Archive - 28 July 2009

In the 30-minute meeting at his office in Putrajaya, Najib told the family that no stone will be left unturned in finding out the real cause of Teoh's death.

Party members have been warned that stern disciplinary action will be taken against them for tarnishing the party's name.

His family has requested all investigation documents pertaining to Teoh's death be handed over to them, and this may delay the start of the inquest.

Upset Pakatan Rakyat top leaders are fed-up with both law-enforcement agencies over developments following the death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is on the right track with the introduction of his KPIs but he also needs to be on the fast-track, says an academic.

Selangor Pakatan should realise that the current predicament is of its own making, claims opposition leader Khir Toyo in denying BN is plotting to oust the state government.

Four resolutions passed at a roundtable talk has asked for a new IGP and a complete revamp of the police force. [VIDEO INSIDE]

MIC Youth polls Party's youth wing advisor Vell Paari said his cousin Muthuveloo must solve problems in his Subang division before aspiring for national prominence.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court maintains Sept 4 for hearing ousted Perak speaker V Sivakumar's judicial review application to declare vacant the state seats held by the trio who quit Pakatan. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 6.50PM The family of a 31-year-old man who died in custody claim that the death was suspicious and want an inquest. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Malaysia Airlines launched a Southeast Asian regional travel pass, offering discounted trips to boost passenger numbers, which plunged during the economic downturn.

A termite-infested Tamil school building has been given the all clear sign to be rebuilt on railway land after years of long and winding negotiations.

Apart from taking Lim Guan Eng to task, the MIC president also reveals that the RM3.2 million premium is ready for the Kampung Buah Pala land.

The verdict is widely expected to be a guilty one given the previous form of Burma's courts, which have handed down heavy sentences to dozens of dissidents over the past year.

EXCLUSIVE In a two-part interview, Chua Jui Meng talks to Malaysiakini on a broad range of subjects including why he joined PKR. [VIDEO INSIDE]

BREAKING NEWS The police have 'more or less' completed its investigation into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock, says Selangor police chief Khalid Abu Bakar.

Three victims of a China investment scam have come forward to warn others that a syndicate of con artists are on the prowl in Malaysia.

EXCLUSIVE ‘I don't know why they (MACC) had to call Teoh at 5pm. This may be due to poor planning or some evil intention or evil purpose on their part’ - so says a one-time whistleblower.

All the dailies reported on Prime Minister Najib's short term targets for six National Key Result Areas, including fighting street crime and improving public transportation.

Media report said that long-haul budget airline AirAsia X has been denied permission by the Malaysian government to fly into Sydney and Seoul.

An opposition leader urges the premier to appoint a new IGP to provide 'new police leadership to create an efficient, incorruptible, professional police service.'

Japan today hanged three inmates convicted of multiple murders, including a Chinese man and another man who found his victims through an Internet suicide site.

Senior lawyer Tommy Thomas, testifying before a Perak Pakatan Rakyat inquiry, cites provisions to back V Sivakumar’s claim that he remains the lawful speaker of the legislative assembly.

free ‘Hopefully former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad will tell us who they are. I know for sure it's not me. I'm just little mouse,’ says a Malaysiakini reader.

On a plot half the size of a football field surrounded by jungle in Perak, 866 polished tombstones stand in serried ranks in an eternal parade at the Taiping War Cemetery.

‘T4TBH's blog (admittedly short) contains only one or two obvious grammatical mistakes and four spelling mistakes that look like the result of a hurried job.’

A Kg Buah Pala representative has gone to Paris to present the case to declare the village a heritage site.

obituary She was an extraordinary filmmaker who dared to explore the darker expressions of racial bigotry within our society, which of late has been sundering our communities