THREATS to Islam, the tussle regarding mother tongue education, and celebrity weddings were some of the more prominent stories featured in the Malay-language press from 28 Dec 2008 to 1 Jan 2009. Islam threatened, again On 28 Dec 2008, Metro Ahad quoted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as saying the Home Ministry and […]
Archives for January 2009
Cracks in Pakatan Rakyat
Translation by Leong Lai MingFROM 29 Dec 2008 to 4 Jan 2009, the Chinese media highlighted the reactions of political parties towards the proposal for hudud to be implemented; the Gunung Rapat village chief elections; and the compulsory use of rear seat belts. On New Year’s day, Yi Ren’s commentary on sinchew-i.com titled DAP need not lower itself […]
Duelling astrologers!
By Zedeck Siew(Earth © Enimal / sxc.hu; universe © Makkk / sxc.hu) MALAYSIANS will know popular astrological guru Matthew Chan from his column Planets of the Rich and Famous in a popular but short-lived, local, lifestyle magazine. Chan now commands quite an online following. I found this recent post on his blog, where he takes the other […]
Calm before the storm
By Danny Lim and Deborah Loh
A DAY before nominations for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election takes place on 6 Jan, the atmosphere in the constituency is calm. Though party flags and banners are not yet up (according to electoral rules, they can only be put up once the nomination process is over), politicians are virtually in full-on campaign mode. Also […]
Five detained for putting up seditious posters
KUALA TERENGGANU, 5 Jan 2009: Police detained five men, believed to be supporters of opposition parties, on suspicion of having put up seditious posters in Pulau Kambing here at about 5am today. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said the five would be investigated under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984. He told […]
Jongos gang busted
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Jan 2009: A car-jacking gang known as “Jongos” has been busted with the arrests of four members and its mastermind last month. Three of them are also wanted by police for eight rape cases in Selangor. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Wira Mohammad Sabtu Osman said the first two suspects aged 30 […]
Committee to review highway concession agreement
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Jan 2009: The MCA Youth will set up a committee to study the highway concession agreement between the government and 22 highway concession companies nationwide. MCA information chief Lee Wei Kiat said the committee, which will consist of several lawyers, will review and analyse the concession agreement. Among the issues are the […]
US support for Israel unlikely to change
PUTRAJAYA, 5 Jan 2009: US president-elect Barack Obama is not expected to change his country’s support for Israel although the Zionist regime had clearly acted brutally against Palestine, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. He said a major power like the United States needed Israel to support certain policies which the former […]
PAS and BN trade charges
By Deborah LohKUALA TERENGGANU, 5 Jan 2009: Even before nomination papers are filed and campaigning can officially begin, both sides in the battle for Kuala Terengganu have stepped up their rhetoric. PAS has criticised Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh for not serving the people in Terengganu despite his position as a senator […]
Jeweller loses appeal over insurance claim
PUTRAJAYA, 5 Jan 2009: Companies have to ensure that their security guards are physically armed while on duty as failure to do so will taint their chances for insurance claims for their valuables, the Court of Appeal here ruled today. Court of Appeal judge Datuk James Foong, who sat with Datuk Abdul Hamid Embong and […]
