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PUTRAJAYA, 30 Sept 2008: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today described as God’s “Hari Raya” gift, the release of the two MISC Berhad tankers seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden in August. “This is a Hari Raya [Aidilfitri] gift from God to us, especially the families of the crew of […]

KOTA KINABALU, 30 Sept 2008: Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok and Datuk Seri Wilfred Mojilip Bumburing today retained their posts unopposed, in the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko), as president and deputy president, respectively. The results, announced after the party’s pre-council meeting here, also saw Arthur Sen and Datin Dr Jaina Sintian become the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Sept 2008: In an unexpected move, Gerakan secretary-general Datuk Seri Chia Kwang Chye said today he will not contest any position in the party elections on 11 Oct. “After careful consideration and after taking into account the current political and party situation, I have decided not to contest for any post in […]

PENANG, 30 Sept 2008: The practice of visiting one another, which has become a tradition of the country’s multi-racial society, can foster closer relations among the people and enhance the spirit of unity, the essence of social understanding, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today.  This was in keeping with Islam as a universal […]

29 September 2008 YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah BadawiPrime Minister of Malaysia 5th Floor, East Wing Perdana Putra BuildingPutrajaya, Malaysia Dear Mr Prime Minister, In our proclamation of independence, our first prime minister gave voice to the lofty aspirations and dreams of the people of Malaya: that Malaya was founded on the principles of liberty and […]

Zulkifli (Public domain) KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Sept 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has yet to take disciplinary action against one of its members, Zulkifli Noordin, for participating in a demonstration that led to the premature ending of a Bar Council forum on religious conversion in early August 2008. PKR vice-president Dr Syed Husin Ali, who […]

SHAH ALAM, 29 Sept 2008: About 300 people from the MIC and non-governmental organisations gathered peacefully outside the Selangor government secretariat building today to protest against the demolition of the Sri Maha Kaliaman temple by the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) on 9 Sept. According to a Bernama report, the group headed by MIC Youth […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Sept 2008: Hari Raya Aidil Fitri will be celebrated on Wednesday, 1 Oct, the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal announced today. “As ordered by Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, after obtaining the consent of the Rulers, the Keeper of the Malaysian Rulers’ Seal has declared that Hari Raya Puasa for all […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Sept 2006: The decision to postpone the Umno’s general assembly and supreme council polls from December 2008 to March 2009 does not contravene any regulation in the party’s constitution, Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said. He said the postponement, announced on 25 Sept, was based on the power vested […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Sept 2008: The “adoption” of Kuala Lumpur City Hall by Pemudah, the special task force to facilitate faster and efficient public delivery system, should not be seen as a form of “punishment” against City Hall for not discharging its duties, Federal Territories Deputy Minister Datuk M Saravanan said. According to a Bernama […]