http://www.malaysiakini.com/news?ennews and views that matterenWed, 10 Feb 2010 06:35:00 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/feeds/news.xmlhttp://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124087Stare Decisis is a hallowed principle in the jurisprudential canon. It simply means that you respect the legal precedent established in analogous cases in the past. The decision handed down today by...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:46:13 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124087http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124084The government had purchased 1294 public buses for RM93 million in 2003, only to turn them into scrap two years later. In the process Finance Ministry-owned Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) may...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:54:32 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124084http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124076Federal Territories (FT) PKR is questioning a news report which claimed that four of its members defected to Umno. According to Bernama yesterday, FT PKR treasurer Norasidi Salim resigned together...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:13:28 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124076http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124077Hundreds gathered at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya today, awaiting with bated breath for the outcome of the MB versus MB case at the Federal Court. Four busloads of Perak Barisan Nasional...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:10:09 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124077http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124073Former Sabah chief minister Harris Salleh is convinced that the future of Sabah and Sarawak will be strengthened with closer economic ties with the rest of Borneo, including Indonesia's Kalimantan...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:04:13 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124073http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124072Unlike other children, 14 year old Darshin Ponnuthurai has been unable to attend school for the past few weeks due to complications with her application to attend school, according to her adoptive...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:53:18 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124072http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124056Kedah Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak today called on all quarters to accept the decision of the Federal Court which declared Zambry Abdul Kadir as the menteri besar of Perak.Azizan, who is also...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:07:03 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124056http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124049Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin could not continue to govern Perak when he had lost majority support in the state assembly, said the Federal Court in handing down its ruling on the MB vs MB tussle.Chief...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:56:25 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124049http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124050Malaysia today called on military-run Burma to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of national elections it expects to be held around October. We want a free, fair and an inclusive election...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:54:18 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124050http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124040The Federal Court decision today will lead to a situation where there could be absolute monarchy in Malaysia, claimed former menteri besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.He said there will be no need to...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:51:43 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124040http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124041Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) boss Abu Kassim Mohamed said that while the commission has completed its investigations on a number of high-profile cases, they are being held up by the...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:42:34 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124041http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124035The government is urged to take stern action against owners of vehicles parked on road or expressway shoulder to avoid accidents like that at km 252.3 of the North-South Expressway near Seremba...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:19:24 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124035http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124036A Hindu temple in Air Panas, Setapak was demolished by the Kuala Lumpur city council (DBKL) yesterday morning, leaving local villagers crying foul.According to Om Sri Maha Kaliaman Alayam temple...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:15:23 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124036http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124028Zambry Abdul Kadir said he accepted the Federal Court's decision today declaring him as the rightful Perak menteri besar with gratitude and humility.He said he hoped that the matter would end with the...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:44:34 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124028http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124027The hullabaloo in Putrajaya this morning failed to seep through to the sleepy streets of Ipoh town, where life went on regardless of the landmark legal battle to decide the rightful menteri besar (MB)...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:13 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124027http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124030The Federal Court's decision today to dismiss Pakatan Rakyat's Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin's appeal and declaring Zambry Abd Kadir of BN as the rightful Perak menteri besar drew a variety of opinions from...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:28:35 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124030http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124024Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was pleased with the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Abduk Razak for an administration that met the needs of the people and the nation. I have met...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:28:58 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124024http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124023The complainant in the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, today lodged a police report over an alleged death threat on the former's Facebook fanpage. The alleged death threat was...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:26:22 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124023http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124022All the action was in Putrajaya this morning, as the Federal Court delivered its much-awaited decision in the MB vs MB saga.Barisan Nasional (BN) scored a 5-0 victory over Pakatan Rakyat, as the...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:25:05 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124022http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124015The future of Malaysia depends on a credible two-party system. We all know that an alternative government will help keep politicians honest.If too much power has made some politicians deranged, a...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:54:51 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124015http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124009Besieged with problems, the opposition pact of PKR-DAP-PAS, or better known as Pakatan Rakyat, will hold a series of retreats next month to brainstorm strategies to counter attacks from the Barisan...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:18:18 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124009http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124008Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?Front PageEnglish NewspapersNew Straits Times front paged the MACC operation review panel...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:13:00 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124008http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124007Human Rights Party Malaysia (HRP) is alleging that Umno BN is treating the Indian community as` beggars' by dishing out `crumbs' and `peanuts' instead of giving them their equal rights in the share of...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:08:56 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124007http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124004As most of the 24 Perak marginal state seats are in Malay majority areas, the Malay electorate's support in the next state election will be vital for both Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional.Pakatan's...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:18:05 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124004http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124000The Federal Court, the highest in the country, has delivered a unanimous decision in declaring that Zambry Abd Kadir of BN is the rightful Perak menteri besar (MB).In doing so just after 11am, it...