NEWS : SUNDAY 17 MAY 2009

NEWS : SUNDAY 17 MAY 2009

Malaysia braces for possible flu outbreak
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is bracing itself for a possible outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) following the discovery of its second confirmed case.
Health deputy director-general Datuk Dr Ramlee Rahmat assured thepeople that gov - ernment hospitals and clinics, as well as privatehospitals were prepared to handle out - breaks of influenza A.

Two free of virus, one in isolation
GEORGE TOWN: Blood samples belonging to two of three individualsplaced under observation at Penang Hospital on Friday came backnegative for the influenza A (H1N1) virus, the state Health Departmenthere said.







Murugiah and six others sacked
KUALALUMPUR: People’s Pro­gressive Party supreme council member SenatorDatuk T. Murugiah and six others have been expelled from the party forallegedly tarnishing its image and trying to get it de-registered.

Power transition will not take place in Terengganu
KUALA TERENGGANU: Datuk Ahmad Said will remain the Mentri Besar of Terengganu.

Bukit Botak probe under way
PETALING JAYA: Selangor has set up a special task force to investigate the Bukit Botak land scam issue.

Mahathir won’t influence Govt over bridge project
PETALINGJAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he will notinfluence the Government to revisit the crooked bridge project.

IGP: Police will do whatever it takes to maintain security
SEPANG:The police will do whatever it takes to maintain peace and order in thecountry, including detaining certain quarters who are out to createtrouble, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said yesterday.

Council officers cut short beachfront wild party for teens
KUALATERENGGANU: A wild party on Pulau Perhentian attended by about 200teenagers – invited via Facebook – was cut short by council officerswho were tipped off that the gathering was getting brazen.

Obama applauds Najib’s appointment as Prime Minister
KUALALUMPUR: US President Barack Obama has congratulated Datuk Seri NajibTun Razak on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Malaysia and sayshe is looking forward to working closely with Najib in the months andyears ahead.

Surge in women HIV carriers
KUALALUMPUR: More Malaysian women are being infected by HIV (HumanImmunodeficiency Virus) through unprotected sex than needle sharing.

HIV in focus
EVERY minute, six people are infected with HIV - the Human Immunodeficiency Virus that causes AIDS. (See http://www.iavi.org/Pages/home.aspx)

Celebrities down with HIV
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MCA: Awarding PSD scholarships on merit in line with 1Malaysia
PETALINGJAYA: Awarding Public Service Department scholarships based onmeritocracy is in line with the concept of 1Malaysia, said MCAinformation and communication bureau chairman Lee Wei Kiat.

Sarawak textiles to be displayed at London’s Prince School of Traditional Arts
KUCHING: Sarawak’s famous pua kumbutextiles handmade by Iban weavers of the Rumah Garie longhouse in UluKapit will be displa-yed at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts inLondon from May 26 to June 5.

Ong: New ferry route will attract more tourists
PENGERANG:The opening of a new route from Tanjung Pengelih to Tanah Merah inSingapore will spur the economy in the state especially in the tourismsector.

Another student has A (H1N1) flu
PUTRAJAYA:Malaysia is stepping up efforts to contain the spread of influenza A(H1N1) after a second person came down with the illness.

Flu case jolts Malaysian student community
NEWYORK: News that a Malaysian student has been hospitalised for the A(H1N1) flu virus after returning from the United States has surprisedthe Malaysian student community here.

15 flight crew members grounded for a week
PETALINGJAYA: Malaysia Airlines has located and grounded its crew members whowere on the same flight from United States as the student whocontracted influenza A (H1N1).

Ministry: No need to don face masks
PETALINGJAYA: There is no need for the public to don face masks as aprecautionary measure against the influenza A (H1N1) virus, said theHealth Ministry Medical Practice Division director Dr Nooraini Baba.

Hisham sees dilemma brewing in flu scare
BENTONG:The people’s right to freedom will have to be taken into considerationby the Government when dealing with those infected with contagiousdiseases, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

Follow strict hygiene, ministry tells schools
KUALATERENGGANU: All schools have to adhere to strict hygiene guidelinesissued by the Health Ministry to contain any outbreak of influenza A(H1N1) among teachers and students.

