Archive - 7 June 2007

Peguam Karpal Singh fail notis rayuan terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi menolak bantahannya supaya peguam Hazman Ahmad tidak dibenarkan mewakili tertuduh dalam perbicaraan Altantunya Shaariibuu.

The veteran lawyer's grouse is that the trial judge and a defence counsel are related by marriage.

An Indonesian gets angry over persistent teasing over his 'stateless' status and starts shooting.

Some residents are upset that the lake at the Subang Ria Park might disappear under a new wave of property development. [Video Inside]

An opposition party calls on the soon-to-be hitched prime minister to present the nation with a wedding gift.

Severe mudslide and flash floods - allegedly due to logging works - have ravaged a small village in Kedah.

Before any decision is made on the implementation of hand phone registration, MCMC is seeking public response for the suggestion.

One consumer group calls it 'illogical and stupid' while another says the proposal can be advantageous if it can help curb theft.

A few years back, while applying for my MyKad at the National Registration Department, I was asked by the officer what my religion was. "Christian?" "No religion," I replied.

A media report today states that the tie up will see Volkswagen taking a 51 percent stake in Proton.

Officials in protective suits began culling last night, collecting birds, including pets and geese, for testing and disposal.

Lawyer Zulkifli Nordin defends himself amidst attacks on his professionalism following his withdrawal as defence counsel in the Altantuya case.

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda in the English, Bahasa, Chinese and Tamil dailies? Find out here.

A mufti, MP and a prince did something recently making one wonder whether the wind of change is blowing to our shores at long last.

Indeed, our ministers, through their operatives, should try their hand at blogging, and get connected to their constituents.

updated version After all, says Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang, the murder trial is likely to be the most high-profile trial under Abdul Gani's tenure as AG.

A campaign is being waged to fight environmentalist claims that the plantations destroy vast swathes of tropical forest, pushing endangered animals towards extinction.