SHAH ALAM, 8 Oct 2008: The Selangor water industry will be restructured beginning in the first quarter of next year, said Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. He said the state government’s Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd (KDEB) was in the final stages of implementing the restructuring exercise. The exercise entails the acquisition of assets […]
Court throws out Marang election petition
KUALA TERENGGANU, 8 Oct 2008: The Special Election Court here today dismissed with costs an election petition filed by the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Marang parliamentary seat in the 8 March general election. Datuk Dr Ahmad Ramzi Muhammad Zuber had filed the petition claiming that several incidents prevented voters from exercising their rights […]
Court to hear Shafee’s suit against Raja Petra on 28 Nov 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Oct 2008: The High Court has set Nov 28 for inter-parte hearing of the application by lawyer Datuk Muhammad Shafee Abdullah for a number of injunctions against blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin. Justice Hakim Datuk Tee Ah Sing fixed the date in chambers here today. Shafee is suing Raja Petra for posting […]
Search in Raja Petra’s house without warrant legal, says Police Supt
PETALING JAYA, 8 Oct 2008: A police superintendent told the Sessions Court here today that the search he conducted in the house of blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamaruddin was legal and did not require a warrant. Supt Victor San Jos, 39, who is cyber security head in the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department, said […]
Sessions Court imposes gag order on media
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Oct 2008: The media were today given a gag order by the Sessions Court hearing Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case, preventing them from reporting the contents of exhibits in connection with the “black-eye” incident. Judge SM Komathy Suppiah issued the order following the prosecution’s application. The exhibits in question comprised newspaper […]
Abdullah not defending party post, plans to go ahead with reform
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 8 Oct 2008: Ending almost two weeks of intense speculation, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today announced he would not defend the Umno presidency at the party polls in March next year. His deputy Datuk Seri Najib Razak now has a direct path to the presidency and is expected to obtain enough nominations […]
Sabah CM: No compromise on the rights of locals
KOTA KINABALU, 8 Oct 2008: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said today the government will ensure the rights of the locals are respected and safeguarded. He also said the root cause of citizenship mix-ups involving the locals should be identified and rectified. The issue, however, should not be continuously discussed in the media as […]
Malay NGOs want Abdullah to lead Umno till 2010
PUTRAJAYA, 8 Oct 2008: On the day Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to announce whether he would defend his Umno presidency in the March 2009 party election, more than 30 representatives of several Malay non-governmental organisations (NGOs) gathered outside the prime minister’s residence today to urge him to continue to lead Umno until […]
Don’t let darkness prevail
By N Shashi KalaUpdated on 9 Oct 2008 at 6.40pm IN September, I attended the launch of Kee Thuan Chye’s book March 8: The Day Malaysia Woke Up at Times bookstore in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. This engaging slice of Malaysian history chronicles a momentous general election that, some think, heralds the emergence of a two-party system in a […]
The third force in Malaysian politics
By Wong Chin HuatTHE “third force” seems to be a phrase that is capturing the imagination of political parties and civil society. Instead of joining the Barisan Nasional (BN) or the Pakatan Rakyat, why can’t a party find its own niche and survive? Why can’t it struggle independently and choose to cooperate with the two larger players on […]
