KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov 2008: The prosecution’s application for a revision to quash the Sessions Court’s decision to retain Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial in the Sessions Court will be heard on 5 and 6 Feb 2009. High Court judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah fixed the date today after allowing lead counsel Sulaiman […]
Archives for November 2008
National employment plan to deal with unemployment
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Nov 2008: The National Action Plan for Employment 2008-2010, launched today, will focus on the government’s response to unemployment and under-employment in the nation’s workforce, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. The prime minister said the plan sought to respond to the possible increase in unemployment, the result of the global economic […]
Yes, Minister. Let’s meet
By Honey TanPERSATUAN Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (Empower) is very much disturbed by the ruling made by the National Fatwa Council (the Council) on 23 Oct 2008 which opined that females who dress and behave like males is forbidden in Islam. Protestor outside Suria KLCC (Pic by Lainie Yeoh)On 7 Nov 2008, two groups protested against the fatwa. […]
BN’s power play
By Ng Boon HooiIN George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, there’s a line about how all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. The same could be said about the component parties in the Barisan Nasional (BN). The BN is made up of 13 disparate parties — five based in the peninsula, and the rest […]
Mobile world
By N Shashi Kala(© Tracy Scott-Murray / sxc.hu)DO you remember the very first time you came across or used a mobile phone? Malaysia was actually the first country in Southeast Asia to introduce a cellular mobile network in 1985. The first sets I remember seeing were the Atur (Automatic Telephone Using Radio) 450 introduced by Telekom. They were […]
Who built this city?
By KW MakTHE city of Petaling Jaya (PJ) faces a myriad of problems as a result of urban development. With 97.2 square kilometres under the jurisdiction of the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), the council has its hands full dealing with issues brought about by development. Lack of space (©Svilen Mushkatov / sxc.hu) High-rise development brings about […]
Wishing for compassion
By Cindy ThamWHAT would you do if you were granted one wish to change the world? Many of us associate wishes with the imaginary world of fairy tales or fiction. For religious scholar Karen Armstrong, her wish stems from a relentless imagination for a less violent and more compassionate world. With the help of Technology, Entertainment, Design […]
Special committee to resolve issues within Pakatan
By Elizabeth Looifrom left: Kit Siang, Anwar and PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Nov 2008: The Pakatan Rakyat leaders and elected representatives are forming a special committee to resolve issues and counter propaganda from the Barisan Nasional (BN). The representatives from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), DAP and PAS also plan […]
New govt land policy shortchanges Orang Asli
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 19 Nov 2008: The new plan by the government to give land titles to heads of Orang Asli households will not benefit the community of indigenous peoples. “The land policy will actually deprive the Orang Asli of their land,” said Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) co-ordinator Dr Colin Nicholas. He was referring […]
Anwar will not take over PKR presidency in Nov
By Ng Boon HooiPETALING JAYA, 19 Nov 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim does not plan to take over the presidency from his wife Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in the party’s congress at the end of November. “No,” said Anwar, when asked by The Nut Graph if he would take […]
