By Azmi Anshar, New Straits TimesJune 25, 2008 DEWAN RAKYAT, June 25: Parliament’s clampdown on the media, if it can be described in such brutish term, has transmuted into a new, previously unrealised, dimension. After yesterday’s histrionics of abruptly erected barricades emasculating access to the lobby and the barricade’s equally abrupt removal by the BN … Read more
By MUGUNTAN VANAR, The StarTuesday June 24, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: The two MPs of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) have been recalled home to Sabah for security reasons, said party president Datuk Yong Teck Lee. He claimed that the two MPs – Datuk Eric Enchin Majimbun (Sepanggar) and Datuk Dr Chua Soon Bui (Tawau) – … Read more
By SIM LEOI LEOI, The STarTuesday June 24, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: No action will be taken against Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman for saying it was Cabinet that had called off the use of indelible ink in the last general election. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri … Read more
By Azmi Anshar, New Straits TimesJune 24, 2008 DEWAN RAKYAT, June 24: For a sanctum that exalted formality, regulations and adequate notice, the stop signs that came guarded with security personnel appeared rudely and abruptly, and without notice, just like those police barricades erected in a moment’s notice to dilute crowd escalation to deter the … Read more
The Malay MailJune 24, 2008 FEDERAL Territories Deputy Minister Datuk M. Saravanan, who went on walkabout last night at Bukit Bintang to inspect petty trading activities, warned he would take action against traders operating without licences. Around 10pm, he found an illegal kisok doing business and confronted its workers, asking for the business licence.He expressed … Read more
Tuesday June 24, 2008 PETALING JAYA: There is no reason the mainstream media cannot be absorbed into the new media, but its main challenge would be to survive and thrive in the online world, a forum heard. Media analyst Oon Yeoh said the mainstream media had the opportunity to make the most of the new … Read more
Tuesday June 24, 2008 SHAH ALAM: Dr Shaariibuu Setev has read the statutory declaration made by Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin alleging the presence of three individuals at the scene where his daughter was murdered. However, he said, whether he believed the contents was another matter. “I cannot comment whether he’s right or wrong,??? … Read more
By K. Harinderan, New Straits Times Monday June 23, 2008 Participants show concern during a forum on The Future of Kuala Lumpur. KUALA LUMPUR: Not enough consideraton has been given towards providing a better quality of life in the city in the drafting of the Kuala Lumpur Draft City Plan 2020. Khairiah Talha says the … Read more
Monday, June 23, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Draft City Plan 2020 makes no reference to the environment and makes no provision for green lungs and proper amenities in the city says an environmentalist. The plan is too narrow in its focus and many important issues are looked at on a piecemeal … Read more
June 23, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Some 200 police personnel were put on standby during a peaceful demonstration in Kampung Pandan yesterday morning. About 150 squatters were protesting against notices of eviction issued to them by City Hall. Cheras police chief Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Amir Mohd Hashim said no untoward incident occurred during the half-hour illegal … Read more