Archive - 6 August 2009

There will be no real democracy in Malaysia if the ISA is not repealed, former law minister Zaid Ibrahim told Al Jazeera in its 101 East current affairs programme.

FT Minister Raja Nong Chik confirms receiving memorandums from 20 traders' organisations detailing losses of about RM20 million from last Saturday's anti-ISA rally.

A poll on the Home Ministry's website sees an overwhelming majority labelling the security legislation as 'draconian' and calling for its repeal.

A broken belt with DNA of two mystery men may hold the key as to who was the last person who had physical contact with dead political aide Teoh Beng Hock. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Driven by a Martin Luther King-like dream, former MIC Youth leader P Subramaniam goes against the wishes of the president to announce his intention to vie for the party vice-presidency.

PSM is determined to continue with its struggles but the big problem the party has yet to clearly outline is how to go about fulfilling its goals.

The Higher Education Ministry will not impose stricter quarantine rules on university students to halt the spread of the A(H1N1) flu, while Gerakan calls for a temporary closure of schools.

A tender is out for companies to help the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) evaluate an Internet filter.

UPDATED 7.39PM Guan Eng's embattled chief of staff Jeff Ooi adhered to his boss today by retracting his controversial statement against JIM. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Umno-owed Utusan Malaysia's racial tirade is revealing. It shows the inability of Umno to create a new narrative to meet the changing reality of Malaysia.

Japan marked 64 years today since Hiroshima was hit in the world's first atomic bomb attack with a call for a nuclear-weapons-free world, a goal backed by Barack Obama.

UPDATED 5.58PM In view of the call by Selangor MB for a ceasefire, the state's PAS Youth retracts its threat to hold a demonstration against state executive council member Ronnie Liu.

UPDATED 5.20PM The latest victim is a 57-year-old man, revealed Health Ministry director-general Dr Ismail Merican today.

Tamil newspapers are abuzz over the news that a Barisan Nasional component party leader was involved in undermining Samy Vellu's chances during the March 8 polls.

UPDATED 9.10PM There has been no improvement in the air pollution levels today as the country continues to be hit by smoke from forest fires for the second day in a row.

Malaysia as a polity exhibits a very highly centralised federal structure which in practice makes it more like a unitary state

The rise in the number of A(H1N1) deaths in the country - standing at 13 until yesterday - is causing a major concern, said most dailies today.

The ongoing saga of enhanced security for entry into the Perak State Secretariat building is growing into a distressful nuisance for the public.

Haze from forest fires that was shrouding parts of Malaysia will worsen the deadly A(H1N1) flu situation by causing more respiratory illnesses.

The Court of Appeal struck out with costs, two suits brought by former Sabah Chief Minister Chong Kah Kiat against his successor Musa Aman

Thousands of bird 'motels' have opened across Malaysia to lure the swiftlets whose nests are harvested to make bird's nest soup.

'We feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labour camp. And then suddenly, we were told that we were going to a meeting.'

INQUEST UPDATED 5.05PM A chemist testified that samples of Teoh's stomach content, blood and urine had no traces of drugs or alcohol at the time of his death.

MCA deputy president Dr Chua Soi Lek has spelled out five reasons why the MCA disciplinary board should dismiss its probe into the sex tape scandal.

free ‘Show the people that you really care, like your grandfather would have wanted. Love all and hate none. May Allah always guide you like he did your grandfather.’