(Corrected) Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz Corrected on 3 Dec 2008 at 11.50am KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Dec 2008: Parliament will have only five days to debate two important reform bills before Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi retires in March 2009. The bills are the Malaysian Commission Anti-Corruption (MCAC) Bill and the Judicial Appointments Commission […]
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2,681 people imposed with restraining order
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Dec 2008: A total of 2,681 people have been put under restraining order until last month for committing various offences under the country’s preventive law, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said. He said the order — under the Emergency (Public Order and Crime Prevention) 1969, Restricted Residence Act 1933, Prevention […]
Akim wants to contest in KT by-election
KUALA KRAI, 2 Dec 2008: Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim), a PAS splinter party, intends to contest in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election. Its president, Hanafi Mamat said the party was confident getting the support of the Malays, especially the Muslim missionaries, in Kuala Terengganu. He told Bernama today that Akim was not disheartened […]
Govt to set up disaster relief centre
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Dec 2008: The Malaysian government has agreed to establish a disaster relief centre in Subang to support all humanitarian and food assistance relief operations in this part of the world, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. This was being done in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the centre would […]
Mukhriz’s proposal is unconstitutional
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 2 Dec 2008: Kedah Gerakan Youth says the proposal to abolish vernacular schools is against the Federal Constitution which allows the teaching and learning of other languages besides Bahasa Malaysia. The state youth chief Tan Keng Liang was responding to a suggestion by Umno Youth exco member Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir. Mukhriz said yesterday […]
Mukhriz proposes single education system
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: Jerlun member of parliament Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir has suggested an education system built on nationalistic spirit to unite the people and prevent racial polarisation in the country. He said with this system, all schools would be under one system only, i.e. the Malaysian or National Education System but using Bahasa […]
Enough capacity to handle electronic waste
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: The capacity of two electronic waste or ‘e-waste’ centres in Sarawak and Negeri Sembilan is more than enough to manage the expected increase in e-waste. Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment, Datuk Maznah Mazlan, said the two centres had a total capacity of 688,065 metric tonnes. “There were […]
No foul play in Syed Alwi’s death
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: Police have ruled out foul play in the death of national laureate Datuk Syed Alwi Syed Hassan who was found dead at his home in Kampung Sungai Serai, Kuang, Rawang near here yesterday. Selangor CID chief SAC II Hasnan Hassan said the post-mortem result released at 11.15am today indicated the […]
High Court clears Raja Izzuddin of cheating charges
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: Perak royalty Raja Izzuddin Iskandar Shah has been cleared by the High Court here from the charge of abetting his former private secretary in cheating a businesswoman and her mother. The same court also upheld the acquittal of the former private secretary, Datuk Ibrahim Zulkifli, of the principle offence. Justice […]
Terror attack victim Hemalatha’s funeral on 3 Dec
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: The funeral of Hemalatha Kasipillay, 51, who died in the terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, will be on 3 Dec. Her husband, K Sivakumaran, told Bernama that the funeral and cremation will only take place after the return of the couple’s children Nishalini, 19 and […]
