Updated 2.35pm on 3 June 2009 PENANG, 3 June 2009: Newly-elected Penanti state assemblyperson Mansor Othman was sworn in today as Penang deputy chief minister I before the Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas at his Seri Mutiara official residence. Mansor, 59, was handed his letter of appointment and proceeded to take the oath […]
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Promises to Penans unkept
By Zedeck Siew“I want to bring women and family issues into the mainstream and I am not apologetic about them. I don’t see them as soft issues and I am proud to advocate them.” Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, campaigning for the Wanita Umno chiefdom before the party’s 59th general assembly. (Source: Shahrizat out to bring change, […]
Chin Peng
By The Nut Graph teamLAST week, newspaper headlines — Utusan Malaysia, in particular — were ablaze with red terror. The spectre of communism seemed poised to return to our lands, especially against a backdrop of calls to allow former Public Enemy No 1, Chin Peng, to return. These calls, most notably from Penang Gerakan chairperson Datuk Dr Teng Hock […]
Crisis within Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: The Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (Kimma) is experiencing internal crisis as some of its members claim that their 33rd annual general meeting held on 26 April was not valid because it went against the clauses of the party’s constitution. Federal Territory Kimma deputy secretary-general Mohd Fazil William Abdullah said this […]
Bodies of Indon workers killed in Jaya collapse sent home
PETALING JAYA, 2 June 2009: The body of three of the seven Indonesian workers killed when part of the building which once housed Jaya Supermarket in Section 14 here collapsed were sent back to their villages today for burial. Counsellor (Information and Public Relations) at the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Widyarka Ryananta, said the […]
“Students affected by USM glitch should be placed in local universities”
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: Students affected by University Science Malaysia (USM)’s technical glitch should be given equal opportunities for a place in the local public universities, said Wanita MCA. Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun said students who only applied for a place in USM should also be given an opportunity in […]
M’sia ranks 26th in Global Peace Index
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: Malaysia has been ranked in 26th place in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2009, out of 144 countries surveyed, up four places compared with last year. The GPI, which is now in its third year, is compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and revealed that Malaysia received a favourable score […]
58,000 students may not study in comfort next year
KUALA KRAI, 2 June 2009: Some 58,000 students who will be placed in 58 secondary schools nationwide next year might not be able to study in comfort, Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi said today. He said this was because the appointed contractors had failed to complete the school buildings on time. “From the […]
Kayveas warns Murugiah not to interfere in PPP affairs
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: PPP president Datuk M Kayveas has warned sacked supreme council member Senator Datuk T Murugiah not to interfere in the party’s affairs. Kayveas said Murugiah, who is also deputy minister in the prime minister’s department, was no longer a PPP member after failing to appeal within the stipulated time against […]
Scholarship proposal gets Nazri’s support
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: A proposal to limit overseas Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships to students who have completed Form Six or pre-university equivalents has been well-received by at least one Barisan Nasional (BN) minister. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said the idea merited further thought as it appeared […]
