KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Sept 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today he approved an overseas study trip by the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) because it is constructive. The trip, initiated by the BNBBC to take place during the one-month Ramadan (September) break in the Dewan Rakyat sitting, was a good […]
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Net TV: Does it click?
By Ooi Ying NeeAN afternoon in a home studio, six t-shirt changes, and six volunteers tinkering with borrowed camera equipment. That’s all it took to produce six seven-minute episodes of The Fairly Current Show (TFCS), a talk show on the internet TV network PopTV that was launched in June 2008. PopTV co-founder Hardesh Singh says PopTV will “give […]
DPM’s special officer issues denial over oath by Mohd Saiful Bukhari
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Sept 2008: Assoc Prof Khairil Annas Jusoh, the special officer to the deputy prime minister, today denied he knew Federal Territory Mosque imam Ramlang Porigi. Khairil Annas also denied asking Ramlang to conduct the oath-taking at the mosque on 15 Aug by Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan who has accused Parti Keadilan Rakyat […]
Tan Sri A Samad Ismail dies
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Sept 2008: National journalism laureate and freedom fighter Tan Sri A Samad Ismail died today at the Pantai Medical Centre here at 5.58pm because of a lung infection. Singapore-born Samad, 84, better known as Pak Samad, was warded at the hospital since 24 Aug after experiencing breathing difficulties. He leaves behind wife […]
Doc who examined Saiful reappears after going “missing” for two months
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Sept 2008: After going “missing” for two months, the doctor who conducted a preliminary examination on Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, who has accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy, has reappeared to explain his disappearance. Dr Muhammad Osman Abdul Hamid of Pusrawi Hospital said he had not run away nor was he […]
Mazlan Harun lodges second report to ACA claiming Umno leadership abuses power
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Sept 2008: Umno veteran Datuk Mazlan Harun today lodged a second report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) against the Umno top leadership whom he claimed committed political graft in party elections. He also handed over an album containing photographs, videos and documents to support his complaint. "What is in the album I […]
Employers compelled to give preference to local workers: Syed Hamid
PUTRAJAYA, 4 Sept 2008: The Home Ministry will ensure that employers give preference to locals to fill up vacant posts before approving their applications for foreign workers. Its minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the ministry would provide information on qualified locals from the Human Resources Ministry database to the companies for consideration. "If […]
Police did not force Sirul to show jewellery, says prosecution in the Altantuya case
SHAH ALAM, 4 Sept 2008: The prosecution in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case told the High Court today the police never forced Cpl Sirul Azhar Umar to show the jewellery belonging to the Mongolian woman at his house. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah said Sirul showed the jewellery voluntarily and had control […]
More than 200 suspected Chikungunya cases last week
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Sept 2008: A total of 224 people nationwide were suspected to be down with Chikungunya last week, compared with only 179 in the previous week. Health Ministry disease control director Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said 94 cases, or 42% of the total were detected by going door-to-door. The cases […]
Welfare Dept aims for beggar-free Terengganu
KUALA TERENGGANU, 4 Sept 2008: The Terengganu Welfare Department aims to make the state capital free of beggars and vagrants by year end. Its director Zuhami Omar said the department was cooperating with several agencies such as the police, the Immigration Department and the Kuala Terengganu City Council to achieve its goal. "This move is […]
