Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin filed an appeal on Monday against the High Court decision to refer his suit against Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, to the Federal Court.
Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad told Bernama that they had also filed a notice of motion for a stay of proceedings to refer the case to the Federal Court, which was scheduled to be heard this Friday.
The notice of appeal was filed at the High Court Registry here, while the notice of motion was filed at the Court of Appeal Registry in Putrajaya Monday morning, said Amer Hamzah.
On March 6, Justice Lau Bee Lan ruled that there were constitutional issues involving the interpretation of Article 16 (6) of the Perak Constitution and later referred four consitutional questions to the Federal Court for determination.
Mohammad Nizar, 52, filed for a judicial review on Feb 13, seeking a declaration that he is the rightful mentri besar of Perak and an injunction to bar Dr Zambry from discharging his duties as the mentri besar. - Bernama
Monday, March 16, 2009
Tenaga is most profitable firm in Khazanah's stable
Tenaga Nasional Bhd was the most profitable government-linked company (GLC) under Khazanah Nasional's management in 2008 with a profit of RM2.594bil.
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Kong Cho Ha said Bumiputra Commerce Holdings Bhd was the second most profitable at RM1.952bil for the same fiscal year.
Replying to Datuk Baharum Mohamed (BN - Sekijang), he said they were two of the eight Khanazah-managed GLCs that made profits in 2008.
The rest were Telekom Malaysia Bhd (RM791.9mil), TM International Bhd (RM497.98), Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (RM305.2mil), Malaysia Airline System Bhd (RM244.31), Proton Holdings Bhd (RM184.55mil) and UEM World Bhd (RM80.37mil).
To a supplementary question from Baharum, Kong said the Government was satisfied with the perfomance of the GLCs' respective management and staff and disagreed with Baharum's allegations that they were unsupportive of the Government.
"I disagree with the statement that the CEOs of the GLCs do not support the Government.
"They have carried out their duties and responsibility as expected of them to maintain the companies' performance.
"In their work, they have also held corporate social responsibility programmes for the public," he said.
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Kong Cho Ha said Bumiputra Commerce Holdings Bhd was the second most profitable at RM1.952bil for the same fiscal year.
Replying to Datuk Baharum Mohamed (BN - Sekijang), he said they were two of the eight Khanazah-managed GLCs that made profits in 2008.
The rest were Telekom Malaysia Bhd (RM791.9mil), TM International Bhd (RM497.98), Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (RM305.2mil), Malaysia Airline System Bhd (RM244.31), Proton Holdings Bhd (RM184.55mil) and UEM World Bhd (RM80.37mil).
To a supplementary question from Baharum, Kong said the Government was satisfied with the perfomance of the GLCs' respective management and staff and disagreed with Baharum's allegations that they were unsupportive of the Government.
"I disagree with the statement that the CEOs of the GLCs do not support the Government.
"They have carried out their duties and responsibility as expected of them to maintain the companies' performance.
"In their work, they have also held corporate social responsibility programmes for the public," he said.
Special Commercial Court to be set up
Measures are being taken to set up a special Commercial Court to speed up the hearing of commercial cases, said Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi.
He said the setting up of the special court was made by the Justice Department to improve foreign investors’ confidence in the country’s judicial system.
“We should handle commercial cases faster, with honesty and integrity so that we can woo back foreign investors to this country,” he said in his speech during the opening of the Judges Conference 2009 here on Monday.
The meeting that started Monday ends on Wednesday.
Zaki said that the department had increased the number of judges for the Commercial Court in Kuala Lumpur and the Appeal Court to handle such cases.
He said foreign investors hoped for speedy resolution of their cases because they could lose a lot of profits if the cases were delayed.
Zaki also advised judges to change the way they “think and work”, and at the same time learn to manage their cases better.
He added that judges should publish their judgements in the department’s website so that it could be read by the public.
“We also need to speed up the hearing of criminal cases to prevent the accused being detained for long periods of time,” he said.
Zaki said that two judges from the Court of Appeal have been appointed to manage cases at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
He added such judges have also been appointed in all courts nationwide to manage the movement of cases and also to manage court proceedings.
Zaki reminded all judges that they should stick to their case schedule and avoid any delay in hearing the cases.
“We need to do this to bring back the confidence of the masses in the judicial system,” he said.
He said the setting up of the special court was made by the Justice Department to improve foreign investors’ confidence in the country’s judicial system.
