Flags (© G Schouten de Jel / sxc.hu) UNTIL the mid-1990s, the Union Jack was a symbol of the Conservative Party in Britain. Not that the UK was founded by the Tories. It was just that their opponents, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, were more internationalist, anti-imperialist, and some even republican in orientation. […]
Archives for November 2008
M’sia accepts Singapore’s melamine test results
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: The Health Ministry accepts the clearance given by Singaporean laboratories for locally-manufactured biscuits tested for melamine, Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said today. He said even test results from Singaporean private labs would be accepted, as long as they were recognised by the Singaporean government. “As long as they […]
HR Ministry coming up with a new labour policy
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: The Human Resources Ministry is realigning and adapting all its policies to meet the present changing labour market scenario in the country. In a statement to Bernama today, the ministry said its new labour policy would be guided by the Decent Work Agenda doctrine which includes: Creating employment opportunities for […]
Karpal wants Zaki to step down within 7 days
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: DAP chairman Karpal Singh has demanded that Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi step down within seven days over Zaki’s statement on corruption among court staff when he was a lawyer in 1987. He said Zaki should not deny that he had uttered the words which were reported in the […]
Najib: Wanita Umno should resolve power transition issue
PETALING JAYA, 18 Nov 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today he hoped that Wanita Umno would resolve its power transition issue without undermining its integrity. He said the differences of opinion with regard to the power transition should be overcome as soon as possible because the Umno leadership did not wish […]
Orang Asli to get land titles
SLIM RIVER, 18 Nov 2008: The cabinet, in its meeting on 7 Nov, has agreed in principle to give land titles to the heads of Orang Asli households nationwide. Rural and Regional Development Minister Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib said each recipient would get between 0.8 and 2.4 ha for farming and at least 5,000 […]
Ruling on yoga this week
PUTRAJAYA, 18 Nov 2008: The National Fatwa Council will announce the ruling on the practice of yoga this week, its chairperson, Prof Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin, said today. He said the draft on the matter was ready last week, but that he had to examine it first before sending it to the Islamic Development […]
Judiciary to resolve conflict of civil, syariah laws, says CJ
PUTRAJAYA, 18 Nov 2008: The institution of the judiciary will seek ways to resolve the conflict between civil and syariah laws to avert any misinterpretation, Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi said today. A solution must be found because many more cases pertaining to syariah laws are expected to be heard in the civil […]
H’way concession documents to be released 1st Jan
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: All highway concessionaires, except the one for the Maju Expressway which oversees the Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya highway, have agreed to declassify their concession agreements with the government. Works Minister, Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed, said the documents could be obtained beginning 1 Jan 2009. He said the decision to declassify the agreement […]
Bus fare increase next year unavoidable: Noh
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: The express bus fare increase early next year may be unavoidable despite the fuel price drop. Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Datuk Noh Omar said the increase or drop in oil price had no connection with public transport fares as the operating costs had been rising, which was the main […]
