KUALA KRAI, 2 June 2009: The Barisan Nasional (BN) will not use Friday sermons as a campaign strategy to win people’s confidence in the coalition, Umno information chief Ahmad Maslan said today. “The BN will conduct its campaign by meeting the people face-to-face either at their houses, [in] coffee shops or by the roadside to […]
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M’sia keen to develop small-scale nuclear reactor
JEJU ISLAND (South Korea), 2 June 2009: Malaysia is very keen to emulate South Korea in developing a small-scale nuclear reactor for power generation as it is more economical, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today. The prime minister said this was because South Korea has an edge over the other countries in terms of […]
MTUC sec-gen appointment invalid: Sivarasa
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: The appointment of G Rajasekaran as secretary-general of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) was invalid as at least six unqualified delegates had unlawfully participated in the election of the MTUC’s principle office, the High Court here was told today. Sivarasa R Sivarasa, counsel for the plaintiffs, submitted under Rule […]
Home Ministry denies govt reneged on CPM peace pact
PUTRAJAYA, 2 June 2009: The Home Ministry today refuted claims by some quarters that the government had reneged on its peace agreement with the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) signed on 2 Dec 1989. Its deputy minister, Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop, said 442 ex-CPM members applied to return to Malaysia, but only 406 attended […]
M’sia condemns North Korean nuclear test
JEJU ISLAND (South Korea), 2 June 2009: Malaysia today expressed deep concern on the latest developments in the Korean peninsula and condemned the recent nuclear test carried out by North Korea. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the test by North Korea represented a serious setback to efforts aimed at keeping the region […]
Penang to reward civil servants who expose corruption
PENANG, 2 June 2009: The Penang government will reward civil servants, who voluntarily expose corruption, with cash and a chance for promotion, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today. He said the Integrity Award was the first reward of its kind in the country and was open to all government employees. “The government officer who […]
Ministry probe into Jaya supermart collapse
PENANG, 2 June 2009: The Human Resources Ministry, in collaboration with several other agencies, has launched an investigation into the collapse of the former Jaya supermarket in Section 14, Petaling Jaya, which killed seven Indonesian workers on 28 May 2009. Human Resources Minister Datuk S Subramaniam said officers from the Department of Occupational Safety and […]
Mat Sabu likes the “progressive way”
By Sharon TanKUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: Many quarters consider him a spoiler in the face-off between incumbent deputy president Nasharuddin Mohd Isa, who is seen as a conservative and Umno-friendly, and Datuk Husam Musa, leader of the liberal pack in PAS. However, Mohamad Sabu Mohamad or Mat Sabu, is an old-timer who can hold his own […]
Human trafficking rampant off Pengerang
JOHOR BARU, 2 June 2009: Stricter surveillance must be conducted off Pengerang on Johor’s east coast as its proximity to a group of Indonesian islands makes it a favourite haunt for human trafficking syndicates, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said. Its southern region chief, Admiral Che Hassan Jusoh, said the recent drowning of foreigners recently […]
Spinning the Penanti victory
By Shanon ShahON paper, the 5,558-vote winning majority of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Dr Mansor Othman during the recently concluded Penanti by-election looks stunning. Indeed, it is more than a two-fold increase of the 2,219-vote majority polled by Mansor’s predecessor, Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, during the March 2008 general election. In fact, at 6,052 votes, Mansor polled 85% […]
