KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Aug 2009: Companies, government departments, agencies, industries and other businesses should start to evaluate any economic impact brought on by the Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak. Dr Michael Mitakidis, medical director for International SOS Global Medical Services South and Southeast Asia, said besides assessment of medical and health policy, it would be useful to […]
Court allows second post mortem on Gunasegaran
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Aug 2009: The High Court today allowed an application for a second post mortem by the elder sister of a man who died in police custody on 16 July. Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah allowed the request by R Ganga Gowri, 32, for the post mortem to be conducted on R […]
Tales from a Councillor:
Chicken Rice Wars and The Thin Yellow Line
By KW MakIN this exciting episode of Ampersand, I would like to share some of my experiences as a councillor. There are no morals behind these stories save the ones readers chose to draw for themselves. Chicken rice It was almost 11pm when I finally wrapped up a meeting with a group of residents one night. Having […]
The Permatang Pasir question
By Deborah LohBarisan Nasional candidate Rohaizat Othman (left) and Mohd Salleh Man of PAS greet each other behind face masks (All pix courtesy of theSun) THE Permatang Pasir by-election on 25 Aug 2009 is a chance for the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to test what the public thinks of their cobbled partnership, post-March 2008 general election and following […]
Teoh’s death – homicide cannot be presented, hearing told
SHAH ALAM, 17 Aug 2009: The theory that a homicide had occurred in the death of Teoh Beng Hock cannot be presented because of the failure on the part of the pathologist in questioning the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers, inquest proceedings was told today. Lawyer Gobind Singh Deo, who is holding a watching brief […]
MACC told to continue probe
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Aug 2009: The Anti-Corruption Advisory Board today called on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to continue its investigations into corruption cases regardless of the status or background of the individuals involved. Its chairperson,Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad, said the board opined that MACC had the legal obligation to combat corruption efficiently and effectively. […]
“PKA chairperson appointed under due process”
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Aug 2009: Due process has been observed in the appointment of Datuk Lee Hwa Beng as the Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairperson, the office of Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said. In a statement, Ong’s political aide Simon Lim said questions raised by Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd deputy chief executive […]
Two more A(H1N1) fatalities; death toll 64
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Aug 2009: A seven-month-old boy and a 74-year-old woman are the latest victims of Influenza A(H1N1),raising the death toll in the country to 64. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican, said as of 9am today, 284 A(H1N1) patients were being treated in wards, while 33 patients were being treated […]
What about R Gunasegaran?
Joint civil society statementR GUNASEGARAN died in police custody on 16 July 2009, the same day that Teoh Beng Hock died. Guasegaran’s body still lies in the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (KLH) mortuary. His family is anxious to retrieve his remains, perform the requisite religious rituals, and then proceed to cremate his remains. Gunasegaran’s family, though, is in a […]
Merdeka and the Malay rulers
By Clive KesslerMap of Malaya (Source: britishempire.co.uk) LOOKING forward, at the conclusion of the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka’s recent Prof Syed Hussein Alatas Memorial Seminar, to Merdeka Day, the Raja Muda of Perak recalled another anniversary. On the threshold of independence on 5 Aug 1957, the Malay rulers issued a declaration, their last political testament before the […]
