Updated at 7.33pm, 5 April 2009 R Kenghadharan of Hindraf waving to supporters as he was brought out of Kamunting detention centre at 1.20pm today. Kenghadharan had been under ISA detention since December 2007 (Pic by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) TAIPING, 5 April 2009: All the 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees who were […]
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Kuala Sepetang land swap with KTMB
KUALA SEPETANG, 5 April 2009: The Perak government has agreed with the Transport Ministry’s proposal for a swap to solve the protracted land issue faced by those staying on Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) land here. “We are looking for suitable land for KTMB and this matter will be discussed further,” said Barisan Nasional-backed Menteri […]
Pak Lah: Release of detainees good
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 April 2009: Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has lauded his successor Datuk Seri Najib Razak for releasing 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees. “It is good decision. A good move. I am sure the time has come for them to be released, so he released them,” he told reporters after […]
PPP denies 6K members join PKR
SUNGAI PETANI, 5 April 2009: The Kedah People’s Progressive Party (PPP) today denied a claim by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that 6,000 PPP members had joined PKR. Its deputy chairperson K Vadi Vellu said the 9,000 Kedah PPP members remained loyal to the party and were actively involved in the […]
Lull in Bukit Selambau
By Regina WilliamSUNGAI PETANI, 5 April 2009: With about 48 hours left before the 35,125 voters in the N25 Bukit Selambau constituency go to the polls to elect their new state assembly[person], an air of lull seems to have descended here. This being the weekend before the by-election on Tuesday, though a working day here on a […]
“Local factor advantages BN”
By Sharon TanCHANGKAT JERING, 5 April 2009: Pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) independent state assembly[person] Mohd Osman Jailu contends that the local flavour will help BN’s Ismail Saffian in the fight for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary constituency. Osman, who won the Changkat Jering state seat in the general elections last year under the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) ticket, said […]
Hindraf duo sent home
By Surin MurugiahKAMUNTING, 5 April 2009: The authorities at the Kamunting detention centre decided this morning to send freed Hindraf duo R Kenghadharan and V Ganabatirau [to] their respective homes. Ganabatirau’s wife B Buvaneswari was informed by an official at the centre at 10.30am of the decision to “see your husband in the house”. She said the […]
PPP vice-president Nadarajan joins PKR
By Shanon ShahSUNGAI PETANI, 4 April 2009: People’s Progressive Party (PPP) vice-president Datuk V Nadarajan has quit the party to join Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who announced this tonight at ceramah at Hock Teik Soo Chinese Hall in Sungai Lalang here, also said Kampung Jerai Umno deputy chief Marzuki Md Akib […]
Dr M will assist Umno’s transformation: Ali
MALACCA, 5 April 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s action to rejoin Umno, almost one year after he quit the party, will give it strength and assist its transformation. Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said he hoped Mahathir, together with other party leaders, would effect changes in Umno towards strengthening […]
Najib makes surprise visit to 3 areas in KL
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 April 2009: Less than 24 hours after he was appointed prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak made a surprise visit to three areas in the federal capital to meet the people and know their problems. Clad in casual khaki attire, Najib spent over two hours visiting Petaling Street, also known as KL’s […]
