Archive - 15 February 2009

Two journalists were attacked as they investigated a report about Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe owning a luxury property in Hong Kong.

The so-called 152 street protest - or Feb 15 rally - which was mooted last month, did not go ahead today.

Hindraf incarcerated leader P Uthayakumar, who has been held under ISA, complains that he wasn’t given access to proper medical attention.

Sources said MIC chief Samy Vellu was seriously considering nominating V Saravanan, seen as the man with best chance to wrest back the seat from PKR.

The petite Australian-trained lawyer disputes parallels between Sept 16 and the seizure of the state government in Perak in recent days by Umno-led BN.

Businessmen Suhaimi Mokhtar and Mohammad Khider Kadran and electrician Zaini Zakaria, held under ISA for five years, were freed from Kamunting on Friday.