BETWEEN 6 and 12 April 2009, the Malay-language media focused on three main topics: Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming’s use of Quranic verses during the Bukit Gantang by-election; the results of the three by-elections; and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s newly minted cabinet. On 9 April, Utusan Malaysia ran the word Shameful! in […]
Rumblings in MIC
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananFOR the week of 6 to 12 April 2009, the news in the Tamil press was almost the same as that in the English papers. Coverage was focused on the results of the triple by-elections and the announcement of the new cabinet. Where it differed was in the way the papers highlighted the MIC’s unhappiness […]
PKR’s moment of truth
By Wong Chin HuatPARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will face its moment of truth tomorrow, 15 April 2009. The party will decide whether it will accept Selangor executive councillor (exco) Elizabeth Wong‘s offer of resignation following the distribution of intimate photos of her. Wong has done the honourable thing by offering her party a choice about whether to retain […]
MCA: Don’t blame Chinese M’sians for BN’s loss
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 13 April 2009: Don’t blame Chinese Malaysians for the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s loss in the Bukit Gantang by-election — that’s MCA’s response to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who called the community there “unappreciative”. MCA Information and Communication Bureau head Lee Wei Kiat was referring to Muhyiddin’s remarks in an interview […]
Jamil Khir: Meeting with Malay rulers in May
PUTRAJAYA, 13 April 2009: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Maj Gen (Rtd) Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom said a meeting with the Malay rulers will be sought next month to obtain their consent on the coordination and standardisation of Islamic laws. In addition, he said, a meeting would also be held with the heads of […]
Decision on Zambry’s challenge tomorrow
PUTRAJAYA, 13 April 2009: The Federal Court will decide tomorrow whether Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir and his six state executive councillors had used the right way to challenge their suspension by Perak Speaker V Sivakumar. The five-member bench headed by Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff reserved judgment […]
Govt to issue statement on MECD: Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: The government will issue an official statement on the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development (MECD), which no longer exists following the formation of the new cabinet, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. “Let’s wait,” he told reporters after he handed over the duties of International Trade […]
Welfare main focus of new defence minister
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: New Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today the ministry would prioritise the welfare of military and ex-service personnel and their families. This would continue the efforts undertaken by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak when he held the defence portfolio, Ahmad Zahid said after […]
13 Oct for further management of Raja Petra suit
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: The High Court here today fixed 13 Oct for further case management in a RM2 million civil suit brought against blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin by two senior military officers over his statutory declaration implicating them in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu. Deputy Registrar Hilmiah Yusof fixed the date […]
Planning for a city
By KW MakI HAD the pleasure of attending the World Class Sustainable Cities 2009 seminar recently organised by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Redha), Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) and Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM). The speakers were experts in various fields that ranged from transport to cityscape infrastructure and building development. I would […]
