May 18th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — The High Court today ordered the New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd (NSTP) and three of its reporters to pay RM250,000 in general and aggravated damages to the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) for publishing four defamatory articles about the union. Judge Datuk Lau Bee Lan also ordered former NUBE executive …
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May 17th
KOTA KINABALU, May 17 — The government will not impose a different private sector minimum wage for Sabah and Sarawak if a review conducted by the National Wage Consultation Council (NWCC) finds that the economies of the two states continue to grow, said Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam.
May 13th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Perlis Mufti Juanda Jaya has defended the National Fatwa Council’s (MFN) edict last week barring Muslims from participating in “unproductive” and unlawful assemblies, saying it was not specific to the April 28 Bersih rally which ended in violence. He told Umno-linked Utusan Malaysia in an interview published today that the ..
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May 12th
PASIR MAS, May 12 — Malay right-wing group Perkasa has proposed that the National Fatwa Council deliberate on whether it is appropriate for PAS to use the word “Islam” in its name.
May 9th
GEORGE TOWN, May 9 — The Penang government has proposed National Defence University lecturer Dr Ariffin S.M. Omar and executive secretary of the National Union of Transport Equipment and Allied Industry Workers, Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud, as senators. Ariffin, 63, and Syed Shahir (picture), 60, were unanimously chosen for the post at the state ..
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May 9th
PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — The government has undertaken several measures to promote good governance, accountability and transparency, said Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang. He cited the National Key Result Area (NKRA) against corruption as an important element in the Government Transformation Programme (GTP), under which several core initiatives have …
Read more here: Ambrin: Government strives to foster good governance, accountability, transparency
May 8th
PUTRAJAYA, May 8 — The list of 40,558 voters on the electoral roll whose status is considered dubious has been confirmed and their records are still with the National Registration Department (NRD), Bernama Online reported this evening. Home Ministry Secretary-General Tan Sri Mahmood Adam said in a statement that the Election Commission (EC) would …
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May 7th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — PKR today criticised the National Fatwa Council’s latest edict banning Muslims from participating in unlawful and anti-government assemblies, claiming it was an Umno ploy to stifle dissent. PKR information chief Dr Muhammad Nur Manuty said the council’s “fatwa” was in direct contradiction with another issued by Islamic ..
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May 3rd
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May 1st
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — Over a thousand workers marched across the city centre this morning in protest against the newly announced minimum wage policy and calling for basic employee rights.
Read the original: On Labour Day, workers march for more money