Archive - 29 July 2009

The state government will meet residents of Kampung Buah Pala on Saturday to find a solution to the land problem.

PKFZ scandal A transport ministry initiated committee believes that the Port Klang Authority board, at the material time, had not discharged their duties diligently.

Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer charged today that nearly 10,000 people "disappeared" in ethnic unrest in China's northwest this month.

Long-haul budget airline AirAsia X today said it would launch a new hub in the Middle East, enabling its network to extend to north Africa and Europe.

Police have busted a seven-member drug trafficking syndicate in Perak, leading to the seizure of 86kg of ganja worth RM220,000.

They are either for or against the Internal Security Act, but neither side intends to back down from holding their rally on Saturday despite a warning from Kuala Lumpur police.

EXCLUSIVE At 65 and having served as a four-term MP, former MCA vice-president Chua Jui Meng believes that he can contribute to Pakatan Rakyat in a different role.

Despite assurances from the authorities, Teoh's family still want a full RCI to look into the DAP aide's death

A Sudanese woman journalist was arrested in Khartoum earlier this month after being caught wearing trousers.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has cleared DAP's Jawi assemblyperson Tan Beng Huat of any wrongdoing in the purchase of a karaoke set for a society in his constituency.

US President Barack Obama extended sanctions against Burma, including a ban on gem imports, as the military regime prepares a verdict for democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A group of low-income urban Malays in Sarawak fear eviction for defaulting on loan repayments to the privatised Housing Development Corporation. The state is standing by, watching this with apparent disinterest.

UPDATED 6PM A 20-year-old Malaysian woman has become the fourth victim of influenza A (H1N1) in the country.

UPDATED 3.55PM He was seen entering the PAC inquiry with a box believed to be holding relevant documents, accompanied by a lawyer and two assistants. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Kong Hong Ming disputes the manner in which the Sabah state government conducted a special probe into allegations of sea coral mining by an operator in waters off Tawau for 12 years.

English dailies led with the latest developments in the death of Teoh Beng Hock and inquest which started today

EXCLUSIVE Ex-ACA director Mohamad Ramli Manan says that not even handcuffs should be used as the offences are not of a criminal nature.

OBITUARY Yasmin Ahmad was arguably the most successful film maker in projecting indie ‘Malaysian Malaysia’ sensibilities onto the film industry.

Ngai Thiam Woh, a Perak public service commission member under the Pakatan Rakyat government, filed a wrongful dismissal suit against the BN-led government yesterday

UPDATED 1.56PM The inquest has been adjourned for a week following the family lawyer's request for stay of proceedings. [VIDEO INSIDE]

To this group of people, the only reason why their community is relatively “backward” in many areas is because other races took advantage of them.

Most Britons believe the increasingly bloody war in Afghanistan is "unwinnable" and want troops pulled out as more soldiers' bodies were flown home.