KUALA LANGAT, 29 Jan 2009: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is still studying the impact of a sugar price increase on consumers, its Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said. The ministry has previously announced the possibility of an increase in the price of sugar following the hike in the commodity’s price in the […]
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Ops Sikap: 14 died in accidents yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: Fourteen people died in road accidents nationwide on the 10th day of the 19th Ops Sikap yesterday. Bukit Aman public relations officer Supt Rasdi Ramli said the victims comprised 12 motorcyclists, a motorist and a pedestrian. Municipal roads recorded the most number of accidents with 396 cases followed by federal […]
Revisiting “Ketuanan Melayu”
By Shanon Shah“PEOPLE have secrets, and sometimes don’t say what they mean,” says Zalfian Fuzi, Instant Café Theatre Company associate director. “But at some point, your hidden meaning and feelings will come out no matter how hard you try to suppress them. It’s inevitable.” Some words, Zalfian adds, are loaded. Although he is referring to the art […]
Samy’s fiercest critic to be re-admitted into MIC
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan 2009: One of MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu’s fiercest critics and former party central working committee (CWC) member KP Samy, who was sacked from MIC in 2008, is expected to be re-admitted into the party soon. Contacted by Bernama this evening, the vocal leader, who was closely aligned to […]
Six people arrested at Kugan’s funeral (Updated)
(Updated 7:43pn, 28 Jan 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan 2009: Six men, one of them a wanted criminal, were arrested at the funeral today of A Kugan, who died in police custody, at the main entrance of the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) in Petaling Jaya. Brickfields police chief ACP Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul […]
Allow party-hopping reps to recontest seats
BUTTERWORTH, 28 Jan 2009: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng wants the government to allow elected representatives who want to switch parties to be given a chance to recontest their seats if the proposed anti-party hopping law is implemented. Lim, who is also Penang Chief Minister, said the condition was aimed at enabling the elected representative […]
More than 10,000 M’sians jobless since 1 Jan
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan 2009: More than 10,000 Malaysians have lost their jobs since 1 Jan, Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) executive director, Shamsuddin Bardan, disclosed today. He told Bernama that more were expected to be jobless in the days ahead as companies particularly in the manufacturing sector struggle to keep their businesses afloat. In an […]
Mufti’s appointment proof of integration
KUCHING, 28 Jan 2009: The new Perlis mufti, Sarawak Islamic Religious Department principal assistant director Dr Juanda Jaya, said his appointment was proof of clear national integration among the states of Malaysia. Juanda, 37, said Perlis was not unknown to him as he had in the past received many invitations from the state government for […]
Don’t regard criminals as heroes: Syed Hamid
PUTRAJAYA, 28 Jan 2009: The people should not regard criminals as heroes and the police who enforce the law as demons, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today. Speaking in general terms, he said no one was above the law and added that action would be taken against those who broke the law, […]
Sabah govt to submit MSC plan soon
KOTA KINABALU, 28 Jan 2009: The state government is expected to submit the Sabah Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Plan within the next three months, an initiative to spur the state’s information and communication technology (ICT) industry. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said unlike in the peninsula, there were no major […]
