KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: Representatives of eight housing estates and condominiums in Bukit Antarabangsa have formed a new association called the Bukit Antarabangsa Residents Association (Bara) following the tragic landslide in the area on 6 Dec. The new association comprises heads of residents’ associations of Taman Bukit Utama, Taman Bukit Utama Tropicana Villa, Puncak […]
Archives for December 2008
Police said they solved 2006 microchip heist
PENANG, 12 Dec 2008: The theft of microchips from a multinational company’s go-down at the Air Cargo Complex in Batu Maung in 2006 has been solved with the arrest of eight men under the Emergency Ordinance, the police said. Penang Deputy Chief Police Officer Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid said police had arrested the local men […]
No leave to challenge findings on Lingam clip (Updated)
Updated 12 Dec 2008, 4.20pm KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: The five individuals implicated in the controversial “Lingam video clip” failed in their bid to obtain leave from the High Court here to challenge the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s findings. Justice Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa accepted the preliminary objection raised by senior federal counsel Azizah […]
M’sia third in Asia in emission reduction projects
BANGKOK, 12 Dec 2008: Malaysia ranks third in Asia with 145 projects worth US$274 million lined up this year, according to the year-end snapshot of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol — the United Nations (UN) emission-reduction treaty. The CDM projects running or in the pipeline in Malaysia represent 3.4% of the […]
Malaysian universities not keen to invite Shirin Ebadi
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 11 Dec 2008: Malaysia might miss its chance to hear the first Muslim woman Nobel Peace laureate speak. None of the Malaysian universities appear keen to invite Shirin Ebadi, despite the Foreign Ministry retracting its ban on the Iranian lawyer and human rights activist from speaking here. Ebadi was to deliver a keynote […]
JAC Bill a let-down
By Elizabeth LooiThe Palace of Justice in Putrajaya (public domain. Source: wikipedia.org) PETALING JAYA, 12 Dec 2008: The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bill that was tabled for first reading in Parliament on 10 Dec is a disappointment, said lawyers and ex-judges. Several aspects of the bill did not address the concerns of the judiciary, namely the interference […]
PKR’s questionable fix
By Deborah LohWHAT are Malaysians to make of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s proposal to “return the immunity of the rulers” which it plans to implement if it comes to federal power? Firstly, the party seems to have picked a good time to raise this, given that the royalty is more popular with the masses now than before, […]
PKR’s plan for the monarch
By Deborah LohSupporters during PKR’s annual congress, 29 Nov 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is defending the Malay rulers’ rights as part of efforts to balance the power currently concentrated in the executive, its vice-president R Sivarasa said. He said two areas in the Federal Constitution ought to be reformed to reflect […]
N For Nude
By Amir MuhammadA nude day has comeAnd nothing it can do Can do me wrong Amir Muhammad is a writer, publisher and moviemaker who lives in Damansara, which is more a state of mind than geography. Amir’s Alphabet will have 26 parts but will not be presented in order, as he was never a fan of the […]
PPP expels former president SI Rajah
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Dec 2008: The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) today expelled former party president SI Rajah for making a statement calling on Datuk M Kayveas to step down as PPP president. The PPP Disciplinary Board, which met today, took the decision to expel the veteran as he had no right to issue the statement […]
