Archive - 20 July 2009

Teoh Beng Hock's mother wants the royal commission to find out who killed her son and then when it comes to punishment, a simple jail term would not suffice.

A Muslim woman who worked as a model was sentenced in Kuantan to be whipped six times and pay a fine of RM5,000 for consuming alcohol last year.

Its all because of the media and the mass (negative) coverage relating to the Influenza A (H1N1), says Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen, on the 20% drop in Chinese tourists to Malaysia.

De facto law minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz today issued a warning to the opposition not to turn the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock in a racial issue.

Perak DAP official Nga Kor Ming raises the question, saying that he sees a similar pattern in the anti-graft commission’s probe in Selangor.

Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 21, told a special prison court that he wanted to confess, before narrating how the attacks were carried out.

The party will instruct its sole representative in the cabinet, Dr S Subramaniam, to back MCA's proposal for the setting up of the royal commission.

For Hindus, the 10-headed Demon King of Lanka, Ravana is the ultimate personification of cruelty and evil.

I refer to an article where four Hong Kong and five Malaysian students were arrested by police for trespassing on Universiti Putra Malaysia grounds.

For too long, the sensitivities of Catholics have been brushed aside by misinformed Muslims acting on the excuse of ferreting out ‘murtad' cases.

When Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Aziz said public transport companies are expected to improve their level of service after the recent fare hike, it is important to spell out specifically what changes we can expect, and how he expects those changes to happen.

I'm a middle-aged Malaysian. Ever since I was in primary school I was under the impression that our government comprised a bunch of incompetent people.

Neil Khor's call to give the benefit of doubt to MACC is overly charitable. He is right to call for a royal commission, for clear headedness to prevail, and not to cast BN into a murderous culture.

Malaysians are mature enough to handle accurate information on Air Pollution Index readings, says the Consumer Association of Subang and Shah Alam

I'm shocked and speechless at the death of Teoh Beng Hock, a fellow Malaysian. I'm trying to picture myself in his fiancées shoes, ready to be married, expecting a child, and all of a sudden he is dead.

Barisan Nasional must be made to pay for their shameless and diabolic behaviour. They and only they are responsible for the death of the young Teoh Beng Hock.

The police's quick conclusion that there was no foul play in Teoh Beng Hock's death shocked and distressed many who did not even know the deceased.

14th floor window components occupied by the MACC found near Teoh and his cell phone which was still with the anti-corruption body when he died, have given rise to further investigations. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The prosecution was given seven days to hand over the documents to Anwar Ibrahim, but has applied for a ‘stay’ order against last Thursday’s KL High Court ruling.

Following the sudden death of a political secretary while under the MACC's watch, 40 special assistants in Penang have decided to be interviewed only at their working premises.

New man with new ideas to reform the police force is badly needed to eradicate crime, says the veteran politician.

The grisly forensic work could provide a key breakthrough in the investigation into Friday's twin suicide attacks on the luxury JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta.

All the dailies today highlighted the ongoing police investigation into the sudden death of Teoh Beng Hock.

The new rights body will lack powers to punish violators such as military-ruled Burma, and can at best require its 10-member nations to provide reports on their internal rights situations.

comment Teoh Beng Hock has paid a high price for wanting to move democracy forward in Malaysia. It is up to us now to ensure that his death is not in vain.

Staring starkly at the people now is the image of a rotten state of depraved institutions, of which the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission represents the tip of an iceberg.

UPDATED 2.45PM Kelantan prince Tengku Muhammad Fakhry has obtained leave from the KL High Court to sue his estranged wife and her mother for defamation. [VIDEO INSIDE]

US officials said they expected the location of the two sites to be disclosed today when Clinton meets PM Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna.

UPDATED 4.15pm M ore than 2,000 people came for Teoh's funeral in Alor Gajah, with the cortege leaving at 10.45am for burial in Semenyih. [PHOTOS & VIDEO INSIDE]