NIBONG TEBAL, 20 April 2009: The Jawi Magistrate’s Court has issued a warrant of arrest on PAS vice-president, Mohamad Sabu, and nine of his followers for failing to attend a hearing today regarding a charge of obstructing a public servant from performing his duty last year. The court had fixed hearing for three days beginning […]
Archives for April 2009
Insulting sultan case: trial in July
KUALA TERENGGANU, 20 April 2009: The Sessions Court here today fixed 28 July and 29 for the trial of a couple charged with posting offending comments against the Sultan of Perak on the internet. Judge Muhamad Khalid Ibrahim fixed the dates after the case came up for mention. Businessperson Fuad Ariff Abdul Rashid, 35, and […]
Sedition charge against Uthayakumar stays
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 April 2009: The sedition charge against Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) legal advisor P Uthayakumar stays after the High Court today dismissed his appeal against the rejection of his preliminary objection to the charge. Judicial Commissioner Azman Abdullah ruled that although Uthayakumar’s signature was not on the allegedly seditious letter appended to […]
Review plan to reschedule Tamil news
IPOH, 20 April 2009: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T Murugiah has called on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) to review its plan to broadcast the Tamil news over TV2 at 6pm, starting today. He said RTM should study the plan thoroughly as the decision would affect most of its Indian Malaysian viewers. […]
Over 5 bil ASM, ASW 2020 units for sale (Updated)
Updated 6:58pm, 20 April 2009 JOHOR BARU, 20 April 2009: Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), the country’s biggest fund manager managing RM76 billion worth of funds, will offer 3.33 billion new units of Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) and two billion Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020) units. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who announced this […]
Tussle in Perak heads to a climax
By Chua Sue-AnnKUALA LUMPUR, 20 April 2009: Not unlike a chess match, Barisan Nasional (BN) now appears to have two more major moves against Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in order to assert its claim [on] the embattled Perak state legislative assembly and government. The tussle for power will continue going into the state legislative assembly meeting scheduled for […]
Terengganu may not be all bad for Najib
By Abd Ghani HamatPETALING JAYA, 20 April 2009: The leadership crisis in Umno Terengganu has surfaced at the wrong time for new party president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Or has it? Think again. With reform on his mind and PAS party polls around the corner, the timing of the “crisis” cannot be all that bad […]
Elizabeth Wong is here to stay
By Sharon TanKUALA LUMPUR, 20 April 2009: Bukit Lanjan assembly[person] Elizabeth Wong’s decision to stay the course she embarked on just over a year ago as an elected representative has saved the country another by-election. Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and [the] state exco should claim credit for standing by her and allowing her […]
Call to release Penan task force report
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 20 April 2009: Women’s and indigenous peoples’ advocacy groups are urging new Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil to release the findings of the 2008 Penan task force. A Penan woman (All pics by Tajai @ Flickr) The task force was commissioned by the ministry under former minister […]
Friend of the forest
By Zedeck SiewWHEN we think about the logging industry, it’s not usually in a flattering light. Logging, especially in East Malaysia, has a reputation for being fraught with unethical practices: corruption, unsustainable destruction of ecosystems, and disregard for the land rights of indigenous peoples. Last year, allegations of sexual abuse of Penan women and schoolgirls in Baram […]
