PETALING JAYA, 10 June 2009: The Selangor government will not lift the stop-work order on demolition activities at the partially-collapsed building that used to house the Jaya Shopping Centre in Section 14 here. Petaling Jaya Mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman briefed executive councillors today that the owner, Jaya Section Fourteen Sdn Bhd, had applied to […]
Archives for June 2009
Association supports English as compulsory pass subject
BESUT, 10 June 2009: The Malaysian Malay Language Education Association (PPBMM) fully supports the government’s proposal to make English a compulsory SPM pass subject. Its president, Assoc Prof Dr Hashim Othman, said this was in line with the association’s resolutions in March to raise language proficiency at all levels of education through various strategies and […]
PAS should accept diversity
By Ivy JosiahIS PAS ready for non-threatening, open dialogue with dissenting voices within civil society? The recent resolution by PAS to investigate and possibly ban the women’s rights group Sisters in Islam (SIS) suggests that PAS needs a reminder to react democratically to opposing views. This is not an unfamiliar call that civil society and political parties […]
MCA opposes PAS-Umno unity talks
By Shanon ShahPAS flags in Kuala Terengganu (file pic) PETALING JAYA, 10 June 2009: MCA central committee member Lee Wei Kiat today slammed the PAS-Umno unity government proposal, saying it would “result in the Islamisation of the country”. He said at the same time, it would create a scenario where only Malay Malaysians would be in government […]
Penang govt wants to take over ferry service
PENANG, 10 June 2009: The Penang government will submit an official application to take over the operations of the mainland-island ferry service from Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB), Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today. He said a letter would be sent tomorrow to the Penang Port Commission (PPC) which supervises the Penang port. “Today’s […]
Two new A(H1N1) cases detected
PUTRAJAYA, 10 June 2009: Two new Influenza A(H1N1) cases have been detected in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to nine. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the eighth case involved a 17-year-old American student who accompanied her parents for a holiday in the […]
MIC to meet Indian Malaysian-based parties
PUTRAJAYA, 10 June 2009: MIC, the country’s largest Indian Malaysian-based political party, will meet and hold discussions with other Indian Malaysian-based parties in the country. However, the move was not to merge with them but to work with the parties on a long-term basis in a win-win situation, said MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy […]
PKR’s constitutional changes “not reaction to complaints”
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 10 June 2009: The proposed amendments to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s constitution are not a reaction to recent complaints from the grassroots, R Sivarasa said today. “These amendments are not a reaction to things that have happened recently,” the PKR vice-president told a press conference at the party headquarters. “We began our discussions […]
MOU rules advised in Ambalat
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 June 2009: Malaysian and Indonesian naval vessels should apply the rules agreed upon in a 2002 memorandum of understanding (MoU) to avert tension until the Ambalat territorial issues is resolved, retired Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) vice-admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor said today. Ramli, who is now Maritime Institute of Malaysia […]
Amar: Passing SPM English burdens rural students
KOTA BARU, 10 June 2009: Making English a compulsory subject to pass in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) will add to the existing burden on students in rural areas, said Kelantan Education, Islamic Development and Dakwah chairperson Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah. He said the Education Ministry should solve the hotly debated policy of teaching of […]