“We should handle commercial cases faster, with honesty and integrity so that we can woo back foreign investors to this country,” he said in his speech during the opening of the Judges Conference 2009 here on Monday.
The meeting that started Monday ends on Wednesday.
Zaki said that the department had increased the number of judges for the Commercial Court in Kuala Lumpur and the Appeal Court to handle such cases.
He said foreign investors hoped for speedy resolution of their cases because they could lose a lot of profits if the cases were delayed.
Zaki also advised judges to change the way they “think and work”, and at the same time learn to manage their cases better.
He added that judges should publish their judgements in the department’s website so that it could be read by the public.
“We also need to speed up the hearing of criminal cases to prevent the accused being detained for long periods of time,” he said.
Zaki said that two judges from the Court of Appeal have been appointed to manage cases at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
He added such judges have also been appointed in all courts nationwide to manage the movement of cases and also to manage court proceedings.
Zaki reminded all judges that they should stick to their case schedule and avoid any delay in hearing the cases.
“We need to do this to bring back the confidence of the masses in the judicial system,” he said.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Selangor MB to declare assets online by Tuesday
Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said he will post his income and assets on the state government website by Tuesday.
He blamed a computer glitch as the reason for the delay in posting his income and assets on the website due to too many declarations that had to be downloaded into the system on Friday.
The list of income for members of the Selangor state executive council and loans for asset purchases except for that of Abdul Khalid can be accessed from the state government website www.selangor.gov.my from Friday.
“I will post the latest (data) on Monday or Tuesday.
“I’d also like to know how do the people react to the declarations by state executive councillors before posting mine,” he told reporters after launching the Whistle Stop programme in conjunction with the first year anniversary of the opposition state government here yesterday.
Abdul Khalid said the move by the Selangor state government should be emulated by MPs and other state governments.
The posting followed a call made by the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah for Mentri Besar and state executive council members to declare their incomes and assets recently. — Bernama
He blamed a computer glitch as the reason for the delay in posting his income and assets on the website due to too many declarations that had to be downloaded into the system on Friday.
The list of income for members of the Selangor state executive council and loans for asset purchases except for that of Abdul Khalid can be accessed from the state government website www.selangor.gov.my from Friday.
“I will post the latest (data) on Monday or Tuesday.
“I’d also like to know how do the people react to the declarations by state executive councillors before posting mine,” he told reporters after launching the Whistle Stop programme in conjunction with the first year anniversary of the opposition state government here yesterday.
Abdul Khalid said the move by the Selangor state government should be emulated by MPs and other state governments.
The posting followed a call made by the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah for Mentri Besar and state executive council members to declare their incomes and assets recently. — Bernama
MMC can examine Kugan's post-mortem reports
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai will ask the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) to examine the two post-mortem reports conducted on car theft suspect A. Kugan, who died while in police custody.
He said this was due to a complaint lodged by Kugan’s mother, N. Indra, with the MMC.
“They (the MMC) should do so and I will inform them,” Liow told reporters on Sunday after attending a blood donation campaign organised by the Cheras MCA Youth division and KL Sentul Lions Club.
He said the independent inquiry, formed by the ministry to look into the two post-mortem reports carried out at the Serdang Hospital and Universiti Malaya Medical Centre respectively, had already met several times.
Indra and her lawyer, N. Surendran had on Friday, handed over a complaint letter to the MMC.
Surendran had said they wanted an investigation done into possible misconduct by the first pathologist who conducted the post-mortem on Kugan as well as the Serdang Hospital.
Surendran had said the first report noted that Kugan’s spleen was normal but the second, conducted at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, showed heavy bleeding.
In the interest of justice and fair play, the ministry had recently initiated an independent inquiry into the two post-mortem reports.
He said this was due to a complaint lodged by Kugan’s mother, N. Indra, with the MMC.
“They (the MMC) should do so and I will inform them,” Liow told reporters on Sunday after attending a blood donation campaign organised by the Cheras MCA Youth division and KL Sentul Lions Club.
He said the independent inquiry, formed by the ministry to look into the two post-mortem reports carried out at the Serdang Hospital and Universiti Malaya Medical Centre respectively, had already met several times.
Indra and her lawyer, N. Surendran had on Friday, handed over a complaint letter to the MMC.
Surendran had said they wanted an investigation done into possible misconduct by the first pathologist who conducted the post-mortem on Kugan as well as the Serdang Hospital.
