NO matter how hard they tried, politicians from both Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat could not supplant the relaxed vibe of Kuala Terengganu. And so the calm mood persisted into the morning of polling day, 17 Jan, even as the cloudy weather of late gave way to a rare sunny day. All across the […]
Archives for January 2009
Missing Umno deputy branch chief found dead
GERIK, 17 Jan 2009: An Umno deputy branch chief who was reported missing while fishing in Sungai Perak near Kampung Kuala Kenderong, here two days ago, was found drowned today. Gerik OCPD Supt Mahad Nor Abdullah said the body of Zainal Abidin Abdul Rahim was found floating in the river by a fishermen at 7.30am, […]
Consider building an LCCT in Penang
PENANG, 17 Jan 2009: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng wants the Ministry of Transport to urgently consider the state’s proposal to build a Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT). Lim, reiterated that building a LCCT in Penang was important to stimulate the economy, especially in the tourism sector. “We have an ideal location for the […]
Couple die in boat capsize
SANDAKAN, 17 Jan 2009: A couple were killed while three others cheated death after a fishing boat capsized in a thunderstorm off Puru-Puru, Beluran, 34 nautical miles from here yesterday. The victims were identified as Ungguh Samah, 80, and wife Jalilah Samah, 60, from Jambatan 12, Kampung Sim-Sim here. The three survivors were the couple’s […]
PM departs for three Gulf states
PETALING JAYA, 17 Jan 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today departed for an official visit to three Gulf countries. The executive jet carrying Abdullah and wife Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah took off from the air force base in Subang at 12.55pm. Abdullah will kick off the official visit in Bahrain tomorrow, followed […]
What about women?
By Women's Candidacy InitiativeTHE Women’s Candidacy Initiative (WCI) notes with concern the manner in which the Kuala Terengganu by-elections were run by both the Barisan National (BN) and the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) candidates. There was so much focus on race, hudud laws, and distributive justice vis-a-vis the state of Terengganu and the Federation of Malaysia. Voter on polling […]
Polling in KT ends (Updated with video at 7.20pm)
by Danny Lim and Deborah Loh(Updated 7.20pm, 17 Jan 2009) Polling at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Bukit Bandar, where Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh and wife Toh Puan Intan Baizura Abdul Wahab cast their votes KUALA TERENGGANU: All 36 polling centres for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election were closed at 5pm today. Election Commission (EC) chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz […]
M’sia won’t accept claims without proof
KUALA KLAWANG, 16 Jan 2009: The Foreign Ministry will ask for a full report from the US State Department over the claims that the Scomi Group chief executive officer had been slapped with sanctions over his alleged involvement in a nuclear-smuggling network. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said Malaysia would not accept the allegations […]
JB city woes caused by bridge cancellation
TANGKAK, 16 Jan 2009: The cancellation of the crooked bridge project to replace the Johor Causeway is the reason Johor Baru (JB) city centre is deserted, thus adversely affecting the business of traders there. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman who said this, explained that when the planned bridge project was cancelled, the government […]
EC to display additional electoral roll
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Jan 2009: A total of 28,044 people have applied to become new voters while 7,195 electors have sought to change their polling stations between October and December last year. Election Commission (EC) public relations officer Sabri Said said the additional electoral roll for the fourth quarter of last year would be displayed […]
