PUTRAJAYA, 27 Aug 2008: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad doubts that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim could be the next prime minister despite winning the Permatang Pauh by-election yesterday. The former prime minister believes that Anwar will not be able to get at least 30 Members of Parliament from Barisan Nasional (BN) to cross over to the […]
More seed banks needed: PM
MALACCA, 19 Aug 2008: More seed banks are needed to meet the increasing demand of the horticulture industry, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He said so far, the seed bank managed by Sime Darby was ready and is expected to supply the seeds needed for the Northern Corridor Economic Region’s agriculture projects. […]
Orang Asli villages to get electricity and clean water supply by 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Aug 2008: Residents in the rural areas, especially in Orang Asli villages, will be provided with water and electricity supply by 2015, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister Joseph Entulu Belaun said implementation of the project would take time due to constraints like land approval. “The […]
Saiful makes statement to Jawi on sodomy allegation
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Aug 2008: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, who has accused Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him, gave a statement on the allegation to the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) today. Dressed in a blue shirt and black pants and wearing a songkok, he arrived at the […]
Shahrir: Proposed fair price practice act to curb monopoly
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Aug 2008: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the government has plans to formulate an act on fair price practice to prevent monopoly by manufacturers. He said the act would be aimed at ensuring fair price, competitiveness and effectiveness of marketing so that traders could engage in […]
UiTM quota quandary
Translation by Ng Boon HooiSELANGOR Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s suggestion to allocate 10% of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)’s admission quota to non-bumiputera and foreign students received very wide coverage in the Chinese media. Oriental Daily’s editorial writer Liew Ching Wen, in his article titled Study in UiTM? on 14 Aug 2008, said such as move would be […]
Quota, unquota
Translation by Fahmi FadzilTHE proposal by Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to allocate a 10% quota for non-bumiputera students in UiTM received much coverage in most of the Malay dailies. In a report on 11 Aug 2008 titled Khalid Hina UiTM, Orang Melayu, Utusan Malaysia reported that the Higher Education Minister, Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin, chastised the Selangor […]
Protests and hunger strikes
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyMOST of the Tamil dailies on 8 Aug 2008 highlighted that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was released on personal bond for the sodomy allegations against him. On the same day, Malaysia Nanban reported on the SMK Telok Panglima Garang secondary schoolteacher who is at the centre of a controversy for having humiliated Tamil students with […]
PASport to the future
By Khairil Anhar and Shanon ShahAt the 54th PAS Muktamar in Ipoh, 17 Aug 2008. Are the leaders of the party steering a new course for the PAS ship? POLITICAL watchers who expected fiery debates and even a possible rift at the just-concluded PAS muktamar got it only partly right: there were passionate discussions, but no hint of a revolt. […]
DNA Bill not politically motivated: Syed Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Aug 2008: The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Bill tabled at the current meeting of Parliament is not politically motivated, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. He said the long overdue Bill was important to facilitate police investigations in solving criminal cases in future. "It has nothing to do with […]
