Archive - 28 October 2008

The wife and family members of imprisoned Hindraf leader M Manoharan speak up about the ‘joyless’ Deepavali they went through yesterday. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The Health Ministry has set up a website and four hotlines where the public can check for melamine-tainted food products.

Six staff bodies in the state agency have refused to accept the new acting general manager, but the chief minister insists that she is the most qualified person for the job.

updated 8.20pm He said the controversial multi-billion ringgit deal to buy a fleet of military helicopters has been put on hold until the economy improves. [VIDEO INSIDE]

‘Even a two percent reduction of the tariff would help the people to save on other expenses,’ a consumer group points out.

updated 5.15pm The Federal Court has fixed Thursday to deliver judgment on Anwar Ibrahim's ex-speech writer Munawar A Anees’ appeal against his sodomy conviction.

The KL High Court will decide on Nov 25 whether or not to strike out Raja Petra Kamaruddin’s first habeas corpus application for his arrest under the Internal Security Act.

updated 5.15pm Bursa Malaysia’s share prices shed almost 6% this morning but recovered slightly after lunch to close with a lost of 3.1%.

updated 4.10pm Opposition stalwart Lim Kit Siang makes the call in the wake of a report that the RM2.3 billion deal to purchase 12 military helicopters has been called off.

updated 3.10pm The 13-year court battle of Irene Fernandez has again run into problems as parts of the 9,000 court documents are 'incomprehensible'.

opinion Even though Mukhriz has won in terms of nominations from the divisions, will Khairy's friends cast their votes for Mukhriz so easily? That is a real worry for Mahathir.

Politics, finance and the economy were all part of a mixed bag of headlines in the press today.

Another PRS division leader has come out in support of a colleague’s claim that PBB is ‘bullying’ state component parties, even as speculation swirls that heads could roll.

free ‘As long as people like Zulkifli Nordin are in PKR, I will never vote for PKR because his ideas are incompatible with what PKR and PAS stand for. He is a menace.'

Kadazan Society Sabah resolves to preserve the 'Kadazan' (shopkeepers or town dwellers) entity which emerged gradually from the migration of the rural-dwelling 'Dusun' (orchard keepers) to the towns.