PETALING JAYA, 28 May 2009: The PAS Supporters Club will not be promoted to a wing at the party muktamar (general assembly) which starts on 5 June. Instead, the matter is likely to be decided at an emergency assembly to be held later this year. If PAS admits the club as a dewan or wing, […]
Archives for May 2009
“Stop censoring who I am”
By Jacqueline Ann Surin“STOP censoring the words that describe who I am” was the Time online quote of the day on 25 Feb 2009. The quote was by Pang Khee Teik who was described as a Malaysian arts commentator. But Pang, who as the arts programme director at the Annexe Gallery at Central Market has revitalised cultural events […]
Penanti heats up
By Shanon Shah
THE Penanti by-election is the first in three decades which the Barisan Nasional (BN) has decided not to contest. But what initially started off as a quiet and sleepy campaign has perked up in the past 48 hours, with one independent candidate, Aminah Abdullah, alleging that Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) tried to bribe her. PKR […]
PKR’s campaign homophobia
By Shanon ShahThe audience at the Jalan Berapit ceramah “THE Barisan Nasional (BN) should change its name to Barisan Pondan (faggot)!” bellows Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief Datuk Zahrain Mohamed Hashim to the 5,000-strong crowd in Jalan Berapit on 23 May 2009. The audience applauds the Bayan Baru MP, and emboldened, he goes on to […]
Protecting kids in cyberspace
By Cindy ThamMANY people would cringe at the idea of being friends with their parents on social networking sites like Facebook, Friendster and MySpace. Not that we have anything to hide. The posts can be viewed by all our friends anyway, and sometimes by their friends as well. Such sites aren’t exactly known for privacy. (©Michal Zacharzewski/sxc.hu) […]
Student who was almost raped sues UiTM
SHAH ALAM, 27 May 2009: A Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) student, who was almost raped while taking a bath at her college six months ago, is suing the university for negligence. The 21-year-old student, who is in second year at the Faculty of Hotel Management and Tourism, filed the suit through her lawyer, Mohamed Hanipa […]
Economy contracts 6.2% in 1Q
By Surin MurugiahKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian economy contracted 6.2% on-year in the first quarter of 2009, the worst since the Asian financial crisis, as manufacturing output shrank sharply as exports and industrial production fell. Bank Negara said on 27 May that manufacturing contracted 17.6%, mining fell 5.2% while agriculture saw a 4.3% decline. Services also showed a […]
Amirsham appointed MEAC chairperson
PUTRAJAYA, 27 May 2009: Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Amirsham Abdul Aziz has been appointed as chairperson of Malaysia’s Economic Advisory Council (MEAC), with Minister status but not member of the cabinet, effective on 1 June. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the council will report directly to him […]
PKFZ report to be released tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 May 2009: The cabinet has given its approval for the for the audit report on the Port Klang Free Zone by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to be released in its entirety as soon as possible, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat announced today. Ong, who is also MCA President, said he has “now […]
Manik Urai not PAS stronghold
KUALA KRAI, 27 May 2009: PAS cannot claim that the Manik Urai state seat is its stronghold as Barisan Nasional (BN) had wrested it in the 1978 and 2004 general elections, said Umno information chief Ahmad Maslan. “I can see the light at the end of the tunnel based on response from the people,” he […]
