Archive - 5 May 2009

updated 9.15pm Missing blood and urine samples was the highlight of the inquest into the controversial death of local actress K Sujatha as it entered its fourth day.

Ipoh High Court has granted a stay on the ex-parte order which gave the custody of three children to their mother. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A major business group wants the government to concentrate on the economy and lure foreign investors as the global economy softens.

The Federal Court’s interpretation of what constitutes native customary rights to land also strengthens the case of other claimants.

It embarks on a signature drive for the release of incarcerated Kota Alam Shah state rep M Manoharan. [VIDEO INSIDE]

updated 11.46pm Poll reform group Bersih spokesperson Wong Chin Huat has been arrested under the Sedition Act tonight at his home in KL. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The fugitive blogger, in a posting today, revealed what he claimed was his source for his sensational allegation that first lady Rosmah Mansor was involved in Altantuya’s murder.

A jet from Mexico landed in Shanghai today on a mission that includes stops in three other Chinese cities to bring home dozens of Mexicans quarantined under strict (A)H1N1 flu measures.

updated 8.50pm The appointment of Zambry Abd Kadir as menteri besar of Perak was unconstitutional, argues his predecessor's lawyer. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Perak speaker V Sivakumar is expected to use his wide discretionary powers provided in the standing orders to frustrate BN's plans.

DAP sec-gen Lim Guan Eng says the DPM is clearly in two minds about the effectiveness of an elected representative who is detained under the ISA.

The collapse of the ultra-leftists' administration after just eight months in office leaves the impoverished country without an effective government.

The Gerakan chief will not help in a probe into a land scam which took place when he was chief minister. The scam has cost the state RM40 million in court-ordered compensation.

'We have information that Prabhakaran is still in a four-square kilometre area in Mullaittivu,' Wickremanayake said about the elusive Tiger leader.

The Chief Justice of Borneo has told lawyers that this is to give the Sarawak government time to bring in topography experts to testify.

updated 8.30pm Doctors clear a 31-year-old man, who has been travelling to the US for the last two weeks, of having the A(H1N1) virus.

updated 5.30pm with Muthu's comments Party insiders reveal that the former MIC VP has been asked to explain the alleged forged signatures in his nomination forms.

Just like the classic tale, an opposition leader says, the Najib administration's pledge to conduct a comprehensive review of the law takes some bizarre and even comical twists.

Najib, who is on a two-day whistle-stop in Sabah, quipped at a dinner function last night that the real purpose of his visit was to “check on the value of BN’s fixed deposit”.

Hindraf leader P Waythamoorthy calls on his incarcerated comrade M Manoharan not to throw in the towel as the state representative for Kota Alam Shah.

The Layar division head of Sarawak PKR says it is unfair of Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu to criticise the community as being involved in wasteful habits.

Former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has got a new job - he has been appointed as an adviser to national carrier MAS, a month after stepping down from office.

From the share market to Mat Rempit, the headlines offer a diverse view of key issues affecting Malaysians.

free ‘They choose to enforce bans on the media and lift them whenever they like. If there is press freedom then it should be total and not just when it suits the ruling party.'

free ‘PAS has to learn to respect others. PAS has to be more moderate and rational. They should not be so intoxicated by their recent gains that they don't care about anybody.'

comment Three issues are coming to a head and each involves fundamental rights of Malaysians. The response is crucial, as it could well come back to haunt those in power in the next general election.

updated 4.15pm He and Elopura state assemblyperson will submit their membership application forms soon, according to Gerakan president Koh Tsu Koon.

A second wave could be more lethal, reflecting a pattern seen with the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic that killed up to 50 million people.