PUTRAJAYA, 19 Dec 2008: Conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd’s deal to acquire a 51 % equity in Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) has been postponed until an in-depth review has been undertaken by the relevant ministries, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced here today. Najib, who is also Finance Minister, told a press conference that […]
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Rakyat Malaysia poyo?
Oleh Fared Ayam dan Zahiril Adzim“KENAPA” — satu perkataan yang paling kami kagumi. Kami percaya bahawa segala apa yang berlaku atau ingin dilakukan harus dikaitkan dengan “kenapa”. Kenapa harus ada kenapa? Cuba perhatikan, perkataan yang sama boleh digunakan dua kali di dalam satu ayat. Menarik bukan? Graf menunjukkan kadar Kebenaran dan kesempurnaan dengan soalan Kenapa? “Kenapa”, pada pendapat kami, merupakan […]
Islamic state conundrum
By The Nut Graph team“He was considered a threat because JI was trying to establish an Islamic government in the region. But now, he has been rehabilitated and can return to society.” Suspected Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist Yazid Sufaat was released from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in November 2008 after being held for seven years. Home […]
Thirty more days for ‘golden handshake’ for civil servants
PUTRAJAYA, 12 Dec 2008: Civil servants will be able to accumulate their ‘golden handshake’ up to 150 days, an increase of 30 days, beginning next year. Cuepacs president Omar Osman said the circular on the longer golden handshake would be issued soon. He said he was informed about the longer ‘golden handshake’ by the Public […]
No leave to challenge findings on Lingam clip (Updated)
Updated 12 Dec 2008, 4.20pm KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: The five individuals implicated in the controversial “Lingam video clip” failed in their bid to obtain leave from the High Court here to challenge the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s findings. Justice Datuk Abdul Kadir Musa accepted the preliminary objection raised by senior federal counsel Azizah […]
M’sia third in Asia in emission reduction projects
BANGKOK, 12 Dec 2008: Malaysia ranks third in Asia with 145 projects worth US$274 million lined up this year, according to the year-end snapshot of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol — the United Nations (UN) emission-reduction treaty. The CDM projects running or in the pipeline in Malaysia represent 3.4% of the […]
Malaysian universities not keen to invite Shirin Ebadi
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 11 Dec 2008: Malaysia might miss its chance to hear the first Muslim woman Nobel Peace laureate speak. None of the Malaysian universities appear keen to invite Shirin Ebadi, despite the Foreign Ministry retracting its ban on the Iranian lawyer and human rights activist from speaking here. Ebadi was to deliver a keynote […]
Human rights: what’s stopping Malaysia?
By Elizabeth Looi and Shanon ShahEleanor Roosevelt reading the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Spanish text (source: wikipedia.org) “MALAYSIA has only signed two out of the eight core international human rights treaties,” says Alice Nah, National Human Rights Society (Hakam) executive committee member. “As time goes on, however, Malaysia’s reluctance to sign these treaties will become more […]
Why Malaysia needs the ISA
By Wong Chin HuatCorrected on 10 Dec 2008 at 10.00am Police negotiating with protester wearing “Mansuhkan ISA” headband outside Masjid Negara, 13 Sept 2008 (pic by Lainie Yeoh) NO, your eyes do not fool you. Nor have I been visited by Special Branch officers and “turned over”. I was at the Petaling Jaya Civic Centre car park Sunday […]
Accomplishments have no colour
By Munira MustaffaWHEN Barack Obama first broke into the US presidential race, there were mixed reactions. Many people were entertained by his personality, charisma and progressive ideas of change. Some were turned off by his flashiness and pop-star quality. There were those who believed that an [African American] president would never happen. I was one of those […]
