KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Dec 2008: PAS is seen to be intentionally raising outdated issues when it brought up the question of implementation of “hudud” laws with the impending Kuala Terengganu by-election on 17 Jan, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. He said the implementation of hudud laws was often brought up during […]
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Discuss religious issues behind closed doors
SHAH ALAM, 22 Dec 2008: Any discussion on religious issues should not be done openly to preserve racial harmony in the country, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Instead, he said, such discussions or dialogues needed to be held behind closed-doors so that those involved would be able […]
Gerakan hits out at Perak MB’s view on people with HIV
IPOH, 22 Dec 2008: Gerakan Deputy President Datuk Chang Ko Youn today hit out at the suggestion by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin yesterday that people with HIV must never be allowed to marry and should instead be quarantined for treatment. Describing the idea as primitive, Chang said such an idea had […]
Umno div head suspended for sabotaging party (Updated)
Updated 22 Dec 2008, 5.45pm KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Dec 2008: The Umno disciplinary board suspended the membership of Pokok Sena Umno division head Datuk Ahmad Lebai Sudin for two years effective 17 Dec, after finding him guilty of sabotaging the party in the 8 March general election. Disciplinary board chairperson Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen […]
Wan Ahmad Farid is BN candidate
KUALA TERENGGANU, 21 Dec 2008: Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh has been named as the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak here today. The Kuala Terengganu by-election is held following the death of its Member of […]
Mandatory HIV screening for non-Muslims too?
PEKAN, 20 Dec 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the government will study whether the non-Muslims can be required to undergo HIV screening before they get married to prevent the spread of the disease. He said that for the Muslims, HIV screenings were compulsory as part of the premarital course while the […]
Five areas near landslide declared safe
PETALING JAYA, 20 Dec 2008: Several “red” areas in five housing estates the vicinity of Bukit Antarabangsa landslide have been declared safe for occupation. However, some 1,000 residents are still not allowed to return home for the time being. Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said some areas which had been categorised as “red” […]
BN Youth to present “One Malaysia” paper on racial unity
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Dec 2008: Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth will table a working paper on “One Malaysia” at the BN Convention in February, which will also discuss several approaches to forging racial unity in Malaysia. BN Youth deputy chairman Khairy Jamaluddin said BN Youth did not want the convention to be superficial, and that the […]
Testing HIV positive doesn’t stop couples getting married
KOTA BARU, 19 Dec 2008: Despite the risks involved, the majority of those testing positive for HIV in Kelantan this year are getting hitched. State health department director Dr Lila P Mohamed Meeran said 38 people intending to get married had tested positive after undergoing HIV tests. “Of this number, 30 have decided to proceed […]
Penang PAS Youth to protest against street dancing
PENANG, 19 Dec 2008: Penang PAS Youth will stage a street protest tomorrow if the state government goes ahead with the I-Dance street dancing competition, which it strongly feels will not benefit the participants. Its head Mohamed Hafiz Mohd Nordin said the protest also showed its serious stand on the event which it viewed could […]
