Posted on 30 January 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said he was shocked at the change in the stand of former finance minister, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah maintaining that Kelantan had the right to receive oil royalty.
Rais said Tengku Razaleigh’s statement on Thursday that the Kelantan state government should now get the oil [...]
Tags: Ceramah, Culture Minister, datuk seri, Finance Minister, Hamzah, Kota Baharu, Ku Li, Menteri Besar, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Oil Revenue, Oil Royalties, Oil Royalty Issue, Peninsular Malaysia, Petroleum Act, Petronas, Petronas Chairman, Rais Yatim, State Assemblymen, State Governments
Posted on 30 January 2010
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang DAP-PKR tiff is catching fire with Penang DAP chief Chow Kon Yeow describing Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohd Hashim as being politically frustrated.
He said there was no doubt that the PKR Bayan Baru MP was unhappy over his removal as state party chairman and was now attempting to break up the Pakatan [...]
Tags: Barisan Nasional, Bukit Jambul Golf, Central Committee, Chow, datuk seri, Deputy Chief Minister, Dictator, Frustrations, Guan, Hashim, No Doubt, Non Governmental Organisations, Outburst, pakatan, Party Chairman, Party Members, Penang, S Central, Tiff, UMNO
Posted on 30 January 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR Bayan Baru MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim’s open criticism against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is loaded with facts which must be investigated and acted upon by Pakatan Rakyat. PKR Kulim Bandar Baru member of parliament Zulkifli Noordin said Zahrain’s outburst was not without basis and that it was [...]
Tags: Bayan Baru, Chief Minister, datuk seri, Disciplinary Committee, Fellow Colleagues, Guan, Hashim, Inner Circle, Jayakumar, Kuala Lumpur, Lim Guan Eng, Member Of Parliament, Mohamed, Multiracial, Narrow Agenda, Open Criticism, Outburst, Penang, PKR, State Executive
Posted on 30 January 2010
SHAH ALAM: Three police reports were lodged against Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim yesterday for his allegedly disparaging remarks about Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan (YBK). The reports were lodged by the poverty eradication foundation chairman Datuk Zainal Abidin Sakom, chief executive officer Zulkhairi Jamaluddin and trustee Bing Selamat Amir at the [...]
Tags: Allegations, Amir, Basmi Kemiskinan, Chief Executive Officer, District Police Headquarters, Foundation Chairman, Lawyers, Media Statements, Menteri Besar, Muhammad Muhammad Taib, Nst, Police Investigations, Police Reports, Poverty Eradication, Shah Alam, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib, Trustee, Zainal Abidin
Posted on 30 January 2010
PEKAN, Sat: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the political crisis faced by the opposition, particularly in Penang, is getting more serious as their leaders are now at loggerheads in implementing state policies. The Prime Minister said the opposition leaders were not only having differences of opinion but were also clearly rejecting the leadership [...]
Tags: Bayan Baru, Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Najib, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Guan, Hashim, Lim Guan Eng, Loggerheads, Member Of Parliament, Najib Tun Razak, Opposition Leaders, Pact, Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Pekan, Penang, PKR, political crisis, Prime Minister, Rejection, State Policies
Posted on 30 January 2010
The government has no plan to set up an Inter-faith Commission at the moment as the ongoing closed-door dialogues between religious groups are sufficient to address related issues, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.
He said the closed-door dialogues would enhance understanding and create a peaceful atmosphere as well as mutual respects among the [...]
Tags: Angkasapuri, Deputy Prime Minister, Dialogue, Dialogues, Faith, Inter, Kuala Lumpur, Multiracial, Muslims, Nst, Peaceful Atmosphere, Population, Religious Groups, Respects, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Word Allah, Younger Generation
Posted on 30 January 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: The Pas disciplinary committee has suspended outspoken Shah Alam member of parliament Khalid Samad for six months while his colleague, Selangor Pas commissioner Datuk Dr Hasan Ali, got off with a warning.
Pas disciplinary committee chairman Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said Khalid was found guilty of criticising and demanding Hasan’s resignation over the [...]
Tags: Allocations, Assemblyman, Bureau Member, Central Committee, Committee Chairman, Competency, Disciplinary Committee, Good Faith, Hasan Ali, Khalid Samad, Kuala Lumpur, Management Committee, Member Of Parliament, Selangor, Selcat, Select Committee, Shah Alam, State Administration, Tuan, Unhappiness
Posted on 07 January 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court yesterday granted a stay of execution of its ruling allowing the Catholic weekly Herald to use the word “Allah”. Judge Datuk Lau Bee Lan granted the stay after meeting the parties in her chambers yesterday afternoon. The Herald agreed to the stay on grounds of national interest.
Attorney-General Tan [...]
Tags: 30 Minutes, Beckham, Catholic Church, Christian Religion, Constitutional Right, Court Grants, Court Of Appeal, Courtroom, Dawson, Gani, Islam, Kuala Lumpur, Lau, Lawrence Andrew, Misconceptions, Policemen, Stay Of Execution, Witness Room, Word Allah, Yesterday Afternoon
Posted on 07 January 2010
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government will take action against non-Muslim places of worship that misuse the word “Allah” to confuse Muslims. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said while the state was not against the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims, the state could and would take action where [...]
Tags: Anthem, Consensus, Hasan, Implication, Islam, Kuala Lumpur, Misinterpretation, Mohamed Ali, Muslim Worship, Muslims, Places Of Worship, Regard, Religious Council, Selangor Government, Shah Alam, Sultan Of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, Word Allah, Yesterday Morning
Posted on 07 January 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: A bloody face-off between the Viva Palestina convoy and Egyptian riot police resulted in four activists being seriously injured and seven others, including a Malaysian student, arrested. The clash sparked riots across the Gaza border, with Palestinians throwing stones at Egyptian border guards.
One guard was killed while nine others [...]
Tags: Aid Convoy, Bloody Face, Border Guards, Egyptian Government, Egyptian Police, Face Off, George Galloway, Medical Student, Negotiator, Police Lines, Police Team, Protestors, Riot Police, Riots, S 220, Three Britons, Throwing Stones, Twitter, University Of Bristol, Wham