KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2009: Amendments to any law have to be made piecemeal and not in a comprehensive manner because the law has to change according to the needs of a particular time, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said today. He told the Dewan Rakyat that if […]
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Witness Protection Bill passed
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 March 2009: The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Witness Protection Bill 2008, which among others, will enable witnesses to be given new identities so that they will not come to harm. The Bill tabled by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz was approved without any amendments […]
Income tax of AP owners confidential
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 March 2009: Income tax paid by owners of approved permits (APs) for the import of luxury cars cannot be revealed to the public, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Kong Cho Ha, when winding up debate on the Income Tax Bill (Amendment) 2009, said the confidentiality of this […]
2,571 prisoners died while incarcerated since 1999
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 March 2009: A total of 2,571 prisoners had died while incarcerated and 153 while in police custody between 1999 and 2008 due to health problems, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar revealed today. Based on records from the Prisons Department, the numbers included those incarcerated at the prisons, rehabilitation centres and […]
11 National Service trainees died since 2004
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 March 2009: Eleven National Service (NS) trainees had died while undergoing training since the programme was introduced in 2004, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Abdullah, who is also Defence Minister, said seven of them died due to health problems and the rest, from accidents. The trainees who died were […]
55 arrested for SMS fraud from 2006-2008
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 March 2009: Fifty-five people were arrested for sending out fraudulent text messages between 2006 and last year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung said of those arrested, 43 were men. He said 728 fraudulent text messages were reported to the police last year involving losses […]
No recognition for UM’s MBBS by EU since 1990
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: The medical degree (MBBS) from Universiti Malaya (UM) has not been recognised by the European Union since its medical student intake of 1990. Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Idris Haron said that according to the General Medical Council (GMC)’s stipulation, MBBS programmes outside the EU did not qualify for its […]
Opposition MPs withdraw from mob probe panel
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2009: The three opposition members have withdrawn from the special committee set up by the Dewan Rakyat to investigate the 26 Feb incident where Karpal Singh was allegedly prevented from entering Parliament House by a mob. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, in announcing this, […]
Bill to amend Continental Shelf Act gets first reading
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2009: The bill to amend the Continental Shelf Act 1966 was given its first reading today in the Dewan Rakyat. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas who tabled the bill said the second reading would be done in the present parliament session. The new act will be known […]
Karpal pleads not guilty to sedition (Updated 3:51pm)
(Updated 3:51pm, 17 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to sedition. The senior lawyer is alleged to have uttered seditious words during a media conference relating to the Sultan of Perak at his office at Messrs Karpal Singh and Co in […]
