
Royal commission 'a great letdown'
Today's announcement was 'a great letdown' for Malaysians who had looked forward to a new page for the judiciary, says the opposition leader.

Today's announcement was 'a great letdown' for Malaysians who had looked forward to a new page for the judiciary, says the opposition leader.

A group of NGOs and opposition parties led by Anwar Ibrahim is seeking an immediate meeting with the prime minister to discuss three key issues.

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Lawyer P Uthayakumar was released from police custody at 5pm today - exactly 24 hours after he was arrested yesterday.



New media expert Dan Gillmor says it is difficult to sweep things under the carpet now as compared to before.









Mohamad Sabu had allegedly prevented Supt Mohd Nasir Salleh from serving a warrant of arrest on him.

BN Kelantan wants the authorities to investigate who is behind the series of street protests in recent weeks. It says stern action must be taken against this individual.

One Bersih activist was not just arrested yesterday - he found his car partially burnt by the time he was released. Police said it caught fire while it was being towed away.

updated version N Gobalakrishnan is accused of using criminal force to intimidate police officers and breaking public property during a gathering at the Batu Caves temple on Nov 25.

updated version The police today raided the legal firms of Hindraf leaders P Uthayakumar and his brother Waythamoorthy "to look for seditious material" to assist their investigation into an alleged sedition case.

The opposition leader filed an application with the KL High Court to challenge a restraining order issued against Bersih members gathering at Parliament House yesterday.

The five-member commission will be headed by by former chief judge of Malaya Haidar Mohamed Noor.

The human rights commission also addressed current issues linked to recent rallies and the reaction of the authorities.

The death toll from floods has risen to seven, and nearly 27,000 people have been evacuated to relief centres as monsoon rains continue to pound the country, reports said today.

Lawyers for three Hindraf leaders discharge themselves from appearing in a stay application against the reinstatement of the Klang sedition charge as their client was not brought to court by the police.

The dailies gave prominence to the police crackdown on Bersih activists who were arrested and then released for defying a ban to hand in a memorandum to Parliament yesterday.

The contents of the Hindraf letter should be examined in a detached and objective manner. Lets be dispassionate about it.

new See him revealed in his falsehoods - a paragon of broken promises, double standards and empty words.