Archive - 25 April 2011

It is related to his statutory declaration linking PM Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor to murder of Mongolian woman, says CID chief.

TEOH RCI The panel instructs conducting officer Awang Amardajaya Awang Mahmud and Bar Council lawyers to ‘get right to the point’.

Minister Rais Yatim says the government is not involved in the e-mail scheme either financially or operationally.

The MACC will have to produce a missing witness, failing which the court would either issue a discharge not amounting to an acquittal or acquit the accused completely.

Ummi’s legal adviser, Mohd Khairul, said there had earlier been some confusion with the court's e-filing system.

The Borneo state could assume the peninsula-mould politics of bumi vs non-bumi, academicians tell round table on April 16 Sarawak election.

Sabah DAP chief Jimmy Wong says the party has already formed a special committee to look into merging the opposition.

The ringgit closed at a 13-year high against the US dollar today at RM2.99 from last Friday’s closing of RM3.00.

DAP's Violet Yong is accused of having told a closed-door ceramah in Sarawak that she's ‘had enough of a Melanau being chief minister'.

It will boost the political awakening of Sarawak’s ‘Ubah generation’, says Lim Kit Siang, but repeats that no decision has been reached.

Its secretary-general Stanley Jugol says the views of members have to be sought as merger means dissolution of the party.

SODOMY II UPDATED 8.25PM It claims Anwar's DNA matches that of 'Male Y', which was found in Saiful's anus.

UPDATED 8.30PM What is the MCA so afraid of, asks the DPM, who was clearly annoyed by the Chinese party's call.

TEOH RCI Celcom senior manager Mohd Norizal Hasim says only the the date, time and mobile number of the sender and recipient are stored.

The prelim environmental impact assessment mainly cites socio-economic benefits in backing the Lynas plant.

SODOMY II UPDATED 7.55PM Lawyer Karpal Singh submits that the court would be wise to consider the holes in the testimony of complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

Shuhaimi Shafiei, 43, had pleaded not guilty last Feb 7 to a charge of publishing a seditious article on his blog. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Kuala Lumpur police chief Zulkifli Abdullah says the report on the death of Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed, 56, was handed over on Friday.

BN has again sought to blame others for its faults.

‘Harga barang naik! Gaji bila lagi?’ will be the May 1 battle cry for the annual Labour Day march. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Deputy Human Resources Minister Maznah Mazlan and Penang MIC chairman P Subbaiyah were sworn in as senators today.

Thousands of grieving devotees today filed past the body of Sathya Sai Baba, a hugely popular Indian guru.

Singapore police said candidates may apply for permits to hold outdoor or indoor election meetings from nomination day onwards.

The dailies offer variety - from the strengthening ringgit to the premier’s assurance that there will not be censorship of the Internet.

Snap adviser says all options for the future of the party should be on the table after ‘disastrous' election outing.

Azhar Ibrahim was suspended after he uttered seditious words during a heated argument with the Chief Minister in last May's sitting.

Gov't workers who quit smoking will get rewards ranging from promotions to electrical appliances and holiday vacations.

Deputy Minister Ahmad Maslan says the Chinese 'are among the people who enjoy first-class facilities' and who will appreciate BN.

FREE VOXPOP 'Where would MCLM get funds to field its candidates?'

FREE YOURSAY Is he a turncoat? Has he fallen to the temptations? Or is he missing ‘nasi lemak' and ‘roti canai'?

LIVE REPORTS UDPATED 5.07PM Prosecution insists that 'penis met anus', defence asks if a victim would stay for tea.

The Selangor government will not force lawyer Mohd Hafarizam Harun to appear before the Rights and Privileges Committee of the state assembly, Mentri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today.