PENANG, 13 Aug 2009: The government does not propose to raise the toll rates for the Penang Bridge until an overall review is done, said Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor. He said although works to widen the bridge had been completed and a third lane opened officially today, the toll rates remain the same […]
Lawyer can use Bar Council auditorium to launch book
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Aug 2009: A lawyer who sued the Bar Council for RM160 million in damages today was allowed to use the bar’s premises to launch his book, Presumed Guilty, after the bar agreed to settle the suit. High Court judge Datuk T Selventhiranathan, who recorded the consent judgement in chambers, also ordered the […]
585 dengue cases from 2 to 8 Aug; 1 death
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Aug 2009: A total of 585 dengue cases with one death were reported from 2 to 8 Aug, an increase of 17 cases, or 3%, from the previous week. The death involved a 32-year-old housewife who was a diabetic and lived in Taman Peringgit Jaya, Melaka Tengah, where two outbreaks with 13 […]
MCA presses British govt on Batang Kali massacre
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Aug 2009: The MCA wants the British government to continue its investigation and to have a fair inquiry into the Batang Kali massacre, vice-president Datuk Seri Liong Tiong Lai said today. The party would take up the case with the British High Commission and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, he told reporters at the […]
Tee Keat lodges report on RM10m allegation
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Aug 2009: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat today lodged a police report against Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing over the latter’s claim that he gave Ong RM10 million last year for the party’s activities. At a press conference at the MCA headquarters here, […]
Seven more A(H1N1) deaths today; total 51
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Aug 2009: Seven more deaths relating to Influenza A(H1N1) were confirmed today, bringing the death toll in the country to 51. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the seven deaths were from the high-risk group who had high blood pressure, heart disease, low immunity or congenital disease. They were aged […]
Teoh may have been dragged, inquest told
SHAH ALAM, 13 Aug 2009: Political aide Teoh Beng Hock might have been dragged before he was found sprawled facedown and dead on the fifth floor corridor of Plaza Masalam here on 16 July 2009. Investigating officer Chief Inspector Mazli Jusoh, 31, from the Selangor police headquarters’ forensic branch, told the inquest into Teoh’s death […]
Seksualiti Merdeka: Independence and rights
By The Fairly Current Show
SEKSUALITI Merdeka is an annual sexuality rights festival featuring a programme of talks, lectures, forums, workshops, theatre and music performances, interactive installations and film screenings. Launched in 2008, the festival aims to underscore the fact that even after 52 years of independence, many of us are still not free to be who we are. The […]
Promoting Rosmah
By Shanon ShahRosmah Mansor (Source: upsi.edu.my)MANY Malaysian political blogs have already started to sneer at Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor‘s official website. This is, perhaps, not surprising. After all, her husband, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, had to deal with highly acidic public opinion even before he assumed office in April 2009. There are valid questions about […]
Learning to be “unproper”
By Claire BrownellIVY Josiah is not the type of person to keep silent in the face of injustice. As the executive director of the Women’s Aid Organisation, she’s been at the forefront of the struggle to reform domestic violence laws and create shelters for battered women. Because of her outspokenness, Josiah is also often at the forefront […]
