Archive - 31 December 2009

The father of Jeanne Abdullah, wife of former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, died at his home in Subang Jaya, near here at 6.50pm today, said an aide to the former prime minister.

The Universiti Malaya's Student Representative Council today urged the campus management to review the implementation of the e-voting system for the campus election in January to avoid manipulation by certain parties.

Shah Alam High Court orders a 1.2-hectare piece of land sold to two buyers by an individual using falsified documents to be returned to the rightful owner.

Outgoing MACC chief Ahmad Said regards Teoh Beng Hock’s death as the most significant of his career.

The High Court has first to decide on the issue of a 42-day delay by the third prince of Kelantan in filing for leave for a judicial review.

Umno members are satisfied with Najib Razak's performance since taking over the helm as party president.

The Kelantan government will file an appeal against the Kota Bharu High Court’s order to pay a staggering RM800 million to a logging company.

After a three-month break, the MCMC resumes its investigation on Malaysiakini’s cow-head protest videos with two individuals summoned for questioning.

At the dying end of the year, I’m thinking of all those whom we’ve turned into phantoms, because it’s easier not to see or hear them.

OBITUARY His death comes at a time when his vaunted support for democratic pluralism is vitally needed.

UPDATED 7.10PM The immigration officer and three others were charged today in Johor Bahru and Putrajaya by MACC.

It has refuted allegations by the 1Malaysia Graduates Youth Club of power abuse regarding the award of contracts by a subsidiary company.

A lawmaker boils over judiciary's inability to exorcise its tarnished image with its latest decision on Sodomy I.

Information Minister Rais Yatim said Broadcasting DG Ibrahim Yahya would not be left alone to face any legal action from the Penang government.

UPDATED 8.35 PM In a landmark judgment, the High Court declared the Home Ministry’s blanket ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ illegal. [VIDEO INSIDE]

I was reminded of their contribution when SAM was accused of working against our national interest by ROS.

COMMENT A reborn PAS could be boon for the nation's democracy and a pox on the BN, if the electorate is convinced.

The main Hindraf faction has filed suits against two fellow ISA detainees for alleged defamation. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The vision is predicted to be out of reach, sabotaged by rapid urban development.

According to the Petronas founder, the original plans of the oil giant did not include over-producing oil to pay for mega-projects. [VIDEO INSIDE]

With the climate change conference in Copenhagen just concluded, I have decided to take a break from writing on politics and social issues...

Indonesia prepared to bury enigmatic former president Abdurrahman Wahid, a devout Muslim scholar who courted ties with Israel and staunchly defended the country's pluralist traditions.

Tamil NGOs in Johor Bahru resorted to the move to press the government into recognising Tamil language subjects in SPM exams.

PKR rises to the defence of Perak civil servants, accusing the BN of turning them into scapegoats for its own misdeeds.

US intelligence agencies scrambled to explain security lapses that almost led to the mid-air bombing of a US jet as reports emerged they knew Al-Qaeda was plotting 'a Christmas surprise'.

Eight Americans possibly working for the CIA were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up after sneaking into the gym on a US base in Afghanistan, officials and US media reports said.

The year 2009 was one of the worst for the targeted killing of media workers, with 113 lives lost, a leading watchdog said and called on governments to do more to protect reporters.

free 'This saga is not over yet - not until the culprits responsible have been caught and punished, failing which this case will fester until the next general elections. Then Beng Hock will have his triumph.'

free 'While we wait to hear the whole story, we should not be surprised if the government comes up with its typical ‘excuse' later on to say that it cannot reveal all because of this and that.'

Hundreds of thousands of government supporters took to Iran's streets in a show of force against the opposition, with a senior cleric telling their leaders to repent or face death.

Russia's population grew this year for the first time since 1995, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said after years of precipitous decline following the collapse of the Soviet Union.