
Invite to Nobel laureate scrapped after 'protest from students'
Universiti Malaya said today it has withdrawn an invitation to Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi to give a speech on Islam, because of objections from its Iranian students.

Universiti Malaya said today it has withdrawn an invitation to Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi to give a speech on Islam, because of objections from its Iranian students.







Addressing the call by a MCA Youth delegate for the first time, the Umno Youth deputy chief says the statement was made to "gain mileage on the cheap".



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He said Muhyiddin should not be complaining of the five-month campaigning period as being too taxing for those who hold government posts.
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The RM2.3 billion military helicopter deal with Franco-German company Eurocopter should be suspended until a parliamentary committee has probed the purchase.



Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today’s agenda for the English, Bahasa, Tamil and Chinese papers?




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The DPM says he is satisfied with the apology issued by Malaysiakini over a report on a manifesto which was wrongly attributed to him.
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‘Malaysia is buying the EC-725 at a whopping price of more than RM193 million each compared to other countries which are buying it at only RM82 million each.'