KUALA LUMPUR, 20 April 2009: The Former Malaysian Customs Officers’ Association (Perbekas) has welcomed the suggestion from several parties to continue with the construction of the crooked bridge connecting Malaysia and Singapore. Its president, Datuk Abdul Rahman Manan, said this was because the association seriously regarded the traffic congestion between Malaysia and Singapore through the […]
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No ban, but Al-Arqam book seized
Book cover of Rahsia ArqamPETALING JAYA, 18 Dec 2008: Copies of a book examining the Al-Arqam sect were confiscated by Home Ministry officials on four different occasions, beginning May 2006. Yet, until today, the status of the book remains unclear. According to PTS Publications general manager Fauzul Na’im Ishak, whose company publishes the title, there […]
Jam, confusion at new CIQ
JOHOR BARU, 16 Dec 2008: The Bangunan Sultan Iskandar which houses the new Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex here, today opened its doors, only to be greeted with long queues and traffic confusion. There were scenes of motorists reduced to bumper-to-bumper crawls at the complex, especially when clearing the toll collection booths. The scenario […]
Farish Noor’s book under investigation
Book cover of From Majapahit to Putrajaya PETALING JAYA, 27 Nov 2008: A leading bookstore in Kuala Lumpur has stopped selling a book by Malaysian public intellectual Dr Farish Noor, pending an investigation by the Home Ministry. The entire stock of the book, From Majapahit to Putrajaya, was confiscated from Kinokuniya’s KLCC outlet on 15 […]
