TEMERLOH, 11 Dec 2008: Datuk Abdullah Rahmat, 51, the executive secretary of the Pahang Umno liaison committee died when the four-wheel drive vehicle he was driving hit a cow crossing the East Coast Highway at KM92 near Lanchang at 9.15pm yesterday. Temerloh police district chief, ACP Ahmad Fadzillah Mohamed, said Abdullah had serious head injuries […]
Archives for December 2008
PAC proposes new act to address landslide
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Dec 2008: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has proposed that the government introduces a new act on hillslope development similar to that used in Hong Kong. Its chairperson Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said the act based on Hong Kong’s Hillside Order would compel house owners to conduct maintenance work and evaluate the […]
The landslide of cause and effect
By KW MakLandslide in Bukit Antarabangsa (all pics courtesy of Raj Kumar) THE landslide that claimed people’s lives and destroyed property in the wee hours of 6 Dec 2008 in Bukit Antarabangsa was an eerie reminder of the 1993 Highland Towers tragedy. Almost like a knee-jerk reaction, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi declared an immediate […]
Left in the margins
By Zedeck SiewTemiar children from RPS Kemar, Perak. The Temiar here routinely dress up in their traditional gear, as a sign of emerging pride in their culture (© Centre for Orang Asli Concerns) MULTICULTURALISM is one of our most touted traits: Malaysia, Truly Asia. Nevertheless, it is an open secret that Malaysians coexist uneasily, and that national policy […]
“Nothing specifically Hindu about yoga”
By Zedeck SiewYoga practitioner on the top of Ancient Greek’s town of Mycenae (source: wikipedia.org) PETALING JAYA, 11 Dec 2008: There is nothing specifically Hindu about yoga, instructors said, with one adding that it was possible to become a better Muslim because of yoga practice. Yoga instructor Azmi Samdjaga explained that Patanjali, the compiler of the Yoga […]
Amendment to varsities act tabled for second reading
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: The University and University Colleges Act (Amendment) Bill 2008, which was tabled for second reading in the Dewan Rakyat today, will give universities more autonomy, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said. He said this would be achieved by transferring some of the powers of the Yang di-Pertuan […]
S’gor forms team to review hillslope projects
SHAH ALAM, 10 Dec 2008: The state government has set up a team to review development on hillslopes approved during the previous administration, Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said. “The study will include existing developments and those that have already been completed or occupied. We want to identify the best way to monitor […]
MCA senator Datuk Lee Sing Chooi dies
SHAH ALAM, 10 Dec 2008: MCA Senator Datuk Lee Sing Chooi died at his home in Damansara Jaya yesterday, due to heart failure. He was 56. Eldest son Jun Hao, 26, said his father was pronounced dead by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre paramedics who were summoned to the house at 11.30pm. “My father had a […]
PPP will not leave BN
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: People’s Progressive Party (PPP) advisor S I Rajah said today the party would not leave the Barisan Nasional (BN). “I met the BN chairperson and the secretary-general at the Parliament House today, and gave them an assurance that PPP would not leave the BN coalition,” he said in a statement. […]
Keen contest for SUPP Youth, Women’s wings
KUCHING, 10 Dec 2008: The forthcoming Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) triennial delegates’ conference (TDC) this weekend is expected to see a keen contest for all positions in the Youth and Women’s wings. The contest for the top leadership in Youth Wing will see a two-cornered fight between Batu Lintang branch Youth chief Sih Hua […]
