KUCHING, 23 Feb 2009: Malaysian-born author Preeta Samarasan has been shortlisted for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book in the Southeast Asian and South Pacific region for her novel, Evening is the Whole Day. The award recognises the best Commonwealth fiction written in English by both established and new writers. Preeta, 34, […]
Current Issues
Bar Council to hold forum on privacy
By Shanon ShahTHE Malaysian Bar Council will be holding a public forum on respecting the right to privacy on Friday, 27 Feb 2009. The speakers scheduled for the night are Dr Dzulkefli Ahmad, PAS MP for Kuala Selangor; Fui K Soong, chief executive officer of the MCA’s Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research; Sonya Liew, from […]
Kelantan DAP wants Ibrahim Ali to quit
KOTA BARU, 23 Feb 2009: Kelantan DAP has supported the call by Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat that Pasir Mas Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Ibrahim Ali resign so that a by-election can be held. Its pro-tem committee secretary Sew Kok Beng said this was in line with the voters’ wish that […]
Improving teacher-pupil ratio
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Feb 2009: The government is actively working to improve the education delivery system by having one teacher for every 20 pupils, Public Service Director-General Tan Sri Ismail Adam said today. He told Bernama that the new ratio would require more teachers to be recruited and trained. At present, the ratio is one […]
Raja Petra seeks review on recusal
PUTRAJAYA, 20 Feb 2009: Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin has sought a review of Tuesday’s Federal Court decision in refusing to recuse Justice Datuk Augustine Paul from hearing the Home Minister’s appeal against his release from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA). He filed the motion under Rule 137 of the Federal Court […]
Zambry, exco will not be hasty
IPOH, 20 Feb 2009: Newly-appointed Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said he and his six state executive councillors do not want to be hasty like the Speaker from the Pakatan Rakyat who suspended them from attending the state assembly. “We don’t want to be like them. We will use the law to resolve […]
S’wak MACC: 90% claims false
SIBU, 20 Feb 2009: About 90% of Sarawak’s corruption cases reported to its Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office last year, centred on false claims. State MACC director Samsiah Abu Bakar said the claims also involved non-existent projects, adding that making false claims were serious offences under the MACC Act 2009. She was speaking to reporters […]
Kelantan PAS wants Ibrahim out
KOTA BARU, 20 Feb 2009: Kelantan PAS has urged Datuk Ibrahim Ali to vacate his Pasir Mas parliamentary seat for “not appreciating one’s favour”. The party’s state liaison secretary Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said Ibrahim had offered himself to stand for the seat in the 2008 general election on PAS’s ticket but party leaders in the […]
Anwar’s statement can affect investigation: MACC
PENANG, 20 Feb 2009: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s statement on allegations of corruption involving a Barisan Nasional (BN) leader and the Parti Keadilan Rakyat state assemblyperson for Kulim will adversely affect investigation into the case. MACC chief commissioner, Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan, said the commission was […]
Karpal gets live bullets in mail
PENANG, 20 Feb 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh lodged a police report today over a letter containing two live bullets which he received in his postbox yesterday. He made the report at the Penang police headquarters, accompanied by his son, Jagdeep Singh Deo. When met by reporters after lodging the report, he said the bullets […]