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:10:47 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/124000http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123998Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial at the Kuala Lumpur High Court has been postponed for the second consecutive day following an application by the defence reply to an affidavit filed by the...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:54:56 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123998http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123992The Federal Court will today rule on whether Barisan Nasional's Zambry Abd Kadir is the rightful Perak menteri besar, ending a year-long feud which has gripped the silver state. The legal drama began...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:31:26 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123992http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123991A public inquiry by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) was told that the arrests and detention of fivelawyers at the Brickfields police station on May 7, 2009, was lawful.Brickfields...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:29:34 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123991http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123989Following is a chronology of the events which unfolded during the political crisis in Perak after the 12th general election on March 8, 2008, leading up to the ruling today of the Federal Court on who...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:16:40 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123989http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123988One year after triggering the fall of the Perak Pakatan Rakyat state government, Behrang state assemblyperson Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi has no regrets.Though he had to vacate his seat in the state...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:12:16 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123988http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123987'It is for you to prove yourself first, Abu Kassim. We cannot afford to give every new chief of the MACC the benefit of doubt. I hope you are clear on this.'MACC chief: Kick my ass if I'm wrongCala:...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:57:01 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123987http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123986'What a circus and yet what can be done? It reminds one of what Saddam Hussein once and it is fast becoming a reality now in Malaysia.'Anwar's trial: Application to disqualify judgeSmeagol: What a...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:43:52 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123986http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123984Prime Minster Najib Abdul Razak today expressed disappointment that his '1Malaysia' concept is often misunderstood. Speaking when opening the '1Malaysia Economic Conference' in Kuala Lumpur this...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:13:03 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123984http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123985The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) probe on VK Lingam for allegedly writing judgments for certain court cases is still ongoing. However, the commission has cleared Lingam of any...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:12:08 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123985http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123983More female police officers will be promoted to branch and unit heads in line with the policy of having 30 per cent women's quota in the police's policy and decision-making process, said...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:54:17 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123983http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123982Tomorrow is the judgment day of two menteri besar in Perak - Zambry Abdul Kadir and Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin - when the nation's apex court decides who is the rightful one to lead the state...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:44:31 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123982http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123981A tiger which injured a tribesman in northern Malaysia was found dead with gunshot, spear and snare wounds inflicted before the weekend attack, a wildlife official said today.Shabrina Shariff...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:36:08 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123981http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123980Malaysia today warned foreign governments not to criticise its justice system or meddle in the sodomy trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.The trial, which Anwar says is a political plot to...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:33:32 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123980http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123976The Taiping Sessions Court today reduced bail to RM5,000 from the RM30,000 imposed by the Taiping Magistrate Court last week for three of the four men charged with arson attacks on two churches and a...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:57:17 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123976http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123972Hindraf brothers P Waythamoorthy and Uthayakumar have categorically ruled out another polls pact with Pakatan Rakyat, with their previous support for the opposition alliance being seen as a flash in...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:46 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123972http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123973The Seremban police has confiscated 22 books published by Kinibooks, a subsidiary of Malaysiakini, last Friday from a local bookstore here.12 copies of '1Funny Malaysia' comic books and 10 copies of...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:22:02 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123973http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123960Government industrial subsidies will be gradually removed as part of the government's New Economic Model to create a competitive business environment, said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:07:36 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123960http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123958In recent weeks, Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has been touring the national ceramah circuit to charm his legion of followers, building support ahead of his second sodomy trial.But last night, Anwar...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:48:03 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123958http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123956The Human Resources Ministry's ill-conceived and brutal policies, including the approval of more foreign workers, are causing Malaysian workers to suffer on depressed wages. In levelling the charge...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:42:35 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123956http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123952The Human Rights Party may pose a candidate against former Pakatan Rakyat menteri besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin in Pasir Panjang, Perak, should state elections be called. HRP pro-tem secretary-general P...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:25:52 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123952http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123951Contrary to rumours floated about by his critics, Bayan Baru member of parliament Zahrain Hashim will face the PKR disciplinary board after all. He said that he is duty-bound to clarify his recent...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:05:26 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123951http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123949The six-month MCA power tussle has expanded to the administration arm after MCA vice-president Liow Tiong Lai announced last week that his faction will boycott all events organised by party leadership...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:29:17 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123949http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123945Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said of 66 state government projects in the past two years, 44 projects worth RM68 millions were given to Malay contractors.The projects were for water pipe works...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:45:46 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123945http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123939Motorists using 17 highways will receive incentives such as 'toll free' rides and discounts from toll concessionaires as 'ang pow' for the Chinese New Year.As an appreciation for motorists, the...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:26:19 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123939http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123940Regardless of points of law or consideration of justice, a ruling in favour of ousted Perak menteri besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin may mean more trouble ahead for the Silver State. Should the court rule...Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:07:54 +0800http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/123940