KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the younger generation should be taught the country’s history to ensure that they do not repeat past mistakes. “I’m pleading for the teaching of history,” he said, adding that an American philosopher, George Santayana, once said: “Those who forget the lessons […]
Archives for April 2009
Complaints bureau opens new office
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: The Public Complaints Bureau has opened an office in Sentul here to bring the bureau closer to the people, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator T Murugiah said today. He said the office, located at the Sri Batu Community Activity Centre (Kemas) at Lot 48565, Jalan 2/12D, Kg […]
Housewife claims trial to insulting sultan
BUTTERWORTH, 15 April 2009: A housewife pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to spreading obscene comments on the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, on the Internet. Khoo Hui Shuang, 27, is charged with spreading the comments on the website http://books.dreambook.com/duli/duli.html , which is linked to the sultan’s office website, with her […]
Anwar given more time to pick DCM
PENANG, 15 April 2009: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has given Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim more time to decide on the candidate for the post of Deputy Chief Minister I. In a statement distributed here, Lim said that Anwar might be under pressure to decide on the candidate for the […]
All assemblypersons attend T’ganu sitting (Updated)
Updated 4:01pm, 15 April 2009 KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 April: Today’s sitting of the Terengganu state assembly had a full attendance, with the members including the 10 Barisan Nasional (BN) state assemblyperson who were absent at yesterday’s meeting. All the 32 state assemblypersons, 24 from the BN and eight from the opposition PAS, were present when […]
Eli Wong to stay (Updated 8.05pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated on 15 April 2009 at 8.05pm PETALING JAYA, 15 April 2009: Elizabeth Wong will remain as a Selangor executive councillor and Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson. “This is the hardest decision that I have [had] to make in my life and it is with the greatest humility that I accept the Selangor state’s offer to remain […]
New federal and appeal court judges appointed
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: Three Federal Court and five Court of Appeal judges received their letters of appointment from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Negara here today. The three Federal Court judges are Datuk Gopal Sri Ram, Datuk Wira Mohd Ghazali Mohd Yusoff and Datuk James Foong Cheng Yuen. The […]
Better forecast for second half, says Zeti
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: The effects of the fiscal stimulus package and the supportive monetary environment will put the country’s economy in a better position in the second half of the year, Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said today. She said even though external economies were contracting, the domestic economy […]
What media freedom, prime minister?
By Jacqueline Ann SurinON 6 April 2009, three days after he was made prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak spoke about a new way forward in policy, politics and the media. To many in the media, his rhetoric about a “vibrant, free and informed media” was welcome, especially in an environment where government control of the traditional media […]
Barring the media
By Zedeck Siew“If we are truly to build a democracy that is responsive to the needs of all the people, we need a media – both old and new – that is empowered to responsibly report what they see, without fear of consequence, and to hold governments and public officials accountable for the results they achieve or […]
