KUALA LUMPUR, 10 March 2009: Datuk Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) today challenged Karpal Singh (DAP-Bukit Gelugor) not to use parliamentary immunity as a shield and to repeat the remarks he made about Umno Youth outside the Dewan Rakyat. Speaking after Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Kong Cho Ha tabled the Supplementary Supply Bill (2008) 2009 for […]
Nizar-Zambry suit: 4 constitutional questions
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 March 2009: The High Court here today pronounced four constitutional questions to be determined by the Federal Court in the legal battle between Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin and Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir over who is the rightful Perak menteri besar. The questions, read out by Judge Lau Bee Lan, are […]
Tax hotline on mini budget
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 March 2009: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has opened a hotline to answer queries on tax related matters pertaining to the Mini Budget 2009. Taxpayers with queries can call Tel: 03-6201 0550 or 03-6203 1537 between 5pm and 8pm today and between 8am and 6pm tomorrow, the board said in a statement […]
PR still hopes to meet Perak Sultan
By Yong Min WeiKUALA LUMPUR, 10 March 2009: The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leadership council still harbours the hope for an audience with Perak’s Sultan Azlan Shah on the political crisis in the state, despite the ruler having endorsed Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir as the Menteri Besar. DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang said PR has not received […]
8 March outcome of changing society
By Chan Kok LeongKUALA LUMPUR, 10 March 2009: One year on after the nation’s groundbreaking general election, there is yet a firm analysis on what caused Barisan Nasional (BN)’s huge setback on 8 March 2008. While analysts offer reasons such as new voters, stronger opposition, the inability of the government to fulfil its 2004 pledges, internal party strife, […]
RM20b to clean up Klang River
By Yong Min WeiKUALA LUMPUR, 10 March 2009: The Selangor government has embarked on an ambitious plan to implement a RM20 billion clean-up and rehabilitation of the Klang River towards creating a catalyst for economic development in the state. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the project that could stretch over a decade was to enhance […]
Tear gas and arrests at GMP march (Updated 7.25pm)
By Zedeck Siew(Updated 7 March 2009, 7.25pm) 39 KUALA LUMPUR, 7 March 2009: Police fired tear gas and arrested several people during a march to Istana Negara today to protest the use of English in the teaching of maths and science. The march, involving more than 2,000 protesters, was organised by the Movement for the Abolition of […]
Trade value declines in January
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 March 2009: Malaysia recorded RM8.83 billion in trade surplus in January, making it the 135th consecutive month of trade surplus since November 1997, but total volume declined by 29.7% from a year ago. Total trade value for the month was RM67.77 billion. Exports in January 2009 were valued at RM38.3 billion, a […]
Sivakumar sues Perak legal adviser (Updated 6.15pm)
By Deborah Loh(Source pic courtesy of Merdeka Review) KUALA LUMPUR, 6 March 2009: Perak Speaker V Sivakumar has filed a suit against the state’s legal adviser for falsely representing him in an application to prevent him as Speaker from convening any state assembly sitting. He is also asking the court to set aside the injunction that was […]
Trees to be planted near “assembly tree”
IPOH, 6 March 2009: The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition in Perak will plant five trees near the tree under which the emergency sitting of the state legislative assembly was held on 3 March. Pantai Remis assemblyperson Nga Kor Ming said the tree-planting ceremony would be held at 11am to commemorate the first anniversary of the […]
