Current Issues

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: New MCA Wanita chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun has resolved to woo young members under 35. She hoped to increase the membership by between 35 and 40% from 418,000 at present. “Currently, about 30% of MCA Wanita members are under 35. I will strive to increase the membership to […]

KUANTAN, 17 Oct 2008: A former assistant accountant of the Kuantan Municipal Council (MPK) today pleaded not guilty in four Sessions Courts here to committing 25 counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) totalling over RM91,000 between February and March 2006. Zamily Nur Zainal Abidin, 35, from No 36, Lorong Indera Mahkota here, is alleged […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: Police today extended bail on blogger Sheih Kickdefella, whose real name is Syed Azidi Syed Aziz, till 21 Nov to enable investigations on him to be completed. Syed Azidi, 38, arrived at the Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID) in Jalan Datuk Onn here at 10am accompanied by a friend, said […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: Only “a demonstration of independence and impartiality at all times” can dispel concerns about the appointment of the new Chief Justice, said the Malaysian Bar. In a press statement today, president of the Malaysian Bar Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan said concerns about Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi can only be […]

IPOH, 17 Oct 2008: Gerakan sees the government’s decision to ban the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) as not appropriate as it means putting aside the issues raised by the group, besides creating other problems. Its deputy president Datuk Chang Ko Youn said although many of Hindraf’s actions had been improper, the government must give […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: Wanita MCA wants the government to immediately implement reforms in the judiciary and Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) and set up an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) to regain support from the people. Such a move, it believes, will also reduce abuse of power in the judiciary, ACA and the […]

KUCHING, 17 Oct 2008: The Sultan Iskandar Planetarium here, Malaysia’s first astronomy education centre, is to be upgraded, with the possibility of using expertise from Warner Bros, one of the world’s largest producers of film and television entertainment. Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Fadillah Yusof who disclosed this, said the ministry was prepared to […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: MCA’s outgoing Wanita chief Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen has called for the party to be more vocal in order to win back voters’ confidence in the next general election. Dr Ng, who is the first woman running for a vice-president’s post in the party, said MCA had to overcome […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: An additional deputy chairperson’s post in the Barisan Nasional (BN) should be created and the position filled by the MCA, Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said. The outgoing MCA Youth chief said because the party was the second largest in the BN, an MCA leader should be appointed as the second […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 OCT 2008: MCA is practical, not weak, when it handles sensitive issues through closed door negotiations within the Barisan Nasional (BN), MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said today. Acknowledging that MCA has been criticised for not being vocal enough on Chinese issues, he said closed door discussions were meant to […]