Archive - 11 March 2010

Guan Eng said he the state exco members were willing to offer their assistance during the investigations.

Berjaya chairperson and chief executive officer Vincent Tan became the latest Malaysian tycoon to make it into the Forbes' 2010 world billionaires list.

ANALYSIS There is a possibility that the March 30 party polls may see potential candidates agreeing to a negotiated settlement.

Come Saturday, the Malaysian Bar AGM may set the stage for 'fireworks' as a group of senior lawyers makes another attempt to push for a vote of no-confidence.

As they are no longer in police custody the application becomes just a matter of academic interest.

A woman, Nik Rorhana Wan Abdul Rahman, 60, had acted as the plaintiff in the divorce case involving the Kelantan sultan.

Attention on the on-going sodomy trial will shift to the Court of Appeal next week when it hears Anwar’s application against the High Court judge’s decision.

The two Sapp MPs have denied links with Pasir Mas MP Ibrahim Ali, who claims to lead the 'independent bloc' in the Dewan Rakyat.

A news report with the photo of girl browsing in a sex accessories store published in a daily upsets manager who claims she was a bogus student.

Authorities have been 'studying' the book 'Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir in Turbulent Times' since November.

Police said today they have launched a manhunt for an attacker who rampaged through a kindergarten with a hammer, leaving three children with head injuries.

A prominent Umno-linked lawyer said Kelantan cannot claim oil royalty because the Emergency (Essential Powers) Ordinance 1969 is still in force.

The taxpayers shell out RM400,000 for training 120 community mediators tasked with the mission to iron out conflicts and disputes.

The Ipoh High Court says it has the jurisdiction to hear family matters involving custody of children although one party has converted to Islam. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 8.10PM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has called for a review of the federal and state relations, in order to keep up with recent developments. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Najib’s comments on local government polls appears to have turned him into a punching bag of sorts.

The finance minister II today dismissed speculations that the implementation of the controversial GST tax would be called off.

UPDATED 6.22PM No amount of amendments to the Internal Security Act is going to make the legislation any less draconian, said GMI.

A lot of grouses within the ruling coalition that have yet to be satisfactorily resolved may be rebound negatively at the next polls.

Myanmar's ruling junta has used new election laws to officially annul the result of polls in 1990 that were won by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party, state media said Thursday.

The first stage of the New Economic Model (NEM) will be announced on March 30, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said today.

Thai authorities Thursday began deploying 50,000 troops on the streets of Bangkok ahead of rallies by anti-government protesters that they fear could turn violent, the deputy prime minister said.

The attack on a kindergarten in Muar by a man armed with a hammer was the focus of attention in most of the dailies.

The National Integrity System is showing cracks and weaknesses.

UPDATED 2.33PM Anwar is being probed for sedition, criminal defamation and illegal assembly. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The crowds get bigger for Pakatan’s ‘take-it-to-the-people’ sessions with the one last night in an Anwar bastion the largest to date.

The absence of witnesses at the 'illegal' gathering 10 years ago forces the magistrate to release all accused.

Two British women who were raped and abused by their father for over 25 years, becoming pregnant 18 times, have won an apology from local authorities for failing to prevent the serial incest.

It joined forces with an indigenous group from Sabah and Sarawak to lobby legislators on issues still lingering from the British colonial period.

Do elected reps actually need APs to serve the people better? More importantly, do they deserve it?

Prospects for indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks lay in tatters after the Arab League came out against them unless Israel reversed its plans to build more settler homes in the occupied territories.

Despite setbacks, there is still hope for change in the country.

Return the power to the people taken from them more than 40 years ago.

PM's son Norashman Razak showed his talent by singing a Mandarin song at the ACCIM Chinese New Year grand dinner last night.

Kelantan prince Tengku Muhammad Fakhry was awarded RM6 million in damages against estranged wife Manohara.

free 'Gerakan has only one way to show us that it rejects racism: leave BN and do not subscribe to Umno ideals.'

free 'There was a time when Umno provided a moderate centre. But that was some time ago. The centre has since moved.'

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday appealed to Saudi leaders to back a US-led drive for tough sanctions against Iran in a visit to Riyadh and came away "hopeful," his press secretary said.

Sunni Islam's top cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure in Egypt, died on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of a heart attack suffered while boarding a plane, state media said.