Archive - 23 October 2007

Three cops went to the Bar Council office to grill its leaders on the 'Walk for Justice', but came off second-best. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Lingam tape The Anti-Corruption Agency will not back down from its demand for the original copy of the videotape.

The PAS president was wrongly identified by the Daily Mirror as an al-Qaeda leader and a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay.

The prime minister says the per capita income of all Malaysians has increased over the years, contributing to the betterment of their quality of living.

The National Union of Bank Employees says the Human Resources Minister had uttered false and misleading statements against picketing.

A public hearing on Saturday in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Operasi Lalang , will allow Malaysians to judge the events of 1987.

The Cambridge dictionary describes patriotism as when a person loves his country, feels proud of it and if necessary willing to fight to defend it.

The de facto law minister outlines exactly how the Election Commission is 'tied' down.

The Dewan Rakyat speaker has rejected Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang's motion to debate Malaysia's poor showing in a global press freedom index.

An exception has been made to enable PKR head Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to re-file an urgent motion on alleged abuse of power in judicial appointments.

The first of two controversial Scorpene-class submarines was inaugurated yesterday in the northern port city of Cherbourg during a visit by Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Local councils should not be asking residents' associations to do their enforcement works in monitoring and demolishing illegal places of worship.

An 'audacious' band of counterfeiters tried to con the Bank of England out of a whopping 28 billion pounds.

All the newspapers highlighted the ACA arrests of government officers and individuals allegedly involved in corrupt practices as reported in the 2006 Audit report.

The Hishamudin judgment has already opened our eyes to the immense benefits that a just judiciary can bring to the nation.

Japanese ships are being made to wait at three Sarawak ports reportedly as a retaliatory move following the timber kickbacks scandal which came to light seven months ago.

Contrary to Bernard Dompok's claim, the Abdullah government is responsible for both new arrests and renewal of detention under the Internal Security Act, said a lobby group.

"It was too short, only 12 days. I dream of staying much longer," Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor told journalists in Moscow.

Lim Goh Tong, who turned a jungle hilltop into one of the world's most successful casino resorts, died on Tuesday.

updated version 'Casino King' Lim Goh Tong, who turned a jungle hilltop into one of the world's most successful casino resorts, died this morning. He was 89

Malaysia saw a 22 percent drop in new HIV infections last year as intravenous drug use - and needle-sharing - has dropped off significantly.