KUALA LUMPUR, 13 March 2009: Seputeh Member of Parliament (MP) Teresa Kok Suh Sim today filed a suit against Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar and three others claiming that she was wrongfully arrested and detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) last year. She filed the suit through Messrs SN Nair and Partners […]
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Will the IPCMC haunt the EAIC?
By Chua Sue-Ann, Lam Jian Wyn and Sharon TanKUALA LUMPUR, 12 March 2009: The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) bill, unveiled for first reading in parliament yesterday, comes some three years after the proposal for the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC). Criticised as being an inadequate alternative, it looks unlikely for the new commission to rid itself of the shadows of […]
Johor PAS wants results from MACC
JOHOR BARU, 10 March 2009: Johor PAS has asked the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to reveal developments in two graft cases. The two cases are an attempt to bribe a PAS party candidate in the 2004 general election and a case of alleged corruption against Home Minister and Kota Tinggi Member of Parliament Datuk Seri […]
Bangladeshis’ visas cancelled immediately
PUTRAJAYA, 10 March 2009: All entry visas for Bangladeshi workers approved in 2007 and who had not entered the country have been cancelled effectively immediately, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar today. Speaking to reporters after his ministry’s monthly assembly here, he said the move was in line with the government’s decision not […]
Tree assembly makes country “laughing stock”
KOTA BARU, 4 March 2009: The Perak state assembly sitting held under a tree yesterday was shameful, and tarnished the country’s image in the eyes of the world, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. The emergency sitting of 27 Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state representatives from PAS, DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) outside […]
Rela to be monitored
KOTA BARU, 4 March 2009: Besides the police and other enforcement agencies, Rela (People’s Volunteer Corps) will also come under the purview of the Enforcement Agencies Integrity Commission, a bill for which will be tabled in Parliament soon. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the significance of putting Rela under the commission’s jurisdiction […]
Police need authorisation to enter Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 March 2009: The police will only enter the Parliament House compound if they are authorised to do so and are summoned by the Speaker, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said today. “As has been the practice, the police do not intervene in anything that happens in the Parliament compound and […]
Halting Nepali guards being considered
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb 2009: The Home Ministry is considering freezing the intake of Nepali security guards to stem their numbers in the country due to the big demand for them. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said many applications for them had been received by his ministry to the point of causing concern. […]
All reports against Karpal to be studied
TAWAU, 10 Feb 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar gave his assurance today that all the police reports lodged against DAP chairperson Karpal Singh over his move to take the Sultan of Perak to court would be studied. He said after the reports have been studied, the police would seek the advice of […]
Stern action, ISA on demonstrators: Home Min
JOHOR BARU, 6 Jan 2009: Stern action, including detention under the Internal Security Act, could be taken against anyone who incites or creates trouble that could affect security in Perak, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said. He issued the warning with reference to the action by Pakatan Rakyat supporters who were unhappy after […]
