Archive - 16 August 2009

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied using 'Gestapo' tactics when arresting Wong Chuan How, the special assistant to Selangor Exco member Ronnie Liu on Friday.

The embattled MCA boss moved in to assure party grassroots and his supporters that all is well despite serious attacks on his credibility over the past week. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Bar Council chairperson Ragunath Kesavan told a Suhakam public inquiry that the Bar was concerned when five lawyers were arrested as they were on duty.

Indian newspapers railed against the questioning of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan at a NY airport after the actor suggested he had been singled out because he was Muslim.

A strong, 6.9-magnitude quake sparked panic in Indonesia's western Sumatra today but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

UPDATED 10.08PM A military Nuri helicopter carrying Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin made a forced landing in Tuaran, about 45km from Kota Kinabalu, due to bad weather.

UPDATED 10.30PM Barisan Nasional candidate for the Permatang Pasir by-election Rohaizat Othman is ready to face any attacks and allegations from the opposition parties.

A British man was killed when the light aircraft he was flying crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off from the Tekah airstrip near Taiping around 12.30pm today.

UPDATED 7.44PM MIC Youth wing national coordinator T Mohan today won the contest to be the wing's chief for the next three years after defeating challenger SP Muthuveloo.

Indian NGOs today kept peaceful assembly as an option if authorities do not take appropriate action to solve the controversies surrounding UM's problematic Indian Studies Department.

Former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi waded into the Umno-PAS unity talks debate by urging the parties to discuss and reach a consensus on Islamic issues.

Manufacturers, traders and shippers in Sabah are bringing renewed pressure to bear on the federal government to further liberalise the National Cabotage Policy (NCP).

UPDATED 7.10PM The total number of deaths from the influenza A(H1N1) virus in the country now stands at 62 with three new cases reported today.

The Permatang Pasir by-election would be an interesting ground for Umno and PAS to gauge their Malay base support again, particularly in mixed constituency, to assess the voters' sentiments and voting patterns.

The age limit for MIC Youth members and those holding positions in the movement will be raised from 40 to 45 to enable more people to join the movement, said MIC president S Samy Vellu.

In recent days, the No.1 social networking company revamped its search engine and bought a start-up that some call a rival to hot micro-blogging service Twitter.

COMMENT For now things still look fine. China Banking Regulatory Commission this week claimed that Chinese banks were managing credit risk sagely, pointing to record low non-performing loan ratios.

Older adults in developing countries who regularly eat fish seem to have a lower risk of dementia, a new study suggests.

UPDATED 8.40PM He was handed over to US diplomats on Sunday at Rangoon's notorious Insein prison, where hundreds of dissidents are jailed in grim conditions, and then driven to the airport.

free ‘It is the responsibility of the PM to call for a full-scale inquiry. He should order both men to step aside, pending its outcome.’

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez flew to Cuba earlier this week to meet with Cuban ex-leader Fidel Castro and said his ailing Communist mentor had fully recovered.