Archive - 29 December 2009

Israeli police have arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu for allegedly being in touch with a foreigner, police said on Tuesday.

Peter Nyarok managed to see off the challenge to his post comfortably by a majority of 135 votes in the party's polls in Kuching.

Mohd Kamil Mohd Rashid, 37, is accused of driving the vehicle in reckless manner or speeding at around 1.23am on Saturday.

The Penang government has lodged a report against Broadcasting director-general Ibrahim Yahya for allegedly posting a libelous article in his blog.

There was no need for a royal commission to look into allegations hurled at the former PM in the book 'Malaysian Maverick', says Najib.

Passengers kept in plane for over 18 hours after repeated failed landings due to poor visibility.

Final round of appeals for Anwar as he fights to reinstate the High Court decision directing the prosecution to hand over evidence.

Indian NGOs want government to make speedy final decision on the SPM subject cap to help Tamil-speaking students decide.

In formulating a policy that would envisage a greater role for the private sector, it is worthwhile to review the experiences elsewhere.

The father-in-law of former PAS Youth information chief Dr Rosli Allani Abdul Kadir have laid siege on the couple's house.

UPDATED 5.50PM It is no business of the ROS to question the issues we have raised, said Sahabat Alam Malaysia.

BN must observe two main principles - forward thinking and giving priority to the needs of the people through an efficient delivery system.

The Sessions Court heard that a high ranking MACC officer had sent a letter to Umno stating that the commission had no case against Mohamad Norza Zakaria.

The Terengganu state government has approved RM50 million to provide digital notebooks or e-book to year four and five pupils next year.

A Sarawakian will fill the deputy tourism minister post vacated by Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib, said PM Najib.

Of missing jet engines and sheer incompetence.

The anti-discrimination laws would ensure meritocracy reigns in both public and private sectors, says an opposition leader.

UPDATED 7.30PM The Kelantan MB squashed earlier reports suggesting that two of his long-time political aides were axed. They have resigned voluntarily, he stressed.

DAP’s Ramasamy dismisses allegations that his party had a hand in the attack on Lim poster burner.

Come 2010, the Malaysian economy is expected to face even tougher times following concerns that US may be heading for a double-dip recession.

Malaysians are waiting for 2010 with bated breath to find out if there are indeed answers to this year's unresolved issues. Here are 10 unsolved cases of 2009.

BOOK REVIEW 'Malaysian Maverick' is essential reading for anyone interested in an authoritative précis of the Mahathir years.

Most dailies discussed what caused express bus accidents and called for action.

COMMENT Ketuanan Melayu is all about abject abuse of power, crass greed and massive corruption.

An American has been detained for illegal entry into North Korea, Pyongyang's state media said, an apparent reference to a Christian activist who crossed the border on a lone rights crusade.

China's Supreme Court said it had approved the death sentence against British national Akmal Shaikh, state media said, in the first official confirmation that his execution would go forward.

President Barack Obama vowed to hunt down extremists wherever they plot attacks against the United States as Al-Qaeda claimed it hatched the attempt to blow up a US-bound airliner on Christmas Day.

The hotel - which is an amalgamation of two stately bungalows will close its doors on Dec 31.

free 'Destruction of a people's way of life against their will and what they hold dear is not assistance but wickedness.'

free 'The police should declare that they are part and parcel of the BN coalition and they should stand as candidates in the next general election. They are not neutral and they act oppressively towards the opposition.'

Croatians will choose their next president in a run-off vote between a law professor from the main opposition Social Democrats and the populist mayor of Zagreb, first-round results showed yesterda.

Iranian security forces arrested more than a dozen dissidents yesterday after at least eight people were killed in fierce clashes, opposition websites said, drawing international condemnation