Archive - 20 October 2007

The Lingam tape The veracity of the video clip is questionable and the Anti-Corruption Agency cannot continue investigations, says its chief Ahmad Said Hamdan.

PPP AGM During his speech, PPP Youth chief T Murugiah shouted "Barisan Nasional, return our seats!" four times, which was followed by loud cheers from the delegates.

Appealing against the judgment in favour of ex-ISA detainee Abdul Malek can only mean that the government has yet to 'walk the talk' of respect for human rights.

The Lingam tape If Nazri Abdul Aziz can help the chief justice to mislead Parliament about the abolition of common law, he may do the same with the VK Lingam tape, says a worried Kit Siang.

For People's Progressive Party members in Malacca, their chief minister did the unthinkable by telling them to leave the Barisan Nasional during a PPP function.

Former disgruntled members of MIC and PPP turn up in a Tamil restaurant in Penang to hear MIUP president KS Nallakaruppan's political vision.

With a potential appeal looming and the payment yet to be cashed in, it doesn't stop ex-ISA detainee Abdul Malek Hussin from suggesting how his money would be spent.

I was forced to drink their urine and they threatened to feed me with dog faeces... they beat me a total of 63 times and I lost consciousness five times, Abdul Malek Hussin told Malaysiakini.

The crisis in Burma does reveal the hypocrisy beneath all that talk of justice and human rights in international politics.

Zainuddin Maidin applauds Lee Kuan Yew's defamation win against the London Financial Times as a victory over the 'Western values of press freedom.'

Calvin Lee Chee Keong launches a legal bid to prevent being sent to Iraq, claiming deployment to the warzone conflicts with his religious beliefs.

The Palestinian leader says the talks with Pak Lah focused on a co-ordinated approach to the meeting with Israel in order to find a 'good, peaceful solution'.