PUTRAJAYA, 25 Aug 2009: The caning of 32-year-old part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for consuming alcohol is postponed until the Home Ministry has the expertise to carry out the sentence according to syariah laws, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. He said the Prisons Department did not have staff who were experienced to […]
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T’ganu won’t empower mosque officials to arrest Muslims
KUALA TERENGGANU, 25 Aug 2009: The Terengganu state government has no intention of emulating Selangor in empowering its mosque officials to arrest Muslims drinking alcohol in public places in the state, Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said today. He said the existing laws and enforcement personnel were sufficient to handle such matters, and that it […]
Court allows judicial review of banned book
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Aug 2009: The High Court (Appelate and Special Powers Division) here today allowed an application by Sisters in Islam (SIS) for a judicial review of a book which the government banned. Judicial Commissioner Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof made the order after listening to arguments by senior federal counsel Noor Hishamuddin Ismail who […]
PAS retains Permatang Pasir seat (Updated 10.35pm)
By Deborah LohCorrected on 25 Aug 2009 at 10.20pm Updated at 10.35pm on 25 Aug 2009 Mohd Salleh Man celebrates his victory PERMATANG PASIR, 25 Aug 2009: PAS has retained the Permatang Pasir state seat with a majority of 4,551 votes in a straight fight against the Barisan Nasional (BN). PAS candidate Mohd Salleh Man won the […]
Five Perak MCA divisions call for Ong’s suspension
IPOH, 25 Aug 2009: Five Perak MCA divisions have called on the party’s disciplinary board to suspend its president, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat, and investigate an allegation that he received a RM10 million donation. Batu Gajah MCA division deputy chairperson Datuk Lee Kon Yin said an investigation or an inquiry must be convened to […]
Permatang Pasir polls underway (Updated 5:30pm)
Updated 5:30pm on 25 Aug 2009 BUKIT MERTAJAM, 25 Aug 2009: Voting in the Permatang Pasir state by-election started off smoothly this morning. At 5pm when polling ended, voter turnout was 73.1% or 14,832 voters, the Election Commission said. There are a total of 20,289 registered voters in the constituency. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president […]
Permatang Pasir: PAS win likely
By Deborah LohBuka puasa delicacies outside a PAS centre in Permatang Pasir “ALL this is just to create the setting,” Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections director Saifuddin Nasution says. He waves his hand, gesturing towards a just-concluded press conference by PAS leaders in which they again harped on the disbarment of Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Rohaizat Othman. […]
The ethics of party hopping
By Shanon Shah“Bagi pihak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Kedah kita amat kesal dengan sikap yang tidak bertanggungjawab ini. Telah menjadi satu kebiasaan apabila ada pilihanraya kecil, akan ada isu-isu lompat parti. Kita menjangkakan ini adalah sebahagian daripada tindakan yang dirancang oleh Barisan Nasional (BN) untuk memanipulasi isu menjelang pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pasir pada 25 Ogos nanti … […]
Salleh Man’s role in Permatang Pasir
By Deborah LohPAS candidate Mohd Salleh Man THE fate of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Penang rests on the shoulders of one man, Mohd Salleh Man. If the PAS candidate in the Permatang Pasir by-election loses at the polls tomorrow on 25 Aug 2009, the alliance will have no co-operation to speak of within the state government. PAS […]
Sodomy laws: A British import
By Shanon ShahPortrait of Henry VIII (public domain, Wiki Commons) TO understand the origins of Malaysia’s sodomy laws, a short trip down British history is required. Henry VIII (1491-1547), the most handsome man in all of Christendom, tried for some years to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn. A spectacular and violent […]
