KENINGAU, 7 May 2009: Nursery schools (tabika) under the Rural and Regional Development Ministry should introduce the subject of religion to their non-Muslim pupils. Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said the approach would be in line with the 1Malaysia concept mooted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. He said […]
KPI to be extended to private varsities too
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: The Key Performance Index (KPI) will also be extended to the private institutions of higher learning to monitor their performance so that the Higher Education Ministry can identify the weaknesses of the private universities. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said efforts to identify the weaknesses existing in […]
Police asked for post-mortem, inquest told
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: The forensics consultant of the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang today told the inquest into actress K Sujatha’s death that police had made a request for a post-mortem to be done in her case. Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim told the Coroner’s Court that it was compulsory for a […]
Don’t take law into own hands, warns IGP
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Civilians who take the law into their own hands by assaulting criminals, to the extent of killing them, will not escape punishment, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said today. He said members of the public should not use violence and vent their anger at criminals. “Our country has […]
Court decision on rightful MB on 11 May
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: The question of who is the rightful menteri besar of Perak will be decided 11 May. High Court (Appellate and Special Powers Division) judge Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim today fixed Monday, at 2.30pm, to deliver his decision in the judicial review application filed by ousted menteri besar Datuk Seri […]
Sweden 23rd country to report A(H1N1) case
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Sweden became the latest country to confirm an influenza A(H1N1) case today, bringing the total number of affected countries to 23. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said in a statement, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that until midnight (Malaysian time), the number of cases worldwide had […]
Court dismisses Uthayakumar’s appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: The Sessions Court here today dismissed the appeal of Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) legal advisor PUthayakumar to be free from his sedition charge. Judge Sabariah Othman retained the charge after ruling that the defence had failed to show that the consent to prosecute from the Attorney-General was based on […]
Wong’s students gather to show support (Updated 5.40pm)
By Gan Pei LingUpdated 5.40pm, 7 May 2009 PETALING JAYA, 7 May 2009: Some 30 former and present students of Wong Chin Huat held a short, peaceful gathering in front of Monash University Sunway Campus main gate this afternoon to show support for arrested academician. However, they were forced by the police to disperse after just 10 minutes. […]
MPs among those arrested in Ipoh
IPOH, 7 May 2009: Police today detained several individuals including members of parliament and party supporters for attempting to assemble outside the Perak Darul Ridzuan building, the venue for the state assembly sitting. They were arrested between 8am and 9.30am for refusing to disperse when ordered to do so by the police and were later […]
Cops arrest 14 at Brickfields candlelight vigil (Updated 12.29am)
By N Shashi KalaUpdated 12.29am, 7 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: Police arrested 14 people taking part in a candlelight vigil for detained political scientist Wong Chin Huat outside the Brickfields district police station tonight. However, all 14 were released unconditionally a few hours later. The 14 were part of a small group who had gathered […]
