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DAP leaders in two minds over PAS commitment

By Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The DAP leadership seems in two minds over its Islamist partner’s renewed commitment to Pakatan Rakyat (PR), made at a special seminar to strengthen the latter party here yesterday. Party adviser Lim Kit Siang appeared to have shed his misgivings over PAS’ previous ambivalence towards PR, judging from his carefully chosen ... Read More...

Selangor MB slams PAS delegates

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani KLANG, Nov 8 — Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said today he was disappointed with allegations made by PAS delegates yesterday that Pakatan Rakyat was not doing enough to champion Islam. He told them to instead “walk the talk” themselves. Yesterday at PAS’s special seminar, some party delegates accused PR of not championing Muslim rights and were suspicious what role Islam could play in its ties with allies DAP and PKR. ... Read More...

Ong: 29 CC members back GUP

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said 29 central committee members (CC) have given their support to the party’s Greater Unity Plan (GUP). He said the fact that 29 of the 42 CC members had given their support in writing showed that more were in favour of the plan. On the planned second extraordinary general meeting (EGM), Ong said although the group had received mor... Read More...

Attorney-General denies delaying Kartika’s punishment

ROMPIN, Nov 8 — Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail has denied delaying punishment on part time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno. He said implementation of the punishment was under the jurisdiction of the Syariah Court and that he respected its decision. “No such thing. Who am I to interfere and delay punishment. I have told my officers not to delay the case,” he said after opening a community service programme of the Syariah Section, Attorney-General Department here today. ... Read More...

Khalid wants Selangor to be information hub

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim wants to transform the state into the information and education hub of the country, and plans to turn Shah Alam into a twin city of the Silicon Valley. He emphasised today that knowledge should be open and not limited to any race, background or religion. ... Read More...

Five dead in police shootout

SHAH ALAM, Nov 8 — Five men in a car, en route to execute a robbery, literally came to a dead end near Klang earlier today after they were killed by the police in a shootout. The driver of the Kelisa had earlier tried to mow down a team of policemen who had asked them to alight from the vehicle for inspection. At that juncture, one of the five fired in the direction of the police who returned fire, causing the Kelisa to skid and ram into the barrier of a nearby ditch. All five men were killed on the spot at Sungai Keramat in Jalan Kapar, Klang Utama. ... Read More...

Holding PAS to its Islamic line

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — It used to be easy to differentiate between PAS and Umno but the Islamist party seminar yesterday showed its members are now concerned over a blurring of lines and its future direction in the Pakatan Rakyat. Some 1,000 PAS delegates at the special seminar to strengthen the party and affirm its place in the Pakatan Rakyat concluded that the party must stick to its Islamic line even at the expense of the federal opposition pact. But they were... Read More...

Nine-year-old drowns in Terengganu river

HULU TERENGGANU, Nov 8 — A nine-year-old girl, Tuan Nor Farah Amira Tuan Harun, drowned after she had gone to play along the banks of Terengganu River with her sister and three cousins in Kampung Getang, Telemong, here, yesterday. The victim’s mother, Tengku Rubiah Tengku Ngah, 46, said she was at a relative’s wedding in Lubuk Periuk when the incident happened, and had always warned her children not to play in the river, especially during the rainy season. ... Read More...

MCA’s Disciplinary Board clarifies en bloc resignation

KUALA LUMPUR, —The decision of the five-member MCA Disciplinary Board to resign en bloc on Nov 4, was not linked to the party’s recently-announced Greater Unity Plan (GUP) or clarification of the Registrar of Societies (ROS) over the status of Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. The decision to quit, former board secretary Ivan Chen said, was based purely on the “unwavering principles” of the board members. “There was unhappiness over shortcomings in the party’s current disciplinary due processes as its Presidential Council (PC) and the Central Committee (CC) could overrule the boar... Read More...

MACC forms special team to target lawmakers

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has formed a special team to check corruption, abuse of power and misappropriation of funds by elected representatives. The special team, managed by the inspection and consulting division will conduct an overall study of the rules, procedures and systems used by state assemblymen and members of parliament (MPs) in spending the allocations to close the avenues and opportunities for corruption. ... Read More...

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