Archive - 24 February 2010

He did not have any injury when a physical examination was conducted on him at the police station before he was sent to the lock-up.

The Selangor government is ready to face Syabas in court, should the water company proceed with legal action over water tariff hike.

100 settlers hand over memorandum alleging that exorbitant and vague deductions were made leaving them with minimal income.

AES designed to nab traffic offenders will be implemented after the Road Transport Act is amended by Parliament next month.

While the suspect earned about RM4,000 a month, he owned a Porsche and BMW cars, purportedly through the sale of the porn SMSes.

A peaceful demonstration was held against the Orang Asli Affairs Department hospital, Gombak by 30 Orang Asli activists. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The deputy finance minister, says PAS’ Husam Musa, should look at Petronas annual reports to get his facts right on oil extraction in Kelantan.

PKR has submitted a fresh list of candidates for the consideration of Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak.

The economy has recovered from the global crisis and could expand by 5 percent this year, premier Najib Razak said.

Haslinda, 37, who was single and the eldest of three siblings, died at 11.35am  in the living room of the house while she having a nap on a sofa.

COMMENT Can’t manage a crisis? Create a bogeyman... this is the government’s modus operandi, even 52 years after independence.

UPDATED 7.59PM The baby boy was born on Monday in Batu Pahat and has been named Er Jia.

PBB, the backbone of the Sarawak BN, has ruled out the possibility of opening its door for non-bumiputera membership.

Malaysia will postpone the purchase of new fighter jets and delay the retirement of its Russian-made MiG aircraft for five years.

The government had earlier projected a contraction of three percent in GDP for 2009. In 2008, Malaysia's GDP growth was 4.6 percent.

Machang MP Saifuddin Nasution compares the location of platforms in oil-producing states, and points out that Kelantan has a stronger case than the rest.

The department also said whipping of Muslim women offenders had been accepted by the people and that no parties had questioned it.

The Perak PAS deputy commissioner says Umno is desperately trying to win Malay votes by portraying its Islamic credentials.

The court will hear an application by transport minister for an injunction to restrain Tiong King Sing from further making statements against him.

EXCLUSIVE Mustafa Ali insists that Pakatan Rakyat component parties have more similarities than differences and are bound by a common cause. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Cabinet may not make an announcement today as expected on a review of electricity tariff hikes, a government minister said.

An ascerbic Kuching High Court has tossed out their stay application against a ruling that favours 15 Iban longhouses.

UPDATED 7.13PM A 55-year-old Sydney man has been charged with the bashing murder of Malaysian consulate driver in the Sydney.

The court today fixed March 11 to assess the damages for Kelantan prince in a default judgment entered against his estranged wife.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the proposal should be considered as the political circumstances has changed.

UPDATED 5.55PM R Sivarasa and Salahuddin Ayub were quizzed over remarks allegedly made during a ceramah in Penang.

The Cuepacs president's decrying women dominating the public sector made news in all the major national dailies.

Last week’s protest by Pemuda Umno Malaysia and others against interference in Malaysia’s business by 50 of Australia’s MPs was delightful and disturbing.

UPDATED 6.30PM But the PKR Nibong Tebal MP has refused to apologise to Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

Leading Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata died in hospital 85 days into a hunger strike, medical officials said, as "indignant" dissidents blamed the government for his death.

COMMENT The confiscation and banning of books by Malaysian authorities is worrying activists, who want the repeal of laws that are being used to suppress freedom of expression.

His call for ‘cooperation’ has been denounced as a farce, since Pakatan Rakyat reps have been excluded from district action committee meetings.

free 'Somehow, someday, the culprits of Teoh Beng Hock's sudden death will be punished - either in this world or the next.'

free 'How can Malays be more ‘Tuan' than Dayaks and Kadazans in Sarawak and Sabah? They are equal to - if not 'more' so than - Malays.'

The United States warned Iran Tuesday that "time and patience is running out" over its suspect nuclear program, saying Tehran had shown no interest in allaying world fears.

A bomb strapped to a bicycle exploded near a busy bus terminal in Afghanistan, killing eight people Tuesday as the death toll of US troops in the Afghan war surpassed the grim milestone of 1,000.

Sudan and Darfur's main rebel group signed a ceasefire agreement and a framework accord for a final peace deal on Tuesday, which will still need to be backed by other armed factions.

The EU voiced concern over allegations of a military coup plot in Turkey on Tuesday, as the country's top brass held a crisis meeting and investigators grilled senior defence figures.

The NATO alliance faces a "crisis" as European countries have grown averse to military force and failed to invest in weapons and equipment, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.