Updated 2.44pm, 20 May 2009 JAKARTA, 20 May 2009: Seventy-eight people were confirmed dead when an Indonesian air force’s Hercules C-130 aircraft, with about 130 people onboard, plunged into a housing area in Magetan, east Java this morning. Authorities fear death toll could top 100, including among the villagers whose houses were crushed in the […]
19 June fixed for insulting Perak Sultan case
PENANG, 20 May 2009: The Butterworth Sessions Court today fixed 19 June to mention a case of a couple charged with spreading an obscene comment on the Sultan of Perak on a website, http://books.dreambook.com/duli/duli.html. Judge Julie Lack Abdullah fixed the date to enable counsel Jagdeep Singh Deo, who represented Chan Hon Keong and wife, Khoo […]
2 DAP politicians among 11 arrested
By N Shashi KalaKUALA LUMPUR, 20 May 2009: Eleven people, including two DAP politicians, were arrested for taking part in a candlelight vigil in Seputeh yesterday evening. Among those arrested were DAP Socialist Youth (Dapsy) deputy chairperson and Teratai state assemblyperson Jenice Lee and DAP Serdang Member of Parliament (MP) Teo Nie Ching, along with nine other party […]
Umno won’t back independent in Penanti
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 May 2009: Umno will not use dirty tactics by backing any independent candidate in the Penati state assembly by-election after deciding not to contest in the 31 May polls. Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Umno was not a greedy party and said any allegation that it would back […]
Six quarantined for suspected flu infection
KUANTAN, 19 May 2009: Six people, two of them tourists from Sweden, are under quarantine in Pahang since 13 May for suspected Influenza A (H1N1) infection, Pahang Health Committee chairperson Datuk Hoh Khai Mun said today. He said the couple from Sweden had been quarantined at a hotel in the Jerantut district while a family […]
70 pupils rushed to hospital after gas leak (Updated)
Updated 12.09am, 20 May 2009 SHAH ALAM, 19 May 2009: Seventy pupils and three teachers of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) Ladang Emerald in Bukit Kemuning here were rushed to hospital today after they inhaled a leaking gas. The gas, identified as ethyl mercaptan, had leaked during maintenance work on a gas pipe at the […]
One leptospirosis patient in critical condition
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 May 2009: One of the nine patients who are being treated for leptospirosis at two hospitals in Seberang Prai, Penang is reported to be in critical condition. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said the patient was now being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Seberang Jaya […]
Committee finds five S’gor BN reps guilty (Updated 9.44pm)
Updated 9.44pm, 19 May 2009 SHAH ALAM, 19 May 2009: The Rights and Privileges Committee of the Selangor state legislative assembly has found five Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblypersons, including former menteri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, guilty of contempt of the assembly, its chairperson Teng Chang Khim said. The others are Datuk Marsum […]
S’gor to tap S’pore expertise for river project
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA. 19 May 2009: Selangor government plans to tap into Singapore’s expertise in its Klang River Rehabiliation Project and would also consult non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on environment issues related to the project. Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim had expressed his hopes to work with Singapore on the RM10bil project during his […]
Cops seek mandatory jail time for mat rempit
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 May 2009: Mat rempit or illegal motorcycle racers may be given the mandatory jail sentence, heavier than the current minimum fine of RM5,000 and a maximum jail term of five years. Bukit Aman Traffic Chief Datuk Abdul Aziz Yusof said a proposal to raise the penalty under an amendment to Section 42 […]
