PUTRAJAYA, 8 Jan 2009: School students nationwide will be galvanised into a mass movement aimed at instilling hatred against Israeli atrocities on Palestinians, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. Hishammuddin said the mass movement would involve those in the teaching profession and education ministry staff. “Through the mass movement, the students will be exposed […]
Archives for January 2009
By-election boosts sale of “keropok lekor”
KUALA TERENGGANU, 8 Jan 2009: Mohamad Abdul Rahman has never seen customers in such large numbers as he is getting now in the 15 years he has been selling “keropok lekor” at his Kampung Losong stall here. But then, there is a by-election in Kuala Terengganu, and that explains the hordes of people making a […]
Gag order to improve MCA effectiveness
SHAH ALAM, 8 Jan 2009: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the directive for all party bureau chiefs to have their press statements endorsed by the presidential council was made to improve the effectiveness of the party. “We have to make sure they (MCA bureau chiefs) do things right. By that, I mean […]
Ungku Aziz resigns as Angkasa president
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Jan 2009: Royal Prof Ungku A Aziz has resigned as president of Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) effective 7 Jan after helming the cooperative for over 30 years. Announcing this in a brief statement today, he said he had also rejected his nomination for presidency at Angkasa’s annual general meeting to […]
Terengganu’s slippery oil royalty
By Deborah LohPUBLICISED figures on the amount of oil royalty remitted to Terengganu don’t match. And because no clear explanation is forthcoming, expect the issue to be exploited by PAS, and glossed over by the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election. PAS promises to flog the issue in its campaign. The BN, however, already […]
Geeking up greeting cards
By Cindy ThamIN an age when there are good reasons to ditch the idea of paper greeting cards and opt for e-cards, Chak Onn Lau has chosen to buck the trend. In 2008, he teamed up with two partners to set up Foldees. It is a portal linking designers with funky greeting card designs and a market […]
You Melayu? Betul?
By Shanon ShahIN this new section called Found in Malaysia, The Nut Graph talks to notable Malaysians about their roots in our shared land. By asking notable personalities to tell stories about being Malaysian, we hope to answer these questions: Who is a pendatang? Who is a native? What makes a Malaysian? Why do we call Malaysia […]
January 2009
Hark: the Herald Corrected on 29 Jan 2009 at 11.40am We inaccurately described Che Din Yusoh’s position as “Quran Publication Control and Text Division secretary”. It should instead be “Publications and Quranic Text Control Division secretary”. We apologise for the error. Kugan’s final journey Corrected on 28 Jan 2009 at 11.30pm In the caption for […]
Special parliament sitting on Gaza on 12 Jan (Updated)
Updated 8:44pm, 7 Jan 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 7 Jan 2009: The cabinet today agreed that parliament holds a special sitting on the Gaza onslaught on 12 Jan, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim. He said the special sitting would be held in the morning. The government as well as opposition Members of Parliament had […]
Pahang firm on decision not to develop highland
KUANTAN, 7 Jan 2009: The Pahang government is firm on its decision not to develop any project on highlands for fear of untoward incidents like a landslide. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said although there were ongoing projects on highlands in the state, they would adhere to the National Land Council’s (MTN) regulations. “The […]
