KUALA LUMPUR, 26 June 2009: DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang’s accusations that the minister of transport and Port Klang Authority (PKA) had failed to submit 300 copies of the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) report to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are preposterous, PKA chairperson Datuk Lee Hwa Beng said. In a press statement […]
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Hee sued over alleged pepper spray incident
IPOH, 26 June 2009: Aulong assemblyperson Yew Tian Hoe today filed a suit against Perak deputy speaker Hee Yit Foong for allegedly attacking him with a pepper spray canister at the state legislative assembly last month. He is seeking, among others, aggravated and exemplary damages, as well as cost, interest and other reliefs deemed fit […]
Nik Aziz denies ceramah was seditious
KOTA BARU, 26 June 2009: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat today denied that a ceramah he gave in Laloh, Kuala Krai on 21 June was seditious in nature. He said the ceramah did not contain anything new, and that he was merely repeating what he had often stated. “It could be [interpreted […]
Three PR-led states receive low federal allocation
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 26 June 2009: Penang and two other Pakatan Rakyat-led states – Kedah and Kelantan – were among six states that received the lowest allocations from the government’s stimulus package. Citing data available from the government’s Treasury website, DAP’s Jalan Tembikai branch deputy chairperson Steven Sim said, for example, that Penang was only receiving […]
Gerakan opposes detention without trial
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 26 June 2009: Gerakan has reiterated its position that detention without trial is unjust and has called for the Internal Security Act (ISA) to be replaced. “It (the ISA) is an outdated law. It is unfair to the detainees to be detained without trial,” Gerakan deputy president Datuk Chang Ko Youn said in […]
“Door always open for discussion with PAS”
KUALA KRAI, 26 June 2009: The door to discussion is always open if PAS wanted to proceed with the idea of forming a unity government, said Umno information chief Ahmad Maslan. He said although the proposal had been shot down by the Pakatan Rakyat, which also involves the DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Umno did […]
Nik Aziz should not confuse the people: Ku Li
KUALA KRAI, 26 June 2009: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat should not make statements that could confuse the people, especially when he likened the Umno cause to the teachings of Ayah Pin, describing the party as “communistic” and propagating the socialist ideology that rejects religion and belief in God. Gua Musang Member […]
Influenza A(H1N1): Classes closed at Kudat school
PUTRAJAYA, 26 June 2009: Two classes of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Abdul Rahim 2, Kudat in Sabah were ordered to close temporarily from yesterday following the detection of an Influenza A(H1N1) case, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said. The closure involved 125 students and teachers, who are now placed under house quarantine. Ismail […]
S’pore military appoints first Malay general
SINGAPORE, 26 June 2009: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will create history on 1 July by having a Malay general. Colonel Ishak Ismail, 46, a senior Malay officer who has served for 28 years in the SAF, is being promoted to brigadier general, local media reported today. He was one of the five SAF colonels […]
Yusri to resign as Abim president
LANGKAWI, 26 June 2009: Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim) president Yusri Mohamad said today he would relinquish the post at the movement’s 38th assembly in Shah Alam on 1 Aug. Yusri, who has held the post for two terms, said although he is not yet 40, he wanted to give the new line-up a chance […]
