KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: The new fuel subsidy management system will be implemented in May next year, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung told the Dewan Rakyat today. He said the system’s mechanism would be announced after a study on the subsidy distribution and target groups had been identified. “I can’t reveal the […]
Archives for November 2009
Liow tells Chua to give up post unconditionally
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai fired back at Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today to “surrender” the deputy president post and support fresh elections in the party’s ongoing rift. “The deputy president position belongs to the party, it does not belong to any individual … he cannot […]
MCA leaders reminded about suspension
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Nov 2009: MCA leaders have been reminded that the prolonged leadership crisis can lead to the party’s suspension, former secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said. Ong said MCA leaders should learn from what happened to Umno, which had its registration suspended in 1988 following bitter in-fighting. “Failure to find an amicable […]
Women – men’s property by law
By The Fairly Current Show
Corrected on 11 Nov 2009 at 5.10pm RECENTLY, a court case involving Malaysian TV personality Daphne Iking invoked an archaic law that has gotten many parties up in arms. The law in question is Section 498 of the Penal Code. The section deals with the issue of “enticing or taking away or detaining with a […]
Believing Anwar
By Koh Jun Lin“Enough is enough. You either toe the line, support the reform agenda, commit yourself to Pakatan and work together as a multi-ethnic, multi-religious entity or you leave or be kicked out. There are no two ways about it.” Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim issues a stern warning to party […]
Making government look good
By Ding Jo-AnnWHY is the Home Ministry chiding journalists for not getting the government’s view when it is the government that frequently gives journalists the run-around or prevents journalists from writing the truth? Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Mahmood Adam Mahmood reportedly advised the print media to let government agencies tell their side of the story when these […]
Walking down Sesame Street
By Cindy ThamThe Muppets of Sesame Street LIKE most adults, I wouldn’t have realised that Sesame Street turned 40 on 10 Nov 2009 if not for the series of adorable Google doodles. After all, most adults would have stopped watching the show, which targets young children, a long time ago. But, a steady dose of Google logos […]
The confident Malay
By Deborah LohCorrected on 17 Nov 2009 at 11.30am DESPITE stepping down in 2008 as executive director of Sisters in Islam (SIS) which she co-founded and led for two decades, Zainah Anwar has not retired from her commitment to women’s rights and justice. Currently project director of Musawah, a global movement for equality and justice for Muslim […]
Penang Umno Youth tells Lim to resign
BALIK PULAU, 11 Nov 2009: Penang Umno Youth has urged Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to resign for “cakap tidak serupa bikin” (not doing as he had claimed). Its treasurer, Aziaan Ariffin, said Lim should clarify the matter of land conversion, which was brought up in the state assembly in August. “As a state government […]
No to eight intervenors in church’s judicial review
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Nov 2009: Eight parties including seven Islamic religious councils are no longer intervenors in the Kuala Lumpur Roman Catholic Church’s application for a judicial review over the usage of the word “Allah“. High Court judge Lau Bee Lan said based on the Federal Court ruling on 3 Sept in the case of […]
