Archive - 24 June 2009

PPP president M Kayveas stressed that whatever Shanmuganathan said 'are not facts and are slanderous, but there is no point in taking action against him because he is a bankrupt'.

Parliament Opposition stalwart Lim Kit Siang goes ballistic in the House once again and incurs the wrath of the BBC chairperson who challenges him to a duel. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Residents have not taken kindly to the suggestion that a part of the green lung, Subang Ria park, be developed into a commercial area after being made to believe that it would remain one for perpetuity. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A lawyer points out that the civil court should not be too quick to decide it has no jurisdiction in such disputes because these also involve inheritance by non-Muslim next-of-kin.

Despite receiving death threats, a Penang DAP leader remains steadfast in his anti-graft crusade against a party elected rep. He now drags the chief minister into the imbroglio.

analysis Although sidelined by his own party, MCA deputy president Chua Soi Lek has now bounced back after being appointed BN chief coordinator by PM Najib Abdul Razak.

A 64-year-old businessman stares at a bleak future as his source of income is now under threat of being derailed following his tussle with KTMB and Gamuda.

UPDATED 12AM Najib also claims that many are disappointed that unity talks between Umno and PAS have failed to materialise.

Parliament PKR's Azmin Ali alleged that former Ferrari formula one owner Jean Todt and his fiance, Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, are being paid an exhorbitant sum to be the country's tourism ambassadors.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said the government will not shut down all schools in the Klang Valley in the face of rising A(H1N1) influenza cases.

Bukit Koman villagers are facing serious health and environmental problems after a gold mining company started using cyanide in the extraction process.

Former Sabah chief minister Harris Mohd Salleh advocates a specific bank for the small farmer, criticising Agro-Bank for having become ‘too corporate’ in its identity.

A news report states that the Berawan community in Kampung Long Terawan Tutoh in Baram is in favour of the reforestation and oil palm planting project.

Parliament Minister in the PM's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz says, however, that the MMC inquiry has been delayed because of its probe involving the pathologist who carried out the first post-mortem. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A blog linked to the Kelantan prince has posted documents purportedly proving that Indonesian teen model Manohara Odelia Pinot's mother is a fugitive.

Lawyers for Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi pressed the military-ruled nation's top court to overturn a ban on two key witnesses at her controversial trial, her party said.

UPDATED 3.53PM DAP's Petaling Jaya Utara member of parliament Tony Pua has been suspended from the Dewan Rakyat for the rest of the day "for the stupidest of reasons". [VIDEO INSIDE]

citizen journalist video story While most kids travel to school in relative comfort, the situation is starkly different for the children in a remote village in Sarawak.

K Humah has been the sole student of a Tamil school in Teluk Intan for the past six years. MIC says there are 22 schools with less than 15 students which should be relocated.

UPDATED 2.25PM After filing the application, Manikavasagam said he would attend the next hearing of the inquest into the sudden death of drama actress K Sujatha "with or without the subpoena".

Utusan Malaysia called on the people to pray to God in the wake of the flu pandemic.

UPDATED 1.54PM The state records its first case of the flu through a 19-year-old student who returned home from Melbourne via Singapore.

The long-forgotten chapter in Malaysia's pre-independence history is being re-examined as ex-communist leader Chin Peng seeks to return home from exile.

Unscrupulous tactics allegedly used to hoodwink, ‘cheat and grab land' owned by natives have been ‘exposed' by a lawyer ‘staging' a fight back' for the people.

However supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei agreed to extend by five days a Wednesday deadline to examine vote complaints.

Kosovo's Albanian authorties must be made to respect the rule of law and mount a credible investigation into the fate of hundreds of people who have been missing for a decade.

A luxurious private hospital catering for the rich in Sarawak remains unused while the poor lack access to even basic services. The federal government is now engineering a bail-out costing RM480 million.

free ‘The type of administration by Kedah under PAS really put us Malays in a difficult situation. We don't really need PAS with their extreme policies.’

Concerns have focused on the computerized signal system designed to prevent train collisions, the age of train which was delivered between 1975 and 1978 and on the experience of the driver.