MALACCA, 19 Aug 2008: More seed banks are needed to meet the increasing demand of the horticulture industry, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He said so far, the seed bank managed by Sime Darby was ready and is expected to supply the seeds needed for the Northern Corridor Economic Region’s agriculture projects. […]
Current Issues
Orang Asli villages to get electricity and clean water supply by 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Aug 2008: Residents in the rural areas, especially in Orang Asli villages, will be provided with water and electricity supply by 2015, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister Joseph Entulu Belaun said implementation of the project would take time due to constraints like land approval. “The […]
Saiful makes statement to Jawi on sodomy allegation
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Aug 2008: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, who has accused Parti Keadilan Rakyat advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him, gave a statement on the allegation to the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) today. Dressed in a blue shirt and black pants and wearing a songkok, he arrived at the […]
Shahrir: Proposed fair price practice act to curb monopoly
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Aug 2008: Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said the government has plans to formulate an act on fair price practice to prevent monopoly by manufacturers. He said the act would be aimed at ensuring fair price, competitiveness and effectiveness of marketing so that traders could engage in […]
PASport to the future
By Khairil Anhar and Shanon ShahAt the 54th PAS Muktamar in Ipoh, 17 Aug 2008. Are the leaders of the party steering a new course for the PAS ship? POLITICAL watchers who expected fiery debates and even a possible rift at the just-concluded PAS muktamar got it only partly right: there were passionate discussions, but no hint of a revolt. […]
DNA Bill not politically motivated: Syed Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Aug 2008: The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Bill tabled at the current meeting of Parliament is not politically motivated, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. He said the long overdue Bill was important to facilitate police investigations in solving criminal cases in future. "It has nothing to do with […]
Don’t misinterpret Permatang Pauh by-election result: PM
JOHOR BARU, 27 Aug 2008: The result of the Permatang Pauh by-election, which was won by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, cannot be interpreted as a trend that can happen in other constituencies, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. The prime minister said the Barisan Nasional (BN) which won 140 […]
Gerakan Wanita chief denies supporting calls for party to leave the BN
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Aug 2008: Gerakan Wanita chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe has denied that she supported Perak Gerakan delegates’ call for the party to leave the Barisan Nasional (BN) if racial and religious issues could not be resolved by the coalition, saying that she was merely voicing out the concerns of the grassroots. […]
PKR’s Zulkifli Noordin denies barging into Bar Council forum
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Aug 2008: Zulkifli Noordin, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) for Kulim Bandar Baharu, has denied that he had barged into the Bar Council’s forum on Conversion to Islam on 9 Aug. “I do not deny that I was in front of the Bar Council building on that day […]
Police to deploy more personnel to maintain law and order in Permatang Pauh
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Aug 2008: The police will soon deploy more police personnel to Permatang Pauh to be on duty during the by-election, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said. According to a Bernama report, he said the move was meant to maintain law and order during the campaign period, right up […]
