KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: The question of who is the rightful menteri besar of Perak will be decided 11 May. High Court (Appellate and Special Powers Division) judge Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim today fixed Monday, at 2.30pm, to deliver his decision in the judicial review application filed by ousted menteri besar Datuk Seri […]
Archives for May 2009
Mat rempit can now go for skills training
PUTRAJAYA, 7 May 2009: Mat rempit (illegal motorcycle racers) are now eligible to participate in the government’s trade training scheme for youths, and are guaranteed employment once they complete the courses, Director-General of Labour Datuk Ismail Abdul Rahim said today. He said the government had allocated RM50 million for the training scheme, which was being […]
Sweden 23rd country to report A(H1N1) case
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Sweden became the latest country to confirm an influenza A(H1N1) case today, bringing the total number of affected countries to 23. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said in a statement, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that until midnight (Malaysian time), the number of cases worldwide had […]
Court dismisses Uthayakumar’s appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: The Sessions Court here today dismissed the appeal of Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) legal advisor PUthayakumar to be free from his sedition charge. Judge Sabariah Othman retained the charge after ruling that the defence had failed to show that the consent to prosecute from the Attorney-General was based on […]
Wong’s students gather to show support (Updated 5.40pm)
By Gan Pei LingUpdated 5.40pm, 7 May 2009 PETALING JAYA, 7 May 2009: Some 30 former and present students of Wong Chin Huat held a short, peaceful gathering in front of Monash University Sunway Campus main gate this afternoon to show support for arrested academician. However, they were forced by the police to disperse after just 10 minutes. […]
MPs among those arrested in Ipoh
IPOH, 7 May 2009: Police today detained several individuals including members of parliament and party supporters for attempting to assemble outside the Perak Darul Ridzuan building, the venue for the state assembly sitting. They were arrested between 8am and 9.30am for refusing to disperse when ordered to do so by the police and were later […]
Ganesan takes the speaker’s chair (Updated 7pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 7pm on 7 May 2009Corrected at 4.05pm, 7 May 2009 Sivakumar being dragged out of the House (Pic courtesy of Sinar Harian) IPOH, 7 May 2009: A historic state assembly sitting in Perak today fell into pandemonium in an ongoing tussle for power between the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and the Barisan Nasional (BN). Security […]
“Harmony is a myth”
By Zedeck SiewA LESSER-KNOWN fact about Malaysian film director and television series creator Bernard Chauly is that he spends much of the year outside Malaysia. “Not many people realise that I’m not here the whole time,” Chauly says. “Thank God for the internet!” While his work — including the futsal-and-romance Gol & Gincu, coming-of-age Goodbye Boys, and […]
Cops arrest 14 at Brickfields candlelight vigil (Updated 12.29am)
By N Shashi KalaUpdated 12.29am, 7 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: Police arrested 14 people taking part in a candlelight vigil for detained political scientist Wong Chin Huat outside the Brickfields district police station tonight. However, all 14 were released unconditionally a few hours later. The 14 were part of a small group who had gathered […]
Nizar telling fairy tale, says counsel
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: Counsel for Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir today remarked that the testimony by Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin in the proceedings at the High Court here was a ‘fairy tale’. Datuk Cecil Abraham, in his submission before Justice Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim, contended that Nizar’s testimony that he was […]
