KUALA TERENGGANU, 29 Dec 2008: Maimun Yusof, 89, who contested as an independent in Kuala Terengganu in the 8 March general election, will not contest in the upcoming by-election for the parliamentary constituency. Tok Mun, as she is fondly known, said today she did not have the money to pay the election deposit, adding that […]
Razali Ismail
BN confident of retaining KT seat
KERTIH, 2 Dec 2008: The Barisan Nasional (BN) is confident of retaining the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat in a coming by-election as it won the seat in the last general election, said BN chairman Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The prime minister said there was no reason for BN not to be able to retain […]
New reading module for Year One pupils next year
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Nov 2008: The government will implement the “First Stack Reading Module” programme for 1,000 primary schools throughout the country beginning next year. Deputy Education Minister Datuk Razali Ismail said the module, inspired by the Australian education system, would start with Year One pupils. He said this to reporters at a reception to […]
