ALOR SETAR, 15 Feb 2009: Kedah PAS will cooperate with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in selecting the candidate to contest the by-election for the Bukit Selambau state constituency in April. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak, who is also Kedah PAS commissioner, said the party would not interfere in the selection of the PKR […]
Archives for February 2009
Deputy Minister Maznah breaks arm in accident
KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 Feb 2009: Natural Resources and Environment Deputy Minister Senator Datuk Maznah Mazlan broke her left arm in an accident at Jalan Tengku Ampuan Intan Tengah Zaharah here today. Maznah was travelling along with three others in a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle belonged to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) after attending an […]
Nik Aziz questions by-election dates
KOTA BARU, 15 Feb: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat has questioned the by-election dates for Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau as it they give advantage to Barisan Nasional (BN) as it will be held after the Umno assembly late next month. He said the dates chosen seemed to suggest that BN had […]
Father of pop princess dies of heart failure
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Feb 2009: The father of Malaysian pop princess Datuk Siti Nurhaliza died due to heart failure at the Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital where he was warded on 13 Feb. When met at the hospital, Siti Nurhaliza’s husband, Datuk Khalid Mohd Jiwa, said Taruddin Ismail, 67, had heart problems for some time and […]
MB and six excos to face privileges committee
IPOH, 14 Feb 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and six state executive councillors who took their oaths 10 Feb will be referred to the state legislative assembly’s committee of privileges on 18 Feb, said Perak Assembly Speaker V Sivakumar. Sivakumar, who chairs the committee, said notices to attend had been sent […]
Water supply disruption in parts of Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Feb 2009: Several areas in Sepang, Kuala Langat and Hulu Langat experienced water supply disruptions from 9am today due to a damage to the 1,500mm pipeline from Sungai Semenyih to the affected areas. Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) corporate communications and public affairs general manager Abdul Halem Mat Som said the disruptions […]
IPF plunges into a crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Feb 2009: The Indian Progressive Front (IPF), which claims to have some 300,000 Malaysian Indian members, plunged into a crisis after the Registrar of Societies declared as void the election of Puan Sri Jayashree Pandithan as party president on 14 Dec 2008. Among others, Registrar Datuk Md Alias Kalil, in a letter […]
For the love of the sultan
By Wong Chin HuatSultan Azlan Shah (Source: sultan.perak.gov.my) AS in most other monarchies, Malaysians have been taught to love king and country. But rarely have we asked or been told why. This appeared to be okay until innocence was lost. For some of us, this occurred during the recent Perak crisis; for others, it could have occurred earlier. […]
Selangor Sultan saddened by Perak developments
By BernamaKLANG, 13 Feb 2009: Following is the special press statement by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj, released by Istana Alam Shah, here today: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (Source: Wikipedia)Political developments, instances of street demonstrations, and disputes between various parties relating to the recent appointment of the new Perak state government, to […]
Police record statement from Khir Toyo
PENANG, 13 Feb 2009: Police have recorded statements from Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo and three Umno Youth leaders for taking part in an illegal gathering at Taman Belia here today. They arrived at the Timur Laut Police District Headquarters at 3.15pm and left half-an-hour later. Besides Mohamad Khir, the […]
