KUALA LUMPUR, 8 July 2009: Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak considers the rift between the Kedah DAP and the PAS-led Kedah government as having been resolved. Describing the matter as a “storm in the tea cup”, he said the issue was settled following the clarification given by both parties at a meeting […]
Current Issues
Khalid: No proof of irregularities in PKFZ issue
SHAH ALAM, 8 July 2009: Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim today said there had not been any proof that showed there had been any irregularities in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project. He said it was his opinion that what happened was that the Port Klang Authority (PKA) was not experienced […]
Zambry dismisses talk of two reps returning to PKR
IPOH, 8 July 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir today dismissed talk that independent assemblypersons Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Capt (Rtd) Osman Jailu were contemplating returning to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). “I hope the people will not be hoodwinked by the [political] game of certain quarters which try to portray that […]
Penang Gerakan Youth wants Guan Eng to explain luxury bungalow
PENANG, 8 July 2009: Penang Gerakan Youth today called on Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to explain the renting of a luxury bungalow. The movement’s vice-head, H’ng Khoon Leng, said the explanation would be in line with the concept of “Efficiency, Accountability and Transparency” practised by the state government led by Lim, and that Lim’s […]
Manoharan – glad to be back?
SHAH ALAM, 8 July 2009: Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson M Manoharan, who made his debut at the Selangor state assembly sitting today after his release from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in May, said he was happy and excited to play his role as representative of his constituency. He was elected to the […]
Most believe Najib can improve race relations
PETALING JAYA, 8 July 2009: Most peninsular Malaysians think Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be able to improve race relations, according to the latest Merdeka Centre poll. The survey, titled 100 days of the Najib administration, found that 60% of respondents, comprising 72% Indian, 71% Malay and 40% Chinese Malaysians, were confident that […]
Johari apologises, given one-month suspension
PENANG, 8 July 2009: Johari Kassim, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) member of the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) who was sacked from his councillor’s post recently, today made an open apology over the negative remarks he had made about the Penang government in the media. Following his apology, the Penang government cancelled his sacking […]
Single mother claims trial to maid abuse charge
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 July 2009: A single mother pleaded not guilty in the Ampang Magistrate’s Court today to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to her Indonesian maid, Modesta Rengga Kaka. Choo Pei Ling, 37, is alleged to have committed the offence on Modesta, 25, using a cane at her house in No. 255 Jalan […]
Maths and science to revert to BM (Updated 5.52pm)
Updated 5.52pm, 8 July 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 8 July 2009: The teaching of science and mathematics will be reversed to Bahasa Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced today. He also said the teaching of the two subjects in vernacular schools would be conducted in their mother tongue. The policy change, he added, would […]
No right to inheritance
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 8 July 2009: There is no avenue for a deceased Muslim convert’s next-of-kin to lay claim to his or her estate, as civil laws like the Distribution Act 1958 do not apply to the Muslim deceased, lawyers said. Instead, the estate goes to the Muslim treasury, Baitulmal, which is meant to distribute the […]
