Archive - 1 November 2007

breaking news The newly-minted Court of Appeal president will be holding the top post in an acting capacity until a proper appointment - which will be made 'as soon as possible'.

exclusive photos Malaysia Hindu Sangam, who had a representative at the scene, says MBSA officers threw stones into the temple where a ceremony was taking place. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Sulaiman Taib, the younger son of Sarawak's chief minister, is set to enter active politics by taking up the vice-president's post in PBB Youth.

Tourism dollar from the Middle East, the robust economies of China and India, and the soaring oil prices will see us through, says second finance minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop.

However the long-haul budget carrier is still undecided if it will fly to London or Manchester.

Fourteen seized disc-manufacturing machines worth RM42 million were destroyed in a campaign to battle piracy and protect intellectual property.

The government says the amount was collected in the forms of levy, temporary working pass and visa.

Democracy and freedom of the media went out the door when Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Ramli Yusuff requested Malaysiakini journalists to...

free Patriotism is the overwhelming love for the country, that pushes a person to the extreme in fighting for the name and glory of his nation, says Dr Khoo Kay Kim.

A urgent motion to debate the demolition of a Hindu temple in Shah Alam yesterday was shot down by the deputy speaker.

However, KL police chief CPO Zulhasnan Najib Baharuddin stresses that the law is the law, and any public gathering must have a police permit.

The Umno Youth deputy chief offers a light hearted theory as to why he has been the subject of criticism by former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

The government says it had to cancel the project after taking into consideration its maintenance and operation costs.

Several newspapers have speculated embattled top cop Ramli Yusoff will be charged in court today for not disclosing all of his assets.

PKR is a much more suitable coalition partner for the DAP compared to PAS because of PKR's much more moderate stance on issues like the NEP and the Islamic state.

It all began with the allegations in March that Deputy Internal Security Minister Johari Baharum had received RM5.5 million in bribes to release three gangsters held under the Emergency Ordinance, which allows detention without trial.

Kee Thuan Chye's political play 'The Big Purge' on Ops Lalang is a critique of state-initiated race supremacy and a polemic against racial polarisation.

updated version The Kuala Lumpur High Court quashes the perjury conviction and the 18-month jail sentence imposed on PKR vice-president Mohd Azmin Ali in 1999.

14th Law Conference That was the question put to a number ex-judges and lawyers at a 'coffee-table' panel on the last day of the conference.

14th Law Conference Lawyer Edmund Bon says the 'limping nature' of constitutionalism in Malaysia demands a resurrection of sorts through the overhaul of the nation's charter.

updated version The Commercial Crimes Investigation Dept chief is in the dock facing three charges over his alleged failure to account for his vast wealth and for his involvement in business. [VIDEO INSIDE]