Archive - 14 February 2010

Nik Aziz: Zahrain should quit as MP

UPDATED 10PM with PAS Bayan Baru's comments Zahrain Mohamed Hashim should quit as MP for Bayan Baru and pave the way for a by-election, said the PAS spiritual leader.

16y ago

'Procession-gathering': LGE strikes out at Utusan, KJ

The Umno Youth chief is calling for the Lim Guan Eng to explain a letter said to contain the cancellation. The DAP leader, however, claims that one letter doesn't tell the whole story.

16y ago

Altantuya's father to collect her bones

'Altantuya met her death at the hands of police personnel while she was in Malaysia. The least the government can do is bear the expenses of Dr Shaariibuu’s journey here to collect her remains.’

16y ago

New land policy for Orang Asli: Boon or bane?

A new land policy purported to be a boon for the Orang Asli has all but been received as good news, given the many questions surrounding the announcement, say activists.

16y ago

Thousands prevent neo-Nazi rally in Dresden

Thousands of people gathered in Dresden to block for the first time an annual neo-Nazi march commemorating the Allied bombing of the German city during World War II.

16y ago

Race and religion: Umno & Co on 'overdrive'

free 'Educated people can see BN's ploy in creating racial and religious tensions in Penang and Selangor, though ordinary folks will be more inclined to believe the rumours and insinuations.'

16y ago

Orang Asli hospital: 'We're losing our humanity'

free 'To rob the poor and disabled is the ultimate crime of greed and power. We as a nation should be ashamed.'

16y ago

Lawyer in Haiti kidnapping case investigated

El Salvador police are probing whether a man representing 10 Americans charged with kidnapping in Haiti is the same person sought in the Central American nation for human trafficking.

16y ago

Tymoshenko to contest 'falsified' Ukraine poll

The defeated Yulia Tymoshenko on Saturday vowed to contest in court the results of Ukraine's presidential elections won by Viktor Yanukovych, raising the prospect of a crippling political crisis.

16y ago

Burma frees defiant Suu Kyi deputy

Burma's junta freed the deputy leader of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party from house arrest yesterday, prompting him to vow to resume his political activities ahead of elections later this year.

16y ago

Burma frees defiant Suu Kyi deputy from house arrest

Aung San Suu Kyi's deputy is released from house arrest, but his detention has not hurt his political resolve.

16y ago

Restaurant bomb kills nine in Indian city of Pune

A bomb ripped through a restaurant popular with tourists in the western Indian city of Pune on Saturday, killing nine people and casting a shadow over the resumption of Indo-Pakistan peace talks.

16y ago