PUTRAJAYA, 15 May 2009: The Health Ministry today confirmed that a trainee of the Police Training Centre in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, had died of meningitis at the Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital in Seremban yesterday. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the post mortem on the trainee showed that he had Acute Pericarditis […]
Archives for May 2009
Bar Council to sue govt over lawyer detentions
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 15 May 2009: The Bar Council plans to file a civil suit against the government for the unlawful detention of five lawyers on 7 May and for denying them access to detainees. Other defendants in the suit will be Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan, and Brickfields OCPD ACP Wan Abdul Bahari […]
Illegal immigrant dies of Leptospirosis
PENANG, 15 May 2009: A Myanmar illegal immigrant has died and 26 others are under treatment in two hospitals here after having contracted Leptospirosis. The disease is transmitted to humans when water that has been contaminated by animal urine comes in contact with unhealed breaks in the skin, eyes or with the mucous membranes. State […]
Hearing on Nizar’s application postponed
By N Shashi KalaPETALING JAYA, 15 May 2009: The Court of Appeal hearing on Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s application to set aside the stay order granted to Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has been postponed to 21 May. Nizar The court registrar had originally set 18 May to hear Nizar’s application, but a lawyer for the […]
Court cases related to the
2009 Perak constitutional crisis
2009 Perak constitutional crisis
as of 15 May 2009: Plaintiff vsdefendant Matter Status / Court / Decision Ruled in PR’s favour 1 Nizar vs Zambry To determine rightful Perak MB. High Court decision on 11 May 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammed Nizar Jamaluddin is the rightful menteri besar of Perak. But Court of Appeal grants a stay of execution […]
Perak Sultan should not be blamed, says Najib
MANADO (North Sulawesi), 15 May 2009: The Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah should not be blamed for the political crisis in Perak, said Datuk Seri Najib Razak today. The prime minister said the sultan had adopted the principles and spirit of democracy when appointing the menteri besar from the opposition and also the Barisan […]
Allow children with no birth certs to attend school
By Dr Asharuddin AhmadACCORDING to Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, only children with birth certificates are entitled to subsidised education, while those without birth certificates are treated as foreigners, and as such, have to pay much higher school fees. While the reality of the situation dictates that children without birth certificates are not Malaysian, an interim solution […]
Court upholds ex-Felcra DG’s acquittal
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 May 2009: The High Court here today upheld the Sessions Court decision in acquitting former Felcra Director-General Datuk Mustapa Juman of criminal breach of trust. “I’m speechless, grateful. Praise be to Allah,” said the 63-year-old man while holding back tears of relief as he left the court. On 3 Dec 1999, Mustapa […]
“Najib should demand for Suu Kyi’s release”
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 15 May 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should lead the way in demanding for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Malaysian Parliamentary Caucus on Myanmar and the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) said today. Their spokesperson, Lim Kit Siang, said Najib should lead Malaysia and Asean to pressure the […]
30 June decision in Kasitah graft case
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 May 2009: The High Court has set 30 June for the decision in the corruption case involving former Land and Cooperative Development Minister Tan Sri Kasitah Gaddam. Justice Suraya Othman set the date after the prosecution and defence completed their submissions today. A total of 31 prosecution witnesses had testified, including former […]
