By Rathi Ramanathan,The SunJune 18, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR (June 18, 2008): A High Court ruling on the case of an Internal Security Act detainee in October 2007 gives hope to those lobbying for the abolishment of the law which allows for detention without trial. In a public forum titled “ISA: Abolish or Review” in the … Read more
Of Justice And The Rule Of Law By Malik Imtiaz SarwarWednesday, June 18, 2008 Justice Dato’ Hishamudin Mohd Yunus of the Kuala Lumpur High Court today once again displayed the sterling qualities that distinguish him as a judge. In delivering his judgment in the case of Raja Segaran v The Malaysian Bar, he unrelentingly lived up … Read more
By MUGUNTAN VANAR, The StarWednesday June 18, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: The Government is determined to eradicate hardcore poverty in two years despite the current austerity drive. “We know it will not be easy but we are determined,??? Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said when closing the Second International CEOs Conference here yesterday. … Read more
By Marc Lourdes and David Yeow, New Straits Times June 18, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas should not be made the scapegoat for the fuel price hike, said its president and chief executive officer Tan Sri Hassan Marican. “It is a global problem and not the oil company’s fault that prices have increased.” Hassan said Petronas … Read more
By New Straits Times June 18, 2008 GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Heritage Trust has defended its action in constantly speaking out against projects which were approved without due concern to public interest. It also dismissed allegations that non-governmental organisations in Penang had overstepped their boundaries when objecting to certain projects. PHT president Dr Choong Sim Poey … Read more
By SANTHA OORJITHAM, New Straits Times June 18, 2008 Malaysian consumers have many unanswered questions about fuel subsidies. It’s time to explain how pump prices are set, experts tell SANTHA OORJITHAM. “MALAYSIA is exporting crude oil. If the oil price goes up, don’t our exports earn more and can’t that subsidise pump prices?” asks … Read more
Wednesday June 18, 2008 WHEN the Opposition swept into power in Penang in the March 8 general election, no one was more surprised than DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng who had led the election campaign in the state. Three days later, Lim, a qualified accountant from Malacca, was sworn in as Penang’s fourth Chief Minister. … Read more
BY WONG CHUN WAI, The StarWednesday June 18, 2008 SHAH ALAM: An upset Sultan of Selangor has threatened to call off future Sultan of Selangor Cup matches between his state and Singapore if the protest by the state PAS Youth against two artistes performing for the event went ahead. Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah described the … Read more
June 18, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: There will be a rise in transnational crimes if the severe global economic downturn predicted by United Nations economists comes true, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday. He said when the economic outlook was grim, crimes such as terrorism, human trafficking, money laundering, cyber and commercial crimes … Read more
Smart schools vs sick schools Azly Rahman From ILLUMINATIONS, Malaysiakini I read this excerpt of a MCPX AFP news story below with disgust. ‘… One-third of Malaysia’s schools do not have water and electricity, a minister said, pledging to fix the problem by 2010…. ‘Deputy Education Minister Razali Ismail told Bernama that all 9,806 … Read more