Updated 4:20pm, 14 Aug 2009 SHAH ALAM, 14 Aug 2009: It is possible that political aide Teoh Beng Hock committed suicide by jumping off a high place, an inquest into his death was told today Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim, 51, senior medical consultant at the Forensics Department, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang, said his […]
Archives for August 2009
PKFZ spat tarnishing image of govt, says DPM
PUTRAJAYA, 14 Aug 2009: The public spat between Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) financial fiasco has tarnished the image of the government and the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said […]
DPM, Health Ministry to consider disclosing A(H1N1) hotspots
PUTRAJAYA, 14 Aug 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will discuss with Health Ministry officials the possibility of releasing information on hotspots or locations with rampant Influenza A(H1N1) cases in the country. “We need to know if [disclosing] the hotspots will help curb the spread of the disease. If the Health Ministry feels […]
Internet censorship
By The Nut Graph teamBACKLASH was instantaneous when Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim announced on 7 Aug 2009 that the Malaysian government was planning to filter the internet. Apparently modelled after China’s Green Dam software, Rais said the Malaysian filter was intended to weed out online smut, especially where children were concerned. “Those who […]
Who wants a united Malaysia?
By Jacqueline Ann SurinTM ad as featured in Berita Harian, August 2009 I DON’T know about anyone else, but I’m confused about whether our political leaders, from both the Barisan Nasional (BN) and the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), really want national unity as they claim. Predictably, ever since the prime minister announced the ideals of 1Malaysia, we’ve had a […]
Govt to get parental feedback on negative internet content
PUTRAJAYA, 13 Aug 2009: The government is conducting a study to get views and suggestions from parents on the impact of negative materials in the internet. Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the study, by the Malaysian Commmunications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) with the cooperation of the National Security Council, […]
Demolition team fails to evict Kg Buah Pala villagers
PENANG, 13 Aug 2009: After several delays to demolish 23 houses in Kampung Buah Pala in Gelugor here, attempts to carry out the task by developer Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd and a demolition force of some 100 workers with three bulldozers today met with failure. Around 9:30am this morning, a court bailiff and Nusmetro […]
Works minister: No raise in Penang Bridge toll rates
PENANG, 13 Aug 2009: The government does not propose to raise the toll rates for the Penang Bridge until an overall review is done, said Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor. He said although works to widen the bridge had been completed and a third lane opened officially today, the toll rates remain the same […]
Lawyer can use Bar Council auditorium to launch book
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Aug 2009: A lawyer who sued the Bar Council for RM160 million in damages today was allowed to use the bar’s premises to launch his book, Presumed Guilty, after the bar agreed to settle the suit. High Court judge Datuk T Selventhiranathan, who recorded the consent judgement in chambers, also ordered the […]
585 dengue cases from 2 to 8 Aug; 1 death
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Aug 2009: A total of 585 dengue cases with one death were reported from 2 to 8 Aug, an increase of 17 cases, or 3%, from the previous week. The death involved a 32-year-old housewife who was a diabetic and lived in Taman Peringgit Jaya, Melaka Tengah, where two outbreaks with 13 […]
