PETALING JAYA, 21 April 2009: Sultan Azlan Shah did not cite any reasons, not even constitutional grounds, for not dissolving the Perak state assembly, according to an affidavit filed by embattled Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. The affidavit, which was filed today at the Kuala Lumpur High Court registry, said Nizar made several […]
Archives for April 2009
Firefly gets Subang-Singapore route
PETALING JAYA, 21 April 2009: Community airline Firefly has obtained approval from the Transport Ministry to operate the Singapore route from the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, its Subang hub. Managing director Eddy Leong said the airline expects to start the Subang-Singapore route in June this year, with a frequency of 28 times weekly. The […]
Jackson: Try those guilty of war crimes
By Shanon ShahKUALA LUMPUR, 21 April 2009: Civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson Sr said today that US leaders guilty of torture or war crimes need to be brought to justice. Jackson, who was giving a public lecture here, was responding to news that a Spanish court would try six top officials from President George W Bush’s […]
2009 electoral rolls on display tomorrow
PUTRAJAYA, 21April 2009: The Election Commission (EC) will display for a week from tomorrow the supplementary electoral rolls for the first quarter of this year at 994 places nationwide. EC Public Relations Officer Sabri Said advised those who had registered as voters and those who had applied for a change of address to check the […]
Focus on reforms, Kit Siang tells EC (Updated 8.10pm)
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 21 April 2009: DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang today slammed the Election Commission (EC) for being the “mouthpiece” of the Barisan Nasional (BN) by echoing the ruling coalition’s view that by-elections were costly and burdened the people. “It is no business of the EC to echo the view that by-elections are a waste […]
Perak govt to auction off Toyota Camry cars
IPOH, 21 April 2009: The Perak state government will auction off the 16 units of Toyota Camry 2.4 which were used as official cars by the Executive Councillors under the previous coalition government. According to the statement of open tender sent to the advertising division of a Malay daily, here today, the auction would be […]
Amend law to stop unilateral conversion of children
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 21 April 2009: The DAP wants the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 amended to provide for a civil marriage to be dissolved first upon conversion of one spouse to Islam. This is the only solution against unilateral conversions by one spouse of his or her children to Islam, said DAP Sungkai […]
Syabas freezes water pipe project on govt orders
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 April 2009: Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) today said it had been directed by the federal government to freeze a RM2.6-billion project to replace old mains and communication pipes in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The freeze is in view of the restructure of the water management sector in these […]
State policy on unilateral conversions
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 21 April 2009: The DAP wants the cabinet to discuss the issue of unilateral conversion of children to Islam by one parent, and for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to issue a policy statement about it. DAP national adviser Lim Kit Siang said the issue was an old one, and the failure […]
Pahang seeks to set aside RM37 mln judgement
KUANTAN, 21 April 2009: The Pahang government’s application to set aside a high court judgement of RM37,127,471.60 and eight percent interest per annum from 31 Dec 2000 awarded in favour of logging company Seruan Gemilang Sdn Bhd will be heard on 24 April. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said today the application was filed […]
