KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Tian Chua remains the Member of Parliament for Batu as long as the judicial process of appeal is still pending, said Election Commission (EC) chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf. He was asked to comment on the position of Chua or Chua Tian Chang who […]
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Court rejects Anwar’s objection in sodomy case
PUTRAJAYA, 23 Oct 2009: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today failed to prevent the Court of Appeal from hearing the prosecution’s appeal against the High Court’s order for the prosecution to supply documents to him. This follows the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Anwar’s preliminary objection to strike out the prosecution’s appeal. Justice Datuk Hasan Lah, […]
Five reject civil society reps at Asean Summit
HUA HIN, 23 Oct 2009: The governments of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines and Singapore have rejected members of civil groups from their respective countries at the 15th Asean Summit here. Debby Stothard of the Alternative Asean Network said they were informed by the Thai Foreign Ministry at 11pm yesterday that the leaders would not […]
Budget 2010
Updated 8.10pm on 23 Oct 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today tabled Budget 2010, themed “1Malaysia, Together We Prosper”, which totalled RM191.5 billion. The budget, Najib’s first as Finance Minister, has a three-pronged strategy to drive the nation towards a high-income economy, and ensure holistic and sustainable […]
Making it right in the courts
By Ding Jo-AnnIS the setting of key performance indicators (KPIs) for judges just trading in justice for efficiency? In The deal about judicial KPIs, lawyers wondered whether the backlog of cases being solved through KPIs is only creating a larger problem of injustice. Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi, for one, believes the new system is working. At […]
Umno needs “independent monitoring”
By Shanon ShahPETALING JAYA, 23 Oct 2009: Money politics must be addressed through laws that allow independent investigations into the ethical conduct of political parties, including during party elections, said Universiti Malaya’s Prof Dr Edmund Terence Gomez. But the political analyst told The Nut Graph in a telephone interview that he didn’t think Umno would try to […]
Court dismisses Puchong MP’s suspension application
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Oct 2009: The High Court (Appellate and Special Powers Division) here today dismissed Puchong Member of Parliament (MP) Gobind Singh Deo‘s application to lift his one-year suspension order imposed by the Dewan Rakyat earlier this year. However, judge Mohd Ariff Md Yusof ruled that Gobind was entitled to his remuneration, including all […]
Sivakumar gets leave to challenge EC
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Oct 2009: Embattled Perak Speaker V Sivakumar and six others were given the nod by the High Court here today to challenge the decision of the Election Commission (EC) in not holding by-elections in three state seats in Perak. Sivakumar, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) assemblypersons Chen Fook Chye, Tai Sing Ng and A […]
Gerakan to discuss party constitution amendments
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Oct 2009: The Gerakan national delegates conference on 31 Oct and 1 Nov 2009 will discuss amendments to the party constitution, said party secretary-general Teng Chang Yeow today. “As announced by the president, we will be proposing a few amendments to the party constitution, one is to amend the appointment of office […]
“Impose maximum sentence for child abuse”
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Oct 2009: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, who was shocked and upset over the death of a toddler who was potentially abused, has proposed maximum sentences be meted out to offenders. Urging the police to speed up investigations into child abuse causes, she said the Welfare […]
