PUTRAJAYA, 21 May 2009: The Education Ministry may limit the number of subjects taken by students at the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination to ensure fairness in the award of scholarhips, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. “We should streamline the number of subjects that each student can take … why should […]
Current Issues
SIS seeks judicial review over book ban
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 May 2009: The High Court (Appeals and Special Powers Division) today heard an application by Sisters in Islam (SIS) Forum (Malaysia) for a judicial review over the banning of a book since 2008. Lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, who represented SIS, submitted that the court should overturn the ban order issued by the […]
M’sia remains on high alert for influenza A (H1N1) (Updated 6.16pm)
JOHOR BARU, 21 May 2009: The government will remain on high alert for influenza A(H1N1) even though the country has been declared free of local transmission of the virus. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that checks at entry points would continue, especially on those arriving from affected countries such as the United States. […]
PKA chairperson no longer has power to release PKFZ report
By Sharon TanKUALA LUMPUR: Even though all technical issues have been cleared for the Port Klang Authority to release the controversial Port Klang Free Zone report, the PKA board meeting had on 21 May resolved that PKA chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng cannot make the report public since it is now being deliberated in cabinet. Lee said […]
Perak PR reps to go on hunger strike
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 21 May 2009: Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s Perak assemblypersons will be taking turns to go on hunger strike starting 25 May until the state assembly is dissolved, Chinese news portal Merdeka Review reported today. Sivakumar Embattled Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin and Speaker V Sivakumar, both from PR, would be launching […]
Only Perak sultan and PM can resolve crisis: Aliran
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 21 May 2009: Only the sultan of Perak and the prime minister can solve the current Perak political crisis by allowing for a dissolution of the state assembly, said human rights movement Aliran. Its president, P Ramakrishnan, in a statement today, said the current political crisis in Perak cannot be solved in courts. […]
Appeals court hears Zambry, then Nizar (Updated at 4.58pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated at 4:58pm A pensive Nizar waits inside the courtroom for the hearing to recommence after an adjournment for lunch KUALA LUMPUR, 21 May 2009: At 9.30am the Court of Appeal started hearing Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s appeal against the High Court ruling that Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s Datuk Seri Mohammad […]
Penang MCA respects Tsu Koon’s appointment
PUTRAJAYA, 21 May 2009: MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the decision by the Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman to appoint Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon as Penang BN Liaison Committee chairman would be respected, despite the “voices of resentment on the ground”. Liow, who is also Penang MCA Liaison Committee chairperson, however, […]
Suu Kyi charges “a form of repression towards women”
By Gan Pei LingSuu Kyi (Public domain; source: Wikimedia commons) KUALA LUMPUR, 21 May 2009: DAP Wanita said the latest charges brought by the Myanmar junta against the country’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was not only an oppression of democracy, but a form of repression towards women as well. DAP Wanita chairperson Chong Eng urged the […]
No slowing down of FDI to Iskandar M’sia
JOHOR BARU, 21 May 2009: The government does not expect Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) to Iskandar Malaysia to suffer as a result of the current global economic slowdown, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, said the government expected the bullish inflow of FDI to Malaysia’s southernmost […]
