Corrected on 28 Jan 2009 at 11.30pm IT was not an ordinary death, and so it was not an ordinary funeral. A Kugan’s funeral on 28 Jan 2009 drew hundreds of people who followed his body in a procession from the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) across Petaling Jaya to Puchong Batu 14, where he […]
Archives for January 2009
Six people arrested at Kugan’s funeral (Updated)
(Updated 7:43pn, 28 Jan 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan 2009: Six men, one of them a wanted criminal, were arrested at the funeral today of A Kugan, who died in police custody, at the main entrance of the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) in Petaling Jaya. Brickfields police chief ACP Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul […]
Allow party-hopping reps to recontest seats
BUTTERWORTH, 28 Jan 2009: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng wants the government to allow elected representatives who want to switch parties to be given a chance to recontest their seats if the proposed anti-party hopping law is implemented. Lim, who is also Penang Chief Minister, said the condition was aimed at enabling the elected representative […]
More than 10,000 M’sians jobless since 1 Jan
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan 2009: More than 10,000 Malaysians have lost their jobs since 1 Jan, Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director, Shamsuddin Bardan, disclosed today. He told Bernama that more were expected to be jobless in the days ahead as companies particularly in the manufacturing sector struggle to keep their businesses afloat. In an […]
Mufti’s appointment proof of integration
KUCHING, 28 Jan 2009: The new Perlis mufti, Sarawak Islamic Religious Department principal assistant director Dr Juanda Jaya, said his appointment was proof of clear national integration among the states of Malaysia. Juanda, 37, said Perlis was not unknown to him as he had in the past received many invitations from the state government for […]
Don’t regard criminals as heroes: Syed Hamid
PUTRAJAYA, 28 Jan 2009: The people should not regard criminals as heroes and the police who enforce the law as demons, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today. Speaking in general terms, he said no one was above the law and added that action would be taken against those who broke the law, […]
Sabah govt to submit MSC plan soon
KOTA KINABALU, 28 Jan 2009: The state government is expected to submit the Sabah Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Plan within the next three months, an initiative to spur the state’s information and communication technology (ICT) industry. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said unlike in the peninsula, there were no major […]
Two more Umno members suspended
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan 2009: Umno’s disciplinary board has suspended two more members after they were found to have breached party regulations. Batu division Wanita Umno member Nor Aisah Rajab was suspended for six years or two terms for lodging false reports pertaining to Umno’s divisional elections held recently. Taiping Umno member Muzamir Ismail, […]
Abolish Umno wings to halt money politics
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan 2009: Umno should restructure its organisation by abolishing its wings if it is really serious in getting rid of money politics. The party’s Disciplinary Board chairperson, Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen, in making the suggestion, said the move was necessary to rebuild Umno’s image and strengthen the party. He said the […]
Man who killed wife wants share of her estate
SHAH ALAM, 28 Jan 2009: A former Petronas Carigali geologist who killed his wife is challenging a Shariah High Court decision allowing Amanah Raya Berhad’s application to drop him from the list of beneficiaries of her estate. Muhamad Suhaimi Abdul Aziz filed the notice of appeal at the Selangor Syariah Court of Appeal Registry here […]
