KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Nov 2008: The gas pipeline project from Kimanis, Sabah to Bintulu, Sarawak will stay. But Sabah will now get its own petrochemical industry using the bulk of the state’s oil and gas resources. Only excess gas will be channelled to Bintulu via the pipeline. With this new development, it looks like Upko […]
Archives for November 2008
EC’s integrity challenged
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Nov 2008: An opposition Member of Parliament (MP) says the Election Commission (EC) has lost its integrity because it is unable to verify the status of 11,842 voters on the electoral roll. Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh said it was illogical that the commission was unable to confirm whether these voters’ should be […]
Rulers may disagree with government
KUCHING, 7 Nov 2008: The Rulers may disagree with government advice which goes against the spirit of the constitution, rule of law and universal principles of justice, the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah said last night. “Generally, the Rulers act based on the advice by government leaders elected by the people. Nevertheless, the […]
Raja Petra freed (Updated)
SHAH ALAM, 7 Nov 2008: The High Court here today released Raja Petra Kamarudin, the editor of web portal Malaysia Today, from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after allowing his application for a writ of habeas corpus. Justice Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad held that the grounds for his detention by Home […]
November 2008
PKR national congress in full swing Corrected on 2 Dec 2008 at 6.00pm In this photo gallery of Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s national congress, we wrote that: “The congress, attended by 1,927 delegates and over 1,200 party observers, is the first since the party’s triumph at the 12th General Election on 8 March, where it emerged […]
Raja Petra released
SHAH ALAM, 7 Nov 2008: The Shah Alam High Court today released Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention after allowing his application for habeas corpus. The blogger was arrested on 12 Sept 2008 and sent to the Kamunting detention camp on 23 Sept. The ISA allows for indefinite detention […]
Requests to meet ministers over ISA ignored: Suaram
By Khairil AnharCorrected on 7 Nov 2008 at 11.45am KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Nov 2008: Repeated requests to see ministers, through official channels, about the Internal Security Act (ISA) are ignored, forcing some groups to resort to ambush tactics. According to Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) coordinator Nalini Elumalai, ambushing may be the only way to get hold of […]
Going public
By Ng Boon Hooi(© ivana / sxc.hu) IN October 2008, Malaysia Today revealed that Datuk Seri Najib Razak had apparently exchanged text messages with lawyer Datuk Shafee Abdullah over Abdul Razak Baginda’s position in the Altantuya murder trial. The transcript of SMS exchanges caused a stir. Shafee was the counsel for Razak Baginda, a known close associate of […]
Apologise or be damned
By Jacqueline Ann SurinAT the rate things are going, a Malay leader could soon be cast out by his own party for defending equality, fairness and rule of law for all Malaysians. It is sadly expected in Malaysia that non-Malays who point out problems inherent in the notion of ketuanan Melayu will be publicly attacked by certain Malay […]
Prejudice in religious finery
By Aloysious MoweIN his Life of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell writes that he once told Johnson, “I had been that morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach.” To which Johnson replied, “Sir, a woman’s preaching is like a dog’s walking on his hind legs. It is not done […]
