July 2009: The government has allocated almost RM5 billion to strengthen the teaching and learning of English in schools, the Dewan Negara was told today. Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi said the ministry had also provided training for English teachers to help them raise students’ proficiency in English, in the […]
A(H1N1): M’sia moves into mitigation stage (Updated 7:08pm)
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 July 2009: The country moved from containment to mitigation stage of the Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak today. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the transition was necessary as there were clusters of local transmission of the disease, or sustained spreading within the community, as well as new cases that had no […]
CPM ideology to be studied in school curriculum early
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 July 2009: The Education Ministry may revert to introducing the detailed history of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM)’s ideology in the lower secondary education curriculum, said deputy Education minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi. He said from 2003, the history of CPM was not explained in detail at the lower secondary level […]
