The parliament speaker says he has met with the attorney-general over the issue and has decided that the opposition motion to debate and move a vote of 'no-confidence' against the Election Commission cannot proceed as it would be subjudice to election petitions pending in court.
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The island republic believes that the future battlefield is technology-driven
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wants the island-state's armed forces to be modernised and transformed into a lean and effective fighting machine, says its prime minister.
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A women's group takes the local media to task over their sensational headlines and graphic details in reporting high-profile sex crimes. Such sensationalism is neither ethical nor responsible, it says.
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The deputy prime minister says an investigation will be launched into another missing trainee case at Serdang and adds that all camp commanders must ensure that the trainees under them are accounted for at all times.
0The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has proposed a three-pronged measure to prevent maid abuse in the future, including requiring employers to produce their foreign maids at least once a month to the regulatory authorities.
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The Election Commission chief says he won't be making any statements regarding any debate on the EC during the current parliamentary session as it might influence election petitions pending in court.
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A 36-year-old woman is charged in court with abusing her Indonesian maid Nirmala Bonat resulting in injuries which shocked the nation when exposed on Thursday. The court has denied her bail and ordered her to be remanded at the Kajang Prison pending trial.
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Third world cities have been dumped by the IOC from its list of possible hosts for the 2012 games and Brazil lambasts the decision as a political one brought about by pressure from rich first world nations wanting to monopolise the games prestige, glamour and downstream benefits.
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Human rights abuses which would have brought down governments in other nations are the norm in our country because ministers here are immune from public scrutiny and political accountability, says the writer.
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The Federal Court rejects jailed ex-deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim's application for bail pending his sodomy conviction appeal decision. It is Anwar's third bail application rejection but the jailed politician says he will continue with the struggle for democracy and rule of law.
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