IPOH, 11 Feb 2009: Embattled Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is willing to brave a no-confidence vote in the state legislative assembly, deeming it the only other legitimate way to end the impasse of the state, short of having fresh elections. Nizar said Pakatan Rakyat will remain as the state government until […]
Archives for February 2009
Several roads will be closed for bike race
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Feb 2009: Several roads in the city will be closed in phases for the fifth and seventh stage of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) on 13 and 15 Feb. A Kuala Lumpur traffic police statement said the closure on Friday from 9am-9.45am will affect roads leading to Kampung Sungai Penchala from the […]
Karpal says he will not represent Nizar (Updated at 7.20pm)
PUTRAJAYA, 11 Feb 2009: Veteran lawyer Karpal Singh said today that he will not represent Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin in filing a suit to declare Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appointment as the new Perak menteri besar null and void. He said he did not want to be in the team because his views […]
PCB on nationwide tour to solve problems
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Feb 2009: The Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) would conduct a nationwide tour to expedite the process of solving complaints or problems. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Senator T Murugiah said during the nationwide clinic, “Klinik Rakyat,” the PCB delegation would also encompass officers from government agencies and ministries to provide solutions […]
Vacant exco posts bait for party-hopping
PENANG, 11 Feb 2009: The Perak state government has been accused of keeping four executive council (exco) posts vacant as bait to lure state assemblypersons from the Pakatan Rakyat to defect. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng also claimed that the appointment of only six exco members was irresponsible because the task of managing a […]
Humankind needs two Earths to survive: Foundation
KOTA KINABALU, 11 Feb 2009: Come 2050, humans’ existence will be severely threatened — unless there is another planet earth to cushion the blow! This is the prediction of Asia-Europe Foundation’s regional environment centre executive director Marta Szigeti Bonifert. She expects a demographic explosion by 2050 when there will be food and water shortage, and […]
RPK’s application to recuse judge on 17 Feb
PUTRAJAYA, 11 Feb 2009: The Federal Court here today fixed 17 Feb to hear an application by web portal Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin to recuse one of the judges from hearing his habeas corpus appeal. Justice Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Ab Rahman who sat with Justices Datuk S Augustine Paul and Datuk […]
Hate speech is not patriotism
By Dr Farish A NoorNOTHING stirs the humbug soup better than spurious talk of patriotism and loyalty. The saddest thing of all is that more often than not, whenever there is the rallying call to demonstrate one’s patriotism and to show one’s love for the nation, it comes from the most narrow-minded, chauvinistic and intolerant quarters of society. This […]
Haze descends on Penang
PENANG, 11 Feb 2009: Haze has descended on Penang, limiting visibility in three areas to between four to seven kilometres. A Meterological Department spokesperson here attributed the haze to open burning in Sumatera, Indonesia. He said as of 11am today, the Air Pollutant Index (API) at Seberang Jaya stood at 72 with visibility of four […]
Measures under Nizar must continue
By Datuk Ambiga SreenevasanTHE shocking display of vitriol against Datuk Seri Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin of Perak by certain groups claiming to advance patriotism in Perak is a disconcerting trend. In a modern and robust democracy such as we claim to be, threats against those who hold different views, seek to enforce their legal rights, or seek to challenge […]
