KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Aug 2008: The government has no plans to formulate any policy or act to make the use of rainwater mandatory, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew said, however, that the government was preparing guidelines on the implementation of the Rainwater Collection […]
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Permatang Pauh by-election: Anwar is leading by nearly 13,000 votes as at 9pm
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 26 Aug 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is leading the vote count in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election as of 9pm tonight. The preliminary vote count showed that at 9pm, Anwar was leading by 12,912 votes after securing 23,674 votes compared to Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Arif Shah […]
PAS wants Avril Lavigne concert banned
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Aug 2008: PAS has demanded that the government ban the Avril Lavigne concert on Friday. Its Youth deputy chief, Nasrudin Hassan, claimed the concert would be an insult to the country which would observe its 51st independence anniversary celebrations, and to Muslims observing Ramadan in September. He said with Independence Day approaching, […]
Permatang Pauh: Over 26,000 cast their votes by noon
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 26 Aug 2008: Nearly half of the 58,459 constituents in Permatang Pauh have cast their votes in the parliamentary by-election as of noon today. Election Commission secretary Datuk Kamaruzaman Mohd Noor said 26,914 or 42.98 percent of the voters had exercised their rights as of noon but the figure, though inspiring, was slow […]
Police detain four PKR supporters, including MP
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 26 Aug 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is leading the vote count in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election as of 9pm tonight. The preliminary vote count showed that at 9pm, Anwar was leading by 12,912 votes after securing 23,674 votes compared to Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Datuk Arif Shah […]
Sabah PKR welcomes former PBS division head
KOTA KINABALU, 26 Aug 2008: Sabah Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) liaison chief Ansari Abdullah welcomed the move by former Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Kiulu division head Sindin Ranggangon to join PKR. "I welcome Sindin’s move to join PKR as such a decision contributes to the struggle for a change for the benefit of the people […]
Robbers fire shots at Bayan Lepas airport, money changer wounded
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 26 Aug 2008: Three masked robbers fired several shots at a money changer at Bayan Lepas International Airport, but made off only with a clothing bag today. “One of the bullets hit the victim’s abdomen and the other the right thigh. His ear was also hurt but we are not sure what was […]
Regular transfers to prevent corruption in Immigration Dept
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Aug 2008: Immigration officers who have served more than three years in a division or unit of the department will be transferred to another division or unit in an effort to prevent corruption, misappropriation and abuse of power. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said all Immigration Department officers were also […]
Socso paid out RM1 billion for industrial accidents in 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Aug 2008: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) paid more than RM1 billion in compensation for industrial accidents and occupational diseases last year, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said. This is an increase over the 2006 figure, when Socso paid about RM889 million in […]
Swearing should take place after legal process, says National Fatwa Council
KUALA TERENGGANU, 26 Aug 2008: The National Fatwa Council is of the opinion that Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan should have sworn the Islamic way that he was sodomised by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim only after the legal process had taken place. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr […]
