NOMINATION day in Kuala Terengganu dawned with clear skies instead of the usual morning drizzle common during the monsoon season. With roadblocks in place, the police were at their stations on roads leading to the nomination centre at Stadium Negeri by 5am. Supporters of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat had gathered at their […]
Archives for January 2009
‘Datuk Kabi’ slapped with four more charges
PENANG, 6 Jan 2009: The man known as ‘Datuk Kabi’, today faced four more counts of cheating at the George Town magistrate’s court. Kamaleshwaran Chitravelu, 29, claimed trial to the charges. On the first charge, he was alleged to have cheated Abdul Razak Hamid, 50, by giving him an invalid cheque with a face value […]
Thailand blocks 2,300 websites
BANGKOK, 6 Jan 2009: Thai authorities have blocked 2,300 websites for allegedly insulting monarchy and are waiting for court approval to take action on another 400 websites. Information and Communication Minister Ranongruk Suwanchawee was quoted by the Thailand News Agency (TNA) as saying this today. Apart from the 2,300 websites, Ranongruk said her ministry is […]
Buy Malaysian products campaign revived
PUTRAJAYA, 6 Jan 2008: To stimulate the country’s economic growth and face the global economic slump, the Buy Malaysian Products campaign will be revived and launched on 16 Jan. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the campaign had been carried out previously, but was focused on exporting locally-made goods. “With […]
Set up tribunal to prosecute Israeli war criminals
SHAH ALAM, 6 Jan 2009: The United Nations (UN) should set up an international tribunal to prosecute Israeli war criminals, Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) trustee Tunku Sofiah Jewa said today. She noted the time was ripe for the UN General Assembly to seriously consider estabilishing an international criminal tribunal for Israel (ICTI), […]
BN ready, says Najib
Audio clip of Najib speaking about these issues KUALA TERENGGANU, 6 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the Barisan Nasional (BN) was ready to answer all issues raised by the opposition in the 17 Jan Kuala Terengganu by-election. The deputy prime minister said BN, however, did not expect many issues to be raised in […]
Court ticks off parties in apostasy case
PENANG, 6 Jan 2009: The Penang Syariah Court of Appeal today ticked off both parties in the appeal against a lower court’s decision, which allowed Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah to renounce Islam, after they failed to submit written submissions. “The mistake should not have happened. This thing needs to be attended to seriously,” said Datuk […]
Akim candidate faces action
KUALA KRAI, 6 Jan 2009: Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim) candidate Harun Abdul Rahman Mohd, who withdrew at the last minute from contesting in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, faces disciplinary action from the party. Akim president Hanafi Hamat said besides withdrawing from the by-election, Harun had also betrayed the party by openly declaring his […]
The battle begins (Updated 2.45pm)
By Deborah Loh and Danny Lim(Updated 2.45pm, 6 Jan 2009) KUALA TERENGGANU, 6 Jan 2009: The Election Commission (EC) has confirmed that the 17 Jan 2009 Kuala Terengganu by-election will be a three-corner fight. At 11.35am, EC returning officer Razali Kassim confirmed that the three candidates for the by-election would be the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan […]
Hair-raising issues
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananBETWEEN 29 Dec 2008 and 4 Jan 2009, Tamil newspapers focused on RTM’s new guidelines on hair length for women newscasters; Indian Malaysians’ improved performance in education; and the success of entrepreneurs from the community. It also kept the guessing game going over what rogue Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) member and Member of Parliament (MP) […]
