Nicholas Bawin AnggatSHAH ALAM, 30 Nov 2008: Sarawak delegates at Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s 5th national congress want native land rights to be recognised if the party takes over the state government. Land titles should be given to Sarawak’s Orang Asal, as provided for under Native Customary Rights (NCR), said Nicholas Bawin Anggat who is […]
Archives for November 2008
PKR national congress in full swing
By Ng Boon Hooi
Corrected on 2 Dec 2008 at 6pm PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s 5th National Congress is being held at Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam from 29 to 30 Nov 2008, with the Youth and Wanita wings’ congress having taken place on 28 Nov. (Corrected) The congress, attended by 1,927 delegates and over 1,200 party observers, is […]
Malaysian woman dies in Mumbai terrorist attack
MUMBAI, 29 Nov 2008: Hema Kassipillay, the Malaysian woman who had been reported missing since the terror attacks in this city on 26 Nov, has been found dead. The body of Hema, 51, who had stayed at the Taj Mahal Hotel, scene of the worst of the militant attacks, was found by a medical team […]
One feared drowned, more than 4,000 evacuated
KOTA BARU, 29 Nov 2008: One person is feared drowned as floods continued to ravage the east coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, sending more than 4,000 people to relief centres and forcing the closure of several major roads. A 25-year-old man, Nik Li Nik Kob, fell into Sungai Sokor in Tanah Merah, Kelantan, […]
Soi Lek’s remarks on Malay supremacy not MCA’s stand
JOHOR BARU, 29 Nov 2008: MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek’s remarks that the concept of Malay supremacy was no longer relevant, is not the party’s stand, said party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. “It is his personal view. The MCA’s stand will be based on a resolution made by its […]
MCA committed to BN, says Ong
SUBANG JAYA, 29 Nov 2008: MCA, the second biggest party in the Barisan Nasional (BN), is fully committed to the coalition and hopes it will hold more programmes involving all component parties to strengthen it further. Its president Datuk Ong Tee Keat said the BN should not be dispirited that it lost five states and […]
PKR wants royal veto power restored
By Elizabeth LooiPKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail delivers her speech at the party’s fifth national congress SHAH ALAM, 29 Nov 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) wants to restore the royal veto power and the dignity of the constitutional monarchy. That restoring of veto power means the Agong will have the discretion to reject […]
HIV cases in Malaysia on the rise, says UN coordinator
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Nov 2008: Malaysia is suffering a setback in achieving the United Nations (UN) Millenium Development Goal (MDG) to eradicate the HIV/AIDS virus, despite being on the right track with its other MDGs. UN resident coordinator (Malaysia) Kamal Malhotra said the number of HIV-infected people was on the rise, instead of decreasing, after […]
Thai cargo operators move goods to Malaysia
BANGKOK, 29 Nov 2008: Cargo operators affected by the closure of two Bangkok airports are switching to land transportation to export their goods to the rest of the world through facilities in Penang and KL International Airport (KLIA). The move came as operators try to reduce the heavy losses suffered after the shutdown of the […]
Commandos free Taj Mahal hotel, Mumbai mayhem ends
MUMBAI, 29 Nov 2008: Indian commandos freed the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel this morning after a gruelling battle with heavily armed militants. The long-drawn battle ended at about 8am local time after three of the remaining terrorists were killed, about 60 hours after seizing the hotel. Yesterday, two of the militants were killed. They […]