Surendran had said the first report noted that Kugan’s spleen was normal but the second, conducted at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, showed heavy bleeding.
In the interest of justice and fair play, the ministry had recently initiated an independent inquiry into the two post-mortem reports.
RM10bil to makeover three areas
The Selangor state government will spend RM10 bil to give Petaling Jaya, Kajang and Klang a makeover.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the makeover would span over the next five to 10 years.
The facelift project will take off next month with a brainstorming conference to find ways to complete the task.
Khalid added among the participants were several experienced town planners including a Malaysian based in the United States.
Klang, for instance said Khalid, needed to strengthen its identity given its 150-year history.
“Klang has no character at the moment and it’s not known where the centre of town is”, he told reporters after launching a seminar for the Sri Andalas state assembly constituency here on Sunday.
He added since the Klang River appeared to be the town’s focal identity, work would also be done to clean the river up.
“Klang’s character is the river, like how they have the Thames (river) in England. We want to clean-up the river and if we can do that we can create a character for Klang,” he said.
He said Klang’s makeover would take about seven years and included refurbishment of some old structures.
Khalid said the makeover might also include working towards extending the light rail transit network to Klang or having boat rides right up to Masjid Jamek in Kuala Lumpur to ease traffic congestion.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the makeover would span over the next five to 10 years.
The facelift project will take off next month with a brainstorming conference to find ways to complete the task.
Khalid added among the participants were several experienced town planners including a Malaysian based in the United States.
Klang, for instance said Khalid, needed to strengthen its identity given its 150-year history.
“Klang has no character at the moment and it’s not known where the centre of town is”, he told reporters after launching a seminar for the Sri Andalas state assembly constituency here on Sunday.
He added since the Klang River appeared to be the town’s focal identity, work would also be done to clean the river up.
“Klang’s character is the river, like how they have the Thames (river) in England. We want to clean-up the river and if we can do that we can create a character for Klang,” he said.
He said Klang’s makeover would take about seven years and included refurbishment of some old structures.
Khalid said the makeover might also include working towards extending the light rail transit network to Klang or having boat rides right up to Masjid Jamek in Kuala Lumpur to ease traffic congestion.
Signboard for Pakatan's Democracry Tree removed
The memorial plaque at the base of Perak Pakatan Rakyat’s self-styled Democracy Tree has been removed by the city council.
Ipoh mayor Roshidi Hashim confirmed that the council had removed the black marble slab early Sunday morning as it was an obstruction in a public area under Section 46(1)(a) of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974.
”As far as we are concerned, the structure was illegally erected on a road reserve. We have given them plenty of time to remove the plaque,” he said.
He added the council later lodged a police report on the issue.
Asked why the notice was pinned on the tree and not served to any Pakatan representative, Roshidi said the council did not know who owned the plaque.
Also removed were five signposts marking Pakatans five saplings, named Transparency, Justice, Integrity, Trustworthiness and Welfare, which were planted nearby.
The saplings, like the Democracy Tree, were untouched.
The plaque commemorated Pakatan’s historic emergency state assembly on March 3 under the tree after its 28 assemblymen failed to gain entrance into the state secretariat.
Residents and tourists, flocked to the tree on Sunday to pose for photographs next to a gaping hole where a bulldozer had removed the plaque.
State DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming had told reporters that Pakatan would ignore the council’s notice as it had been served on the tree not to the coaliation.
Ipoh mayor Roshidi Hashim confirmed that the council had removed the black marble slab early Sunday morning as it was an obstruction in a public area under Section 46(1)(a) of the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974.
”As far as we are concerned, the structure was illegally erected on a road reserve. We have given them plenty of time to remove the plaque,” he said.
He added the council later lodged a police report on the issue.
Asked why the notice was pinned on the tree and not served to any Pakatan representative, Roshidi said the council did not know who owned the plaque.
Also removed were five signposts marking Pakatans five saplings, named Transparency, Justice, Integrity, Trustworthiness and Welfare, which were planted nearby.
The saplings, like the Democracy Tree, were untouched.
The plaque commemorated Pakatan’s historic emergency state assembly on March 3 under the tree after its 28 assemblymen failed to gain entrance into the state secretariat.
Residents and tourists, flocked to the tree on Sunday to pose for photographs next to a gaping hole where a bulldozer had removed the plaque.
State DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming had told reporters that Pakatan would ignore the council’s notice as it had been served on the tree not to the coaliation.
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