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KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: Wanita MCA wants the government to immediately implement reforms in the judiciary and Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) and set up an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) to regain support from the people. Such a move, it believes, will also reduce abuse of power in the judiciary, ACA and the […]

KUCHING, 17 Oct 2008: The Sultan Iskandar Planetarium here, Malaysia’s first astronomy education centre, is to be upgraded, with the possibility of using expertise from Warner Bros, one of the world’s largest producers of film and television entertainment. Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Fadillah Yusof who disclosed this, said the ministry was prepared to […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: MCA’s outgoing Wanita chief Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen has called for the party to be more vocal in order to win back voters’ confidence in the next general election. Dr Ng, who is the first woman running for a vice-president’s post in the party, said MCA had to overcome […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: An additional deputy chairperson’s post in the Barisan Nasional (BN) should be created and the position filled by the MCA, Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said. The outgoing MCA Youth chief said because the party was the second largest in the BN, an MCA leader should be appointed as the second […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 OCT 2008: MCA is practical, not weak, when it handles sensitive issues through closed door negotiations within the Barisan Nasional (BN), MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said today. Acknowledging that MCA has been criticised for not being vocal enough on Chinese issues, he said closed door discussions were meant to […]

PENANG, 16 Oct 2008: Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said party Wanita chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe did not mean to question or politicise history in her speech at the party’s national delegates conference. He said Tan’s statement was made within the country’s current context whereby all Malaysian citizens are “Anak Malaysia”. […]

PETALING JAYA, 16 Oct 2008: The Pakatan Rakyat has condemned the government’s decision to ban Hindraf, saying it clearly goes against the principle of basic rights and democracy. “Although we do not totally agree with Hindraf’s demands, we want to stress that the Indian community’s problems and issues must be resolved amicably. “We are worried […]

PUTRAJAYA, 16 Oct 2008: Tomorrow’s cabinet meeting will discuss the Commission on the Prevention of Corruption Bill, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz said today. If approved by cabinet, the bill will be tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat during the current session, he said. He added that […]

TRONOH, 16 Oct 2008: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today brushed off talk that he will be the de facto prime minister, standing behind Datuk Seri Najib Razak, as alleged by former de facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. Zaid had also suggested that the fall of Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was the result of […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 16 Oct 2008: The MIC will continue with its efforts to secure the freedom of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders who have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) since December 2007, said MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu. He said the MIC was pursuing the matter on humanitarian […]