Archive - 11 June 2009

BREAKING NEWS WHO raises its alert to the maximum of level six but it is not recommending the closure of borders nor restrictions in movement of people, goods and services.

updated 11pm Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra said claims made by his teen wife Manohara that he had sexually and physically abused her were "lies". [VIDEO INSIDE]

The political analyst has finally got his doctorate degree in international relations from Oxford University after submitting his dissertation three years ago.

Sarcasm oozes out of every pore when reporters pose a question pertaining to Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew to former PM Mahathir.

The NGO has many inherent contradictions with Islamic teachings and has abused the faith for self promotion, he said.

While the police chief says the situation has returned to normal after Monday's gang clash, a check by Malaysiakini reveals otherwise.

The Public Accounts Committee has decided it will not call former Transport Ministers Ling Liong Sik and Chan Kong Choy to its inquiry.

Rights groups are shocked at the dismissive remarks from the minister and the palace on alleged sexual abuses of the Indonesian teen model by her royal husband.

PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat has come up with his strongest attack against party leaders, including Hadi Awang, who supported a unity government with Umno.

The two warring factions are racing against time to submit documents to the ROS which is probing complaints filed by both sides.

comment There can be no logical future for the PAS-Umno unity talks which, if allowed to proceed, is the proverbial stab in the back to the Pakatan coalition.

updated 4.07pm He says the talks can only take place if BN free the judiciary and the media as well as respect the doctrine of separation of powers. [VIDEO INSIDE]

updated 6.20pm The already election fatigued Malaysian public may yet again see another contest, this time in the Jawi state seat in Penang.

The signboard tells non-Muslim women to wear tops that have sleeves and which are long enough to cover the waist.

Residents of Taman Bukit Margosa in Seremban are further frustrated by the protracted delays of their legal suit against the development.

Sabah manufacturers are unhappy that Putrajaya is taking a cosmetic approach to the National Cabotage Policy and ignoring the gross economic distortions left in its wake.

Nori Abdullah and Marina Mahathir have both signed the petition and they are joined by former PM’s son-in-law, Khairy Jamaluddin.

updated 4.25pm PAS today appointed defeated deputy president challengers Husam and Mat Sabu to its central committee. Meanwhile, Mustafa Ali is the new party sec-gen.

A 37-year-old Indonesian was held at KLIA after customs officials found 10 white-rumped Shama birds in a box he was carrying while boarding a flight.

Temperatures soar during a meeting between pig farmers and pork sellers in Putrajaya - the first between the two parties in five years.

‘The Penang government should immediately order the developer not to carry out any demolition works at the Kampung Buah Pala settlement.'

The Health Ministry had finally admitted that it had lost the war against the dengue epidemic, placing the blame on private hospitals, as reported in an English daily today.

Villagers fear that Kampung Buah Pala, a 200-year-old Indian settlement in Penang, could be demolished today. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The budget flight from Japan to Australia was forced to make an emergency landing on the remote Pacific island of Guam after a fire broke out in the cockpit.

free 'Seek out the services of the retired with a passion to teach English. Put them on a contractual basis until the permanent teachers are properly trained.'

Doctors planning to do voluntary humanitarian work in Sri Lanka have yet to inform Mercy Malaysia of their intentions to help victims of the devastating separatist war.