(Updated 3:51pm, 17 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to sedition. The senior lawyer is alleged to have uttered seditious words during a media conference relating to the Sultan of Perak at his office at Messrs Karpal Singh and Co in […]
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Recruitment of foreign workers declining
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2009: The recruitment of foreign workers declined by 60,000 in the nine months between March to December last year, Dewan Rakyat was told today. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the number of foreign workers that stood at 2.12mil in March declined to 2.06mil by December 2008. “With the […]
Ex-IKBN director charged with cheating ministry
KUALA TERENGGANU, 17 March 2009: A former director of the Wakaf Tapai National Youth Vocational Institute (IKBN) near Marang pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to cheating the Youth and Sports Ministry using a fake document. Kamarozaman Hassan, 51, from Wakaf Bharu in Pasir Mas who now works at the ministry in […]
Tan Sri facing CBT charge no show in court
PETALING JAYA, 17 March 2009: A prominent businessman who is a Tan Sri failed to turn to up at the Sessions Court here today for the second time to face a criminal breach of trust (CBT) charge. His counsel, Datuk K Kumaraendran, said his client was admitted to a medical centre late yesterday morning after […]
EAIC hamstrung by lack of power
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 17 March 2009: The proposed Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) is a stronger body than the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), but could suffer from irrelevancy just like the latter. This is because it still lacks the independence that is necessary for its role as investigator of misconduct and abuse to be taken […]
MIER sees GDP contracting 3.8% in 2009
By Racheal Lee Mei NyeeKUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2009: The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) forecasts the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) will contract 3.8% this year, which is its worst-case scenario. MIER executive director Datuk Dr Mohamed Ariff Abdul Kareem said on 16 March that MIER expected investments to shrink 4.6% and exports to contract 9.8%. Speaking […]
A nation divided
By Shanon Shah and Zedeck SiewPolice, media and the majority Malay Malaysian crowd during the GMP gathering on 7 March 2009 PERHAPS the easiest observation one could make about the Gerakan Mansuhkan PPSMI (GMP) gathering on 7 March 2009 is that it was mono-cultural. While there were representatives from Chinese-language education proponents in the thousands-strong crowd, these numbered in the […]
EPF declares 4.50% dividend for 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 March 2009: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared a dividend of 4.50% for 2008, lower than the 5.8% in 2007. The lower dividend rate is due to the increase in investment provisioning resulting from the sharp decline in global equity prices brought about by the worldwide financial crisis, the pension fund […]
Karpal to be charged in court tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 March 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh is expected to be charged at the Sessions Court in Jalan Duta here tomorrow, under the Sedition Act. His son, Ram Karpal Singh, confirmed that his father had received a notice to present himself at 9am, to face charges under the Act. “We were informed that […]
Name those involved in money politics before Umno polls
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 March 2009: Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhamad Taib has urged the disciplinary board to announced the names of candidates involved in money politics before the party elections. “Yes, I have heard such talks but let us wait for an announcement from the disciplinary board. It is best to announce their […]
