KUALA LUMPUR, 7 July 2009: The Senate today saw the swearing-in of Senator Datuk Wong Foon Meng as the 15th Senate president, replacing Tan Sri Dr Abdul Hamid Pawanteh, who completed his service yesterday. Wong’s appointment was proposed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, and the motion of appointment was made by Minister in […]
Archives for July 2009
Nik Aziz accepts Najib’s decision on open debate
KOTA BARU, 7 July 2009: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said today he accepted Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s decision about the invitation for an open debate. Najib said yesterday that the debate would be of little use, and that other Umno leaders were also against the idea. Umno […]
Herald: Religious councils’ applications to be heard 17 July
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 July 2009: The High Court here today fixed 17 July to hear the applications by nine religious councils to intervene in the Roman Catholic Church’s fresh application for a judicial review over the usage of the word “Allah” in its weekly publication. Justice Lau Bee Lan also set the same date in […]
Testing PAS’s strength
By Zedeck SiewA large-sized PAS flag torn by heavy downpour in Manik Urai WITH nomination day concluded, the contest for Manik Urai is officially a two-way fight. The Kelantan state assembly seat has only 12,293 voters, of which 99.2% are Malay Malaysian. It is the smallest and most homogenous fight we’ve seen this year, and its election […]
Kg Buah Pala a state not federal issue: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 July 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the federal government will not intervene in the Kampung Buah Pala issue as it was a matter that had to be dealt with by the Penang government. Asked to comment on reports that Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng would write a letter […]
Health Ministry prepares to raise H1N1 seriousness level
PUTRAJAYA, 6 July 2009: It’s just matter of time before the health authorities in the country decide to raise the level of seriousness in dealing with Influenza A(H1N1) from containment to mitigation stage, as more cases of local transmission are being reported. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the health authorities are likely […]
Investigate allegations on temple demolitions: Kedah Gerakan Youth
ALOR STAR, 6 July 2009: Kedah Gerakan Youth today called on Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak to set up an independent body to investigate the DAP’s allegation that the state government would demolish some Hindu and Chinese temples in the state. Tan (File pic)Its head, Tan Keng Liang, said Azizan should do this […]
PAS outnumbers BN at Manik Urai
By Zedeck Siew
IT’S official: the Manik Urai by-election is a straight fight between PAS candidate Mohd Fauzi Abdullah and Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Tuan Aziz Tuan Mat from Umno. Nomination, held at SMK Sultan Yahya Petra (1)’s Dewan Petra, began at 9am today, although supporters from both camps arrived much earlier. PAS supporters, over 10,000-strong, marched from […]
Buy-back of privatised highway concessions more cost effective
By Tony PuaRECENTLY, there has been a slate of reports by various investment banking research houses criticising proposed plans to buy back the highways from concessionaires — a proposal that has been criticised by the concessionaires themselves. The DAP has suggested that the government buy back all shares of PLUS Expressways Bhd that it does not already […]
Modified local elections wanted in Selangor
PETALING JAYA, 6 July 2009: A coalition of civil society organisations is calling for Selangor to take the first step towards reinstating local council elections by allowing citizens to select councillors next June. Maria Chin Abdullah “It’s doable. Civil society is all ready to help them with the election, free of charge,” said Maria Chin […]
