INDIA banned pre-paid mobile telephones in Kashmir today, state television reported, following concerns that militants were using them to trigger bombs and hide their identities.
Mobile phones were launched in Kashmir only in 2003 after security agencies gave the go-ahead, but pre-paid versions are suspected to have been used in attacks since.
Pre-paid phones – phones that [...]
Is Najib 1Malaysia idealism a new form of religious fundamentalism? According to CNN over the past several months more than 20,000 bibles have been seized by Najib’s government.
The seizures have fed fears among minority groups, which see signs of encroaching Islamic fundamentalism in the predominantly Muslim but multi-racial country.
“There is a growing sense of [...]
The government has set up a high-powered task force, headed by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, to study the 2008 Auditor-General’s report and initiate appropriate action against those responsible for financial irregularities and abuse of power mentioned in the report.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the setting-up of [...]
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMS) fined three of the country’s four WiMax licensees a total of RM3.8 million for failing to rolled out required network coverage.
YTL E-Solutions, was handed a fine of RM1.9 million as the only licensee that has yet to roll out commercial services. Asiaspace was fined 1.7 million ringgit while REDtone [...]
The turmoil in the MCA looks set to continue after one third of its central committee (CC) members yesterday requisitioned for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to call for fresh CC elections.
EGM requisitionist and CC member Wong Nai Chee said the group had collected 16 signatures from the 43 CC members to call for an [...]
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants all parties to pursue discussions on the proposal for a single stream education system so that all views on the matter can be explored.
Muhyiddin, who is Education Minister, said that although he agreed with the single stream arrangement, the country’s education system had taken the path of [...]
Port Klang assemblyman Badrul Hisham Abdullah Thursday declared that he is quitting Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) with immediate effect.
In a news conference to announce his decision, Badrul Hisham, 49, said he would remain an independent assemblyman and would support the Barisan Nasional (BN).
He said he made the decision as he had lost his confidence in [...]
A LANDMARK AUD$9.6 million (RM29.7 million) compensation deal has finally been brokered for a boy who suffered horrific injuries after he was sucked down a school drain.
A judge next week will decide whether to accept the deal, which would set a record for Queensland’s highest personal injury payout.
The agreement was lodged in the Supreme Court [...]
