Archive - 19 February 2010

The accused in the trial of the case of A Kugan, who died in police custody, told a clinic in person that the detainee was gravely ill.

A UN envoy said Friday he "deeply regretted" that Burma's ruling junta had refused to let him meet democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and called for her immediate release ahead of elections this year.

Two witnesses in the corruption trial of Mohamad Norza Zakaria and his agent told the court that receiving money at a function was not strange and surprising.

PAS today criticised the interference by Australian lawmakers in the sodomy trial of PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim.

PBB Youth, whose 12th general assembly begins on Feb 26, will see for the first time, a contest for the post of Youth chief.

Anwar Ibrahim today filed a notice of appeal against a court's refusal of his application to recuse trial judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah from hearing his sodomy trial.

After a court case that dragged on seven years, four activists were found guilty, fined and given two-week jail sentences.

The police have completed investigations into a report lodged against former special officer to prime minister Nasir Safar over racist remarks allegedly made by him.

Najib was delighted and moved by the response from those who have joined in his Facebook page, which has today recorded more than 100,000 fans.

Malaysia, said Muhyiddin, respects the rule of law and the people uphold the country's justice system.

He expected happiness, not anger, that others would want to use the term.

EC has begun engaging government staff on a statewide voter registration exercise, targeting 470,000 eligible voters.

In the case of Nizar vs Zambry, the only point that matters in the appeal is whether the Perak sultan has any executive power to remove the MB.

DAP labour chief insists that employing refugees instead of contracting foreign workers makes more sense.

It is in dire need of spare parts after Heikki Kovalainen went off the track and damaged its front wing.

The Special Branch continues 'book raids' by seizing copies of a compilation of local politicians' verbal gaffes.

The disabled community's dream of a barrier-free urban centre may just turn into reality if the city fathers keep at it.

Teenager alleges cops, without identifying themselves, attacked him for no reason leaving him with injuries to his ribs, stomach and face.

State Islamic religious departments should play their role in educating the public and enhancing understanding on the whipping sentence.

Outspoken Kulim-Bandar Baru rep Zulkifli Noordin has been given another chance to appear before PKR’s disciplinary board.

The three became the first Malaysian women to be caned under the syariah law.

Three top government officials are to speak next week at a seminar on good governance and rule of law in Malaysia.

As highly educated Muslim women rise, their male counterparts display signs of fear at losing their power over the weaker sex.

They have been surviving at sea for eight days, set adrift by hijackers who seized their Singapore-registered tugboat.

Hamood Sheehab Hamid, 45, is charged with committing the offence at the traffic light exit to USM, at Jalan Transkrian about 9.45am.

COMMENT It is not just politics and racial discrimination but also religious and social pressures that drive them away.

An assistant superintendent with the Selangor MACC was charged in the Shah Alam court today with bribery, involving RM250,000.

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?

Niger's new military junta announced Friday it had dissolved the government after a coup that toppled President Mamadou Tandja in the impoverished but uranium-rich west African country.

US president vowed support for Tibetans' identity and rights in a meeting with the Dalai Lama, angering China which accused him of reneging on previous understandings.

US President Barack Obama on Thursday vowed support for Tibetans' identity and rights in a meeting with the Dalai Lama, angering China which accused him of reneging on previous understandings.

COMMENT Two recent developments have conspired to further jeopardise Najib Razak's position as prime minister.

Four European countries whose passports were implicated in a Hamas commander's killing have piled pressure on Israel, as Dubai said it wanted Mossad's chief arrested if his spies were behind the hit.

A Texas man crashed a small plane into a building containing a federal tax office Thursday in what officials suggested was a deliberate attack on a US government institution.

UPDATED 5.19PM The Sungai Buloh hospital pathologist has disputed Pornthip's suggestion that there was manual strangulation on the neck of the deceased. [VIDEO INSIDE]

A bomb attack and a US missile strike killed 20 people in northwest Pakistan Thursday as Islamabad raised fresh concerns about knock-on instability from a major US-led offensive in Afghanistan.

free 'You would think that the PM's strategy for 'unity' would be to rally the nation but when his deputy goes ballistic on ‘Malay supremacy', it's a sure sign Najib is checkmated.'

free 'The judiciary will not be able recover from what is seen to be shame and sham of a the trial...'

Two of 10 Americans charged with kidnapping in Haiti returned to jail Thursday after a judge said he would visit the orphanage where they claimed they planned to take the kids, a lawyer said.

President Dmitry Medvedev launched a sweeping crackdown Thursday on Russia's powerful interior ministry, sacking over a dozen top officials as he vowed tough action to eradicate the "evil" of corruption.

A 23-year-old man admitted Thursday to stabbing to death one of the teachers at his former school in an attack that sparked a major police operation, authorities said.