KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin today named the new Umno Youth management committee which will be chaired by Umno Youth vice-head Datuk Razali Ibrahim who is deputy youth and sports minister. Megat Firdouz Megat Junid has been appointed assistant secretary to succeed Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan while Datuk Rozabil Abd […]
Archives for April 2009
Appeal Court decides whether to review decision
PUTRAJAYA, 13 April 2009: Come 17 April, the Court of Appeal will decide, for the first time, whether it can review its own decision which restored a former national athletics coach’s conviction and four-year imprisonment for molesting two underage athletes in 1992. Justice Datuk Gopal Sri Ram, who sat together with justices Datuk Hasan Lah […]
Embrace “One Malaysia” concept: Samy Vellu
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu has called on the Indian Malaysian community to embrace the “One Malaysia” concept mooted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. In extending greetings to Tamils, Malayalees and Sikhs celebrating their respective new year tomorrow, Samy Vellu said the need for unity among […]
MCA: Don’t blame Chinese M’sians for BN’s loss
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 13 April 2009: Don’t blame Chinese Malaysians for the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s loss in the Bukit Gantang by-election — that’s MCA’s response to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who called the community there “unappreciative”. MCA Information and Communication Bureau head Lee Wei Kiat was referring to Muhyiddin’s remarks in an interview […]
Factory worker to hang for drug trafficking
SHAH ALAM, 13 April 2009: A factory worker was sentenced to death by the High Court here today after he was found guilty of trafficking in 155g of heroin at a hotel lobby two years ago. Yap Wai Yenn, 28, looked at his family in the public gallery and shook his head from the dock […]
MIC to meet PM over cabinet allocation
ALOR GAJAH, 13 April 2009: MIC Secretary-general Datuk Dr S Subramaniam said MIC would meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to seek the possibility of a bigger representation in the cabinet. He said MIC should have been given greater representation in the cabinet so as to play a bigger and more active role in […]
Matriculation application results on 17 April
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) holders can check the status of their applications for the matriculation programme online on 17 April. The Education Ministry, in a statement today, said this can be done by surfing the ministry’s website at http://www.moe.gov.my by entering their identity card number and examination serial number. It […]
Etumax Corp’s medicinal products banned
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: The Health Ministry has banned the sale, distribution and consumption of traditional medicine manufactured by Etumax Corporation Sdn Bhd as they were found to contain prohibited items for medicine classed as traditional medicine. Its Pharmaceutical Services Division senior director Eisah A Rahman said the products used the brand names of […]
Manikumar appointed state exco member
ALOR SETAR, 13 April 2009: S Manikumar who won the Bukit Selambau state seat by-election on 7 April, was today appointed state executive councillor in charge of domestic trade and consumer affairs. He filled the portfolio left vacant by former state exco member V Arumugam from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) who had resigned as Bukit […]
Dec 4 trial for former senator’s RM60 mln suit
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: The High Court has set 4 Dec to hear a suit brought by a former senator who is seeking RM60 million in damages from The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd (NSTP), Berita Harian Sdn Bhd and two of its journalists over allegedly defamatory articles. The trial is set to […]
