PUTRAJAYA, 15 Oct 2008: The Special Court which was set up to hear cases involving royalty today ordered the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Ja’afar Tuanku Abdul Rahman, to pay US$1 million to Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad (SCBMB), after ruling that Tuanku Ja’afar has to honour the terms in a letter of […]
Archives for October 2008
Reviving the MCA’s fortunes
By Ng Boon HooiCandidates waiting at the MCA headquarters on nomination day WITH the MCA party election just days away on 18 Oct 2008, the delegates are gearing up for the keenest contest in years. Eager to sweep away the memories of the drubbing suffered during the 8 March general election, the MCA is determined to turn a […]
Show me the money
By Tricia Yeoh(© Ian O’Hanlon/Dreamstime) IN opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s 13 Oct 2008 speech in Parliament, he called for a fresh budget, considering the ongoing global financial crisis. He said it was impossible for Members of Parliament (MPs) to debate an outdated budget. Furthermore, he said the budget was tabled under the former finance minister. […]
Who you calling chicken?
By Wong Chin Huat(© Dmitriy Shironosov/Dreamstime) SOMETIMES you need to change for the sake of changing. It’s all about signalling to others: “I am willing to take extreme measures, so you’d better do something.” Even loan sharks know this. At some point, they stop calling the defaulter and simply show up to pour red paint on his or […]
PKR’s Zulkifli dismisses talk of crossing over to Umno
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Oct 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament for Kulim/Bandar Baharu Zulkifli Noordin today dismissed talk that he would join Umno. This comes on the heels of Datuk Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir of the Barisan Nasional (BN) withdrawing his petition seeking to nullify Zulkifli’s election in the 12th general election last […]
Petrol price down 15 sen a litre tomorrow, says Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Oct 2008: The RON97 petrol price will be down by 15 sen to RM2.30 a litre, RON92 less 10 sen to RM2.20 and diesel sheds 20 sen to RM2.20 effective tomorrow. This followed a marked drop in world oil prices of late, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in a […]
Ministry mulls setting up fund to assist retrenched workers
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Oct 2008: The Human Resources Ministry is mulling setting up a special fund to help retrenched workers. Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam said the ministry was currently studying the amount to be contributed by employers and workers before rolling out the fund. A study should be carried out to determine the amount […]
Ong lodges police report over RM21 million allegation
PETALING JAYA, 14 Oct 2008: MCA vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat today lodged a police report over accusations that he had amassed assets worth RM21 million. The MCA presidential candidate lodged the report at the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters here at 11am, accompanied by lawyer Simon Lim Seng Chai. Met by reporters, Ong said […]
Accurate reporting essential in a democratic society: CJA president
KUCHING, 14 Oct: Members of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) believe that fair, accurate and responsible reporting is an essential element in the operation of a democratic society and seek to increase their role and influence in this field. CJA president Hassan Shariar said the association tried its best to support Commenwealth journalists being persecuted […]
Former Immigration deputy director-general charged with graft
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Oct 2008: Former Immigration deputy director-general 1 Yusof Abu Bakar pleaded not guilty in the Session’s Court here today to nine counts of accepting bribes totalling RM82,500 to approve extension of visit passes for Chinese nationals in the country. Yusof, 54, is alleged to have accepted bribes of between RM500 and RM18,500 […]
