KUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has closed one of the four investigation papers opened on the VK Lingam video clip case for lack of evidence to press charges under Section 11(c) of the Anti-Corruption Act 1997, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri […]
Archives for June 2009
Human trafficking: M’sia wants US Embassy to explain
PUTRAJAYA, 17 June 2009: Malaysia will seek an explanation from the United States Embassy after the country put Malaysia on its list of countries suspected of not doing enough to combat human trafficking. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the move was to identify the causes leading to the allegations and claims. “In […]
Is domestic violence a crime?
By Mohamad Hafiz HassanIS domestic violence a crime? DAP Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua thinks so. He says domestic violence is a criminal offence under the Domestic Violence Act 1994 (DVA). But that’s an overstatement. The DVA was passed by Parliament on 24 June 1994 and was enforced on 1 June 1996. It was […]
US decision blacklisting M’sia “unfair”
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: The US’s decision to place Malaysia in the blacklist of countries trafficking in people is unfair, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Abu Seman Yusop said today. “I think it is not justifiable to put us on the blacklist,” he told the press in Parliament today. “This is as though we are involved […]
Tentera Wataniah costs tax payers RM50mil
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: There was no cost analysis for the formation of a Tentera Wataniah battalion in all 222 parliamentary constituencies. “There is no cost analysis for the nation’s defence,” Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latif Ahmad told the Dewan Rakyat today. “The cost (for the battalion) is not high, because we only pay […]
Court of Appeal still hasn’t delivered written judgment
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: The Court of Appeal still hasn’t made available its written judgment to Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin’s legal team even though it has been three and a half weeks since the appellate court ruled that Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir was the legitimate Perak menteri besar (MB). In the […]
First local case of Influenza A(H1N1)
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: Malaysia has recorded its first local infection of influenza A(H1N1) involving a 17-year old female Malaysian student. Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican in a statement today said the girl, the 19th person positive for influenza A(H1N1), had no history of having travelled to a country that […]
11 subjects for SPM students in religious schools
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: The Education Ministry today decided to give an exemption to science stream students in religious schools to take a maximum of 11 subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) next year. However, its minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, said the maximum of 10 subjects for the SPM in 2010 as […]
Party will determine Nasharuddin’s position
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: The status of PAS deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa will be decided in the next party meeting, vice-president Salahuddin Ayub said. “According to party traditions, such decisions would be made in a party meeting,” Salahuddin told reporters in Parliament today. Salahuddin He was responding to PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul […]
Dengue: Private doctors must protect themselves
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 17 June 2009: The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Association of Malaysia (FPMPAM) is urging all private clinics to report even suspected cases of dengue to the nearest District Health Office. “This is best so that doctors will not be exposed to the very severe consequences in the form of a fine, jail […]
