PETALING JAYA, 8 July 2009: Most peninsular Malaysians think Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be able to improve race relations, according to the latest Merdeka Centre poll. The survey, titled 100 days of the Najib administration, found that 60% of respondents, comprising 72% Indian, 71% Malay and 40% Chinese Malaysians, were confident that […]
Maths and science to revert to BM (Updated 5.52pm)
Updated 5.52pm, 8 July 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 8 July 2009: The teaching of science and mathematics will be reversed to Bahasa Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced today. He also said the teaching of the two subjects in vernacular schools would be conducted in their mother tongue. The policy change, he added, would […]
Modified local elections wanted in Selangor
PETALING JAYA, 6 July 2009: A coalition of civil society organisations is calling for Selangor to take the first step towards reinstating local council elections by allowing citizens to select councillors next June. Maria Chin Abdullah “It’s doable. Civil society is all ready to help them with the election, free of charge,” said Maria Chin […]
July 2009
Telling Malaysian stories Corrected 11.25am, 27 July 2009 We mistakenly captioned a photo showing Bernice Chauly’s Punjabi grandfather as “Ipoh, 1913 – the place and year Bernice’s grandfather was born”. Her grandfather, Tehil Singh, was actually born in Punjab in 1880, and went to Singapore in 1908. The picture, however, was taken in Ipoh in […]
Manik Urai focuses on local issues
By Sharon TanKUALA KRAI: Religious, Malay and local issues are set to dominate the Manik Urai by-election, the seventh for the country since the 12th general election 16 months ago. Located at about the half-way point of Kelantan, Manik Urai will see political giants Umno and PAS battle it out for the votes of the Malay [Malaysian] […]
PSM: Penang govt must solve Kg Buah Pala issue
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 3 July 2009: The Penang government needs to intervene and solve the Kampung Buah Pala issue even though the problem was caused by the previous Barisan Nasional administration, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) said today. “[W]e urge the Pakatan Rakyat government to resolve this issue politically using the mandate given by the people of […]
Wrong time to globalise economy, say critics
PETALING JAYA, 3 July 2009: Liberalising may have harmful long-term effects for the country, opposition politicians and an activist said. DAP Member of Parliament (MP) for Klang, Charles Santiago, said Malaysia needs to develop entrepreneurship further before it can benefit from policies such as the ones the prime minister announced on 30 June 2009. Santiago […]
Karpal-Khairy name-calling in Parliament
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2009: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parliamentarians staged a walkout in support of Karpal Singh who was ejected from the Dewan Rakyat today following an exchange of words with Umno Member of Parliament (MP) Khairy Jamaluddin. Karpal, the DAP chairperson, and Khairy, who is Umno Youth chief, locked horns over the fracas with […]
Penang govt warns Kg Buah Pala developer
PENANG, 2 July 2009: The Penang government today warned the developer of the proposed housing project in Kampung Buah Pala, Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn Bhd, for threatening the residents. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the developer’s threat to send bulldozers to the village by 2 Aug 2009 to forcibly evict the residents and demolish […]
Suhakam Act amended under protest
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2009: Amendments to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Act were passed despite protests by opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) today who questioned the neutrality of some commissioners and of the selection committee. The Act now no longer states that the prime minister is not bound by the recommendations of […]
