PUTRAJAYA, 19 May 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties have been warned against making statements that could be misinterpreted and jeopardise solidarity within the coalition. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said everyone in the country had their own views but they should have the interest of the party at heart and adhere to […]
Book City a boon for writers: Muhyiddin
PUTRAJAYA, 19 May 2009: The Book City, which the government plans to set up by end of this year, will provide an avenue for publishers and writers to expand the scope and quality of their work, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. He said that the project, coordinated by the Education Ministry, would […]
EC warning over use of voter registration booths
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 19 May 2009: The Election Commission (EC) today warned the DAP, PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) against using their voter registration booths near polling stations for last-minute canvassing of votes in the Penanti state by-election on 31 May. EC chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the parties had pledged not […]
Jamilah’s “˜killer’ may be charged under Section 302
JOHOR BARU, 19 May 2009: Police have proposed that the snatch thief responsible for the death of Jamilah Selamat on 5 May be charged under Section 302 of Penal Code which carries the mandatory death sentence. Johor police chief Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Sharif said investigation papers have been handed over to the Deputy Public […]
Not contesting Penanti a wise decision
PUTRAJAYA, 19 May 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) supreme council’s decision not to contest the Penanti state by-election in Penang is an appropriate move as it has to concentrate on managing the country and the economy, several leaders said today. Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the decision would enable the BN to […]
RPK’s son pleads guilty to stealing
SHAH ALAM, 19 May 2009: A 32-year-old son of blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to four counts of stealing and possessing stolen goods, worth RM17,870. On the first count, Raja Azman Raja Petra, 32, from Bukit Rahman Putra, Sungai Buloh near here, was charged with stealing a […]
Two die, seven hurt in bus-trailer crash
KUANTAN, 19 May 2009: Two people were killed while seven were seriously hurt in a crash between a Transnasional bus and a trailer at Km31 Jalan Kuantan-Maran last night. The dead were identified as trailer driver Khairil Nizam Mohamed, 31, of Kampung Padang Midin, Kuala Terengganu and bus passenger Sabariah Arif, 32, of Felda Purun, […]
Free phone emergency service for children
SHAH ALAM, 19 May 2009: Malaysia will launch Childline Malaysia, a 24-hour free phone emergency outreach service for children in need of care and protection in October this year, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Senator Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said today. She said the service would provide emergency assistance to children and then […]
MCA did not sanction Chua-Husam meeting
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 May 2009: MCA, the largest Chinese-based party in the country, never endorsed or authorised its deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek to initiate talks with PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa on the Perak political crisis. MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat, in clearing the air on the issue, said […]
Asean wants Myanmar to release Suu Kyi
BANGKOK, 19 May 2009: Thailand, the current Asean chair and a close neighbour of Myanmar, today expressed its grave concern over the move by the country’s military junta to try opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In a statement, it reminded the Myanmar government that Asean leaders had called for the immediate release of the […]
