PETALING JAYA, 5 Dec 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s (PKR) call for the return of legislative power to the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong to veto bills passed in Parliament is based on the pre-1993 constitutional amendment, said its vice-president R Sivarasa. He said what PKR had proposed at its congress on 29 Nov was a return to […]
KT by-election nomination 6 Jan, polling 17 Jan
PUTRAJAYA, 5 Dec 2008: The Election Commission (EC) fixed 6 Jan 2009 as the nomination day for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election in Terengganu and 17 Jan 2009 for polling, EC deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar announced in Putrajaya today. — Bernama
Zaid not joining any political party for now (Updated)
By Deborah LohUpdated on 4 Dec 2008 at 1.40pm PETALING JAYA, 4 Dec 2008: Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who was sacked from Umno on 2 Dec, says he is not joining any political party “in the near future” but will concentrate on building his foundation for youths, myFuture Foundation. At a […]
Mukhriz defends single school system
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Dec 2008: Jerlun Member of Parliament Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said he would not withdraw his statement on his suggestion for the government to create a single school system in the country. Defending his suggestion, Mukhriz said yesterday that he did not think that what he said was wrong as it was only […]
M’sian may be in hotel hit by attacks in Mumbai
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Nov 2008: A Malaysian national, who was in Mumbai on business, is believed trapped in the Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the hotels in the vicinity of the bombing incidents by terrorists in India. The Malaysian Consul in Mumbai, Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah, when contacted by Bernama yesterday said the consulate was […]
Saiful Bukhari meets Islamic affairs officers
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Nov 2008: Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, who alleged he was sodomised by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, went to the Federal Territory Islamic Affairs (Jawi) office here today. Mohamad Saiful Bukhari, who was accompanied by his father Azlan Mohd Lazim and lawyer Zamri Idrus, arrived at the office […]
Wrap up money politics probe before March ’09
PUTRAJAYA, 27 Nov 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hopes the Umno disciplinary board will be able to wrap up its investigations into money politics before March 2009 so that those found guilty can be prevented from contesting in party elections. The Umno president said the move would ensure the party’s administration would run smoothly. […]
Singaporeans jailed for kangaroo court T-shirts
SINGAPORE, 27 Nov 2008: The Singapore High Court today sentenced three Singaporeans to seven to 15 days’ jail for wearing T-shirts bearing a picture of a kangaroo in a judge’s robes in the vicinity of the New Supreme Court Building last May. Muhammad Shafi’ie Syahmi Sariman and Isrizal Mohamed Isa were jailed for seven days […]
Give priority to retaining local workers
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Nov 2008: Employers must give priority to retain their local workers if their businesses undergo downsizing during an economic slowdown, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam. He said the Employment Act 1955 also bound employers to choose locals over their foreign counterparts. “Retrenchment should only be the last resort. But […]
ACA report against Penang govt
PENANG, 27 Nov 2008: The Tanjong Division Gerakan Youth today lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) over what it claimed was the Penang government’s hasty approval of a high-rise project in the World Heritage Site buffer zone in George Town, without the knowledge of Unesco’s World Heritage Committee. The division youth wing’s head, […]
