Archive - 28 January 2010

Anwar Ibrahim has filed an application to stay his sodomy trial scheduled for Tuesday.

The authorities have confiscated two books published by Kinibooks in separate operations conducted in Malacca and Penang.

A toddler and a pair of three-year old twins were sneaked out of the Malaysia by their fathers causing anguish to their mother and grandmother respectively.

An imam from one of the mosques that were attacked recently says he has heard of farms rearing these animals for the exotic food market.

The Federal Court decision on Feb 9 may settle the Perak imbroglio somewhat, but the final arbiters are still the electorate, say two analysts.

Two PKR political bureau members explain that any disciplinary action must be preceded by a proper hearing.

Banned movement circumvents legal barrier to release accounts to the public in the wake of allegations of misappropriation.

A name and shame approach in the form of a public database, listing convicted graft offenders, will be part of the government fight against corruption.

The Home Ministry has extended the period to determine if book would undermine peace and stability in country.

Readers will most likely shift to the Internet for news if the traditional media continue with their old style of presenting news.

Buddhist group says they are ‘tired of waiting' for councils to act on their proposals regarding provisions for places of worship.

Freed detainee denies that those recently detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) have any connections to terrorism.

Party claims its efforts to mobilise and register voters for the upcoming elections are being sabotaged.

A one-ticket system for public transport in the Klang Valley will be introduced by the end of the year to further encourage the people to use public transportation.

The RM2 million defamation suit by Jazimin Abdul Jalil, the father of Nurin Jazlin who was brutally murdered three years ago, will be heard on Nov 10.

Police have set up a special task force to investigate the incidents of wild boar heads being dumped at the compounds of two mosques yesterday.

UPDATED 8.35pm But the approval rating for the state government remained quite strong - it stands at 60%, only losing ground slightly from 64% in June 2009.

DAP rep Ng Suee Lim has been slapped with a defamation suit by the S'gor opposition leader.

The state Education Department has called for cooperation from political parties and local Indian community to expedite the relocation of an illegally-built Hindu temple.

UPDATED 8.50pm In a rare show of solidarity, the two opposing youth wings came together to condemn the spate of attacks on places of worship.

Ethnocentric reporting could raise barriers among the races and affect the promotion of understanding and unity, said a government roadmap.

It also lessens the load on government clinics, says Health Ministry director general Ismail Merican.

They will be held accountable for failing to fulfil KPIs under their respective ministries.

UPDATED 9pm with UPM's response Seven students who won during the UPM campus polls have been disqualified for campaining in groups and on Facebook.

A reward and punishment model should be introduced this year to allow for the smooth implementation of the GTP, especially among the civil service.

UPDATED 4.20pm The government will arrest and prosecute the culprits of the Metro Tabernacle church attack, even if they are Umno members.

It is focusing on making fundamental changes towards delivering fast results while ensuring every Malaysian is not left out.

Exploring the Bahasa Malaysia debate

UPDATED 4.50PM A human rights group claimed that about 50 people were arrested under the Internal Security Act last Thursday in Kuala Lumpur but most were released soon after.

New York, New York - Even as a Jew in New York, I know what it is like to be Muslim in France.

While the rest of the mainstream media highlighted the 10 ISA detainees, Star bucked the trend by frontpaging highlighting the recent mosque desecration.

Istanbul, Turkey - Alas, it happened again. An extremist Muslim attacked a Westerner to punish him for mocking Islam.

COMMENT Whether the final curtain will fall on his political odyssey or not, Pakatan is set to soldier with his vision.

They are believed to be linked to the Nigerian student responsible for the botched Christmas Day plane bombing.

Police have issued a stern warning against anyone planning to disrupt or create chaos during the Thaipusam festival.

Rescuers Wednesday dragged a Haitian girl alive from the rubble 15 days after a devastating quake, in a rare moment of joy for a country where victims still face a desperate shortage of aid.

Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate who failed in a bid to unseat incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse was in hiding Thursday in Colombo after warning of possible attempts on his life.

free 'You promised in a closed-door session one Sunday three weeks ago that you will be hard on Zulkifli should he fail to toe the line in the future.'

free 'Parade those responsible with placards hanging from their necks saying, ‘I'm the one who threw the pig heads into the mosques' or ‘I'm the one who firebombed the churches'.'

Haitians Wednesday faced a desperate lack of food and shelter more than two weeks after a deadly quake, as the president said that nearly 170,000 dead had been counted from the disaster.

Afghanistan needs five years to take charge of it own security, President Hamid Karzai said in London Wednesday as countries gathered for key talks on tackling a Taliban insurgency.

World powers pledged to stand side-by-side with Yemen to tackle extremism after talks in London Wednesday on stopping Al-Qaeda from creating a haven in the impoverished Arab country.