Archive - 13 March 2009

S'gor leaders make public their assets

It has taken them a year, but Pakatan Rakyat Selangor government has finally made good of their promise to declare their assets publicly.

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Nizar vs Zambry: Apex court to hear questions on March 20

The Federal Court will hear the judicial review application by ousted Menteri Besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin against BN's Zambry Abdul Kadir next Friday to determine the legitimate Perak state chief.

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Kugan's family continues quest for answers

Kugan's mother submitted a report to the Malaysian Medical Council, calling for a probe into the differences in the results of the two post-mortems. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Motion filed to suspend Gobind for one year

updated 10pm A parliamentary motion has been filed by a minister to suspend Gobind for his unparliamentary conduct in linking the deputy prime minister to a murder case.

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Khir takes a dig at Pakatan inaction

The ex-MB thinks Pakatan leaders should use of their time in the assembly to introduce policies that would benefit Selangor instead of harping on the failures of the previous government.

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Orang Ulu family seeks justice for mother's death

The family says the death of Kam Agong seven years ago was the result of negligence by the Lawas District Hospital and the quantum of damages should be more than decided by the court.

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Stimulus package: Fine-tuning needed

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Think public transport for more stimulus

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Trust needed for language policy implementation

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Language policy: Understanding the brain...

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Pregnancy society's responsibility, not women's burden

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Political squabbling, good governance can co-exist

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One year on and still waiting for change

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Will Najib make it to PM's post?

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Sirim QAS has never certified Serdang Hospital

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Halt sale of baby bottles with BPA

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BN man for Batang Ai to be decided tomorrow

The question is - will the PRS nominee be selected? If not, the state BN should prepare for the repercussions, warns a PRS leader.

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New budget airline terminal by 2011

Malaysia Airports Holdings CEO Bashir Ahmad said the new facility will be located next to the KLIA and will be able to handle 30 million passengers annually.

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Now, Perak speaker can have own lawyers

updated 7.10pm The Court of Appeal today allowed Perak speaker V Sivakumar to be represented by his own lawyers in two pending suits related to the Perak crisis.

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KL to have new mega-tower

The tower, which will include a hotel, apartments and a shopping mall, will be completed by 2012 despite the global economic crisis.

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Asia Pacific Community and its pitfalls

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Six in court for insulting sultan, one fined RM10,000

updated 2.27pm Six men were charged nationwide today for insulting the Sultan of Perak in the Internet. One pleaded guilty and was fined RM10,000.

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Sapp: Bad idea to convert old building into hospital

Sabah Progressive Party shoots down a government proposal to take over the deserted Wisma Khidmat in Kota Kinabalu and convert it into a hospital.

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Headlines online: March 13, 2009

Excellent SPM results for last year was the main story in most dailies.

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Why Malaysia is not like South Africa

I’m writing this in response to a segment of a speech made by Dr Boo Cheng Hau, state assembly representative of Skudai, in the Johor state assembly last week where he alleged that certain lending practices made by Dana Johor smacked of apartheid practices because the non- bumiputera were charged a higher interest rate compared to the bumiputera.

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'Democracy tree' plaque vandalised

updated 3pm Barely five days after being erected, the plaque commemorating the Perak 'democracy tree' has been defaced by vandals.

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No by-election in Pensiangan

updated 2.30pm There will not be a by-election for the Pensiangan parliamentary seat in Sabah.

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Money politics: Umno's Norza charged

updated 3.45pm Umno supreme council member Norza Zakaria was charged this morning in Temerloh, Pahang for alleged involvement in money politics.

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VoxPop: Put a stop to Malaysian greed

free ‘All the restaurant owners, coffee shops and stalls are using cheap foreign labour and exploiting them. All because of greed and maximising profits.'

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Teresa Kok sues Hamid Albar, IGP

updated 1.37pm She files a suit at the KL High Court against the home minister, the IGP and two other persons for unlawfully arresting and falsely imprisoning her last year. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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'English not a prerequisite for success'

free ‘Science is a systematic method to acquire knowledge. Learning by heart the English vocabulary that describes scientific facts does not lead to success.'

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Wall Street conman jailed for billion-dollar fraud

Bernard Madoff was led handcuffed to jail after pleading guilty to tricking thousands of people out of billions of dollars in one of history's biggest financial scams.

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