Archive - 18 July 2009

Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man, who put his longevity down to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women", died today at the age of 113.

Preliminary findings indicate deceased Teoh Beng Hock had no unexplained external injuries and died due to injuries from a high fall, police revealed today.

Questions are begging to be answered on the conduct of MACC in taking swift action against the opposition whereas it drags its feet when complaints are made against BN.

People’s Progressive Party leader M Kayveas has brushed off rumours that he faces imminent action by the police or MACC.

How could a young man at the prime of his life brimming with promise walked into the MACC building for an interview and ended up as a corpse?

The reason is to protect the people’s new-found choice to choose between two political fronts, says Chua Jui Meng.

UPDATED 5.55PM The groups demand for a royal commission to also examine the current structure of the MACC to determine if it contributed to Teoh’s death.

SP Muthuvelloo announces that he is vying for the Youth chief post. The president's nephew believes that the wing's members are like 'rough diamonds'.

The twin suicide bombings of luxury hotels in Jakarta were "clearly linked" to Malaysian-born extremist Noordin Mohammed Top.

UPDATED 9.10PM The former health minister today quit MCA to join PKR, making him the most senior BN politician to defect to the opposition.

UPDATED 4.10PM Faced with growing calls for a royal commission, the DPM said the cabinet will discuss the issue at its next meeting on Wednesday.

Sabah Consumers Association will be convening an emergency executive committee meeting in the next three days in a last-ditch effort to save the body from deregistration.

comment The death of Teoh has cast a sinister shadow over the MACC. These questions need answers.

free 'It sickens me to see that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is allowed to systematically harass and mentally torture opposition leaders and their aides...'

It has lodged a report at the Kuala Krai district police station over Umno's tactic of paying transport allowance to outstation voters who returned to cast their votes.

UPDATED 4.01PM US TV news legend Walter Cronkite was dubbed "the most trusted man in America" for his calm delivery during a tumultuous period in US history.

Umno continued the tactic used in Bukit Gantang of using racial fear to mobilise support. This practice appears to be a defining practice of the Najib-Muhyiddin team.

YourSay 'The latest revelation of a former MB owning a palatial home did very little to stir MACC's enthusiasm.'