PUTRAJAYA, 19 Jan 2009: A total of 3,211 dengue fever cases with eight deaths have been reported for the14 – 17 Jan period, a 112% increase from the 1,514 cases with four deaths over the corresponding period last year. Director-General of Health, Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said despite the 3.4% drop in the second […]
Archives for January 2009
Formula for bus fare found: Noh
IPOH, 19 Jan 2009: The government has found a formula to resolve the public transport fare issue including the surcharge imposed by bus and taxi operators, said Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Datuk Noh Omar. “The formula will be announced after a meeting with representatives of all the public transport operators and consumer associations. It […]
KT outcome not benchmark for S’wak polls
KUCHING, 19 Jan 2009: The outcome of the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, which saw PAS wresting the seat from the Barisan Nasional (BN), should not be used as a benchmark in any election, including the state election due in 2011, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said today. Taib, who is also Sarawak BN […]
Three suspected robbers shot dead by police
KAJANG, 19 Jan 2009: Police shot dead three of five members of an armed robbery gang who were high on their wanted list, including for several rape and housebreaking cases, at the Kajang Silk highway, early this morning. In the incident at about 2am, members of the gang of Indonesian nationals known as the ‘Ronald […]
Lessons from Kuala Terengganu
By Deborah LohULTIMATELY, the heart of the battle for Kuala Terengganu was always the Malay Malaysian vote, which was, by extension, a referendum on the relevance of Umno. But the fact that Chinese Malaysians largely stayed with the Barisan Nasional (BN) is perhaps indicative of the DAP’s and Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s inability to penetrate non-Malay enclaves on […]
Buat apa boikot Israel?
Oleh Shanon ShahBOIKOT semua barangan buatan syarikat Yahudi. Itulah intipati kempen terbaru oleh Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) untuk menangani pencerobohan Israel di Gaza, Palestin. Kempen PPIM ini sekaligus cuba menyatukan umat Islam untuk menentang puak Yahudi dan kerajaan mahupun syarikat sekutunya. Boikot ada banyak jenis. Ada aktivis anti-kapitalis yang memboikot syarikat tertentu seperti McDonald’s, Nike atau […]
Islam beyond hudud
By Aloysious MoweWHEN I read the opinions and exchanges with regard to hudud in Malaysia, my head begins to hurt. Women write about their fear of being forced to wear the tudung if hudud were to be implemented. Others use the example of gambling as support for the introduction of hudud. Opponents have cited the persecution of […]
PAS celebrates BN setback
By Danny Lim and Deborah Loh
EVERYONE knew it was a tight race between two Malay Muslim parties. On the night of 17 Jan 2009, as the votes were counted for the Kuala Terengganu by-election, the ebb and flow of emotions outside the tallying centre was both audible and palpable. Tens of thousands had gathered outside the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin […]
“KT loss challenges BN formula”
By Jacqueline Ann Surin(Source: Wikipedia) PETALING JAYA: The Barisan Nasional (BN) lost the Kuala Terengganu by-election because the rakyat rejected Umno in its present form, style and leadership, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said. The veteran Umno politician said the17 Jan 2009 by-election was a test of Umno’s relevance, and that the poll results would have serious implications on the […]
MCA thanks Chinese voters for increased support
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Jan 2009: The MCA will not take the trust from Chinese Malaysian voters lightly following their increased support for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Kuala Terengganu by-election, said MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat tonight. “I was told that Chinese support for BN had actually increased compared with the last general […]
