PENANG, 31 July 2009: Penang PAS deputy commissioner I Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa regarded Permatang Pasir assemblyperson Datuk Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman’s death as a big loss to the party. He said Mohd Hamdan was a good and humble man who had been in the party for a long time and was active in championing […]
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MIC wants 7.4% quota in GLCs
KUALA TERENGGANU, 31 July 2009: The MIC wants at least a 7.4% quota in employment for Indian Malaysians in government-linked companies (GLCs), including in senior managerial and executive positions, party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today. He said the quota was based on the minimum 7.4% target set by the government for the […]
Announcement of Permatang Pasir by-election before 10 Aug
PENANG, 31 July 2009: The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce the nomination and polling dates for the Permatang Pasir state by-election by 10 Aug, EC chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said. The by-election, the eighth since the March 2008 general election, has to be called because of the death of the […]
Permatang Pasir assemblyperson dies
PENANG, 31 July 2009: PAS state assemblyperson for Permatang Pasir Datuk Mohd Hamdan Abdul Rahman died of heart ailment at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur this morning. He was 63. His death means another by-election — the eighth since the March 2008 general election — would have to be called to fill […]
Stern action against those who take part in ISA rallies (Updated 7:40pm)
Updated 7:40pm, 30 July 2009 KUALA TERENGGANU, 30 July 2009: The Home Ministry today warned that stern action would be taken against those who participate in rallies supporting or opposing the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA). Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the move was in line with the ministry’s objective to prevent […]
Raucous assembly in front of MIC headquarters
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 July 2009: Traffic along Jalan Ipoh and Jalan Tun Razak was reduced to a crawl for almost two hours from 11am today when an illegal gathering took place in front of the MIC headquarters here. According to Malaysiakini, the assembly comprised two groups that squared off against each other. The first comprised […]
Two die of dengue
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 July 2009: A 77-year-old man from Sipitang, Sabah, and a 45-year-old female teacher from Ampang, Selangor were reported to have died of dengue. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the two patients had suffered from haemorrhagic dengue fever and dengue shock syndrome, and died on 17 July. A probe […]
Gerak submits documents on alleged misappropriation of funds to MACC
SHAH ALAM, 30 July 2009: The People’s Movement Against Corruption (Gerak) today submitted documents on an alleged misappropriation of Selangor state funds by a Pakatan Rakyat elected representative, amounting to RM375,000, to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Gerak chairperson Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunos submitted the 17-page document to a Selangor MACC investigation officer at the […]
A(H1N1): 11 NS camps closed
PENANG, 30 July 2009: Eleven National Service (NS) camps in the peninsula have so far been ordered to close due to the trainees showing signs of influenza A(H1N1) infection. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the affected camps involved 4,500 students and about 200 staff members who had been asked to stay at […]
Sivakumar’s privileges committee “dissolved”
IPOH, 30 July 2009: The previous Perak Rights and Privileges Committee headed by embattled state assembly speaker V Sivakumar can no longer hold a meeting as it was deemed dissolved after the 7 May assembly sitting. State assembly secretary Abdullah Antong Sabri said the committee was valid for only one term and it ceased to […]
