Archive - 1 January 2010

Rosmah Mansor is among those singled out by a British politician for their efforts to help push for the Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy to reach its Gaza Strip destination.

The report was lodged over an article which confirmed as murder the death of Selangor political aide Teoh Beng Hock who had been questioned by the MACC.

A suicide attack in Afghanistan that killed seven agents marks one of the deadliest blows ever for the CIA, dealing a painful setback to an agency increasingly on the frontline of US wars.

A US federal judge dismissed criminal charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of fatally shooting 14 people in Baghdad in September 2007.

UPDATED 1PM Former info minister and former Umno sec-gen Mohamed Rahmat passed away this morning at his home in Bukit Damansara.

North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the US, after a year marked by nuclear and missile tests and its rejection of international peace efforts.

free 'After all, it does not mean that a Muslim can be easily converted to Christianity or a Christian can be easily converted to Islam just based on the word ‘Allah'.'

He spent New Year's Eve plowing through initial probes into the botched bombing of a US plane, after slamming "systemic" intelligence failures.

free 'We had a clean and a transparent government under Pakatan in Perak. Now the thieves are back to loot the entire state. Well done, Barisan. Kudos to Umno.'

Revellers started ringing in the New Year across the globe with spectacular fireworks displays and massive parties hosted by world capitals against a backdrop of tightened security.

The Taliban said it was behind bombings that killed seven CIA officers and separately five Canadians in one of the deadliest bouts of violence against Westerners in Afghanistan.

Colourful fireworks, music and dance rocked the city as thousands partied to welcome the arrival of 2010.

The Malaysiakini team wishes all our readers Happy New Year. Let's hope that 2010 will see more progress in our struggle for press freedom, advances in the protection of human rights, and greater transparency in governance. We will be back at work tomorrow to continue in our mission in bringing our readers all the news, and views, that matter.