Sabah imposes ban on pork import
KOTAKINABALU: Sabah has banned the import of all pork products from thepeninsula, Sarawak and overseas as a precautionary measure to controlthe spread of influenza A (H1N1).

Hospital on high alert
KUALALUMPUR: Even the security guards and cleaners at the Sungai BulohHospital are taking no chances and have started to wear face masks.

Need for tighter checks on arrivals
SHAHALAM: Malaysia needs to impose tight screening at airports, especiallyon passengers coming in from the United States and other countriesaffected by the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak, Prime Minister Datuk SeriNajib Tun Razak said.

Kajang kindergarten latest to close after HFMD outbreak
PETALINGJAYA: A kindergarten in Kajang has been closed for a week as aprecautionary measure after four children came down with hand, foot andmouth disease (HFMD).

13 detainees discharged, infection said to be contained
GEORGETOWN: Thirteen detainees from the Juru detention camp for illegalimmigrants, who were infected with leptospirosis, have been dischargedfrom the Bukit Mertajam Hospital.

Najib visits Sultan of Kelantan in hospital
KOTABARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin SeriRosmah Mansor visited the Sultan of Kelantan at the Coronary Care Unitof the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang Kerian hereyesterday for about an hour.

‘Umno must counter Opposition lies with facts’
SHAHALAM: Umno must counter the lies spread about the party by theOpposition with sound arguments based on facts, said Prime MinisterDatuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Najib: Remember our most unsung heroes
KUALALUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called onMalaysians to join him in recording his appreciation and gratitude toeducators in the country in conjunction with Teachers’ Day.

People may eventually reject both BN and Pakatan
BENTONG:The people may eventually reject both Barisan Nasional and PakatanRakyat because they are getting fed-up with the political catastrophein Perak, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Husseinyesterday.

Barisan to set up service centres open to all races
KUALATERENGGANU: Barisan Nasional will establish service centres in everyparliamentary constituency and those manning them are to renderassistance to all Malaysians, regardless of race or creed.

Ganesan: I called in police when situation became chaotic
IPOH:Perak Assembly Speaker Datuk R. Ganesan says he had no choice but tosummon the police into the House at the height of the ruckus during theMay 7 sitting.

More promotions for top teachers
KUALATERENGGANU: The Government has approved an additional 2,141 promotionsfor excellent-grade graduate teachers and principals in secondaryschools nationwide with immediate effect.

Sole nominee Hadi ‘must accept in writing’
KUALALUMPUR: Although Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang is the sole nominee forthe party presidency, he cannot be declared PAS president until heaccepts it in writing.

No complaints of money politics in PAS, says sec-gen
PETALINGJAYA: PAS is free from money politics and there is no evidencesuggesting that such a culture has crept into the party, itssecretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar said.

No offer made to Anifah, says Anwar
PETALINGJAYA: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has denied that hemade any offer to Foreign Minister Datuk Anifah Aman as incentive tojoin Pakatan Rakyat last year.

Subra to visit states to monitor job situation
KUALALUMPUR: Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam will lead hisofficers on working visits to several states, starting with Perak nextweek, to monitor the employment and retrenchment situation.

More SMI products sought at hypermarts
KUANTAN:The percentage of small and medium industry (SMI) products displayed athypermarkets is below the 30% target set by the Domestic Trade andConsumer Affairs Ministry.

Another body found after tragedy
PENGERANG:Another body has been found some two nautical miles off the coast ofTanjung Sepang here, four days after a fibreglass boat with 30 peopleon board sank in choppy waters.

Starting point for boosting relations
Themeeting with Hillary Clinton at the US State Department lasted just 30minutes. Nevertheless, it was a coup of sorts for new Foreign MinisterDatuk Anifah Aman to face a US Secretary of State who listened while hetalked.

Exco man hurt in crash
KUANTAN:A state exco member suffered light injuries in a road accidentinvolving two cars at the 231st kilometre of the East Coast Expresswayon Friday evening.