THERE has been much technical legal discussion of whether the speaker of the Perak legislative assembly may speak, act and seek legal representation on his or her own behalf and that of the assembly, independent of the ruler and state administration and its federal allies. All these issues need to be placed in some historical […]
Handling of “Allah” usage disappointing
By Daniel ChaiCOUNCIL of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) Youth is disappointed and deeply regrets the Home Ministry’s lack of order and clarity in its handling of the restriction over the usage of “Allah”, involving the Bahasa Malaysia edition of the Roman Catholic Church’s publication Herald. The lack of order and clarity is obvious from the earlier prohibition […]
Mosquito mayhem
By Hafidz BaharomSPEND 10 minutes every week cleaning your house to avoid dengue and Chikungunya. Right. Ten minutes a week — a total of 520 minutes per household — could apparently have been enough to stop 108 people from dying of dengue, and 4,132 cases of Chikungunya in 2008. I first saw that public service ticker announcement […]
What action, PKR?
By Zedeck Siew“We’ve heard his version of what happened, but the matter is still not over, so I would not be comfortable commenting further.” PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali, on the party’s inaction against Kulim-Bandar Baru Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Noordin. Syed Husin pointed to approaching Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations and […]
The Viking Malaysian
By Shanon ShahVERNON Adrian Emuang has been a steady supporter of and practitioner in the Malaysian arts scene since the mid-1980s, notably in television and theatre. Together with former Malaysian Olympic swimmer Jeffrey Ong, Emuang hosted the weekly IT program Cyberwave on TV3 in the late 1990s. Emuang has since balanced careers as a marketing communications consultant, […]
Perak speaker can’t represent himself, court rules
IPOH, 11 March 2009: The High Court ruled here today that Perak State Assembly Speaker V Sivakumar cannot represent himself in the suit by three independent assemblypersons. Judicial Commissioner Ridwan Ibrahim made the decision in chambers based on Section 24(3) of the Government Proceedings Act after counsel for the assemblypersons objected to the speaker’s application […]
No intention of using the military to assist police
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 March 2009: The government has no intention of using the military to assist police in guarding strategic and high-risk areas in the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the police were still capable of maintaining public security, and this role has never been […]
Agong conferred honorary doctorate
BANGKOK, 11 March 2009: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, who has been on a four-day official visit to Thailand since Monday, was conferred an honorary doctorate in political science by the Prince of Songkhla University (PSU). Tuanku Mizan is the first Malaysian king conferred with the award. It was presented by PSU president […]
Integrity commission bill tabled in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 March 2009: The Enforcement Agencies Integrity Commission Bill 2009 was tabled for the first reading in Parliament today by Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. The Bill is to protect the interest of the public by preventing and checking misconduct by enforcement officers. It is also aimed at educating and creating […]
Gani, Musa innocent in Anwar’s black eye incident
PUTRAJAYA, 11 March 2009: A three-member independent panel acting as deputy public prosecutors found that Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan did not fabricate evidence in the Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim “black eye” incident of 1998. “After studying the case carefully and in depth, Tan […]
