RAWANG, 4 May 2009: Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is preparing to phase out its first and oldest model, Kancil, next month after 16 years on the road. Its Managing Director, Datuk Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar, said Perodua would stop production of the popular 660cc Kancil and would replace it with the […]
Archives for May 2009
Decision on PPSMI still on hold (Updated)
Updated 10.30pm, 4 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2009: The government has yet to decide on the policy of teaching Science and Mathematics in English (ETeMS or better known by its Malay acronym PPSMI). Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he was still not satisfied with the findings of studies carried out, […]
Scaled down Merdeka do this year
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2009: This year’s Merdeka Day celebrations, especially the Merdeka parade on the morning of 31 Aug, will be scaled down because it falls during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The celebrations to commemorate the nation’s independence would continue but it would be toned down, said Information, Communications and Culture Minister […]
Nepal PM quits amid political unrest
NEW DELHI, 4 May 2009: Nepal’s Maoist prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned today amid deepening political differences among leaders in the Himalayan state, as the country slipped into political unrest. His announcement came just a day after he sacked Nepal’s army chief, Gen Rookmangud Katawal, after he refused to integrate ex-Maoist fighters into the […]
No decision on Penanti contest: Muhyiddin (Updated)
Updated 8.08pm, 4 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Umno has not made any decision yet whether to contest the Penanti state by-election in Penang on 31 May. Muhyiddin, who is Umno deputy president, said the Umno political bureau which met in Putrajaya today did not […]
PKR gives Manoharan time to decide
SHAH ALAM, 4 May 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will give Internal Security Act detainee M Manoharan time whether to vacate his Kota Alam Shah seat, said the party’s Selangor liaison chief Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. PKR and PAS would not intervene in the decision because Manoharan was a state assemblyperson from DAP, he […]
PAS-PKR conflict a political gimmick
PENANG, 4 May 2009: The PAS-PKR conflict in wanting to field their respective candidates for the Penanti state seat by-election is seen as a strategy to draw Barisan Nasional’s (BN) interest to contest in the by-election. The deputy dean of Universiti Sains Malaysia’s School of Social Science, Dr Sivamurugan Pandian, said such a strategy was […]
Meeting to iron out conversion issue soon
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 May 2009: A meeting involving several ministries and religious departments will be held soon to iron out issues regarding the religious status of a child when a parent converts to Islam. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Maj-Gen (R) Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom said that the closed-door meeting might also involve religious […]
Seven tenders for Perak’s Toyota Camrys
IPOH, 4 May 2009: The Perak State Secretary’s office had received seven applications from bidders for the Toyota Camry 2.4 cars which the state government is auctioning when call for the tenders closed at noon today. State Principal Assistant Secretary (Management Service Division Shamshuzaman Sulaiman said that although there were only seven applications, it did […]
Make PKFZ audit public
By Charles SantiagoIT is appalling to read The Edge daily’s article that the Port Klang Free Zone scandal could balloon from RM4.6 billion to RM8 billion. The initial development cost, when mooted in 2002, was RM2.3 billion. This development has implicated a string of Barisan Nasional politicians. The lead players were two former MCA presidents and transport […]
