KOTA KINABALU, 8 June 2009: The Prisons Act 1995 is to be amended to allow foreigners imprisoned in Malaysia to be transferred to their home countries to serve out their sentence, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today. He said the ministry was preparing the draft of the amendment bill pertaining to the powers […]
Penang govt to take over ferry service: Guan Eng
PENANG, 8 June 2009: The Penang state government is prepared to take over the mainland-island ferry service from Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) as the PPSB has been admittedly unable to shoulder the mounting losses over the last 10 years. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today the state government was prepared to take over […]
Bintang rock masa kini
Oleh Shanon ShahBERIBU-RIBU penonton sudah berkumpul di depan pentas persembahan, menanti-nanti ketibaan bintang pujaan mereka. Apabila diumumkan ketibaan bintang pujaan tersebut, gemuruh tepukan tangan dan sorakan dari penonton seolah-olah tiada tandingannya. Bunyi tepukan dan sorakan ini tidak surut sehinggalah bintang pujaan mereka naik ke pentas. Setelah mengucapkan terima kasih, bintang pujaan ini mula bersuara. Para penonton kesemuanya […]
Islamic state, actually
By Shanon ShahPAS delegates lined up to salam with the incoming and outgoing leadership after the muktamar officially closed on 7 June 2009 WITH PAS, it was never really about “progressives” versus “conservatives”, or “professionals” versus “ulama”. It is, and always has been, about setting up an Islamic state. And so, given Malaysia’s dramatically shifting political landscape, […]
PM maintains open attitude on unity govt
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 June 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he is adopting an open attitude concerning the proposal to create a unity government as suggested by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang because he has yet to know the objective of the proposal. “I’m thankful to PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi […]
Murugiah thanks PM
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 June 2009: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator Datuk T Murugiah, the sole People’s Progressive Party (PPP) representative in the government, has thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for having trust and confidence in him. He was commenting on Najib’s statement at a press conference after opening the PPP’s […]
PAS election results (Updated at 11.32am)
By Deborah Loh and Zedeck SiewUpdated at 11.32amCorrected at 12.10pm, 6 June 2009 Rivals Husam and Nasharuddin making up after results were announced SHAH ALAM, 6 JUNE 2009: Incumbent PAS deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa beat his main challenger Datuk Husam Musa by (corrected) 199 votes to retain his position in a tight race fought on a pro-Umno versus pro-Pakatan […]
PAS’s hopes and heroes
By Deborah Loh and Zedeck Siew
THE PAS muktamar this year has drawn more scrutiny than previous meetings, given the changed political landscape after the March 2008 general election. Attention is focused on the party elections, which some have described as a battle between conservatives and moderates. Ultimately, the elections reflects what party delegates think about PAS’s identity and position in […]
Ke arah “perundingan dan persefahaman”
Oleh Zedeck SiewPERHATIAN kini tertumpu kepada muktamar PAS ke-55. Walaupun terdapat saingan yang mungkin sengit untuk jawatan timbalan presiden parti, di peringkat Dewan Pemuda PAS, keadaan nampaknya tenang. Jawatan ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS dimenangi tanpa bertanding oleh Nasrudin Hassan at Tantawi. The Nut Graph sempat berbual dengan Nasrudin, menerusi e-mel, untuk mengetahui corak kepimpinannya kelak, serta perasaan […]
MBPJ keeps mum on Section 19 project
By Zedeck SiewA dark cloud looms over Section 19 in Petaling Jaya (Google Maps) PETALING JAYA, 5 June 2009: The Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) has failed to disclose documents of public interest relating to a development project in Section 19, Petaling Jaya, even after residents’ repeated requests. “First they told us the documents were classified. Now […]
