Archive - 4 June 2010

Norza trial: 3 more charged for giving false evidence

Norza trial: 3 more charged for giving false evidence

Three more witnesses in the corruption trial involving Mohamad Norza Zakaria were charged with giving false evidence.
10,000 flood the streets of KL

10,000 flood the streets of KL

UPDATED 11.45PM Take a stern position on Israel for the attack on the Gaza aid flotilla, Malaysians tell the US. [VIDEOS INSIDE]
Malays now divided into three groups: Mahathir

Malays now divided into three groups: Mahathir

Former prime minister said it was not easy for Najib to resolve problems relating to the economy and unity unless the people gave him their undivided support.
New retail licensing will go ahead: Ismail

New retail licensing will go ahead: Ismail

Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the licence system was needed for the government to monitor controlled items like sugar, flour and cooking oil.
Kg Baru land won't be sold to non-Malays: Nong Chik

Kg Baru land won't be sold to non-Malays: Nong Chik

Not a single square inch of land in the redevelopment of the Kampung Baru Malay settlement in the city will be sold to
non-Malays.
14-year-old becomes 88th victim of A(H1N1)

14-year-old becomes 88th victim of A(H1N1)

A 14-year-old teenage girl became the 88th victim of Influenza A(H1N1) thus far said a statement from the Health Ministry.
Student's bid to challenge UUCA fails

Student's bid to challenge UUCA fails

NONE USM student Soh Sook Hwa loses her bid for the court to declare the UUCA unconstitutional.
Non-Muslims also oppose sports betting, polls say

Non-Muslims also oppose sports betting, polls say

world cup 2006 Public opinion appears to be against the federal government's decision to legalise sports betting.
DPM expected to welcome home 12 volunteers

DPM expected to welcome home 12 volunteers

The group of 12 Malaysians freed by Israel following the seizure of a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ship left Amman for Istanbul en route to Malaysia.
EC denies Permatang Pauh Umno's allegation on voter transfer

EC denies Permatang Pauh Umno's allegation on voter transfer

It announced that the number of registered voters in the Permatang Pauh parliamentary constituency stood at 61,266 as of March this year.
New minister, 6 deputies sworn in

New minister, 6 deputies sworn in

A new minister and six new deputy ministers took their oath of office and pledge of loyalty and secrecy before Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin at the Istana Negara today.
Claws come out, fangs bared at Selcat hearing

Claws come out, fangs bared at Selcat hearing

The committee’s chairperson and the Kapar MP clash from the onset, with one party alleging a ‘cover up’ and the other quoting the rules.
Samy gets GASsed again in about-turn attack

Samy gets GASsed again in about-turn attack

Anti-Samy Movement resurrects itself with a new allegation against the embattled MIC president despite earlier pledge not to do so.

'Take Israel to International Criminal Court'

'Take Israel to International Criminal Court'

This is one of the demands Pakatan and NGOs have decided in a roundtable discussion on the Israeli attack on a Gaza aid ship.


Israeli flag burned over flotilla raid

Israeli flag burned over flotilla raid

UPDATED 5.55PM The busy central business district in KL came to standstill as thousand of anti-Israel protestors took the streets.
Bank Negara probes big bank  fraud in KK, Kuching

Bank Negara probes big bank fraud in KK, Kuching

Two bank officers pull off 'sleight of hand' trick to cheat customers in Sabah and Sarawak capitals out of millions of ringgit in deposits.

Former PKR division chief goes on warpath

Former PKR division chief goes on warpath

Nine party divisions held AGMs without quorum, Fauzi Muda says in complaint to Register of Societies but has high respect for ex-boss.
Contact lost with Gaza aid boat, 'sabotage' blamed

Contact lost with Gaza aid boat, 'sabotage' blamed

Organisers of the Gaza flotilla said they lost contact with the Gaza-bound MV Rachel Corrie today and "assumed this was sabotage by the Israelis."
Sime Darby ships first certified CPO to EU

Sime Darby ships first certified CPO to EU

Sime Darby Plantation shipped out its first segregated CSPO from Kunak in Sabah to Rotterdam on May 29.
Police allow march against Israel

Police allow march against Israel

NONE LIVE REPORTS Thousands of protestors converged at the US embassy to protest Israel's deadly attack on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla. [PHOTOS INSIDE]

Remove subsidies or raise taxes?

