KUALA LUMPUR, 16 June 2009: Gerakan Youth has slammed the seven opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) who were suspended yesterday for unnecessary “politicking” in the Dewan Rakyat. “Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin turned his oath-taking into a 20-minute show of protest over the Perak crisis,” said Gerakan Youth chief Lim Si Pin in a press […]
Police must stop harassing lawyers
By Ragunath KesavanTHE Malaysian Bar is alarmed and perturbed that the police continue to harass and intimidate lawyers by calling them in for questioning on matters relating to the execution of their professional duties. Most recently, lawyer Chan Kok Keong was served a Section 111 notice that was silent as to the subject he would be questioned […]
Are we ready for a two-party system?
By Rohana AriffinWhich side of the fence? (Background image by Ariel da Silva Parreira / sxc.hu) FOR more than 50 years, the Barisan Nasional (BN) has used an array of laws and methods to silence dissent and perpetuate its own vision of reality as the only truth. But in recent years, the scenario has changed. The BN […]
Abeus of English!
By Zedeck SiewONLY when the sound of sirens recede did Jeremy Chong relax enough to speak. “I think that went well,” he said, undoing the scarf that cover his face. (Pic by Owais Kahn / sxc.hu) Chong and five other compatriots had just bombed a used car garage with home-made incendiaries. Hong Leong Use Cars was a […]
PKR supports waste audit committee
By R SivarasaPARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) endorses the Selangor government‘s effort to set up an audit committee to monitor the implementation of waste management contracts, and the steps taken towards a more transparent and accountable tender system for future contracts. However, PKR is also mindful that over the years, contracts have been monopolised by a handful of […]
MCA: Importance of public sentiment
By Lee Wei KiatTHE opinion poll, Whether MCA should quit Barisan Nasional on the personal blog of MCA president Datuk Sri Ong Tee Keat was conducted over a year ago in the aftermath of the political tsunami that swept Malaysia in the last general election, even prior to his election as party president. This was part of the […]
Hadi Awang owes DAP, PKR an apology: Karpal
PENANG, 12 June 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh said today PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang owed an apology to both the DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for having proposed unity talks with Umno in what he described as a “clear breach of sincerity”. Karpal He said the DAP had criticised PAS leaders […]
RM30 mil needed to rebuild Brickfields
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 June 2009: A RM30 million allocation is needed to turn Brickfields into a tourist attraction known as “Little India”, Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk M Saravanan said today. He said the plan would include diversion of roads into one-way streets, road widening, construction of a multistorey car park, and setting up stalls […]
Inquiry board to investigate fight in Sg Buloh prison
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 June 2009: The Prisons Department has set up an inquiry board to investigate a fight that broke out between inmates and staff at the Sungai Buloh prison yesterday. A statement issued by the Home Ministry today stated that the investigation would be conducted to also determine the cause of the fight. “It […]
Health Ministry steps up measures to tackle pandemic (Updated 6.25pm)
Updated at 6.25pm, 12 June 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 12 June 2009: The Health Ministry is to step up surveillance, preventive and control measures now that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Influenza A(H1N1) a pandemic, Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said today. The ministry would be guided by the National Influenza […]
