By IAN MCINTYRE, The StarJune 23, 2008 KOTA BARU: Politicians should refrain from openly proposing the Islamic state concept because it can lead to confusion, Perlis Mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said. The outspoken cleric said the concept was fast becoming rhetoric. He said what should be more important to Muslims was the substance, … 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
Sunday June 22, 2008 PETALING JAYA: The consumer price index (CPI) for May rose to a 22-month high of 3.8% year-on-year and economists expect the CPI for June to almost double. JP Morgan Equity Research said core inflation, excluding food and transportation, had increased only slightly, while the main factor for the surge in the … Read more
RAJA AZIZ ADDRUSE AND HELEN TING, Columnists, New Straits TimesJune 22, 2008 THE electoral results in March have stirred up great hope among many that it signals the birth of a “new politics”, whereby race-based rhetoric seems to have faltered as the magic formula for a big win by the Barisan Nasional. Political observers are … Read more
By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider June 21, 2008 PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is greeted on arrival at Shah Alam Stadium with Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim for the rally. — Pictures by Choo Choy May By Debra Chong SHAH ALAM, June 21 — After 100 days in … Read more
By AUDREY EDWARDS, The StarSaturday June 21, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: A retired Federal Court judge has lashed out at Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad alleging that the former premier had wanted to amend Article 121 of the Federal Constitution because he wanted the judiciary to be under his control. “I believe the Prime Minister at the … Read more
June 21, 2008 GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has voiced its concern over the Pas-led Kedah administration’s plans to log water catchment areas in the neighbouring state. Stopping short of condemning the move, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said logging in water catchment areas could have catastrophic effects. He noted that environmental groups and farmers … Read more
June 21, 2008 MINISTER in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim is seeking to restore the original wording of Article 121(1) of the Federal Constitution.He said he suggested this to the cabinet last week but was unsure when it would happen. Article 121(1) originally read: “Subject to Clause (2), the judicial power of the … Read more