KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Feb 2009: The Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) would conduct a nationwide tour to expedite the process of solving complaints or problems. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Senator T Murugiah said during the nationwide clinic, “Klinik Rakyat,” the PCB delegation would also encompass officers from government agencies and ministries to provide solutions […]
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Vacant exco posts bait for party-hopping
PENANG, 11 Feb 2009: The Perak state government has been accused of keeping four executive council (exco) posts vacant as bait to lure state assemblypersons from the Pakatan Rakyat to defect. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng also claimed that the appointment of only six exco members was irresponsible because the task of managing a […]
Humankind needs two Earths to survive: Foundation
KOTA KINABALU, 11 Feb 2009: Come 2050, humans’ existence will be severely threatened — unless there is another planet earth to cushion the blow! This is the prediction of Asia-Europe Foundation’s regional environment centre executive director Marta Szigeti Bonifert. She expects a demographic explosion by 2050 when there will be food and water shortage, and […]
RPK’s application to recuse judge on 17 Feb
PUTRAJAYA, 11 Feb 2009: The Federal Court here today fixed 17 Feb to hear an application by web portal Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin to recuse one of the judges from hearing his habeas corpus appeal. Justice Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Ab Rahman who sat with Justices Datuk S Augustine Paul and Datuk […]
Haze descends on Penang
PENANG, 11 Feb 2009: Haze has descended on Penang, limiting visibility in three areas to between four to seven kilometres. A Meterological Department spokesperson here attributed the haze to open burning in Sumatera, Indonesia. He said as of 11am today, the Air Pollutant Index (API) at Seberang Jaya stood at 72 with visibility of four […]
Five Hindraf leaders remain under ISA detention
PUTRAJAYA, 11 Feb 2009: The five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders will remain under Internal Security Act (ISA) detention for two years after the Federal Court here today dismissed their motion for a review of a previous panel’s decision denying them their freedom. They took the case to the Federal Court as a last […]
Students with no birth certs can enrol in schools
TAWAU, 11 Feb 2009: Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said students who have no birth certificates can still enrol in secondary schools provided one of the parents was a Malaysian citizen. He said the problem should not prevent students from pursuing education as it would impact their learning process. “If it is some form […]
Suara Keadilan confiscated
By Zedeck Siew(Updated on 11 Feb 2009 at 5pm) Tian Chua holding a copy of Suara Keadilan KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Feb 2009: Between 10,000 and 20,000 copies of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) mouthpiece Suara Keadilan have been seized by Home Ministry officials, mainly in the past three weeks. Seizures of Harakah, the PAS party mouthpiece, have […]
Zambry appoints three advisors (Updated 3.35pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated on 11 Feb 2009 at 3.35pm A dozen riot police outside the state secretariat building prior to the BN excos’ arrivals, even though there was not a single protestor in sight. IPOH, 11 Feb 2009: Newly-appointed Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has appointed three advisors to assist him in running the […]
Suffer the children
By Deborah LohCorrected on 11 Feb 2009 at 1pm While waiting for lunch, a group of kids in Rumah Nur Salam entertain themselves with music and dance KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Feb 2009: A centre for street children and the urban poor is bracing for a rise in the number of abandoned and abused children as the economic […]
