Updated on 15 Sept 2009 at 10am PETALING JAYA, 15 Sept 2009: A beloved chef, a renowned compere and a respected entrepreneur are but only a few of the notable Malay Malaysians reclaiming the meaning of multicultural Malaysia come Malaysia Day tomorrow. “Malaysia has become a very scary country. Why can’t we just love people […]
FOI would have helped Penan
By Ding Jo-AnnTHE haphazard release of the Penan Task Force report last week is symptomatic of a glaring lack of access, as a rule, to publicly funded government information. The report, which confirmed the rape and sexual abuse of Penan women and girls, was publicly unavailable for months despite repeated calls by advocacy groups for it to […]
17 houses demolished in Kg Buah Pala
PENANG, 14 Sept 2009: Developer Nusmetro Venture (P) Sdn Bhd demolished 17 houses in Kampung Buah Pala here to allow for the area to be developed. Northeast police district chief ACP Azam Abdul Hamid said the decision was made after discussions between the developer and court representatives. “Before this, the developer had given time to […]
Bagan Pinang by-election on 11 Oct
PUTRAJAYA, 14 Sept 2009: The Election Commission today set 11 Oct for the by-election for the Bagan Pinang state seat in Negeri Sembilan. Chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said nomination day was fixed for 3 Oct. The writ would be issued today and the notice would be issued tomorrow. “The electoral coll consists […]
Altantuya case: Application withdrawn against Abdul Razak acquittal
SHAH ALAM, 14 Sept 2009: The High Court here today struck out the application by Altantuya Shaaribuu‘s father relating to the attorney-general (AG)’s decision not to appeal against the acquittal of Abdul Razak Baginda in the murder of the Mongolian woman. Judicial Commissioner Datuk Hinshawati Shariff made the order after Karpal Singh, counsel of Shaariibuu […]
No Islamic prohibition against temple
By Ding Jo-AnnPARTICIPANTS of the 28 Aug 2009 cow-head protest claim that a Hindu temple cannot be built in a Muslim-majority area as this would affect the way they function as Muslims. Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim was even labelled a “traitor to the Malay race and Islam” because of the state government’s proposal to […]
How many task forces are needed?
By Tony PuaDATUK Seri Najib Razak‘s “performance now” government is fast becoming a farce with the set up of another “high-powered” task forces to investigate the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal. The new task force comprising the chief secretary to the government, the treasury secretary-general, the Attorney-General, and officials from the transport and finance ministries […]
Ong lodges second police report against Tiong
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Sept 2009: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said he has lodged a second police report against Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd CEO Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. “Today I lodged a police report against Tiong for lodging a false police report against me. I will give the authorities my fullest co-operation,” […]
to revile; to revere; to respect
By Katrina Jorene MaliamauvHere is land. Go pray on it. Here is land. But remember; I do not want to see your crosses, I do not want to hear your church bells; Shut the lid on that age old organ, And turn your trumpets in. Keep your deities away from me, Lest my eyes fall upon its evil; […]
T’ganu MB demands apology from Malay-language daily
KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Sept 2009: Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said has given a local daily one week to apologise to him concerning a report that he claimed to be slanderous. He said if the newspaper failed to do so, he would take legal action for publishing the report on 4 Sept. “It (the report) […]
