EVERY year that Americans go to the polls, the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur throws an election watch party — typically in the morning, local time, due to time differences. With widespread dissatisfaction of the Bush administration, a gutted global economy, and the possibility of an African-American president, it was no surprise that the 2008 […]
Archives for November 2008
Obama’s victory a momentous occasion: Rais
PUTRAJAYA, 5 Nov 2008: Malaysia today hailed Barack Obama’s victory in the US presidential election, with Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim saying it was a momentous occasion not only to Americans but also to humankind. Congratulating Obama, he said, Malaysia welcomed the victory as a new beacon in the struggle for the fulfilment […]
Dewan Rakyat proceedings adjourned
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Nov 2008: The Dewan Rakyat adjourned proceedings for 45 minutes today to ease tension in the house after several opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) raised questions, claiming confusion over whether Budget 2009 tabled on 29 Aug or the RM7-billion stimulus package introduced yesterday was approved for second reading. Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh […]
Work on Penang double-track line to resume
BUTTERWORTH, 5 Nov 2008: The Penang government will retract its stop-work order on the electric double-track railway line in the state soon, after all problems which cropped up due to the project implementation have been resolved. The retraction would be made after the project contractor, MMC Corporation Berhad-Gamuda Berhad (MMC-Gamuda JV), undertakes measures to meet […]
Stop politicising rights enshrined in constitution: Sultan Azlan
KUALA KANGSAR, 5 Nov 2008: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, has called on the people to think rationally and to stop politicising the position and eminence of the Malay rulers, Islam, Malay as the national language, special position of the Malays and genuine interests of other communities, which are enshrined in the Federal […]
Database on bumiputera progress in corporate sector
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Nov 2008: A comprehensive database is to be developed at the end of the Ninth Malaysia Plan to monitor the progress of bumiputeras in the corporate sector, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. He told the Dewan Rakyat the database, aimed at updating government data, was expected to provide […]
A total of 137 prison inmates are juveniles
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Nov 2008: A total of 137 inmates in prisons in the country are below 18 years of age or juveniles, as of 2 Sept this year, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh told the Dewan Rakyat today. He said based on statistics by the Prisons Department, 108 of them […]
Claims of huge spending in Eurocopter deal proven wrong: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Nov 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today the opposition’s claim that the government was spending a huge amount of money in the purchase of Eurocopter helicopters has been proven wrong. He said the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) had declared that it found no irregularities in the purchase of […]
Ex-deputy minister’s son and two others freed of murder
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Nov 2008: A former deputy minister’s son and two others were acquitted and discharged by the High Court here today of a charge of murdering a doctor five years ago. Justice Datuk Mohamed Apandi Ali, in acquitting college student Nor Adzlan Idris, 25, Lee Jun Jo, 27, and Choy Chin Chuan, 25, […]
Obama the next US President
WASHINGTON, 4 Nov 2008: Barack Obama won the US presidential election, beating John McCain in a landslide victory to become the 44th President of the US. Obama made history as the first black president in a long-fought battle of almost two years. It was a bitter sweet moment for Obama, whose grandmother, described as the […]
