SERDANG, 19 Nov 2008: The Islamic Development Department Malaysia (Jakim) has detected seventy-three deviationist groups nationwide, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. Jakim had also identified their leaders and their teaching contents as well as recruitment methods which included “Multi Level Marketing” (MLM), he said. “MLM is […]
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Penang education dept not keen on Harmony Walk
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 19 Nov 2008: The Penang Education Department (JPNPP) remains reluctant to support social integration programmes aimed at improving students’ understanding of cultural differences, despite strong urgings from successive state governments and various organisations. In May 2006 and July 2008, head of the JPNPP’s religious education sector, Ustaz Umar Aziz, signed directives to public […]
Ka Chuan hands in letter of resignation
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Nov 2008: Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan has handed in his letter of resignation as housing and local government minister to MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat, an aide to Ka Chuan said today. The source said Ka Chuan had submitted an “undated resignation letter” after his defeat in the party […]
Kedah BN will not oppose blindly
ALOR STAR, 19 Nov 2008: The Barisan Nasional (BN) will not blindly oppose the Kedah Pakatan Rakyat state government’s proposals that benefit the people. State opposition leader Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (BN-Pedu) said that although the role of the BN was that of the opposition, still the BN would not oppose things blindly. “We, the […]
Police deny ignoring Penan sexual abuse cases
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Nov 2008: Police refuted claims that they are turning a blind eye to alleged sexual abuse involving Penan women. According to CID director Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin, the police had investigated eleven reports of alleged rapes in the Baram area since 1995. He said only one report involved a Penan girl and […]
“Utusan will become very irrelevant”
By Zedeck SiewJOURNALIST Said Zahari was a seminal force in Utusan Melayu during its heyday as an independent publication. He led the paper’s 1961 strike in protest of a takeover bid by Umno, which resulted in him being banned from entering Malaysia. The ban was only lifted in the 1980s. A consummate man of letters, Said has […]
Rising HIV infection among housewives
By Ng Boon HooiPETALING JAYA, 18 Nov 2008: Although the spread of HIV in Malaysia has largely been among injecting drug users, there is growing concern that heterosexual transmission is on the rise. Most vulnerable to this are housewives. According to data by the Ministry of Health, the number of new reported HIV cases among housewives was 13 […]
M’sia accepts Singapore’s melamine test results
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: The Health Ministry accepts the clearance given by Singaporean laboratories for locally-manufactured biscuits tested for melamine, Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said today. He said even test results from Singaporean private labs would be accepted, as long as they were recognised by the Singaporean government. “As long as they […]
HR Ministry coming up with a new labour policy
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: The Human Resources Ministry is realigning and adapting all its policies to meet the present changing labour market scenario in the country. In a statement to Bernama today, the ministry said its new labour policy would be guided by the Decent Work Agenda doctrine which includes: Creating employment opportunities for […]
Karpal wants Zaki to step down within 7 days
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: DAP chairman Karpal Singh has demanded that Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi step down within seven days over Zaki’s statement on corruption among court staff when he was a lawyer in 1987. He said Zaki should not deny that he had uttered the words which were reported in the […]
