Archive - 9 October 2007

Batu Buruk riot A fact-finding mission by Suhakam was unable to determine the facts behind a near-fatal shooting incident despite the commission's wide powers to interview witnesses.

Sheikh Muszaphar says he will feel more spiritual and hopes to come back and share all his feelings with other Muslims all over the world.

updated version The decision is made despite Suhakam's preliminary finding that there was evidence of police brutality and human rights violations during the incident. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Lingam tape The de facto law minister agrees that there is no 'witness protection bill', but points the finger at his press secretary.

The taps are definitely not running dry for Syabas. The water concessionaire raked in RM25 million in two years by re-connecting supply to thousands of households. [VIDEO INSIDE]

One wonders when will we ever get serious about the level of corruption and patronage in the country for some thing to be done to correct the glaring wrongs.

The wife of Indonesia's education and culture attache was detained last Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur for allegedly being an illegal migrant.

Pengumuman tersebut dibuat oleh Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi Datuk Seri Jamaludin Jarjis mengumumkan di Baikonur hari ini.

Another case of gerrymandering? A highly unusual increase in new voters may impact on opposition leader Lim Kit Siang's chances in the next general election, the party fears.

exclusive Being the son-in-law of the prime minister is no easy task, says Senator Wan Farid Wan Salleh. This, he adds, will always put the fledgling politician in the line of fire. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Tee Hui Yi and Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor are special because they are Malaysians - nothing else should matter.

The 10-member association refuses to see eye-to-eye with the US or China on how the crisis should be tackled.

Among the top news are changes to the law on organ donation and final preparations of the Soyuz, the Russian rocket that would take the first Malaysian cosmonaut into space.

However, a plantation company and its contractor are seeking an injunction to bar the six from entering the work site in a dispute over land.

Under a central bank ruling, the Employees Provident Fund needs to reduce its holding to 35 percent - from 82 percent - by June next year.

Space fever has gripped Malaysia as the nation prepares to watch its first astronaut blast off into space from a launch site in Kazakhstan tomorrow night.