PENANG, 20 May 2009: Penang Gerakan chairperson Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan urged government to allow former communist leader Chin Peng to return to Malaysia on humanitarian grounds, especially when he is no more a security threat to the country. Teng also urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to take a re-look at Chin […]
Archives for May 2009
Chua’s second coming
By Deborah LohChua Soi Lik explaining his role as BN chief coordinator THE post of Barisan Nasional (BN) chief coordinator has been called a “consolation prize” for MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who has been sidelined in the party by his boss, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. There’s also talk that the post […]
Penanti by-election likely to be tame affair
PENANG, 20 May 2009: Food stall operator Che Som is looking forward to the Penanti state by-election next week. He is banking on the anticipated influx of people in the small town of Penanti where he operates to earn a little more. Like Che Som, many people in the town, located in the Permatang Pauh […]
New bus, taxi fare rates next month?
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 May 2009: New bus and taxi fares are expected to be announced by end of next month, after the proposal was tabled in the cabinet says the Commercial Vehicles Licencing Board (CVLB). CVLB chairperson Datuk Markiman Kobiran said the new fares will involve stage coaches, express buses, school buses, mini buses, taxis […]
Civil society demands end to arbitrary arrests
By Gan Pei LingKUALA LUMPUR, 20 May 2009: The continued arrests of people taking part in peaceful assemblies since 5 May should stop immediately, and the police force should be reformed, several civil society groups urged today. Seven civil society groups including the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) and Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) held a […]
Stiffer laws to curb mat rempit menace: Nik Aziz
KOTA BARU, 20 May 2009: Calling “mat rempit” (daredevil mortorcycle riders) “samseng jalanan” (road thugs) and imposing mandatory jail sentences on them is not deterrent enough, said Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. He said the country should have stiffer laws for this menace to instill fear in them not to engage […]
Khir: Suspension politically motivated, element of revenge
By Yong Min WeiSHAH ALAM, 20 May 2009: Former Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo claimed his one-year suspension from the state legislative assembly following the decision by the state’s Rights and Privileges Committee was politically motivated and contained an element of revenge on the part of Speaker Teng Chang Khim. Khir said the suspension […]
Police seize 227kg ganja in Penang
PENANG, 20 May 2009: Penang police made their biggest drug bust of the year by seizing 227kg of ganja worth RM900,000 during a raid on a car warehouse in Bagan Dalam, Butterworth, yesterday. Penang police chief Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob said, acting on a tip-off, a team from Penang, Kedah and the Bukit Aman Narcotics […]
Foreign workers get RM4 billion windfall
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 May 2009: The 2.2 million foreign workers in the country would enjoy a RM4 billion windfall this year because they need not pay the levy as it would be borne by their employers. From April, it was compulsory for employers to pay the RM1800 levy per worker per year for both new […]
Youth pleads not guilty to causing death
BATU PAHAT, 20 May 2009: An unemployed youth pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to causing hurt and death of a pregnant woman in a robbery early this month. Mohamad Ariffin Anang, 26, from Taman Flora, is charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder for the death of Jamilah Selamat at […]
