KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: A woman today asked the attorney-general to review the case of her son whose body was found in the Klang River five years ago after he had allegedly escaped from the Brickfields police station. G Saralily, the mother of Francis Udayappan, who was 24 when he died, said she wanted […]
Archives for April 2009
DCM issue: PR falling into BN-style politics
By Deborah LohTHE prolonged vacancy of the Penang Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) 1 post shows the pitfalls of Barisan Nasional (BN)-style politics and governance that the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government there appears to have fallen into, a political analyst said. The DAP-led state government, helmed by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, should not have to depend on […]
Tee Keat doesn’t agree with Muhyiddin’s statement
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had the right to speak his mind on why he thought Barisan Nasional (BN) was defeated in the two recent by-elections. However, Ong, who is Transport Minister, added: “That doesn’t mean I agree with his […]
T’ganu receives RM650 mln in oil royalty
KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 April 2009: The Terengganu state government has received in the last six months RM650 million of the RM1.4-billion oil royalty it had claimed from the federal government, the state assembly was told today. Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said the federal government payment was garnered from the money expended by Syarikat Perumahan […]
It’s PM’s prerogative, says Taib
KUCHING, 15 April 2009: Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) has the right to propose its representatives at the federal level, but the prime minister had exercised his prerogative on the cabinet appointment based on how the country should be administered, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said today. “I am not normally inclined to suggest […]
Michael Chong appointed advisor to home minister
PUTRAJAYA, 15 April 2009: Datuk Michael Chong, head of the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department, has been appointed advisor and special officer to Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein with immediate effect. Hishammuddin said Chong’s extensive experience in understanding the people’s problems and issues at the grassroots reflected his commitment as an individual who […]
MECD functions absorbed into eight ministries
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: Functions and agencies under the abolished Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry (MECD) will be absorbed into eight ministries, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. He said the move was to ensure the main roles and functions played by the scrapped ministry were continually given attention by the government, […]
MIER revises GDP forecast to -2.2 percent
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) has revised downwards the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast this year to -2.2% from 1.3% earlier on the back of export slump arising from the global economic turmoil. The private think-tank said it was almost certain that Malaysia’s growth would slide into […]
Eli Wong’s full statement
By Elizabeth WongPETALING JAYA, 15 April 2009: Following is the full statement from Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson and Selangor executive councilor Elizabeth Wong about staying on in both capacities: “These past two months have been more than an ordeal, one which I would never have wished for any citizen to have to suffer through. I have been stripped […]
Eight judges promoted on merit, says CJ
PUTRAJAYA, 15 April 2009: The promotion of three Federal Court and five Court of Appeal judges was based on merit to meet the highest standards in the judiciary, said Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi. He said the eight judges should be proud to have been chosen to fill up the vacancies based on their […]
