KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: The landslide site at Taman Bukit Mewah, Bukit Antarabangsa, was closed immediately after the Public Works Department (PWD) issued a warning that the area was not safe and very dangerous. Selangor chief police officer, Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar, said the warning was issued at noon today. “Results of a PWD […]
Water tariff may go up 37% for S’gor, KL, Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA, 12 Dec 2008: Some 1.5 million consumers in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya may have to pay higher water tariff of about 37% more if the Selangor government does not hand over its water service assets to Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB) by March next year. The reason is that the 30-year concession agreement, […]
Thirty more days for ‘golden handshake’ for civil servants
PUTRAJAYA, 12 Dec 2008: Civil servants will be able to accumulate their ‘golden handshake’ up to 150 days, an increase of 30 days, beginning next year. Cuepacs president Omar Osman said the circular on the longer golden handshake would be issued soon. He said he was informed about the longer ‘golden handshake’ by the Public […]
Teresa Kok files RM30 mil defamation suit
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok Suh Sim today filed a RM30 million defamation suit against Malaysian Press Institute chief executive officer Datuk Chamil Wariya and Utusan Malaysia Sdn Bhd over an article published in the Malay daily on 12 Oct 2008. The writ of summons was filed at the […]
Bkt Antarabangsa residents team up to address concerns
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: Representatives of eight housing estates and condominiums in Bukit Antarabangsa have formed a new association called the Bukit Antarabangsa Residents Association (Bara) following the tragic landslide in the area on 6 Dec. The new association comprises heads of residents’ associations of Taman Bukit Utama, Taman Bukit Utama Tropicana Villa, Puncak […]
Police said they solved 2006 microchip heist
PENANG, 12 Dec 2008: The theft of microchips from a multinational company’s go-down at the Air Cargo Complex in Batu Maung in 2006 has been solved with the arrest of eight men under the Emergency Ordinance, the police said. Penang Deputy Chief Police Officer Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid said police had arrested the local men […]
No leave to challenge findings on Lingam clip (Updated)
Updated 12 Dec 2008, 4.20pm KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: The five individuals implicated in the controversial “Lingam video clip” failed in their bid to obtain leave from the High Court here to challenge the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s findings. Justice Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa accepted the preliminary objection raised by senior federal counsel Azizah […]
M’sia third in Asia in emission reduction projects
BANGKOK, 12 Dec 2008: Malaysia ranks third in Asia with 145 projects worth US$274 million lined up this year, according to the year-end snapshot of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol — the United Nations (UN) emission-reduction treaty. The CDM projects running or in the pipeline in Malaysia represent 3.4% of the […]
Malaysian universities not keen to invite Shirin Ebadi
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 11 Dec 2008: Malaysia might miss its chance to hear the first Muslim woman Nobel Peace laureate speak. None of the Malaysian universities appear keen to invite Shirin Ebadi, despite the Foreign Ministry retracting its ban on the Iranian lawyer and human rights activist from speaking here. Ebadi was to deliver a keynote […]
Shooting at Delhi airport
NEW DELHI, 5 Dec 2008: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the arrival gate of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) early this morning but no casualties were reported. According to Indian television stations, a group of gunmen fired three rounds at about 1am, before escaping in a Qualis car, which a bore a Haryana state […]
