KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Oct 2008: Writers and media organisations should not exploit press freedom to send out messages that incite hatred and violence, panellists at a DAP-organised forum said last night. They said the media must be responsible and held accountable for their reports. Citing the controversial short story Politik Baru YB J, in which […]
One BN MP signs anti-ISA petition
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: Seventy seven Members of Parliament (MPs), including a Barisan Nasional MP, has signed a petition to bring forward a debate in the Dewan Rakyat on the Internal Security Act (ISA). DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang said through the “End the ISA” campaign, the Parliamentary Caucus secretariat had collected 77 signatures […]
PM: March transition plan stays
BEIJING, 23 Oct 2008: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is not seeking re-election as Umno president at the next party elections, said the March 2009 timeline for the power transition to his deputy remains unchanged. “We already have a transition plan. The transition plan will be in March next year,” he said […]
Umno to announce anti-money politics measures
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said Umno’s disciplinary committee would be announcing several measures to curb money politics in the party very soon. He said Umno had left it to the committee chaired by Tengku Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail to take the necessary action against […]
Zulkifli Nordin chides MPs for insulting Islam
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: An opposition Member of Parliament ticked off those who had insulted Islam, including his Pakatan Rakyat colleagues. Zulkifli Nordin (PKR-Kulim Bandar Baru) said in the Dewan Rakyat today there were some who questioned Jawi writings and supported apostasy. “Our political believes might be different but our responsibility towards upholding the […]
National Fatwa Council forbids tomboyism
KOTA BARU, 23 Oct 2008: The National Fatwa Council has ruled that tomboyism, where a girl behaves or dresses in a boyish manner, is forbidden in Islam. Its chairperson, Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin, said the decision was prompted by recent cases of young women behaving like men, and indulging in homosexuality. Parents must guide […]
Minister asks why employers hold foreigners’ passports
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam is not amused that employers hold on to the passports of their foreign workers. Questioning the need for employers to do so, he reasoned that under the law, no one should keep another’s passport. “Fortunately or unfortunately, most foreign workers in the country […]
Government foots RM82,000 Bar Council dinner
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: The government spent RM81,965.75 on the Malaysian Bar Council dinner at an upscale hotel here in April, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said the government agreed to bear the cost as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad […]
Malaysia lacks water despite resources
PUTRAJAYA, 23 Oct 2008: Malaysia faces a lack of water resources in many parts of the country despite its per capita renewable water being five times higher than in many other regions, a forum here was told today. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas said the country’s renewable water was about 5,000 […]
Rise in Bukit Merah flood victims
IPOH, 21 Oct 2008: The number of flood evacuees in several villages in Bukit Merah, about 120km from here, rose to 475 this morning, from 409 yesterday. A Kerian district police operations room spokesperson said the latest victims were from Kampung Padang Lalang, Kampung Parit Jawa and Kampung Batu 40, Jalan Keretapi. He said the […]
