KUALA TERENGGANU, 1 Jan 2009: About 6,000 police officers will be on duty for the Kuala Terengganu by-election to ensure a smooth election, Terengganu deputy police chief Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said today. He said the police officers would be stationed in Wakaf Mempelam, Ladang, Bandar and Batu Burok, which are the four state constituencies […]
Archives for January 2009
Muslim students demonstrate against Israel
KOTA BARU, 1 Jan 2009: About 1,000 students of Universiti Malaya’s Academy of Islamic Studies and the Sultan Ismail Petra International Islamic College (Kias) held a peaceful demonstration today against the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. Kias president Syed Ridhuan Syed Kamar Kamaruddin said the 30-minute gathering at Dataran Kias was held to express […]
26 caught at sex party
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Jan 2009: Police arrested 26 people including a newscaster and an actress who were at a sex party at a hotel room in Jalan P Ramlee today. The two and seven others tested positive for drugs, said ASP Mahani Ahmad of the police’s vice, gambling and secret society branch. All those arrested […]
No M’sian in Thai fire tragedy
BANGKOK, 1 Jan 2009: No Malaysians were involved in a fire that killed 58 people and injured more than 100 others at a top Bangkok nightclub celebrating the New Year on Thursday. Malaysian and Thai officials confirmed that there were no Malaysians killed or injured in the incident on New Year’s eve. The fire is […]
