EVERY egg is sacred. Every egg is great. If an egg is wasted, God gets quite irate. Amir Muhammad is a writer, publisher and movie-maker who lives in Damansara, which is more of a state of mind than geography. Amir’s Alphabet will have 26 parts but will not be presented in order, as he was […]
Archives for September 2008
Branches laid bare
By KW MakThe pruned angsana trees in Bangsar (Pic by KW Mak) WHEN the more-than-20-year-old angsana trees along Lorong Ara Kiri 2 in Bangsar were pruned bare in early June 2008, many were alarmed. It didn’t take long before a group of concerned and upset residents confronted the workers from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to stop […]
The animal gladiators of hubris
By Andrew KhooGladiators: a re-enactment (© Matthias Kabel) I HAD the opportunity to visit Greece earlier this year, together with a group of people associated with a local seminary. Our local tour guide Costas (could he have been named anything else?) was literally a Greek treasure trove of historical information, a veritable walking library. In the course […]
Tan Sri A Samad Ismail dies
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Sept 2008: National journalism laureate and freedom fighter Tan Sri A Samad Ismail died today at the Pantai Medical Centre here at 5.58pm because of a lung infection. Singapore-born Samad, 84, better known as Pak Samad, was warded at the hospital since 24 Aug after experiencing breathing difficulties. He leaves behind wife […]
DPM’s special officer issues denial over oath by Mohd Saiful Bukhari
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Sept 2008: Assoc Prof Khairil Annas Jusoh, the special officer to the deputy prime minister, today denied he knew Federal Territory Mosque imam Ramlang Porigi. Khairil Annas also denied asking Ramlang to conduct the oath-taking at the mosque on 15 Aug by Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan who has accused Parti Keadilan Rakyat […]
Mazlan Harun lodges second report to ACA claiming Umno leadership abuses power
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Sept 2008: Umno veteran Datuk Mazlan Harun today lodged a second report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) against the Umno top leadership whom he claimed committed political graft in party elections. He also handed over an album containing photographs, videos and documents to support his complaint. "What is in the album I […]
Doc who examined Saiful reappears after going “missing” for two months
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Sept 2008: After going “missing” for two months, the doctor who conducted a preliminary examination on Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, who has accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy, has reappeared to explain his disappearance. Dr Muhammad Osman Abdul Hamid of Pusrawi Hospital said he had not run away nor was he […]
Police did not force Sirul to show jewellery, says prosecution in the Altantuya case
SHAH ALAM, 4 Sept 2008: The prosecution in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case told the High Court today the police never forced Cpl Sirul Azhar Umar to show the jewellery belonging to the Mongolian woman at his house. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah said Sirul showed the jewellery voluntarily and had control […]
Employers compelled to give preference to local workers: Syed Hamid
PUTRAJAYA, 4 Sept 2008: The Home Ministry will ensure that employers give preference to locals to fill up vacant posts before approving their applications for foreign workers. Its minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the ministry would provide information on qualified locals from the Human Resources Ministry database to the companies for consideration. "If […]
Welfare Dept aims for beggar-free Terengganu
KUALA TERENGGANU, 4 Sept 2008: The Terengganu Welfare Department aims to make the state capital free of beggars and vagrants by year end. Its director Zuhami Omar said the department was cooperating with several agencies such as the police, the Immigration Department and the Kuala Terengganu City Council to achieve its goal. "This move is […]
