ARCHIVES 2011

By Teresa Kok

Kedah Gerakan Youth Chief Tan Keng Liang should apologise to State Assemblyman Hannah Yeoh and all women for his snide and sexist remark

By HarakahDaily

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3: Spicing-up his 'congratulatory' message to Subang Jaya's DAP state representative Hannah Yeoh who is expecting her first child this year, a Gerakan youth chief said she would not be able to execute her duties while on maternity leave.

By HarakahDaily

PETALING JAYA, Jan 3: As former director of Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) Khusrin Munawi reports for duty today as the new state secretary following his controversial appointment, former PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali said the state administration could choose to just ignore his presence.

By Terence Fernandez, The Sun

Freight forwarders are crying foul over the requirement of shipping lines that they deposit up to RM2 billion a year to cover damage; and the Port Klang Authority (PKA) is seemingly powerless to do anything.

By Free Malaysia Today

KUCHING: Infighting within the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) is crippling its bid to wrest back the Padungan and Meradong state seats, among others, from the opposition.

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider

New Selangor state secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi confirmed today that he has begun his official duties despite a raging dispute between Putrajaya and Shah Alam over his appointment.

By N.H. Chan, The Malaysian Insider

Section 52 of the Selangor State Constitution states:

(1) There shall be constituted the offices of State Secretary, State Legal Adviser and State Financial Officer; and the appointments thereto shall be made by the appropriate Service Commission from amongst members of any of the relevant public services.

By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider

The Selangor government may find itself in a deeper mess than a stalemate if it heads to the court to resolve the controversial appointment of its new state secretary, says retired judge Datuk N.H. Chan.

(AFP) - Christians prayed Sunday at a church targeted by an apparent suicide bomber who killed 21 people as Egypt pointed the finger of blame at international "terrorism" and fears of sectarian violence mounted.

(NST) - Embattled PKR Padang Serai member of parliament N. Gobalakrishnan yesterday alleged that the party’s deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali had breached its election rules by pushing for a re-election for the Perak PKR liaison committee chairman post.