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SHAH ALAM, 9 Oct 2008: Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib today offered to contest the party deputy president post at the Umno elections in March 2009. Muhammad said his decision stemmed from his desire to assist the Umno president to restore and strengthen the party which struggled for the interests of the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Oct 2008: The person picked to be Chief Justice must be widely perceived to be above and independent of any political alliances or influences. With the present Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad set for compulsory retirement on 18 Oct 2008, the Malaysian Bar, in a statement released today, said it is […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Oct 2008: MIC has sacked its Bayan Baru division head, M Nganana Sagaran, for acting against the interest of the party, MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today. “After consulting deputy president Datuk G Palanivel yesterday, we have decided to sack the division chief. He was found to have worked […]

MIRI, 9 Oct 2008: Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan wants a full investigation into allegations that Penan women and girls in Baram were being sexually abused by timber workers. In a statement e-mailed to Bernama here today, the Baram member of parliament said he was shocked by the allegations posted […]

KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Oct 2008: Datuk Seri Najib Razak today called on the people to reject any form of unruly behaviour towards the country’s leaders. The deputy prime minister said the government did not want such behaviour to become a norm because it could undermine unity and security of the country. Citing as example the […]

IPOH, 9 Oct 2008: A bus passenger suffered a broken right arm when a trailer truck slammed into the back of the bus he was on which then crashed into a toll collection booth at the Ipoh Utara toll plaza near Jelapang early this morning. Ipoh police district traffic chief DSP Mohd Rodzi Rejab said […]

KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Oct 2008: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri, who is Bera Umno division chief, has offered to contest a seat in the Umno supreme council in the party elections in March. He said the decision was made to enable him, if elected, to raise the concerns of the young generation, who […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Oct 2008: Seputeh Member of Parliment Teresa Kok Suh Sim has filed a RM30 million defamation suit against Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd and its editor over the publication of an article on ‘azan’ (call for prayers) last month. The writ of summons was filed at the Civil High Court registry in the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Oct 2008: The Malaysian Bar Council together with 32 other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) including Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) and Suaram have jointly urged Bukit Aman to head a police investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation of Penan girls and women by loggers. Bar Council chairperson Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan said this […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Oct 2008: Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders praised Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s resolve to finish key reforms despite not defending his post as Umno president. Abdullah, who told the BN supreme council today that he would not contest the party polls in March, said he would use his remaining time as prime […]