Archive - 28 May 2009

The High Court rejected an application by the Catholic Church to suspend the ban imposed by the government pending hearing of the case.

The ousted Perak speaker's lawyer argued that the matter can still be heard at the High Court despite a Federal Court ruling that Sivakumar has no right to declare the seats vacant.

Fireworks might erupt when Parliament reconvenes on June 15 as 81 Pakatan MPs seek a debate on 'abuse of powers' by the cops.

Three ruling politicians have been named in the damning audit report, two of whom for possible conflict of interest involving the controversial project. [VIDEO INSIDE]

free We had English-speaking civil servants after Independence but today we have educated graduates who can't converse or write in English. Can we afford to have a tunnel vision?

updated 11.55pm A portion of the building where the iconic Jaya Supermarket in Petaling Jaya once stood collapsed this evening when demolition work went awry.

Penanti The party did not deliberately sidelined the former Penang DCM from the Penanti by-election, said a PKR leader.

Mat Zain Ibrahim claims that some 'powerful people' are trying to tarnish his credibility ahead of Anwar's trial.

'AirAsia once again delivered record profit growth despite operating in one of the most challenging economic environments,' said CEO Tony Fernandes.

Participants at a forum last night wanted to raise some pressing matters with the Sri Lankan high commissioner but sadly he failed to turn up.

Penanti The former Penang PKR Wanita chief, today divulge more details about what had transpired at a hotel in Penang in 2007.

updated 8.15pm The PKFZ audit report said the project outlay has ballooned from RM1.96 billion when the free-trade zone was conceived in 2001 to a staggering RM12 billion.

'We are in a technical recession because of two quarters of negative growth,' said PM Najib, who is also finance minister.

'What does it matter if the country goes up in flames if the extremists win the day? What does it matter if the life of our children and their children is blighted?'

updated 4.53pm A copy of the controversial audit report, which was made public today, will be submitted to MACC for further action.

'It was like prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. The three men had heavy chains around their neck and with one end hooked to a wall.'

Thirty two civil society movements have urged the human rights commission to conduct a public inquiry on the Leptospirosis outbreak which has killed two foreign detainees in an immigration centre.

They have been urged to stand up for their rights and against the creeping police state which saw scores of people arrested for ‘illegal assemblies’ over the past few weeks.

The by-election-weary EC chief Abdul Aziz Yusof calls on political parties to field candidates of sound health and hopes that no more deaths will occur.

Most of the Chinese dailies headlined the poor performance of the nation's economy in the first three months of 2009.

Penanti PKR Batu Kawan division deputy chief Peter Lim and supreme council member Cheah Kah Peng confirm that their statements have been recorded.

How he arrived on Australian shores is a mystery. He is supposed to be a bankrupt and deprived of his passport. It looks like this could very well be the raw material for a movie.

free The families who may have a grudge against Chin Peng may not even bother about him anymore...

updated 4.15pm The mother of deceased police detainee Kugan Ananthan files a suit against the police over the seizure of items from the office of an UUMC pathologist.

breaking news updated 12.54pm EC has set July 6 for nominations and July 14 as polling day for the by-election in Kelantan. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Since Umno has passed over Penanti to focus on reviving the ailing economy, PKR leader Anwar suggested that the ruling party should also refrain from contesting Manek Urai.

updated 1.45pm KL High Court has struck out an application by the Sarawak CM to remove certain parts of Malaysiakini's defence.

Could this be ‘payback time’ after Anifah had reportedly given every indication that he would ditch the ruling BN for Pakatan Rakyat but turned tail at the last moment?