Remove subsidies or raise taxes?

Maika will be cursed for 10 generations

Maika will be cursed for 10 generations

Time for a National Animal Ethics Committee

Time for a National Animal Ethics Committee

Death of PTD officer a wake-up call

Death of PTD officer a wake-up call

Mugilan nothing but foul gas

Mugilan nothing but foul gas

Indians back to square one, pre-2007

Indians back to square one, pre-2007

BN/Umno makes death such a good thing

BN/Umno makes death such a good thing

Sports betting licence: No open tender?

Sports betting licence: No open tender?

Sacrificial giving is the best form of giving

Sacrificial giving is the best form of giving

The lessons from the Thai Red Shirts

The lessons from the Thai Red Shirts

MACC quiet as a mouse on Bala interview offer

MACC quiet as a mouse on Bala interview offer

p balasubramaniam private investigator altantuya murder case UPDATED 2.41PM MACC investigation director says their decision public as soon as they figure out their next move.
No evidence of corruption in KSSB: committee

No evidence of corruption in KSSB: committee

UPDATED 5.55PM After three days of hearing, the committee finds that there is no evidence of graft but believes there was mismanagement.
Religion and politics in Malaysia

Religion and politics in Malaysia

Other religions, besides Islam, must find their political voice.
Sterile equipment used to examine Saiful, says doc

Sterile equipment used to examine Saiful, says doc

UPDATED 4.47PM Dr Mohd Razali Ibrahim testifies at the Sodomy II trial that sterile equipment were used to examine Saiful's anus.
Apco now targetting me, says Anwar

Apco now targetting me, says Anwar

NONE UPDATED 2.13PM He claims that he is being targeted for raising questions about Apco's ties with the government.
'Najib misled Parliament over 9MP'

'Najib misled Parliament over 9MP'

UPDATED 4.05PM The premier gave different figures on status of projects in oral and written replies.
Aussie expert: I'm hamstrung without documents

Aussie expert: I'm hamstrung without documents

NONE UPDATED 3.28PM Without all the necessary papers he won't be able to provide expert advice to the defence.

Animal testing cruel, inaccurate and unnecessary

Animal testing cruel, inaccurate and unnecessary

dna testing COMMENT If animals suffer as we do, how can we justify the cruelty committed against them?
Headlines online June 4, 2010

Headlines online June 4, 2010

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?
Obama 'furious' at oil spill as gov't sends bill to BP

Obama 'furious' at oil spill as gov't sends bill to BP

US president said he was "furious" about the oil disaster on the eve of his third visit to Louisiana as the government sent BP a 69-million-dollar bill for its efforts to curb the 45-day-old leak.
Israel bars Gaza-bound aid ship Rachel Corrie

Israel bars Gaza-bound aid ship Rachel Corrie

NONE Israel will not allow any ship to reach the Gaza Strip, specifically refering to the approaching international aid vessel .
Bangladesh blaze death toll climbs to 108

Bangladesh blaze death toll climbs to 108

Rescuers called off the search for survivors Friday as the death toll from one of Bangladesh's worst fires rose to 108 after flames ripped through a packed neighbourhood of Dhaka, officials said.
Defence's cross-examination of HKL doc put off

Defence's cross-examination of HKL doc put off

LIVE REPORTS The defence filed a notice of motion to obtain access to documents on clinical notes, reports, materials and specimens.
Thanks to Selcat, the picture is getting clearer

Thanks to Selcat, the picture is getting clearer

free 'Sand mining is so lucrative - with KSSB around, illegal sand miners still control a lion share of it. Just imagine how it was before Pakatan took over Selangor.'
Is semen in anus evidence of penetration?

Is semen in anus evidence of penetration?

your say free 'I do not understand, the forensic report says no conclusive evidence of penetration, then why did the doctor say...'
Korean war 'may break out at any moment': N Korea

Korean war 'may break out at any moment': N Korea

A North Korean diplomat said Thursday that tensions on the Korean peninsula were running so high over the sinking of a South Korean warship that "war may break out at any moment."