
Come and debate, Penang Pakatan Youth tells other side
The invitation, extended to Umno Youth and Malay NGOs to discuss Malay community issues, is however turned down by the former which says it is not interested.





A former journalist from Berita Harian received RM45,000 following an out of court settlement in his defamation suit against New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd.



















The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will organise an international conference on caning as a sentence, says minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.




Nakhaie Ahmad is suing former Perlis Mufti Asri Zainul and seven others for RM1.5 million for allegedly defaming him.








The son of the late DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock was born at 8am today at the Batu Pahat Hospital, Johor.
“Both mother (Soh Cher Wei, 28) and son, who weighs 2.9kg, are well,” said Teoh's younger sister Lee Lan, when contacted.

The 5.1 million Socso members will receive their annual statements similar to EPF members once the computerisation project is completed.

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Taipan USJ D9 chief did not see any injuries on A Kugan, nor bloodstains on his shirt.
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The Philippine military said Monday its killing of a "ruthless" Abu Sayyaf commander inflicted a big blow on the Al Qaeda-linked network, as it pursued his fellow militants on a remote island.





Politicians and Internet activists in Italy have denounced a page on the social networking site Facebook that calls for children with Down Syndrome to be used for target practice.

Lufthansa pilots began a four-day strike on Monday in a bitter dispute over job guarantees, grounding a predicted two-thirds of its 800 daily flights and causing chaos at German airports.

Top US general David Petraeus described the Taliban resistance to a major offensive in southern Afghanistan as "a bit disjointed" and warned the insurgents that this was just the start.



British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought back against claims he terrified staff with his volcanic temper in book extracts out Sunday which posed a new threat to his general election prospects.

Troops and rescuers dug through mud-filled houses and streets on Portugal's tourist island of Madeira Sunday after flash floods unleashed brown torrents that killed at least 42 people.