PUTRAJAYA, 30 April 2009: Former communist leader Chin Peng today failed in his last bid to live in Malaysia after the Federal Court here upheld two lower courts’ decisions compelling him to produce his identification documents before he can be permitted to enter this country. Chin Peng (Pic extracted from the cover of his book […]
Current Issues
PKR questions Bakun
PETALING JAYA, 30 April 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has questioned the federal government’s decision to approve the construction of an undersea cable so that the Bakun hydroelectric dam in Sarawak can supply power to Peninsula Malaysia. PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali said the party was “shocked” by the cabinet approval for the […]
Kelantan to be WiFi state in two years
KOTA BARU, 30 April 2009: Kelantan will be WiFi-enabled when its government fully implements an internet broadband service within the state in two years. State Information, ICT Development, Science and Technology Committee chairperson Dr Mohamed Fadzli Hassan said so far, two state government agencies, namely Permodalan Kelantan Berhad (PKB) and Perbadanan Menteri Besar Kelantan (PMBK), […]
PM: Border demarcation with Brunei can be finalised
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 30 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has expressed confidence that Malaysia and Brunei can finalise the land and maritime border demarcation between both countries. He did not give a specific time frame for the matter to be finalised but said the process was progressing smoothly. Najib, who earlier had […]
Mild tremor in Manjung, Perak
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 April 2009: A mild tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale was detected in Manjung, Perak at 9.35am today. A Meteorological Department statement said its epicentre was 11km north of Pulau Pangkor. Slight tremors were felt around the Manjung district but the department said there was no need for the public to […]
Umno political bureau meeting postponed
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 April 2009: The Umno political bureau meeting, scheduled for today, has been postponed to Monday. Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor confirmed the postponement when contacted by Bernama today. The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is also Umno president, and attended by his […]
Sunny skies till September
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 April 2009: You will be glad April will be over soon as sunny skies are forecast from May till September. The Meteorological Department here said April was a torrid month as it was the inter-monsoon period coupled with the sun being overhead the Equator. The highest temperature recorded between 1 and 28 […]
Pakatan Rakyat courts Chua Soi Lek
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 30 April 2009: MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has publicly admitted for the first time that he is being courted by Pakatan Rakyat parties. He has been turning the idea of defecting over and over in his mind ever since it was proposed following the sex video scandal that […]
Fairus contradictions
By Zedeck Siew“Of course we are busy, but we have to spend time to meet the electorate because they will understand if we are busy, but they cannot accept it if we don’t get down on the ground.” PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, reprimanding then Penang Deputy Chief Minister (DCM)1 and Penanti assemblyperson […]
Cabinet’s conversion decision opposed (Updated 12.35am)
By Shanon Shah(Updated 30 April 2009, 12.35am) KUALA LUMPUR, 29 April 2009: The coalition of Muslim non-governmental organisations known as Pembela has described the cabinet decision against unilateral conversion of minors as “knee-jerk” and “lacking in sense”. “The decision only temporarily alleviates the anxieties of one party, but creates more anxieties and questions for other parties,” Pembela […]
