KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: The government will set up a company under the Finance Ministry to manage Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) which was previously placed under Majlis Amanah Rakyat. It would remain as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Ministry’s supervision, said Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin. UniKL’s study fees […]
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Special panel to improve radio, TV shows
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: The Information, Communications and Culture Ministry will be setting up a special panel which will also have non-governmental organisations representatives to improve radio and television shows to ensure the success of the 1Malaysia concept. Its minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the contents industry now received mostly material and […]
Five more die of dengue fever
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: Five deaths due to dengue fever were recorded in the week ending 9 May, raising to 48 the number of people who have died of the disease so far this year. Director General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said there was also a rise in the number […]
Find root cause of mat rempit problem
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: The government must find the root cause of the mat rempit (illegal motorcycle racers) problem to find an enduring solution, Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) chairperson Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said today. “Is it because they come from broken homes and lack parental counselling? Or is it because they […]
S’gor mulls copying California housing model
SHAH ALAM, 14 May 2009: The Selangor government is considering emulating the model used by ‘Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition’ (MPHC) of California for meeting housing needs in the state. Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said MPHC was a non-profit body which built housing schemes that met the needs of people in the lower […]
Google Maps M’sia search platform launched
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: Google Inc today launched Google Maps Malaysia (http://maps.google.com.my), a new search platform that enables users to find local geographic information on their personal computers and mobile phones. These include online maps, satellite imagery, driving directions, addresses and business listings, Google said in a statement today. Google’s Southern Asia product manager […]
Court allows use of “keling” in dictionary
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: The High Court here today ruled that the use of the word “keling” is allowed in the Kamus Dewan Third Edition as the word in the dictionary is for learning purposes. Justice Lau Bee Lan who made the decision in chambers then dismissed the Selangor and Federal Territory Angkatan Pelapor […]
BN reps lodge report against Sivakumar
IPOH, 14 May 2009: Twenty-seven Perak state assemblypersons from the Barisan Nasional (BN) together with three Independent assemblypersons today lodged police reports against Pakatan Rakyat speaker V Sivakumar for abuse of power. The alleged that Sivakumar abused his power with regard to the chaos that occurred during the assembly sitting on 7 May. The assemblypersons […]
No influenza A(H1N1) case so far
PUTRAJAYA, 14 May 2009: All suspected Influenza A (H1N1) cases tested in the country so far have proven to be negative, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said it included the case in Ipoh, Perak involving a man who had visited Thailand last week and that of a Sarawak woman who was […]
Three UTK police charged with robbery
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: Three members of the police’s Special Action Unit (UTK) from the Bukit Aman headquarters and a trader pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to robbery. The UTK accused were Sabaruddin Harun, 32, Ahmad Razi Abd Talib, 27, and Aminuddin Salim, 28, who have been suspended from work, […]
