KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: The University and University Colleges Act (Amendment) Bill 2008, which was tabled for second reading in the Dewan Rakyat today, will give universities more autonomy, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said. He said this would be achieved by transferring some of the powers of the Yang di-Pertuan […]
S’gor forms team to review hillslope projects
SHAH ALAM, 10 Dec 2008: The state government has set up a team to review development on hillslopes approved during the previous administration, Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said. “The study will include existing developments and those that have already been completed or occupied. We want to identify the best way to monitor […]
MCA senator Datuk Lee Sing Chooi dies
SHAH ALAM, 10 Dec 2008: MCA Senator Datuk Lee Sing Chooi died at his home in Damansara Jaya yesterday, due to heart failure. He was 56. Eldest son Jun Hao, 26, said his father was pronounced dead by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre paramedics who were summoned to the house at 11.30pm. “My father had a […]
PPP will not leave BN
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: People’s Progressive Party (PPP) advisor S I Rajah said today the party would not leave the Barisan Nasional (BN). “I met the BN chairperson and the secretary-general at the Parliament House today, and gave them an assurance that PPP would not leave the BN coalition,” he said in a statement. […]
Keen contest for SUPP Youth, Women’s wings
KUCHING, 10 Dec 2008: The forthcoming Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) triennial delegates’ conference (TDC) this weekend is expected to see a keen contest for all positions in the Youth and Women’s wings. The contest for the top leadership in Youth Wing will see a two-cornered fight between Batu Lintang branch Youth chief Sih Hua […]
Bills will put people, investors at ease: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: The Prime Minister said today he believed the tabling of the Malaysian Commission on Anti-Corruption (MCAC) and Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) bills will not only put the people at ease but also investors. Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the two bills were important because the people and politicians’ perception […]
50 Jerit members detained for investigation
IPOH, 10 Dec 2008: Sungai Siput police today detained 50 members of the Oppressed People Network (Jerit) who were riding bicycles from Kuala Kangsar to the city, here, and recorded their statements. A police spokesperson said the group, aged between 13 and 16 who were yesterday detained and released in Kuala Kangsar, were stopped at […]
More landslides possible in Taman Bukit Mewah
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: Is a second landslide set to wreak another round of devastation at Taman Bukit Mewah, Bukit Antarabangsa near Hulu Kelang? The Public Works Department (PWD) and Public Works Institute (Ikram) have not ruled out such a probability. This follows initial investigations which revealed the soil condition of the landslide area […]
Two JI members among six ISA detainees freed
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: Six Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees, including two Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members, have been released from detention, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said. He said that the six were freed as they no longer posed security threats to the country. Five of them — comprising two Thai nationals […]
Government to review castration of monkeys
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry will review the castration of monkeys if the action leads to harm and negative results. “If the action is effective it will be carried out,” said the ministry’s Deputy Minister Senator Datuk Maznah Mazlan in the Dewan Rakyat today. She said this in reply […]
