Updated 10:39pm, 9 April 2009 Corrected on 10 April 2009 at 12.00noon KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes his son Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir will be able to do good work at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). “He should be able to settle down and do […]
Cops await autopsy report over lock-up death
PENANG, 9 April 2009: The police are still waiting for the autopsy report of a man who died in the lock-up of the Jalan Patani police station on 28 March. Penang Contingent Police Headquarters Media Relations Officer Supt Shaharon Anuar Abdul Latif said that once the victim, Lim Sin Chong, 40, who was detained to […]
New cabinet a people’s cabinet: Najib (Updated 8:03pm)
Updated 8:03pm, 9 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 9 April 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has described the new cabinet he announced today as the “People’s Cabinet”. The prime minister said the main criterion considered in the appointment of the ministers was the people’s trust in the cabinet line-up. “The two main principles in the formation of […]
Six made senators to take up posts
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: Six people were sworn in as senators today to enable them take up appointment as ministers and deputy ministers in the new cabinet announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. They are former Penang chief minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon; Malaysian Armed Forces Religious Corps director Datuk […]
‘Govt knows best’ era is over (Updated 9:48pm)
Updated 9:48pm, 9 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 9 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that the era where the government imposed excessive controls and adopted the attitude of ‘government knows best’ is over. He said the aspiration of turning Malaysia into a peaceful and prosperous country could be achieved when the government and […]
New cabinet has “higher degree of integrity”
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: The Centre of Public Policy Studies (CPPS), part of the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli), has welcomed the new cabinet announced today by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. In a statement, the chairperson of Asli-CPPS, Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam said there is a relatively higher degree of […]
Govt sets up economic advisory council
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: An economic advisory council aimed at reviving and reforming the country’s economic system will be set up, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. He said the council, which would report to him directly, would be the top priority of the government in its initiatives to seek solutions to […]
MIC politicians retain posts
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: MIC politicians under the previous cabinet have been retained and not moved to other ministries in the cabinet of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. However, senator A Kohilan Pillay of Gerakan, who was previously the Plantation and Commodities deputy minister, has been moved to the Foreign Ministry. MIC secretary-general […]
ISA review: No need for public hearing
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 April 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said there is no need for a public hearing before carrying out a review of the Internal Security Act (ISA). He said that he personally believed that there had already been enough debates and discussions on the matter and materials collected on the […]
Kugan case: Raid on pathologist office condemned
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 April 2009: Lawyers representing A Kugan’s family condemned the “raid” by police officers yesterday on the office of the pathologist who had conducted the second post-mortem on the dead detainee. Counsel Gobind Singh Deo said the seizure of several samples collected by University Malaya Medical Centre pathologist Dr Prashand N Samberkar, who […]
