PUTRAJAYA, 20 Aug 2008: The Private Higher Education Institutions Act 1996 needs to be amended based on the increasing progress and role of private institutions in the country, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin today. He said the amendment was also necessary because of the increasing intake of students into private higher […]
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Penang to confer Datukship on Chong Wei
PENANG, 20 Aug 2008: Penang will award shuttler Lee Chong Wei, the state’s first Olympic silver medallist, with the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) award, which carries the title Datuk, on 30 Aug 2008. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said Chong Wei was being honoured because he had done not only Penang but also Malaysia […]
Pirates seize MISC’s palm oil tanker
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Aug 2008: MISC Bhd (MISC)’s tanker, MT Bunga Melati Dua has been hijacked by unknown pirates in the Gulf of Aden, located between Somalia and Yemen. In a statement today, the company said the tanker, with 39 crew, of which 29 are Malaysians and 10 Filipinos, was fully laden with palm oil […]
Trio nabbed over assault of two photographers
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 20 Aug 2008: Three men have been detained by police to facilitate investigations into the assault of two media photographers on 16 Aug 2008 by a group during nomination for the Permatang Pauh by-election. One of the suspects surrendered at the Kubang Semang police station about 1.40pm, and has been remanded until Friday. […]
Yong mum over Jeffrey’s claims that SAPP MPs will cross over to Pakatan Rakyat
KOTA KINABALU, 20 Aug 2008: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee is keeping mum over claims that 13 Sabah Members of Parliament (MP), including two from the SAPP, will cross over to Pakatan Rakyat soon. “We already announced our stand (on 18 June 2008) to support a no-confidence motion in the Dewan […]
Don’t politicise DNA Bill: Abdullah
MALACCA, 19 Aug 2008: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today urged all parties not to politicise the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Identification Bill 2008, which was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on 18 Aug. Dismissing speculation that the tabling of the bill was connected to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s […]
Don’t view Anwar’s victory lightly, says Muhyiddin
PUTRAJAYA, 27 Aug 2008: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad doubts that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim could be the next prime minister despite winning the Permatang Pauh by-election yesterday. The former prime minister believes that Anwar will not be able to get at least 30 Members of Parliament from Barisan Nasional (BN) to cross over to the […]
More seed banks needed: PM
MALACCA, 19 Aug 2008: More seed banks are needed to meet the increasing demand of the horticulture industry, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He said so far, the seed bank managed by Sime Darby was ready and is expected to supply the seeds needed for the Northern Corridor Economic Region’s agriculture projects. […]
Orang Asli villages to get electricity and clean water supply by 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Aug 2008: Residents in the rural areas, especially in Orang Asli villages, will be provided with water and electricity supply by 2015, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister Joseph Entulu Belaun said implementation of the project would take time due to constraints like land approval. “The […]
Saiful makes statement to Jawi on sodomy allegation
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Aug 2008: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, who has accused Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him, gave a statement on the allegation to the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) today. Dressed in a blue shirt and black pants and wearing a songkok, he arrived at the […]
