Monthly Archives: January 2010

Perak seeks lower payment for railway land (The Star)

Posted on January 31, 2010 by admin

IPOH: The Perak government is appealing to the Railway Asset Corporation to reduce the RM38mil it is asking for a 94.5ha railway land in Kuala Sepetang, Taiping. Continue reading →

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Perak demands release of railway land to be reviewed (The Malaysian Insider)

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

IPOH, Jan 30 — The Perak government has urged Railway Asset Management Corporation (PAK) to review the RM38 million for the release of railway land between Taiping and Kuala Sepetang. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir (picture) said PAK should consider giving the 94.5 hectare land for free as it had not been used for railway operation since 1941. Continue reading →

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Perak wants RM38m for release of railway land reviewed (The New Straits Times)

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

IPOH, Sat: The Perak government has urged Railway Asset Management Corporation (PAK) to review the RM38 million for the release of railway land between Taiping and Kuala Sepetang. Continue reading →

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A-G: It’s judges’ prerogative (The New Straits Times)

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

I REFER to the letter from Vijay Shanmugam of Taiping, “Move impinges judges’ role” (NST, Jan 20) which referred to the news report headlined “Move to end leniency in court” (NST, Jan 15). Continue reading →

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CHOK SUAT LING Goggle-eyed over choice of schools (The New Straits Times)

Posted on January 28, 2010 by admin

THE first 20 high-performance schools have been named. There are primary, secondary and fully-residential schools among them, spread across several states Continue reading →

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Railway land to be sold to Perak govt ‘ (MalaysiaNews.net)

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

The Federal Government has agreed to sell 94.5ha of land between Taiping and Kuala Sepetang, then known as Port Weld, to the Perak government.In the Bukit Gantang by-election last year, the Barisan Na… Continue reading →

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Remand for Taiping arson suspects extended (The Star)

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

TAIPING: The remand order for the seven suspects involved in the two cases of attempted arson involving the All Saints Church and SMK Convent here on Jan 10 has been extended until Feb 2. Continue reading →

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Goggle-eyed over choice of schools (The New Straits Times)

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

THE first 20 high-performance schools have been named. There are primary, secondary and fully-residential schools among them, spread across several states. (What a proud achievement for my alma mater, SK Convent Kota, Taiping!) Continue reading →

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Railway Reserve Land Released To Perak Government (Bernama)

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 27 (Bernama) — Some 94.5 hectares of railway reserve land between Taiping and Kuala Sepetang no longer used for railway operations are to be released to the Perak government, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said Wednesday. Continue reading →

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Malaysia arrests 10 for ‘terrorism’ (AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Malaysia said Wednesday it had arrested 10 people including nine foreigners for “acts of terrorism”, saying they were members of an international terror outfit and threatened national security. Continue reading →

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