KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Oct 2008: Malaysian Bar president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan has urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA). She said the Bar questioned the wisdom of continuing to have such a repressive piece of legislation on the country’s statute books. “The ISA was meant to deal […]
S’gor assembly approves motion to censure Khir Toyo
SHAH ALAM, 29 Oct 2008: The Selangor State Assembly which ended its sitting today approved a motion to censure Sungai Panjang assemblyperson Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo for making false statements about Teresa Kok. The motion was proposed by Ng Suee Lim (DAP-Sekinchan). It said the former Selangor Menteri Besar (Khir) had made statements […]
PKR: Action against Zulkifli Nordin in November
By Ng Boon HooiPETALING JAYA, 29 Oct 2008: Action will be taken next month against Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Bandar Baru/Kulim Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Nordin, who stormed the Bar Council forum on religious conversions in August. PKR deputy president and disciplinary committee head Dr Syed Husin Ali said the committee will come to a decision on […]
MCA supports Selangor MB on PKNS appointment
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Oct 2008: The MCA supports Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s decision to apppoint Low Siew Moi as acting general manager of Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS). Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun said that in this globalised world, the appointment of top government posts should not be based […]
Laws needed to protect children from porn
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Oct 2008: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) today urged the government to enact new laws to protect children from pornography. Suhakam’s commissioner Datuk Dr Raj Abdul Karim said the widespread use of information and communications technology (ICT) now necessitated this as children could be exposed to the scourge easily through […]
No plan to raise rail transport fares
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Oct 2008: The Transport Ministry has not received any proposal for fare increase from rail operators, its Deputy Minister Datuk Lajim Ukin said. He said the ministry was only empowered to revise the fare rates for rail transport services like the commuter, light rail service (LRT) and monorail. “A revision of fare […]
Signboards under jurisdiction of state government
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Oct 2008: Languages used on signboards is under the jurisdiction of the state government and not the unity, culture, arts and heritage ministry, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Minister Teng Boon Soon said the ministry was not responsible for enforcing any language used at local authority or state government levels. […]
Top judges receive instruments of appointment
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Oct 2008: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin today handed over the instruments of appointment to the new Chief Justice of the Federal Court, Appeals Court president and Chief Judge of Malaya, at Istana Negara here. The ceremony began at 9am with the letters being given respectively to Tan Sri Zaki […]
Anwar: Pakatan Rakyat not in hurry to takeover
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is no longer in a hurry for Pakatan Rakyat to take over the federal government, although he has not given up hope. “We are not in a terrible hurry because of the economic situation, we need to be engaging government leaders for solutions,” the Opposition leader […]
Karpal Singh suspended for two days from Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct 2008: DAP chairman and Bukit Gelugor member of parliament (MP) Karpal Singh has been suspended for two days from today from the Dewan Rakyat. The suspension came about after he claimed the Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia was “fooling around” and “not serious” in conducting the proceedings of the house. […]
