KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: The warning issued by Umno’s disciplinary board yesterday to Umno Youth deputy head Khairy Jamaluddin over money politics did not give his opponent any added advantage in the fight for the Umno Youth chief post The Jerlun Member of Parliament Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, who is contesting the post, said it […]
Archives for March 2009
Sujatha sent to Klang hospital to cut red tape
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: Actress K Sujatha, who consumed weedkiller, was sent to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (TARH) in Klang instead of the nearby Kuala Lumpur Hospital (KLH) to cut red tape. Medical specialist Dr S P Sakthiveloo, who made the recommendation, said bringing Sujatha to TARH would also enable him to monitor her […]
Aswara becomes statutory body
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: The National Arts Culture and Heritage Academy (Aswara) has been declared to be a federal statutory body today. Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said the move was instituted under the National Arts, Culture and Heritage Academy (Aswara) Act (Act 653). The recognition accorded to Aswara […]
Keadilan Youth wants MACC to investigate Mohd Ali
MALACCA, 18 March 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth today lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for it to investigate the alleged involvement of Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam in money politics. Its head, Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Hakim, said action was needed as the issue involved abuse of power […]
Paya Besar Umno wants Adnan to step down
KUANTAN, 18 March 2009: Paya Besar Umno today asked Pahang Menteri Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob to step down as Pahang Umno chief in taking responsibility over Umno’s disciplinary board finding four of the division’s leaders to have violated the party’s code of ethics. Its head Datuk Ahmad Tajuddin Sulaiman claimed that the division had witnesses […]
Political secretary appeals against suspension
MALACCA, 18 March 2009: The Malacca Chief Minister’s political secretary, Saadun Basirun, whose party membership was suspended by the Umno Disciplinary Board after being found guilty of indulging in money politics, will appeal against the decision. “I accept the decision of the Disciplinary Board with an open heart and I wish to appeal following the […]
Support of Indian M’sian community important to cops
IPOH, 18 March 2009: The support of the Indian Malaysian community is important to the police although some in the community perceive the police force negatively. “If this negative perception is allowed to persist, it can stifle cooperation between the two parties,” said Perak police chief Datuk Zulkefli Abdullah. He said the police were concerned […]
MCA to AG: Drop sedition charge against Karpal
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 18 March 2009: The MCA considers the sedition charge against Karpal Singh to be selective in nature and wants the Attorney-General to drop it. The party’s political education bureau head, Gan Ping Sieu, said the MCA was of the view that Karpal’s difference of opinion with the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, […]
Father and daughter brutally killed
SEREMBAN, 18 March 2009: A 52-year-old chicken livestock wholesaler and his 23-year old daughter were brutally murdered in their Taman Tunku Ampuan Najihah home in Sungai Gadut near here today. Negeri Sembilan deputy police chief, Datuk Abd Manan Mhd Hassan, said police got a call at about 12.40pm about the discovery of the bodies. “The […]
All Umno election candidates should be investigated
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said all party election candidates, including him, should be investigated. The Umno vice-presidential candidate said if there was strong evidence of any alleged wrongdoing, then the action taken by the party’s Disciplinary Board and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency should be fair as their (candidates) […]
