KOTA KINABALU, 16 April 2009: Former Marudu member of parliament Affendy Stephens, the second son of the late former Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Mohammed Fuad Stephens, died of a heart condition at about 4am today. Affendy, who was 50, leaves behind wife Zalina Kamal and three daughters aged between three and 15. Affendy, who was […]
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Loving AirAsia
By Tony Pua(© Marja Flick-Buijs / sxc.hu) I AM unabashedly a fan of AirAsia, and what it has done not only for travel in Malaysia, but the entire region. A colleague of mine said if there’s anyone who deserves his datukship, it’s Datuk Tony Fernandes. AirAsia’s mantra, Now Everyone Can Fly, has really taken millions places, many […]
Elderly man charged with hurting Singapore MP
SINGAPORE, 12 Jan 2009: A 70-year-old-man who allegedly torched a Singapore member of parliament (MP) during a community event at his constituency yesterday was taken to a local court here today. Ong Kah Chua was charged with two counts of causing grievous hurt to Seng Han Thong, 59, who is MP for Yio Chu Kang, […]
Singapore MP injured in attack by assailant
SINGAPORE, 11 Jan 2009: A Singapore member of parliament was injured when he was attacked by an unidentified assailant who allegedly threw an inflammable liquid at him during a community event at Yio Chu Kang here today. Seng Han Thong, 58, was sent to the Singapore General Hospital for burns on the face, neck and […]
Singaporeans to work until 65
SINGAPORE, 8 Jan 2009: Singapore, concerned with the increasingly ageing population, plans to allow its workers to work beyond the current retirement age of 62 until the age of 65. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government would require employers to offer re-employment to workers for another three years when they reached 62 though […]
Kuan Yew fitted with pacemaker
SINGAPORE, 30 Nov 2008: Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew had a minor surgery at a local hospital yesterday to implant a cardiac pacemaker. In a statement today, the Prime Minister’s Office said the surgery was performed because Lee, 85, had been experiencing symptoms of cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart rhythm), which showed up with […]
Singaporeans jailed for kangaroo court T-shirts
SINGAPORE, 27 Nov 2008: The Singapore High Court today sentenced three Singaporeans to seven to 15 days’ jail for wearing T-shirts bearing a picture of a kangaroo in a judge’s robes in the vicinity of the New Supreme Court Building last May. Muhammad Shafi’ie Syahmi Sariman and Isrizal Mohamed Isa were jailed for seven days […]
Monitoring system on worker retrenchment needed
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Nov 2008: The MCA has urged the government to create a monitoring system on worker retrenchment to ensure that local workers are not the first to be terminated by the private sector during an economic downturn. Deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said in the event of retrenchment by the […]
Singapore bloggers setting up community moderation panel
By Elizabeth Looi(© Simon Cataudo / sxc.hu) PETALING JAYA, 14 Nov 2008: While Malaysia has been debating for the past 30 years about whether or not to form a media or press council, Singaporean bloggers are planning to start their very own community moderation panel. According to Assistant Professor Cherian George, one of the 13 bloggers who […]
W for water
By Amir MuhammadThe quality of water is not strain’dIt droppeth as the gentle mercy falls from heaven. Amir Muhammad is a writer, publisher and moviemaker who lives in Damansara, which is more of a state of mind than geography. Amir’s Alphabet will have 26 parts but will not be presented in order, as he was never a […]
