PETALING JAYA, 25 June 2009: Petaling Jaya city councillor A Thiruvenggadam said his expose on contracts between the Pakatan Rakyat state government and waste management company Alam Flora is a state government matter for which his party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), should not punish him. Thiruvenggadam today replied to a show-cause letter from PKR asking […]
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Penang govt wants to take over ferry service
PENANG, 10 June 2009: The Penang government will submit an official application to take over the operations of the mainland-island ferry service from Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB), Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today. He said a letter would be sent tomorrow to the Penang Port Commission (PPC) which supervises the Penang port. “Today’s […]
Penang declares Mondays “No plastic day”
PENANG, 5 June 2009: The Penang government has declared every Monday as “No plastic day” for the state beginning 1 July. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today the government’s ban on using plastic bags marked its commitment towards becoming a green state. “Following consultation and dialogues with hypermarkets, supermarkets, mini markets, plastic manufacturers and […]
Court rules Ladang state seat belongs to PAS
PUTRAJAYA, 28 May 2009: The Federal Court here today declared that the Ladang state seat in Terengganu was rightly won by PAS, and dismissed an appeal by the Terengganu Barisan Nasional (BN) against the high court’s dismissal of a BN petition challenging the result of the general election last year. Chief Judge of Sabah and […]
PR to form religious committee
By Sharon TanPETALING JAYA, 4 May 2009: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will form a religious committee to look into custody rights and freedom of religion in the light of the [M] Indira Gandhi case. Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the cabinet had come to its decision to allow the children of one converted parent to remain […]
Clerk detained over threatening SMS (Updated)
Updated 9:31pm, 22 April 2009 KUALA TERENGGANU, 22 April 2009: A clerk with a private company was detained two days ago for sending a threatening SMS text to three Terengganu assemblypersons. State CID chief ACP Fauzi Abduri said the 31-year-old man was arrested at his house in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor at about 9.30am on […]
Resolve problem amicably, T’ganu reps told
BENTONG, 16 April 2009: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has advised party leaders in Terengganu to resolve their differences amicably without the interference of national leaders. “If they fail to resolve the problem at the state and division level, national Umno leaders will have to interfere,” he told reporters after attending the ground breaking […]
All assemblypersons attend T’ganu sitting (Updated)
Updated 4:01pm, 15 April 2009 KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 April: Today’s sitting of the Terengganu state assembly had a full attendance, with the members including the 10 Barisan Nasional (BN) state assemblyperson who were absent at yesterday’s meeting. All the 32 state assemblypersons, 24 from the BN and eight from the opposition PAS, were present when […]
Police on trail of SMS threats claim
KUALA TERENGGANU, 14 April 2009: Police have started a probe to trace the sender of death threats through the short messaging service (SMS) received by three Barisan Nasional assemblypersons last night. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the case would be given priority as it involved the state leadership and assemblypersons. “It is […]
Terengganu BN in turmoil (Updated 6.40pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 6:40pm, 14 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 14 April 2009: As Barisan Nasional (BN) puzzles over its losses in two recent by-elections, it now has to deal with a fresh political crisis brewing in Terengganu, where attempts to oust the BN menteri besar have been launched by his own state assemblypersons. Today, 10 BN assemblypersons boycotted […]
