The Nut Graph

Kg Buah Pala a state not federal issue: Najib

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:29:00 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR, 6 July 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the federal government will not intervene in the Kampung Buah Pala issue as it was a matter that had to be dealt with by the Penang government. Asked to comment on reports that Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng would write a letter to seek assistance from the...

Health Ministry prepares to raise H1N1 seriousness level

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:47:00 +0800

PUTRAJAYA, 6 July 2009: It's just matter of time before the health authorities in the country decide to raise the level of seriousness in dealing with Influenza A(H1N1) from containment to mitigation stage, as more cases of local transmission are being reported. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the health authorities are likely to raise the level in...

Investigate allegations on temple demolitions: Kedah Gerakan Youth

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:01:00 +0800

ALOR STAR, 6 July 2009: Kedah Gerakan Youth today called on Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak to set up an independent body to investigate the DAP's allegation that the state government would demolish some Hindu and Chinese temples in the state. Tan (File pic)Its head, Tan Keng Liang, said Azizan should do this immediately to prove whether the...

PAS outnumbers BN at Manik Urai

By Zedeck Siew — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:04:00 +0800

57 IT'S official: the Manik Urai by-election is a straight fight between PAS candidate Mohd Fauzi Abdullah and Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Tuan Aziz Tuan Mat from Umno. Nomination, held at SMK Sultan Yahya Petra (1)'s Dewan Petra, began at 9am today, although supporters from both camps arrived much earlier. PAS supporters, over 10,000-strong, marched from Jauhar Mosque in Guchil....

Buy-back of privatised highway concessions more cost effective

By Tony Pua — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:49:00 +0800

RECENTLY, there has been a slate of reports by various investment banking research houses criticising proposed plans to buy back the highways from concessionaires — a proposal that has been criticised by the concessionaires themselves. The DAP has suggested that the government buy back all shares of PLUS Expressways Bhd that it does not already own, and take over its...

Modified local elections wanted in Selangor

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:35:00 +0800

PETALING JAYA, 6 July 2009: A coalition of civil society organisations is calling for Selangor to take the first step towards reinstating local council elections by allowing citizens to select councillors next June. Maria Chin Abdullah "It's doable. Civil society is all ready to help them with the election, free of charge," said Maria Chin Abdullah, chairperson of the Coalition...

High Court refers Mohan Singh's conversion to syariah court (Updated 4.45pm)

By Deborah Loh — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:15:00 +0800

Updated 4.45pm on 6 July 2009 SHAH ALAM, 6 July 2009: The High Court here gave jurisdiction to the Syariah Court to determine if art director Mohan Singh a/l Janto Singh was a Muslim at death, despite his Sikh family's dispute of his conversion. Judge Rosnaini Saub said the civil court had no jurisdiction to hear the matter based on...

“Difference in Islam is healthy”

By Zedeck Siew — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:15:00 +0800

Susan Carland "IF you publish this, and I get kicked out of the country, I know who to thank," says Susan Carland towards to the end of our interview. There is a reason for Australian Carland, who was recently in Malaysia, to be cautious. Speaking up as an outsider about Islam in Malaysia has its risks. But it was not...

PAS-Umno fight in Manik Urai (Updated 11.40am)

By Zedeck Siew — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:15:00 +0800

Updated on 6 July at 11.40am Corrected at 9.15am on 6 July 09 (From left) Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, PAS candidate Mohd Fauzi Abdullah, BN candidate Tuan Aziz Tuan Mat, and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin KUALA KRAI, 6 July 2009: Nomination day for the Manik Urai by-election began this morning in what is the seventh by-election for Malaysia since...

Memperingati Michael Jackson

Oleh Shanon Shah — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:15:00 +0800

Michael Jackson (© Oceania Rock / Flickr.com) PERTAMA kali saya mendengar lagu mendiang Michael Jackson pada tahun 1984, saya berumur enam tahun. Saya ingat lagi, pada masa itu Radio dan Televisyen Malaysia menyiarkan rancangan hiburan istimewa mengenai Anugerah Grammy ke-26. Jackson memecahkan pelbagai rekod untuk pencalonan bagi albumnya, Thriller. Rancangan tersebut memaparkan sedutan videonya untuk lagu Beat It dan Billie...