KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Aug 2008: The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) detainment of two Perak state executive councillors (excos) for investigations into a corruption case is based on facts and not politically motivated, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. “People can make their own interpretations, but we cannot make conclusions that they are guilty […]
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Akim activates campaign in Permatang Pauh
BUKIT MERTAJAM, 21 Aug, 2008: Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim) candidate Hanafi Hamat, who went home to Kelantan after filing his nomination papers on 16 Aug, is back in Permatang Pauh to kick off his campaign for the by-election in the parliamentary constituency. Hanafi, who is Akim president, and several aides arrived from Kelantan yesterday […]
Debate on Penang land issue falls short
Debate on Penang land issue falls short KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Aug 2008: The controversial Penang land issue debate between Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and Gerakan acting president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon failed to adequately address the alleged “land scam” in Penang. Koh said Lim’s allegation that the “land scam” happened during his […]
Govt to pay rebates even when fuel price drops
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Aug 2008: The government will continue paying cash rebates to private vehicle owners until March 31 next year even if the fuel price is revised downward, says Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Kong Cho Ha. “There is a possibility that the fuel pump price will go down when we restructure the fuel price […]
Najib: Review employment act to attract more women into workforce
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Aug 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says the Employment Act 1955 should be reviewed to attract more women to join the country’s workforce. He said he would support any move to encourage more women to join the employment sector and make Malaysia more competitive, and suggested that the […]
New fuel price announcement on 31 Aug
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Aug 2008: The government will announce the new fuel prices on 31 Aug, which will take effect on 1 Sept, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced yesterday. He said the new price would be based on the average fuel prices throughout the month of August and after deducting the 30-sen […]
Nurin Jazlin’s father sues police
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Aug 2008: Jazimin Abdul Jalil, father of Nurin Jazlin, who went missing and was later found murdered, filed two suits against the police and the government today for negligence and defamation. The suits were over the circulation of pictures on the post-mortem on Nurin, and the alleged defamatory statement that he lost […]
Ungku Aziz, M’sia Nature Society among winners of inaugural Merdeka Award
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Aug 2008: Recipients of the inaugural Merdeka Award were announced today, with Royal Prof Ungku Aziz adjudged winner in the education and community category, and the Malaysian Nature Society in the environment category. The Nipah Encephalitis Investigation Team from the Medicine Faculty of Universiti Malaya and Prof Datuk Dr Khalid Kadir emerged […]
The bane of book banning
By Ooi Ying NeeTHE day Norani Othman found out her book was banned by the Malaysian government, she knew she had “arrived” as a scholarly writer. The Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia sociology professor had not expected that Muslim Women and the Challenge of Islamic Extremism — the book she contributed chapters to and edited — would be banned, but […]
The pekerja of Permatang Pauh
By Danny Lim and Ng Boon HooiPosters of BN candidate Arif Shah are only now making an appearance in Permatang Pauh IN Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah’s mind, the upcoming by-election in Permatang Pauh on 26 Aug 2008 is a match-up that pits a “pelakon” against a “pekerja”. No prizes for guessing that the “pelakon” in question […]
