A WHILE ago, a group of bloggers decided to express their dissatisfaction with the state of the nation by displaying the Jalur Gemilang upside down on their respective blog sites. This action predictably evoked various reactions from all over the country. Some people called them traitors and demanded that they be arrested and charged under […]
Permatang Pauh: Anwar’s victory
Video by Danny Lim
Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wins the by-election in Permatang Pauh on 26 Aug 2008, paving his way back into parliament 10 years after he was sacked from government.
Extended service for RapidKL LRT and bus for Merdeka celebrations
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Aug 2008: Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL) will extend its bus and light rail transit (LRT) services on the eve of the 51st Merdeka Day on Sunday. In a statement today, RapidKL said the bus and LRT services would operate until 3am and 2.30am, respectively on Aug 31. The bus […]
NS training modified for Ramadan
SANDAKAN, 28 Aug 2008: The training at all National Service (NS) training centres have been modified so as not to burden Muslim trainees from carrying their religious obligations during Ramadan next month, National Service Training Department (JLKN) Director Datuk Abdul Hadi Awang. He said it would be the first time that Muslim trainees would be […]
Anwar sworn in as MP
Pic coutesy of Merdeka Review KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Aug 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as a member of Parliament at the Dewan Rakyat this morning. Clad in a dark baju Melayu with a songkok, the newly elected Permatang Pauh MP took the oath before Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan […]
“Natural” for MCMC to act, says Syed Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Aug 08: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today it was “natural” for the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to act and order Internet service providers (ISPs) in the country to block the Malaysia Today website. “I think so many opportunities and warnings have been given (to the website) […]
Student sues police for alleged assault while in custody
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Aug 2008: A student is suing the police and the government for more than RM250,000 in damages, claiming he was assaulted while in police custody for refusing to admit stealing 18 motorcycles in May. The 17-year-old student who is suing through his mother, Normah Kasim, 54, a nasi lemak seller, filed the […]
Election petitions for Tuaran, Kundasang dismissed
KOTA KINABALU, 28 Aug 2008: The Election Court here today dismissed with costs, a petition challenging the election of former Sabah minister Datuk Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing as the Tuaran Member of Parliament in the last general election. Justice Datuk Linton Albert also dismissed with costs the election petition challenging the result for the Kundasang state […]
Sarawak is not land of frogs, says PRS president
KUCHING, 28 Aug 2008: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), which is in the midst of merger talks with the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), is confident no elected representative from Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties will hop over to the opposition, PRS president Datuk Seri Dr James Masing said today. The state land development minister said […]
A Middle-Eastern Christmas
By Rahel JosephSights and lights at the Covered Bazaar in Damascus, Syria (© M Hussain / sxc.hu) LIKE St Paul, I, too, saw the light on the road to Damascus. When I told my friends I was going to Syria for Christmas, they generally responded with one of three questions: Why? On a holiday? Is it safe? […]
