Archive - 20 May 2009

After a spate of arrests over the past two weeks, the candlelight vigil at a new village in Seri Kembangan tonight proceeded without a hitch despite heavy police presence.

Despite almost 130 persons-in-black arrested since May 5, the home minister believes that such incidents are isolated, adding that numerous large gatherings were allowed.

The MCA boss had lodged the report against Chinese political magazine Special Weekly for criminal defamation over three articles.

Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein warns that the government treats the threats by P Waythamoorthu and his brother Uthayakumar seriously.

It has been a long wait, but Malaysians may have to wait longer - the controversial PKFZ audit report is not likely to be released this week.

Both politicians will find out tomorrow which one of them is the rightful menteri besar of Perak when the Court of Appeal decides on the issue.

The trend towards suspension of allowances and privileges must not be allowed to continue, says DAP MP Gobind Singh who suffered a similar fate in March.

MP Teo Nie Ching says the police should not have invoked section 28A(8) of the CPC, which stopped those arrested last night from getting a lawyer. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Malaysia is cleared of local transmission as there has been no new cases since confirmation of the two earlier infected patients.

breaking news updated 8.24pm The drama in PPP which has been peppered by death threats and expulsions sees another twist with several of the party's FT exco members calling for an end to the president's reign.

Perak BN menteri besar said there were no state gov’t-sanctioned DVDs on the assembly.

For many, the Port Klang Free Zone scandal stinks to high heaven, with losses up to RM12 billion. Not surprisingly, the opposition smells blood and is going in for the kill.

Since he is no longer a security threat, the former communist leader should be allowed to return on humanitarian grounds.

Sabah Electricity calls it ‘power rationing’, but the business community calls it ridiculous, when electricity supply is cut for several hours up to three times a week.

The continued arrest of those who don black and light candles to mourn the 'demise of democracy' has failed to intimidate the opposition politicians and activists. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A doctor in an Australian country town is being hailed as a life-saver after using a power drill to bore into a 12-year-old boy's skull.

More than 400 dead rebels have been recovered from the scene of the Tamil Tigers' desperate last stand, including several female fighters.

'We want Suhakam to immediately launch a public inquiry into the incident and also on the conduct of certain police personnel,' says the Bar Council.

Gone are the days of quality debate, laments state minister James Masing. He says shouting matches and baseless accusations now dominate the Sarawak state assembly.

The battle line has been drawn to undermine Hindraf and promote MMSP as the genuine and ultimate champion of Indian rights, benefits and interests.

comment The absence of a written judgment speaks volumes. Why haven’t the judges explained the grounds for two recent rulings on the status of the Perak MB?

Newspapers today reported on a myriad of issues. One that catches attention is the lack of interest in retrenched workers to be retrained.

breaking news updated 3.43pm At least 78 people were killed when an Indonesian military transport plane crashed in East Java, says the air force.

free ‘They should replace Justice Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim with Khairy Jamaluddin as a High Court judge as Khairy seems to know the law better than the learned judge.'

free 'He roars like a lion when anyone so much as raises a finger to support Pakatan, but showed much less emotion over the deaths of two pregnant women at the hands of snatch thieves.'

Michael Martin became the first person to be forced out of the prestigious post since 1695 after losing moral authority as speaker among lawmakers in the House.

In 1990, Ahmad Sahari led 17 villages around Gunung Gading in a battle against a powerful logging company, Sanyan Timber – and won.

WHO said cases had soared by more than 1,000 since yesterday with 9,830 infections now in 40 countries, including 79 deaths, and reminded the world to be vigilant.