PUTRAJAYA, 6 Jan 2008: To stimulate the country’s economic growth and face the global economic slump, the Buy Malaysian Products campaign will be revived and launched on 16 Jan. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the campaign had been carried out previously, but was focused on exporting locally-made goods. “With […]
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Set up tribunal to prosecute Israeli war criminals
SHAH ALAM, 6 Jan 2009: The United Nations (UN) should set up an international tribunal to prosecute Israeli war criminals, Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) trustee Tunku Sofiah Jewa said today. She noted the time was ripe for the UN General Assembly to seriously consider estabilishing an international criminal tribunal for Israel (ICTI), […]
BN ready, says Najib
Audio clip of Najib speaking about these issues KUALA TERENGGANU, 6 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the Barisan Nasional (BN) was ready to answer all issues raised by the opposition in the 17 Jan Kuala Terengganu by-election. The deputy prime minister said BN, however, did not expect many issues to be raised in […]
Court ticks off parties in apostasy case
PENANG, 6 Jan 2009: The Penang Syariah Court of Appeal today ticked off both parties in the appeal against a lower court’s decision, which allowed Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah to renounce Islam, after they failed to submit written submissions. “The mistake should not have happened. This thing needs to be attended to seriously,” said Datuk […]
Akim candidate faces action
KUALA KRAI, 6 Jan 2009: Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim) candidate Harun Abdul Rahman Mohd, who withdrew at the last minute from contesting in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, faces disciplinary action from the party. Akim president Hanafi Hamat said besides withdrawing from the by-election, Harun had also betrayed the party by openly declaring his […]
The battle begins (Updated 2.45pm)
By Deborah Loh and Danny Lim(Updated 2.45pm, 6 Jan 2009) KUALA TERENGGANU, 6 Jan 2009: The Election Commission (EC) has confirmed that the 17 Jan 2009 Kuala Terengganu by-election will be a three-corner fight. At 11.35am, EC returning officer Razali Kassim confirmed that the three candidates for the by-election would be the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan […]
Five detained for putting up seditious posters
KUALA TERENGGANU, 5 Jan 2009: Police detained five men, believed to be supporters of opposition parties, on suspicion of having put up seditious posters in Pulau Kambing here at about 5am today. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said the five would be investigated under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984. He told […]
Jongos gang busted
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Jan 2009: A car-jacking gang known as “Jongos” has been busted with the arrests of four members and its mastermind last month. Three of them are also wanted by police for eight rape cases in Selangor. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Wira Mohammad Sabtu Osman said the first two suspects aged 30 […]
Committee to review highway concession agreement
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Jan 2009: The MCA Youth will set up a committee to study the highway concession agreement between the government and 22 highway concession companies nationwide. MCA information chief Lee Wei Kiat said the committee, which will consist of several lawyers, will review and analyse the concession agreement. Among the issues are the […]
US support for Israel unlikely to change
PUTRAJAYA, 5 Jan 2009: US president-elect Barack Obama is not expected to change his country’s support for Israel although the Zionist regime had clearly acted brutally against Palestine, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. He said a major power like the United States needed Israel to support certain policies which the former […]
