Participants of different faiths in prayer PERTH, 30 Oct 2009: Participants at the Fifth Regional Interfaith Dialogue released the Perth Declaration today, which focuses on building religious leaders committed to interfaith collaboration for the common good of humanity. The declaration has 14 recommendations, including meeting the needs of marginalised youth who might be targets of […]
Archives for October 2009
Gudang Pasir MCA calls for Tee Keat boycott
JOHOR BARU, 30 Oct 2009: The Pasir Gudang MCA division has called for a boycott of party president Ong Tee Keat’s activities in the state. Its head, Tan Cher Puk, who is also the state MCA treasurer, said that Ong, who is the Johor MCA chief, had betrayed the trust of the members. He told […]
Budget 2010: Before and after
Lainie Yeoh is a graphic designer who doesn’t want to pay for her credit cards.
Court grants Kedah speaker leave for review of EC decision
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Oct 2009: The High Court here today granted leave to Kedah State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Dr Abdul Isa Ismail to file for a judicial review of the Election Commission (EC)’s decision to retain Datuk Abu Hassan Sarif as the Kota Siputeh assemblyperson. Justice Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman Khairuddin held that the […]
Anwar case: Court to decide on DNA sample, documents on 6 Nov
PUTRAJAYA, 30 Oct 2009: The prosecution and PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim need to wait until 6 Nov for the Court of Appeal to decide on documents and a specimen DNA sample taken from Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. Anwar, 62, is charged with sodomising Mohd Saiful, 24, his former aide, at […]
Perak’s tarnished state
SAME circus, different act. The dramatic highlight of the Perak legislative assembly sitting on 7 May 2009 was the violent removal of Speaker V Sivakumar by police officers. The highlight of Wednesday’s 28 Oct sitting was the simultaneous running of two separate assemblies under the same roof. Was anything achieved? Sure, Barisan Nasional (BN) passed […]
The financial disadvantage of being councillor
I AM a politician in the public’s eyes. Along with that recognition is the belief that I am flushed with cash, simply because my position allows me access to multitudes of government projects. Being supposedly cash rich, I am also expected to donate handsomely to needy people. To finance these handsome donations, I am expected […]
Surviving climate change
Exhibition by regional coalition People’s Actions on Climate Change during the Asian Youth Climate Workshop (© Gan Pei Ling) “WE should do it for our children and future generations!” This is one of the most common rallying cries used by some individuals and organisations to convince the public to take action to combat climate change. […]
S’gor govt blames MBSA for temple demolition
SHAH ALAM, 29 Oct 2009: The Selangor state government today blamed the Shah Alam Town Council (MBSA) for the demolition of a purported temple on Jalan Persiaran Kerjaya, Section U1 on 21 Oct. Selangor executive councillor Dr Xavier Jayakumar, who is also chairperson of the Selangor Non-Muslim Houses of Worship Committee, said MBSA’s action was […]
Port Klang adun resigns, becomes independent (Updated 7:48pm)
Updated 7:48pm, 29 Oct 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Oct 2009: Port Klang assemblyperson Badrul Hisham Abdullah today declared that he is quitting Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) with immediate effect. At a news conference to announce his decision, Badrul Hisham, 49, said he would remain an independent assemblyperson and would support the Barisan Nasional (BN). He […]
