KESIAN Ako Mustapha. Tanggal 22 April 2009 lalu, pelakon terkenal tersebut dijatuhkan hukuman penjara tiga bulan dan denda maksimum RM3,000 oleh Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Gombak Timur atas tuduhan berkhalwat. Menurut hakim Syarie Wan Mahyuddin Wan Muhammad, “Sekiranya satu hukuman yang tidak setimpal atau hukuman dikurangkan, masyarakat akan menganggap kesalahan ini sebagai remeh dan mungkin akan […]
Archives for May 2009
Three Hindraf leaders and 10 others released
TAIPING, 9 May 2009: All three Hindraf leaders, M Manoharan, K Vasantha Kumar and P Uthayakumar were among 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees who left the Kamunting Detention Centre in phases, here today. Manoharan, 48, the Kota Alam Shah state assemblyperson and Vasantha Kumar, 36, who came out at 2.30pm left in separate cars […]
Chong happy with decision on Mazu statue
KOTA KINABALU, 8 May 2009: Former Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat said he was happy with the state government’s decision to approve the construction of the Goddess of the Sea (Mazu) statue in Kudat. “I hope the project will run smoothly,” he said. Chong was asked to comment on State Resource Development and […]
Look at similarities, not differences: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 May 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, today called on Malaysians not to focus on differences between one another, but instead to actively look for similarities and common ground. “In the spirit of human progress, in the spirit of developing this great country, in the spirit of 1Malaysia,” he said in […]
Civil society groups condemn Perak assembly chaos
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 8 May 2009: Civil society groups have have cried foul over the legality of the Perak assembly sitting yesterday and the conduct of the police in the matter. Both human rights movement Aliran and the Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) also condemned the manner in which the sitting was conducted. “There was […]
Ganesan asserts appointment, motions lawful
IPOH, 8 May 2009: Perak state assembly speaker Datuk R Ganesan said all motions tabled by Barisan Nasional yesterday were valid as the sitting had convened after former speaker V Sivakumar had taken his seat in the assemblypersons’ gallery. “When did the speaker take his place? Definitely during the sitting. The speaker will not take […]
Road closures for Wesak day float procession
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 May 2009: A number of roads in the capital will be closed in stages for the Wesak Day float procession from 7pm tomorrow. The procession will start from the Buddhist Maha Vihara in Jalan Berhala and will pass through Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad, Jalan Tun Sambathan 4, Jalan Tun Sambathan, Jalan Petaling, […]
Release of ISA detainees proof govt is fair
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 May 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today the release 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees is a proof that the Barisan Nasional (BN) has acted based on the principles of fairness and justice, and respect for the country’s rule of law. He said police felt that it was time […]
Might is not always right
By Deborah LohTHE Perak legislative assembly sitting on 7 May was the final act in the power grab by Barisan Nasional (BN). Three months after wresting the Perak government from the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), the BN yesterday finally grabbed the all-important speaker’s chair as the sitting descended into chaos. ZambryNow, instead of having two contentious state governments […]
Padungan state rep, PKR supporters released
KUCHING, 8 May 2009: Padungan assemblyperson Dominique Ng and nine other Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) members, including Ng’s wife, were released this morning. Kuching District Police Chief ACP Wong Wai Loong confirmed their release. They were arrested last night for staging a candlelight vigil at the Kuching Waterfront next to the Main Bazaar here, without […]
