KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Nov 2008: Members of the Wanita Umno executive council have unanimously agreed that there will be no contest for the movement’s top two posts during party elections in March next year. They have also agreed that the leadership transfer from Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz to Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil will take […]
Archives for November 2008
Bersih’s first anniversary ends in arrests
By Ng Boon Hooi
POLICE arrested 23 people on the night of 9 Nov 2008 while they were singing the national anthem during a candlelight vigil in Petaling Jaya to commemorate the first anniversary of the Bersih street demonstration. DAP Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua, DAP state assemblyperson for Kampung Tunku Lau Weng San, Petaling […]
20 petrol stations told to show cause: Shahrir
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Nov 2008: Twenty petrol station operators have been issued show cause letters following the disruptions in the fuel supply recently, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said. He said among excuses given by the operators were insufficient supply, delay in the delivery and that they had yet to […]
Syed Hamid defends police action at Bersih gathering
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Nov 2008: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar today defended police action at the illegal gathering in Petaling Jaya yesterday where 24 people, including three opposition leaders, were arrested. He said the police were only doing their job in ensuring that public order was maintained. “In that situation, the police had […]
Malaysia looks forward to the establishment of IPBES
PUTRAJAYA, 10 Nov 2008: Malaysia is looking forward to the setting up of the Intergovernmental Platform or Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas said that with the establishment of such a panel, it would be easier for decision makers especially governments to decide any policy […]
Don’t challenge fatwa council’s credibility
PUTRAJAYA, 10 Nov 2008: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today told non-Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs) not to challenge the National Fatwa Council’s credibility. He said it was unfair to challenge or dispute a fatwa issued by the council purely on logic because it could create confusion among the […]
Govt broke its word to judges, says Zaid
By Elizabeth LooiKUALA LUMPUR, 10 Nov 2008: The government has broken its word by revealing the amount of the ex-gratia payment for six former judges, said former de factor law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. Zaid said he had advised Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to pay the former judges to show the government’s support for […]
Syariah Court may sit on weekends
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Nov 2008: The Syariah Judicial Department of Malaysia is planning to carry out hearings on weekends to clear the backlog of cases in Syariah Court, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. He said the department, which is responsible for the court’s coordination and administration, had also issued directives to speed […]
Dear fatwa council and Malaysians…
ON 23 October 2008, the National Fatwa Council of Malaysia issued a fatwa saying that tomboyism, where a girl behaves or dresses in what is seen as a boyish manner, is forbidden by Islam. According to the council chairman, Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin, this decision was made because — in their reasoning — young […]
Altantuya murder case adjourned to 15 Jan
SHAH ALAM, 10 Nov 2008: Two police commandos, Chief Insp Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, will have to wait until 15 Jan next year to make their defence in the High Court here on a charge of murdering Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu. This is because their respective counsel, Datuk Hazman Ahmad and Kamarul Hisham […]
