PUTRAJAYA, 23 Jan 2009: A gardener who was sentenced to 20 years’ jail for allegedly raping his daughter was freed by the Appeals Court here today after it ruled that his joint trial for the two rape charges in the Sessions Court was null and void. The panel, comprising Appeals Court President Tan Sri Zaki […]
Archives for January 2009
Don’t destroy Taiping’s natural heritage
IPOH, 23 Jan 2009: The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) today called on the Perak government not to destroy Taiping’s natural heritage by going ahead with the proposed 6km cable car project to the top of Bukit Larut in the township. Fomca president Datuk Marimuthu Nadason said the state government had repeatedly been reminded […]
AirAsia’s Labu plans on hold
By BernamaAn AirAsia Airbus A320 aircraft (© Johnleemk / Wikipedia.org) PETALING JAYA, 23 Jan 2009: AirAsia’s plan to build its own low cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Labu, Negeri Sembilan, has hit a snag — deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today the government has yet to make a decision on the proposal. “We […]
Kuhan’s family wants second autopsy
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Jan 2009: The family of a detainee who died in the USJ 8 police station lock-up in Subang Jaya two days ago cancelled the man’s funeral today and wanted another autopsy to be performed. Kapar Member of Parliament (MP) S Manikavasagam told Bernama that he and the lawyer representing A Kuhan’s family […]
Three from Penang PKR dropped
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 23 Jan 2009: Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) liaison committee dropped three state executive councillors from its line-up and appointed several leaders into the committee to strengthen the party in the state. Penang PKR chairperson Datuk Zahrain Mohamed Hashim said the three – Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, Law Choo Kiang and […]
Sarikei election petition dismissed (Updated 1pm)
KUCHING, 23 Jan 2009: The Federal Court today dismissed with costs an appeal by DAP candidate Dr Wong Hua Seh, challenging the Sarikei parliamentary election petition result, on grounds that it was without merit. It agreed with the conclusion reached by the election judge that Dr Wong had failed to establish that Barisan Nasional (BN) […]
Cash, funds and development
By Zedeck SiewIN the lead-up to the Kuala Terengganu by-election, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s fortnightly newspaper Suara Keadilan began taking Datuk Seri Najib Razak to task for not keeping an August 2008 promise. The party mouthpiece reported that a RM4.18 million allocation for mosques and suraus, which the deputy prime minister pledged during the Permatang Pauh by-election, […]
Harga agama
Oleh Fared Ayam dan Zahiril Adzim(© Elvis Santana / sxc.hu) SEBELUM membeli surat khabar, kita biasanya melihat-lihat sekali imbas tajuk-tajuk utama yang tertera di muka hadapannya. Dan pilihan kita biasanya akan lebih menjurus kepada akhbar-akhbar yang melaporkan berita-berita utama yang sedang hangat dihebahkan dan diperkatakan pada ketika itu. Tidak kiralah sama ada berita itu berkisar tentang hal-hal di dalam mahupun […]
The right to information
By Zedeck SiewLogo from CIJ’s FOI campaign (all pics courtesy of CIJ)WHILE freedom of information (FOI) is a formidable rallying cry today, its intricacies are frequently lost amid all the catch-phrase-slinging. We like the sound of the idea, but we are usually unaware of the details and implications, the ways in which this fundamental right can and […]
Better access to information
By Shanon ShahPETALING JAYA, 22 Jan 2009: The March 2008 general elections have increased prospects for greater freedom of information, with Pakatan Rakyat governments taking the lead. Cover for the annual review by CIJ“The Selangor and Penang state governments have made public announcements to introduce freedom of information (FOI) laws in their states within the year,” Centre […]
