KOTA KINABALU, 28 May 2009: The government is mulling over the proposed amendment on the Rules of the High Court 1980 to enable court proceedings to be recorded digitally. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said currently, all proceedings were recorded physically on paper but the proposal to have […]
Archives for May 2009
Fall of an icon
By Zedeck Siew and Gan Pei Ling
FOR decades, Jaya Shopping Centre, better known as Jaya Supermarket, in Section 14 was the landmark in Petaling Jaya. It housed the first supermart in the area when it was built in 1974, and for most of the 80s and early 90s, it was the focal point of activities for PJ residents. As the city […]
One dead in Jaya supermarket collapse (Updated)
Updated 11.19pm, 28 May 2009 PETALING JAYA, 28 May 2009: Part of the building which once housed the popular Jaya Supermarket in Section 14/20 collapsed this evening, killing one worker and trapping six others. Two others were rescued and sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Petaling Jaya OCPD ACP Arjunaidi Mohamad said. All […]
AI highlights racial discrimination in M’sia
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 28 May 2009: For the first time in its annual human rights report for Malaysia, Amnesty International (AI) has highlighted racial discrimination as one of several human rights violations in the country. The 2009 report said that racial discrimination was institutionalised in Malaysia, particularly in government-backed affirmative action policies for bumiputeras such as […]
Chin Peng a British national, says historian
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 May 2009: Chin Peng, the former secretary-general of the outlawed Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), is not a Malaysian citizen but a British national, according to historian Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim. Khoo said Chin Peng, whose real name is Ong Boon Hua, was born in 1923 in Sitiawan […]
PKA chairperson to lodge report with MACC
PORT KLANG, 28 May 2009: Port Klang Authority chairperson Datuk Lee Hwa Beng said he will lodge a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) based on the audited report on Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project and the operator of the project, PKFZ Sdn Bhd tomorrow morning. He said he would hand over the […]
Info ministry wary of blogs highlighting communism
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 May 2009: The Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture will always be wary of blogs or groups trying to highlight issues on communism without taking into account the present background of the country. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the ministry could take action according to the communications and multimedia […]
Welfare dept gets interim custody of abused boy
PETALING JAYA, 28 May 2009: The Court for Children granted an interim custody for a month to the Welfare Department to take care of a five-old-boy who was allegedly abused by his 36-year-old mother. Magistrate Nur Syafawati Arifin granted the order after two officers from the department, who are acting as the boy’s protectors, made […]
Invoke Judges’ Code of Ethics
By AliranJUSTICE is becoming a rare commodity in our courts when judges of questionable ability sit in judgment. This situation raises serious concerns regarding the appointment of judges and their elevation to the bench. In the recent cases involving the Perak crisis we wonder whether the Federal Court judges and the Court of Appeal judges who […]
Kugan’s mother applies for return of post-mortem papers
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 May 2009: The mother of A Kugan, who died while in police custody four months ago, today filed a notice of motion to compel the police to return documents, tissue samples and bodily fluids of her son which were seized from Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). N Indra, 41, a hotel housekeeper, […]
