Archive - 30 October 2007

A rowdy fracas broke out between residents and the authorities over the demolition of a temple near Shah Alam resulting in at least four injured and eight arrested.

The police chief plays it cool despite strong hints by one of his top officers that there is 'a disturbance in the police force'.

The chief justice has forfeited the trust of the people and the confidence of the Malaysian Bar. The only thing for him to do when he no longer...

Ramli Yusuff hints that he and his men are being victimised after taking action against an underworld figure.

The PM is entitled to give his view, we have no issues with that at all. We see things differently, says its president.

To his credit, the de facto law minister managed to duck all shots fired by opposition MPs on how former Umno lawyer Zaki Azmi could be appointed to the Federal Court.

It is a voice that cannot be ignored, says the PKR leader in response to Sultan Azlan Shah's speech at the Malaysian Law Conference.

14th Law Conference They are the Islamisation process, the Islamic state declaration, the encroachment of syariah courts onto the civil courts' jurisdiction and the fanning of racial sentiments by politicians, say a top lawyer.

The country trails behind Singapore and Thailand. However, the International Trade and Industry Ministry says this is encouraging.

The government says it wants to put a dent into the trade of pirated games through a international collaborative effort with copyright associations.

The veteran opposition leader seeks to refer Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to the parliamentary committee of privileges. But the Speaker shoots it down.

The minister's stand that the authenticity of the controversial recording must be verified before any action can be taken does not go down well with the opposition.

The following is the full three-page press statement released by Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Ramli Yusuff today.

Why should ethnicity continue to solely define the Malaysian identity when there is so much more to our make-up?

Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Ramli Yusuff has confirmed he was the person being investigated for RM27 million in undeclared assets. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The impact of events over a single week in October 1987 cannot be erased, and lives on in the abuse of the Internal Security Act.

14th Law Conference The administration and implementation of 'bumiputra quota' policies in the real estate and housing industry is of great concern, says a real estate expert.

14th Law Conference The 'Walk for Justice' gave the impression that 'a problem' in the judiciary has reached a point of no return, when it has not, claimed the premier.