Archives for September 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Sept 2008: The government has agreed to set up a mechanism to enable Malaysian Indians to purchase shares to ensure three percent Indian equity participation by 2020, MIC president Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu said today. The assurance was given at a meeting between him and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun […]

KOTA KINABALU, 11 Sept 2008: The Sabah Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) today over the allegation that each of the Barisan Nasional (BN) Member of Parliament (MP) who joined the study trip to Taiwan had received RM50,000. Party Youth chief Abdul Razak Jamil filed the report at the […]

PUTRAJAYA, 11 Sept 2008: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today expressed surprise over a statement by Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin that his transition plan to step down in June 2010 was too long a wait. Abdullah, who is also Umno president, said the Cabinet understood and agreed with the transition plan […]

PUTRAJAYA, 11 Sept 2008: The government is no longer blocking the access to any websites or blogs in the country, says Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor. Speaking to reporters at his office here, he said the move was decided by the cabinet at its weekly meeting yesterday and aimed at encouraging […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Sept 2008: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) could be described as a "mere passenger" in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition, said PSM chairman Dr Mohd Nasir Hashim. This is despite the party’s candidates winning one parliamentary and one state seat in the general election in March on the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) ticket. […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Sept 2008: MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan today announced that he will vie for the deputy president’s post in the party elections next month. The Housing and Local Government Minister told a news conference at Wisma MCA here that the decision was made after assessing the sentiment and support on […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Sept 2008: Datuk Chua Jui Meng, who last challenged the MCA presidency three years ago, is making a comeback to active politics and this time will make another attempt to achieve what he failed to do in 2005. The former health minister today announced his bid for the presidency at the party […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Sept 2008: Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) member Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria believes that the state and federal government should work together with the various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for the betterment of the diverse indigenous peoples in the country. Denison, who opened a four-day national workshop on the issue here today, told […]

KUANTAN, 10 Sept 2008: Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob today announced that he is not contesting the Umno Youth chief post in the party elections in December. The decision, he said, was made after thoroughly considering the matter In the past two weeks. "There is a possibility that I will lose, but winning […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Sept 2008: The transfer of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case to the High Court for trial has been put on hold following objections by the defence which is challenging the validity of the transfer certificate signed by Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail. Sessions Court judge S M Komathy Suppiah fixed […]