BANGI, 24 July 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the formation of a royal commission and an inquest on the death of Teoh Beng Hock, the political aide to a Selangor executive councillor, will be based on existing law. He said the law concerning the death of an individual was provided for […]
Current Issues
Jabu: Hadi Awang should apologise for loincloth remark
KUCHING, 24 July 2009: The humble loincloth appears to be causing a political storm in the Land of the Hornbill. It began with PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang blaming the Pakatan Rakyat’s loss in April’s Batang Ai by-election solely on ignorant “cawat”- or loincloth-wearing voters who did not know how to vote. His […]
39 new A(H1N1) cases
JASIN, 24 July 2009: Thirty-nine new Influenza A(H1N1) cases were reported nationwide, all of which are local transmissions, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said. He said 36 were cluster cases which occurred in institutions of higher learning and schools, while three were sporadic cases. There are 978 H1N1 cases in the country so […]
RM7mil in medical negligence compensation since 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 July 2009: The government has thus far paid RM7 million in compensation to patients since 2007 for negligence in government hospitals. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said the sum was considered small, as compared with compensations paid out by other countries. She said the ministry received a monthly average […]
RM15mil loan for young Indian M’sian entrepreneurs
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 July 2009: The government, through the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) and Tekun Nasional (Tekun), has approved a RM15 million loan for Indian Malaysian youths to expand their businesses this year. MIC President Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu said the move showed the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) commitment towards catering the needs of the Indian […]
EPU proposals soon to lower tolls
PETALING JAYA, 24 July 2009: The Economic Planning Unit (EPU) in the Prime Minister’s Department will submit a comprehensive proposal to resolve the toll issue, including nationalisation of toll operators, to the government soon. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said an in-depth study of the issue was still in […]
Anwar’s trial: Prosecution gets stay over documents
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 July 2009: The prosecution today succeeded in getting a stay of execution of a High Court order to supply the documents sought by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his sodomy trial, pending the disposal of its appeal at the Court of Appeal. High Court Judge Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, in granting […]
Gerakan to review Huan’s suspension?
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 July 2009: Will the Gerakan central committee (CC), which is scheduled to meet tomorrow, review the decision of the party’s central working committee (CWC) to suspend vice-president Huan Cheng Guan for three years? That is, at least, what Huan and his supporters are hoping for. Huan said he has submitted a five-page […]
Rethinking Malaysia’s sodomy laws
By Claire BrownellTHEY’RE colonial relics, they’re rarely invoked, and other Asian countries have effectively taken them off the books. But because Malaysia’s sodomy laws are tangled up in politics and religion, they’re probably not going anywhere for a while. In 2007, Singapore modified their sodomy laws, expressed in Section 377a of the island-state’s Penal Code, to exclude […]
MIC offering RM3.2mil for Kg Buah Pala land
PENANG, 23 July 2009: The MIC is willing to offer RM3.2 million if the Penang government can get back the land in Kampung Buah Pala, Bukit Gelugor from the developer. MIC Youth chief T Mohan said the move was to enable the residents to continue living in the village. He was speaking to reporters after […]
