THERE’S been a lot of swearing going on in the past couple of weeks. First, there was 23-year-old Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan who, on 15 Aug 2008, swore on the Quran at the Federal Territory Mosque in Kuala Lumpur that his former boss, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, sodomised him. This was followed by Datuk Seri […]
Archives for August 2008
Should we start all over again?
By Aloysious MoweCampus members walk past Copley Hall in Georgetown University, Washington, DC (© Edward Pien) I WAS pleasantly surprised to discover that Georgetown University has a full-time Muslim chaplain among its campus ministry staff. Imam Yahya Hendi heads a chaplaincy programme that provides religious services and support to Muslim members of the university, while also serving […]
Entahkan merdeka, entahkan tidak
Oleh Fared Ayam dan Zahiril AdzimPesta pora di pusat bandaraya Kuala Lumpur malam menjelang Hari Kemerdekaan ke-50, 2007 KITA ada Dataran Merdeka untuk golongan makcik dan pakcik (old-timer yang lebih mementingkan keluarga dan patriotisme), kita ada Bukit Bintang untuk golongan remaja yang lebih bersifat terkini (life is short so enjoy), dan macam-macam tempat lagi. Semuanya menghidangkan acara-acara sambutan kemerdekaan yang […]
Extended service for RapidKL LRT and bus for Merdeka celebrations
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Aug 2008: Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL) will extend its bus and light rail transit (LRT) services on the eve of the 51st Merdeka Day on Sunday. In a statement today, RapidKL said the bus and LRT services would operate until 3am and 2.30am, respectively on Aug 31. The bus […]
NS training modified for Ramadan
SANDAKAN, 28 Aug 2008: The training at all National Service (NS) training centres have been modified so as not to burden Muslim trainees from carrying their religious obligations during Ramadan next month, National Service Training Department (JLKN) Director Datuk Abdul Hadi Awang. He said it would be the first time that Muslim trainees would be […]
Anwar sworn in as MP
Pic coutesy of Merdeka Review KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Aug 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as a member of Parliament at the Dewan Rakyat this morning. Clad in a dark baju Melayu with a songkok, the newly elected Permatang Pauh MP took the oath before Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan […]
Student sues police for alleged assault while in custody
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Aug 2008: A student is suing the police and the government for more than RM250,000 in damages, claiming he was assaulted while in police custody for refusing to admit stealing 18 motorcycles in May. The 17-year-old student who is suing through his mother, Normah Kasim, 54, a nasi lemak seller, filed the […]
“Natural” for MCMC to act, says Syed Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Aug 08: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today it was “natural” for the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to act and order Internet service providers (ISPs) in the country to block the Malaysia Today website. “I think so many opportunities and warnings have been given (to the website) […]
Sarawak is not land of frogs, says PRS president
KUCHING, 28 Aug 2008: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), which is in the midst of merger talks with the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), is confident no elected representative from Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties will hop over to the opposition, PRS president Datuk Seri Dr James Masing said today. The state land development minister said […]
Election petitions for Tuaran, Kundasang dismissed
KOTA KINABALU, 28 Aug 2008: The Election Court here today dismissed with costs, a petition challenging the election of former Sabah minister Datuk Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing as the Tuaran Member of Parliament in the last general election. Justice Datuk Linton Albert also dismissed with costs the election petition challenging the result for the Kundasang state […]
