KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Aug 2008: People who have questions about customs tax in the 2009 Budget to be tabled on 29 Aug can call the Royal Malaysian Customs hotline 03-8882 2406/2411/2412. Customs senior assistant director of public affairs, Awam Hamzah Ahmad, said the hotline was for public convenience. Beside that the public can also fax […]
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Joint committee of civil, syariah lawyers proposed
KUALA TERENGGANU, 26 Aug 2008: The National Fatwa Council has proposed the setting up of a joint committee of civil and syariah lawyers to resolve issues involving religion. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said such a committee was necessary so that sensitive religious issues could be discussed behind […]
MP wants govt assurance there will be no manipulation of DNA samples
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Aug 2008: A lawmaker today questioned the power given to the police to obtain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples and the government’s assurance that the samples would not be manipulated. Gobind Singh Deo (DAP-Puchong) suggested that an independent body be tasked with taking DNA samples. “It must also be ensured that the samples […]
Najib: Anwar’s victory shows democracy in Malaysia is not flawed
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 26 Aug 2008: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the Barisan Nasional (BN) respects the decision of the voters in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election on 26 Aug, which reflects that democracy is still alive in the country. Commenting on the victory of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the […]
No plan for compulsory use of rainwater
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Aug 2008: The government has no plans to formulate any policy or act to make the use of rainwater mandatory, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew said, however, that the government was preparing guidelines on the implementation of the Rainwater Collection […]
Permatang Pauh by-election: Anwar is leading by nearly 13,000 votes as at 9pm
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 26 Aug 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is leading the vote count in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election as of 9pm tonight. The preliminary vote count showed that at 9pm, Anwar was leading by 12,912 votes after securing 23,674 votes compared to Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Arif Shah […]
PAS wants Avril Lavigne concert banned
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Aug 2008: PAS has demanded that the government ban the Avril Lavigne concert on Friday. Its Youth deputy chief, Nasrudin Hassan, claimed the concert would be an insult to the country which would observe its 51st independence anniversary celebrations, and to Muslims observing Ramadan in September. He said with Independence Day approaching, […]
Permatang Pauh: Over 26,000 cast their votes by noon
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 26 Aug 2008: Nearly half of the 58,459 constituents in Permatang Pauh have cast their votes in the parliamentary by-election as of noon today. Election Commission secretary Datuk Kamaruzaman Mohd Noor said 26,914 or 42.98 percent of the voters had exercised their rights as of noon but the figure, though inspiring, was slow […]
Police detain four PKR supporters, including MP
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 26 Aug 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is leading the vote count in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election as of 9pm tonight. The preliminary vote count showed that at 9pm, Anwar was leading by 12,912 votes after securing 23,674 votes compared to Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Arif Shah […]
Sabah PKR welcomes former PBS division head
KOTA KINABALU, 26 Aug 2008: Sabah Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) liaison chief Ansari Abdullah welcomed the move by former Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Kiulu division head Sindin Ranggangon to join PKR. "I welcome Sindin’s move to join PKR as such a decision contributes to the struggle for a change for the benefit of the people […]
