KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Jan 2009: With the Kuala Terengganu by-election in full swing, the demand for rental cars has also picked up, a welcome change from three months ago. “Without the (17 Jan) by-election we would suffer, as 17% of our income was affected a couple of months ago following the rainy season,” said Kuala […]
Archives for January 2009
Foreign vehicles exempted
JITRA, 9 Jan 2009: Vehicles from foreign countries like Singapore and Thailand which enter Malaysia are exempted from the rear seat belt ruling, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said today. He said the ruling was only for Malaysian registered vehicles, but did not rule out the possibility of foreign vehicles being included in […]
Flights delayed by fire at LCCT
SEPANG, 9 Jan 2009: A small fire at a storeroom of a shop at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) here affected terminal operations and caused several flight delays. Malaysia Airport Bhd (MAB) general manager Datuk Azmi Murad said the fire broke out at about 11am due to a minor accident in the storeroom, which […]
PAS supports BN’s airport upgrade
KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Jan 2009: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang supports the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s move to upgrade the Sultan Mahmud Airport (LTSM) here to cater for haj pilgrims from three east coast states. The Marang Member of Parliament said with the airport, haj pilgrims in the three states would be able to […]
Politicising Islam in KT
By Deborah LohBN poster on religious classes THE use of religion is a given in any election campaign that involves the ruling Umno and the Islamist opposition, PAS. It’s no different in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, where Islam is used as a selling point on the Malay-Muslim majority in the constituency, who comprise 88.13% of the […]
Nik Aziz calls for boycott of US, Israeli goods
KOTA BARU, 9 Jan 2009: Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat today called on the people to support the boycott of goods from the US and Israel as a mark of protest against the regime’s invasion of Palestine. He said the people should also stop using the US currency in their business […]
KT’s odd man out
By Danny Lim(All pics by Danny Lim) WHEN independent candidate Azharudin Mamat @ Adam was explaining how he was going to campaign in the Kuala Terengganu by-election, he chuckled and said, “Saya pelik sikit.” Because not only does he not have a campaign slogan, he is not going house-to-house to canvass votes. Neither is he going to […]
The right to protest
By KW Mak(© Mohd Hafiz Noor Shams / wikipedia.org) ASSEMBLING to protest an issue is a touchy subject in Malaysia, thanks to many factors, including police heavy-handedness in breaking up peaceful demonstrations. It is also common to hear of officials dictating the impropriety of the assembly without actually providing any avenue for the aggrieved persons to air […]
I’m disappointed, says Ungku Aziz
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Jan 2009: Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz resigned as the National Cooperative Organisation of Malaysia (Angkasa) president yesterday because he was disappointed that investigations into alleged misappropriation of funds in the organisation had yet to be completed. Ungku Aziz, who held the president post since the establishment of the cooperative 37 years […]
Deputy IGP promises action after Suhakam report
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Jan 2009: Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar has promised to take action on members of the force who allegedly used excessive force during an incident in Bandar Mahkota Cheras 1 on 27 May 2008. He said the police had given full cooperation to the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) […]
