Archive - 24 January 2010

'King Ghaz' remembered as no-nonsense man

Former home minister Muhammad Ghazali Shafie who died at his home in Subang Jaya today was known to be so strict in his work that it earned him the nickname, ‘King Ghaz’.

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Former home minister Ghazali Shafie dies

BREAKING NEWS Ghazali Shafie, 88, died from old age at his home at 7.45pm in Subang Jaya.

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Azmin not behind conspiracy to topple me: Khalid

Selangor MB Khalid does not believe that PKR vice-president Azmin Ali is behind a conspiracy to topple his leadership.

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Kelantan rejects offer to be on oil royalty panel

The Kelantan state government has rejected an offer to be on a consultative committee for compassionate aid to be set up soon.

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Dozens injured as Iran plane catches fire

At least 46 people were injured when an Iranian passenger plane caught fire upon landing in the northeastern city of Mashhad.

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Zulkifli in politburo's crosshairs

With his latest shenanigans the PKR parliamentarian is felt to have crossed the line between legitimate internal dissent and open revolt.

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The nightmare of polygamy

Statistics show that polygamous marriages leave a trail of destruction in the form of neglected women and dysfunctional children in their wake.

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Ex-Gerak president joins PKR

Gerak Malaysia ex-president Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunus put paid to speculations today when he announced he will be joining PKR.

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For Anwar, the crowds and slurs swell

Swelling crowds and stinging slurs greet the Pakatan supremo in southern Perak as he opts to take his defense against Sodomy II to the bar of public opinion.

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Security beef up at Batu Caves for Thaipusam

More than 1,000 police officers will be deployed round-the-clock for four days from Thursday in and around the Batu Caves Hindu temple.

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Man rescued from rubble 11 days after quake

Rescuers pulled a man alive from the rubble, 11 days after Haiti's devastating earthquake, raising hopes of finding more survivors even after the government called off search efforts.

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Pilot killed in light aircraft crash in Sarawak jungle

UPDATED 9PM A light aircraft crashed into a jungle in Sungai Ladong, Simunjan, in Samarahan, killing the pilot and injuring a surgeon who was also on board, police said.

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N Korea blasts Seoul's 'preemptive strike' plan

North Korea lashed out at South Korea's plan to launch a "preemptive strike" to thwart any nuclear attack from Pyongyang as an "open declaration of war."

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EC studying early voting system

Taking after Thailand's model, votes can be cast earlier and allow for a two-day cooling off period before polling, says deputy EC chief.

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Borneo forum revisits M'sia Agreement pledges

Delegation to present memo to the House of Commons in London over government's failure to live up to promises.

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'Allah' and PPSMI - two separate issues

'Helen Ang's critique on the 'Allah' controversy, is very convoluted, and in the process she is lost in the convolutions.'

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I'm not anti-Christian, says Mahathir

He denied claims that he is trying to stir up anti-Christian sentiments by saying that the Sept 11 attack was staged.

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'No double standards? See the speed students were nabbed'

free 'This demonstration was more peaceful than the 'Allah' demonstration outside the mosques.'

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Khalid in between a rock and hard place

free 'It is healthy and necessary to have diverse, and sometimes dissenting, voices. But it is quite another thing to have toxic and destructive characters within your coalition.'

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150 bodies recovered from wells after massacre

At least 150 bodies were recovered from wells after Muslim-Christian clashes in central Nigeria, a village head said, taking the unofficial death toll past 450.

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