KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Jan 2009: The results of the Malaysian University English Test (MUET), held last year, will be out on 15 Jan. Malaysian Examination Council public relations officer, Khawari Idris, said candidates could obtain their results from the schools or other educational institutions where they registered for the examination, while the private candidates would […]
Archives for January 2009
Floods in Sarawak may worsen
KUCHING, 12 Jan 2009: Floods in Sarawak may worsen today if rain continues to fall in the upper reaches of Sungai Sarawak and coincides with the high tide occurring at about 7pm, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam said. He said if the situation prevailed, more areas would be inundated, especially […]
Hearing on Mazu statue case postponed
KOTA KINABALU, 12 Jan 2009: The civil suit filed by former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat against Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and three others for alleged abuse of power over the withdrawal of the approval to erect the Mazu statue in Kudat has been postponed to tomorrow. Judicial Commissioner Yew […]
Wahid’s likeability factor
By Deborah LohPAS candidate Abdul Wahid Endut on his walkabout to meet voters in Kg Cina THOUGH PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang claims divine intervention in his selection of the party’s candidate for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, there could be a more earthly, tactical reason. There is a story about the candidate, Abdul Wahid […]
Israel, KT and sex parties
Translation by Zedeck SiewISRAEL’S invasion of Gaza, the minutiae of the Kuala Terengganu by-election, and the evil of New Year sex parties were issues that occupied the Malay-language press from 3 to 9 Jan 2009. Israel’s offensive, which began on 27 Dec 2008, was condemned by Malaysian prime ministers former, current, and in waiting. In the 9-11 Jan […]
New hopes for the new year
By Yasmin MasidiWE are two weeks into 2009, but I am not over the garish retrospectives in the newspapers at the close of 2008. You saw them: full-page spreads of (carefully) selected news from the year past, and pictures of fireworks on the front page. The experience became surreal when I compared both the traditional papers and […]
Woman rescued after abduction ordeal
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Jan 2009: The police today rescued a university student who was allegedly abducted, assaulted and held captive for 16 hours by the adopted son of a former cabinet minister at an apartment in Mutiara Damansara. The 24-year-old victim was freed about 1pm, after a six-member police team turned up at the apartment […]
Hudud not a Pakatan Rakyat policy
By Deborah LohKUALA TERENGGANU, 11 JAN 2009: Pakatan Rakyat leaders moved to quell the subject of hudud law implementation which they claimed had been manufactured by Barisan Nasional (BN) as a by-election campaign issue. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang held a joint press conference to admit that though they […]
Special body formed for abandoned housing projects
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Jan 2009: The Housing and Local Government Ministry will set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to rehabilitate abandoned housing projects in the country, said its minister, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan. He said: “The SPV will identify abandoned projects and choose an active housing developer to take over these projects.” The […]
Singapore MP injured in attack by assailant
SINGAPORE, 11 Jan 2009: A Singapore member of parliament was injured when he was attacked by an unidentified assailant who allegedly threw an inflammable liquid at him during a community event at Yio Chu Kang here today. Seng Han Thong, 58, was sent to the Singapore General Hospital for burns on the face, neck and […]
