Archive - 15 September 2008

updated 1.25am He told a 20,000-strong rally tonight that he had the numbers and wants to meet with the PM to discuss a smooth transistion. [PHOTOS & VIDEO INSIDE]

Teresa Kok’s lawyers have made a ‘habeas corpus’ application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today in an effort to free her from detention. [VIDEO INSIDE]

ISA arrests are only made when the police strongly believe that certain acts by the individuals can pose a serious threat to public order, says the deputy police chief.

Teresa Kok, who has been arrested under the ISA, has demanded an apology from Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia for allegedly accusing her of instigating the azan controversy.

updated 8.20pm Ipoh Sessions Court today fixed Feb 10 next year to hear the 16 corruption charges against two Perak government executive councillors and three others.

The education minister says he personally feels that security law should not have been used against Tan Hoon Cheng.

open letter Here's former UN envoy and senior lawyer Param Cumaraswamy's o pen letter to Home Affairs Syed Hamid Albar.

A delegation of Pakatan Rakyat members hand a memorandum seeking Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's attention into the current situation. [VIDEO INSIDE]

comment Its leaders are singing a new tune in being critical of the ISA after being indifferent for decades.

International Trade and Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin says he has no plans resign despite calls from several of his cabinet colleagues to do so.

On Saturday, the home minister said he had not interfered with the police decision. Today, a Malay daily quotes him as saying he was only doing his job.

Malaysian shares lost 1.52 percent by midday, amid increasing fears of rising political turmoil following a government crackdown after market-close last week.

updated 10.55pm De facto Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim tenders his resignation over the government's use of ISA against three individuals last week.

updated 7pm The parents of Seputeh parliamentarian Teresa Kok were able to see their detained daughter at federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman.

Whether it is azans or religious lecturers, they are among the 'symbols' of Islam and these should not be questioned, says the Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia secretary-general.

The battle-weary PM is under pressure to quit by the year-end after Friday's shock crackdown backfired, allowing his political rivals to finally oust him from office.

I have been trading in bazaars for the past 20 years and this is the worst year for me, said Azahari Wahab as he prepared 'ikan bakar' at his stall.

first-person account The Sin Chew Daily journalist recounts her ordeal while detained under the ISA, for reasons that have come under widespread criticism.

free This would then ensure that more draconian methods can be justified to hold the entire Malaysian population hostage, says one Malaysiakini reader.

Like Wes Brown's own goal cost MU the match, the ISA arrests could be the final straw that tips the scales of BN.

Some 500 people from different racial, religious and political backgrounds held a peaceful candlelight vigil in Georgetown to protest the ISA arrests.

The Penang chief minister says that Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar’s justification of the detention of a Chinese-language journalist is ‘ludicrous’.

It's a diplomatic enclave without diplomats, embassies or limousines, and a multi-billion-dollar extravaganza of monumental avenues, lakes and dome-topped buildings.

Berita Harian led with the call by Umno veep Mohd Ali Rustam to the people not to be swayed by the reasons given by Anwar for the delay in forming a new government tomorrow.

comment The ruling coalition appears determined to oust itself from power with or without the help of opposition stalwart Anwar Ibrahim.

free 'It is good that Zaid Ibrahim has chosen to disassociate himself from the rest of the government. The people laud your stand as a true law minister, sir.'