KUALA LUMPUR, 2 MARCH 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s judicial review application to challenge the legitimacy of Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir as Perak menteri besar will be heard before another High Court judge on 3 March. The case is fixed before High Court (Special Powers and Appellate) Court judge Lau Bee Lan, six […]
Archives for March 2009
Threats used to influence MIC nominations, says Muthu
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 MARCH 2009: MIC presidential aspirant Datuk M Muthupalaniappan claimed today that certain quarters in the party were using threats and underhanded tactics to ensure that he did not obtain the 50 nominations needed to contest the MIC top post. He said some leaders in the party were threatening the branch chairpersons not […]
Fairus’ replacement not due to performance
PENANG, 2 MARCH 2009: The appointment of another executive councillor to replace Penang Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin as state religious affairs committee chairperson does not mean he is not performing well, but is simply the outcome of a reshuffle to strengthen the state government. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) state liaison committee chairperson Datuk […]
PRS to meet to discuss by-election candidate
BAU, 2 MARCH 2009: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) is expected to meet on 5 March to discuss the candidate for the Batang Ai state by-election. Its secretary-genral Wilfred Nissom said until now, the party had not made a final decision on the matter. But they had identified a suitable candidate, “a local”, he said. “[President […]
Police need to change
By Datuk Dr Denison JayasooriaTHE recent incident at Brickfields where a group of individuals who went to make police reports were dispersed with chemical-laced water and where subsequently 17 people were arrested raises many concerns. What is important to remember is that a police station is a public place and any individual or group has the right to go […]
Astro dan homoseksual
Oleh Shanon ShahBAYANGKAN keluarnya satu filem tempatan tentang pejuang kemerdekaan tanahair, Dr Burhanuddin Helmi, salah seorang pengasas dan mantan presiden PAS. Siapa yang sesuai mendukung watak Burhanuddin? Farid Kamil? Rosyam Nor? Farhin Ahmad? Katakan Rosyam yang terpilih — Farhin dan Farid dapat main watak pembantu. Mungkin watak Khatijah Sidek pula diberikan kepada Nasha Aziz. Sharifah Amani mendukung […]
Perak’s political drama heightens
By Deborah LohTHE political drama in Perak, which has escalated from one height to another, is set to spike tomorrow with an emergency state assembly sitting to vote on two motions related to the state’s constitutional crisis. However, even if the emergency sitting is successful, it would not immediately solve the impasse. It would, in fact, be […]
Reinterpreting “raja”
By Ooi HengIN the wee hours of 9 March 2008, I waited until 3am before leaving my office, just to confirm that Perak had really got rid of its old regime. I also wanted to make sure that Malaysians would wake up embracing a new Malaysia where, joining Kelantan, four states would have gone through the political […]
Home minister rescinds new gazette on “Allah”
KOTA KINABALU, 1 March 2009: The home ministry has rescinded a government gazette that allowed conditional use of the word “Allah” in Christian publications with immediate effect. Bernama reported on 28 Feb that Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar admitted there was a mistake in enacting the gazette that resulted in confusion over the […]
