50 MAI nak habaq sat. Kalagam, Kadaram, Kataha — ini semua nama Tamil dan Sanskrit yang digunakan seawal kurun kedua dan ketiga selepas Masihi untuk merujuk kepada negeri Kedah. Chieh-ch’a dan Kie-tch’a pula digunakan oleh ahli pelayaran Cina seawal kurun ketujuh selepas Masihi untuk merujuk kepada negeri Kedah. Kedah juga digelar Kalah atau Kalah-bar oleh […]
Tanda tanya di Lembah Bujang
Oleh Shanon Shah
MAI nak habaq sat. Kalagam, Kadaram, Kataha — ini semua nama Tamil dan Sanskrit yang digunakan seawal kurun kedua dan ketiga selepas Masihi untuk merujuk kepada negeri Kedah. Chieh-ch’a dan Kie-tch’a pula digunakan oleh ahli pelayaran Cina seawal kurun ketujuh selepas Masihi untuk merujuk kepada negeri Kedah. Kedah juga digelar Kalah atau Kalah-bar oleh ahli […]
Censoring with sub judice
By Zedeck SiewWHEN the police banned any mention of Altantuya Shaariibuu or the Barisan Nasional takeover of Perak from by-election ceramah recently, sub judice was used to justify the order. “Both cases are still in court. As such, talking about them or bringing them up in crowds can be sub judice or contempt of court,” declared then […]
Protesters break through security cordon at Asean Summit
PATTAYA, 10 April 2009: Eight demonstrators broke through the security cordon at the venue of the 14th Asean Summit in an attempt to hand over a petition to demand the ouster of Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. They demanded to see a representative from a foreign delegation to hand over the petition. Initial indications are […]
Azilah appeals against Altantuya murder conviction
SHAH ALAM, 10 April 2009: Chief Insp Azilah Hadri, who was sentenced to death yesterday for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, filed his appeal today. The notice of appeal against conviction and sentence was filed by his counsel, J Kuldeep Kumar. Azilah, 33, and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, 37, were found guilty by the […]
Criticism part and parcel of job, says Ismail Sabri
PUTRAJAYA, 10 April 2009: New Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he is open to criticism and accepts it as part and parcel of the job. “It’s not a problem for me,” he told reporters after attending a farewell ceremony at the Youth and Sports Ministry here today. The former […]
Najib arrives in Pattaya for Asean Summit
PATTAYA, 10 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived here today to attend the 14th Asean Summit and related summits, his first overseas official visit since taking over the helm of the government a week ago. The government jet carrying the premier and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, took off from […]
16 April decision on illegal assembly
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 April 2009: The Sessions Court here fixed 16 April to decide whether to call four lawyers and three activists over their alleged participation in an illegal assembly during the “People’s Freedom Walk” on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman two years ago. Judge SM Komathy Suppiah fixed the date after hearing submissions by Deputy […]
Police investigates eyesight-loss claim by student
KOTA BARU, 10 April 2009: Police will investigate a student’s claim that he lost eyesight in his right eye after it was hit by a splinter from tear gas fired to disperse rioting Kelantan football fans at Stadium Sultan Muhammed IV here on 7 April. Kelantan police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said he […]
MACC sends Fairus probe papers to prosecution
PENANG, 10 April 2009: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today sent its investigation papers relating to alleged graft involving former Penang Deputy Chief Minister I, Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, to the prosecution division. MACC director of investigations Datuk Shukri Abdull said his side had studied the papers and found that they were in order. “We have […]
