PETALING JAYA, 18 Nov 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today he hoped that Wanita Umno would resolve its power transition issue without undermining its integrity. He said the differences of opinion with regard to the power transition should be overcome as soon as possible because the Umno leadership did not wish […]
Current Issues
Orang Asli to get land titles
SLIM RIVER, 18 Nov 2008: The cabinet, in its meeting on 7 Nov, has agreed in principle to give land titles to the heads of Orang Asli households nationwide. Rural and Regional Development Minister Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib said each recipient would get between 0.8 and 2.4 ha for farming and at least 5,000 […]
Ruling on yoga this week
PUTRAJAYA, 18 Nov 2008: The National Fatwa Council will announce the ruling on the practice of yoga this week, its chairperson, Prof Datuk Dr Abdul Shukor Husin, said today. He said the draft on the matter was ready last week, but that he had to examine it first before sending it to the Islamic Development […]
Judiciary to resolve conflict of civil, syariah laws, says CJ
PUTRAJAYA, 18 Nov 2008: The institution of the judiciary will seek ways to resolve the conflict between civil and syariah laws to avert any misinterpretation, Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi said today. A solution must be found because many more cases pertaining to syariah laws are expected to be heard in the civil […]
H’way concession documents to be released 1st Jan
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: All highway concessionaires, except the one for the Maju Expressway which oversees the Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya highway, have agreed to declassify their concession agreements with the government. Works Minister, Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed, said the documents could be obtained beginning 1 Jan 2009. He said the decision to declassify the agreement […]
Bus fare increase next year unavoidable: Noh
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: The express bus fare increase early next year may be unavoidable despite the fuel price drop. Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Datuk Noh Omar said the increase or drop in oil price had no connection with public transport fares as the operating costs had been rising, which was the main […]
Don’t belittle security forces, opposition leaders told
PUTRAJAYA, 18 Nov 2008: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar today urged the opposition parties not to belittle the security forces because they are the enforcement agencies responsible for safeguuarding peace and security in the country. He said they should criticise if there were any shortcomings and action would be taken if the criticisms […]
RTM to increase ethnic Malaysian programmes
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Nov 2008: Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) is ready to add on ethnic Malaysian programmes based on current needs, said Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek. He said his ministry also encouraged films and dramas that portrayed the beauty and uniqueness of Sabah and Sarawak for general knowledge and tourist attraction. “I have […]
Abdullah to look into Wanita Umno problem
TASHKENT (Uzbekistan), 18 Nov 2008: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also Umno president, will meet Wanita Umno leaders upon returning home from his official visit to central Asia to help solve the movement’s problem. He said that initially he had hoped that the Umno women’s wing could solve its own […]
A strike for press freedom
By Zedeck SiewTHE politics of Utusan Malaysia, with its championing of Malay rights, has raised concerns of late. The influential Malay-language daily is unapologetic about pushing forward the Malay (some would say Umno) agenda, often running roughshod over the sentiments of the other races. But the Utusan Malaysia of today is very different from the Utusan Melayu […]
