KUALA LUMPUR, 2 March 2009: The police will only enter the Parliament House compound if they are authorised to do so and are summoned by the Speaker, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today. “As has been the practice, the police do not intervene in anything that happens in the Parliament compound and […]
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Where are the police?
By R GaneshPolice personnel watching traffic go by in Dun Bandar, Kuala Terengganu (all pics by Lainie Yeoh) I AM amazed how the police sometimes have so many personnel for certain events. I refer to the current Kuala Terengganu by-election. Besides truckloads of police personnel, there is even a chopper flying. A few days ago, a baby […]
Police assures safety during by-election
KUALA TERENGGANU, 29 Dec 2008: Deputy Home Minister Senator Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh said today the police assured him that voters in the upcoming Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election would be able to vote without fear. Wan Ahmad Farid, who is the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the 17 Jan 2009 by-election, said the […]
Reinterpreting Christmas
By Sivin KitAdvent is represented by lighting four candles, before a fifth is lit on Christmas day (© Traute Klasser / sxc.hu) CHRISTMAS is celebration. Shopping. Decorations. Parties. Carols. But very few of us are aware that in the Christian calendar there are four Sundays that build up to the climax of Christmas day. These Sundays are […]
Bkt Antarabangsa residents team up to address concerns
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: Representatives of eight housing estates and condominiums in Bukit Antarabangsa have formed a new association called the Bukit Antarabangsa Residents Association (Bara) following the tragic landslide in the area on 6 Dec. The new association comprises heads of residents’ associations of Taman Bukit Utama, Taman Bukit Utama Tropicana Villa, Puncak […]