Updated on 6 July at 11.40am Corrected at 9.15am on 6 July 09 (From left) Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, PAS candidate Mohd Fauzi Abdullah, BN candidate Tuan Aziz Tuan Mat, and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin KUALA KRAI, 6 July 2009: Nomination day for the Manik Urai by-election began this morning in what is the […]
Rajasekaran validly elected as MTUC sec-gen, court rules
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 July 2009: G Rajasekaran was validly elected as the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general for the 2008-2010 term, the High Court here ruled today. Judicial Commissioner Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof dismissed with costs the application by the Peninsular Malaysia Workers Clubs Union and its secretary-general, Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid, to challenge […]
Counsel unwell, Anwar’s application adjourned to 8 July
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 July 2009: The hearing of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s application for documents from the prosecution relating to his sodomy trial was adjourned to 8 July by the High Court here today because his lead counsel was unwell. Counsel Sulaiman Abdullah informed the court that he had been feeling giddy since yesterday when […]
47 new cases of Influenza A(H1N1) detected
PUTRAJAYA, 3 July 2009: Forty-seven new cases of Influenza A(H1N1), comprising 41 imported and six locally transmitted cases, were detected as of 8am today. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the new cases brought the total number in the country to 291, with 44 of them locally transmitted. “No deaths have […]
Jelutong MP alleges abuse of power by MPPP member
PENANG, 3 July 2009: A DAP Member of Parliament (MP) today took to task a Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) member from Parti Keadilan Rakyat, saying that the member had abused power for seeking the cancellation of a stop work order issued against a housing developer in Jelutong. Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi told a news conference […]
Murugiah shocked by 11-, 12-year-old mothers
PETALING JAYA, 3 July 2009: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T Murugiah had a cultural shock when he visited the Cameron Highlands Hospital maternity ward recently and found Orang Asli mothers as young as 11 and 12 years old. What worried him more was that these minors were ignorant that they needed […]
DAP’s sole assemblyperson in Kedah now an independent
ALOR STAR, 3 July 2009: The DAP’s sole representative in Kedah, Lee Guan Aik, today declared himself as an “independent and non-aligned” state assemblyperson and no longer a government supporter. The Kota Darul Aman assemblyperson, however, said he would also not support the Barisan Nasional (BN). Lee (Source: leeguanaik.blogspot.com) “I no longer support the government […]
Anwar’s appeal dismissed
PUTRAJAYA, 2 July 2009: The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to have his sodomy trial sent back to the Sessions Court from the High Court. In a unanimous decision, it ruled that no member of the Executive, not even the prime minister, could interfere or fetter with the […]
Kedah MB: No official word on DAP withdrawal
ALOR STAR, 2 July 2009: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said today he had yet to be informed officially of any decision by Kedah DAP to withdraw from the PAS-led Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government over dissatisfaction with the state administration. He said the DAP was still in the PR state government […]
PKFZ issue causes another stir in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2009: The Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) issue caused a stir again in the Dewan Rakyat when documents on the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Position Review on the PKFZ, which were supposed to have been distributed to Members of Parliament (MPs), were not. M Kulasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat) wanted to know why the documents […]
