Public can view EIA on water project KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Jan 2009: The public can view the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) on the Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The Embassy of Japan said in a statement today the documents could […]
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Low-cost houses for former estate workers
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Jan 2009: A group of former estate workers which are now occupying 98 quarters in Bukit Kiara will be offered low-cost houses either in Taman Muhibbah or Bukit Jalil. Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail said the area they were occupying now had been identified for a large-scale public park development […]
Cuba supports M’sia’s stand on Israel
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Jan 2009: Cuba supports Malaysia’s motion condemning Israel’s atrocities on Palestinians in Gaza which was tabled at a special parliament session on 12 Jan. Cuban Ambassador to Malaysia Carlos Amores said Malaysia had shown it strongly abhorred Israel’s invasion of Gaza. “The action by Israel is a crime. The resolutions adopted by […]
Azilah, Sirul to produce defence tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Jan 2009: Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar who have been accused of murdering Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, will produce their defence at the Shah Alam High Court tomorrow. Lawyer Datuk Hazman Ahmad who acted for Azilah will begin the defence case and he confirmed to Bernama that he has […]
Penang engages 10 lawyers for road signs suit
PENANG, 14 Jan 2009: The Penang government and Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) have engaged 10 lawyers to defend the suit brought by Pahang accountant Nik Rizman Sapian over multilingual road signs. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the counsel would be spearheaded by Karpal Singh. The rest are Yeoh Yang Poh, Azahar Harun, Malek […]
Assessing Chinese Malaysian support
KUALA TERENGGANU, 14 Jan 2009: The street in Kampung Cina here appears relatively calm despite daytime activities and the intensified campaign for the 17 Jan Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election. “Actually, it is boiling here,” a coffeeshop owner, who wanted to be known only as Chua, said, referring to the close battle for the 8,229 Chinese […]
Bombs destroy immigration posts in southern Thailand
GOLOK (Southern Thailand), 14 Jan 2009: Two bombs exploded at the Malaysia-Thailand checkpoint this morning, destroying three new posts belonging to the Thai immigration at the Golok bridge. The first bomb went off at 6.30am local time (7.30am Malaysian time), destroying three of the six posts. Fifteen minutes later another bomb exploded nearby, forcing the […]
Ponggal celebration for Hindus
PENANG, 14 Jan 2009: Today is Ponggal Festival, an occasion that has R Subramaniam’s family waking up much earlier than usual to make the necessary preparations like decorating their house with sugar cane, mango leaves and drawing the kolam. Dressed in their colourful new clothes, Subramaniam, his wife and their three children began the Ponggal […]
Tian Chua spat on my face, says cop
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Jan 2009: A police constable told the Magistrate’s Court here today that Parti Keadilan Rakyat information chief Chua Tian Chang, better known as Tian Chua, had spat on his face. Rosyaidi Anuar, 22, from the Narcotics Division of the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters, said Tian Chua had earlier bitten his left […]
M’sia needs more bite to curb wildlife smuggling
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Jan 2009: Malaysia needs to have more bite in its law to curb the thriving wildlife smuggling trade. Traffic, a wildlife trade monitoring network, said the country therefore, needs to urgently put in place, a more stringent law to nail wildlife smugglers. Traffic director (Southeast Asia) Azrina Abdullah said the Protection of […]
