KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Dec 2008: Wet weather has hampered the movement of the search and rescue (SAR) team at Taman Bukit Mewah and Taman Bukit Utama in Bukit Antarabangsa as parts of the terrain have become slippery. A senior fire and rescue department official said today that the slippery ground posed a major obstacle to […]
Archives for December 2008
Backlash against Mukhriz’s proposal
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyFOR the week of 29 Nov to 5 Dec, the Tamil newspapers focused on the reactions to the proposal for a single integrated education system; increasing the number of Indian Malaysians in the civil service; and the possibility of Datuk S Sothinathan becoming the MIC deputy president. The suggestion to close vernacular schools in favour […]
A sacking, racial debate and smoking fatwa
Translation by Shanon ShahTHE sacking of Datuk Zaid Ibrahim from Umno; continuing debate on racial integration; and disputes over a new fatwa were among the issues raised by the Malay-language press from 30 Nov to 4 Dec 2008. Umno vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin foreshadowed Zaid’s eventual sacking in a statement captured on Sinar Harian‘s front page […]
PKR, EPF, single school system
Translation by Leong Lai MingFor the week of 29 Nov to 5 Dec, the Chinese media highlighted Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s congress, forms for Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members to maintain their contribution at 11%, and the reactions towards Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir’s proposal for a single education system to promote unity. PKR congress On 1 Dec, Lum Chih Feng’s […]
Challenges in Kuala Terengganu
By Ong Kian MingCorrected on 8 Dec 2008 at 1.00pm The architecture for the Crystal Mosque in Kuala Terengganu’s Islamic Heritage Park has some Chinese characteristics (Pic by Danny Lim) BY-ELECTIONS, either at the state or parliamentary level, receive national attention because they are often seen as bellwethers of the political climate. The upcoming Kuala Terengganu by-election, which […]
National Slope Masterplan ready in 2009
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Dec 2008: People in buildings in slope development areas will be asked to vacate their premises if they are found to be on the list of risky slopes under the National Slope Masterplan expected to be ready early next year. Under the masterplan, ongoing development projects will be asked to stop if […]
68 water catchment areas critical
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Dec 2008: A total of 68 water catchment areas in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are categorised as critical and can cause a landslide at any time. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd Executive Chairman, Tan Sri Rozali Ismail said attention had been given to these catchment areas and efforts were being […]
2,000 residents told to move
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Dec 2008: About 2,000 residents of four areas in Bukit Antarabangsa, where four people were killed in a landslide yesterday, have been ordered to move immediately. The order was given based on a study by the Public Works Institute of Malaysia (Ikram) and the Public Works Department (PWD), which has found that […]
10 killed in express bus accident
MUAR, 7 Dec 2008: The death toll in the accident involving an express bus at Kilometre 146.8, on the North-South Expressway near Pagoh early this morning rose to 10 following the death of a nine-year-old girl this afternoon. The girl died while receiving treatment at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital, here about 12.25pm. It is […]
Stop hillslope development, says Abdullah
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Dec 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today urged all the state governments to consider stopping housing projects on high-risk hillslopes. “It would be good if the other state governments disallow housing developments in hilly areas. It’s not a loss, it’s for safety,” he told a news conference after visiting the site […]
