Archive - 13 July 2011

Docs blast authorities over Tung Shin assault

Docs blast authorities over Tung Shin assault

NONE UPDATED 10.03PM The doctors, some either visiting or working at the hospital, are ready to sign affidavits.
Three Malacca DAP reps suspended for six months

Three Malacca DAP reps suspended for six months

MALACCA ASSEMBLY Speaker Othman Muhamad announces this today, saying that the trio have behaved excessively during the sitting.
'Kedah bans entertainment outlets during Ramadan'

'Kedah bans entertainment outlets during Ramadan'

UPDATED 9.50PM Chinese daily Guang Ming says the state government issued a written directive informing all district offices of the unprecedented decision.
Rais hits out at Anwar over 'revolution' remark

Rais hits out at Anwar over 'revolution' remark

UPDATED 7.10PM The opposition leader was reported to have told Indonesian media: 'We are getting closer to revolution'.
Noh Omar: Pakatan MPs have become Ambiga's tool

Noh Omar: Pakatan MPs have become Ambiga's tool

UPDATED 8.01PM Bersih's S Ambiga has become 'more powerful' than any Pakatan Rakyat elected legislator, says agriculture and agro-based minister.
MACC officers 'verbally assaulted' Sarbaini

MACC officers 'verbally assaulted' Sarbaini

SARBAINI INQUEST UPDATED 7.40PM A close friend reveals what he was told about the way Sarbaini was treated on the day of his arrest.
Chinese dailies hauled up 'over pro-Bersih reports'?

Chinese dailies hauled up 'over pro-Bersih reports'?

The Home Ministry will only confirm that a ‘regular’ meeting was held, and that there will be no consequences for the three dailies.
State secretary slams 'animals in bags' pranksters

State secretary slams 'animals in bags' pranksters

Penang state secretay Farizan Darus says the prank was a ‘disturbance’ as a number of public services were affected.
Liow takes tear gas explanation to Twitter

Liow takes tear gas explanation to Twitter

The health minister tries to deflect the barrage against him on the firing of tear gas into Tung Shin Hospital.
M'sian police silence over fugitive Soosai deafening

M'sian police silence over fugitive Soosai deafening

The year-long dead silence on the part of the Malaysian federal police over the arrest of Michael Soosai, wanted in Malaysia for a series of high-profile commercial crimes and murder, have left the Indian authorities baffled.
Ambiga vs Taib: Court to hear objection on Aug 3

Ambiga vs Taib: Court to hear objection on Aug 3

Court has set Aug 3 to hear the Sarawak CM's preliminary objection to the leave application for judicial review filed by Bersih chief.
Kit Siang: I will wear yellow every Saturday

Kit Siang: I will wear yellow every Saturday

lim kit siang 03 UPDATED 6.20PM He will do so until the PSM 6 are freed, the ban on Bersih is lifted and its eight demands are implemented.
Guan Eng not amused at 'animals in bags' caper

Guan Eng not amused at 'animals in bags' caper

Yesterday evening, police had found no bomb in Komtar, but instead found three bags with a piglet, an iguana and a duck in them.
MACC: First time someone confessed to  taking a bribe

MACC: First time someone confessed to taking a bribe

SARBAINI INQUEST UPDATED 7.20PM The late Customs officer was the first to confess to the anti-graft agency to taking a bribe, an investigator testifies.
Auntie Anne - the making of an iconic image

Auntie Anne - the making of an iconic image

auntie anne bersihPhotographer Hugo Teng describes how he took the photo that defines Bersih 2.0's July 9 rally.
Probe million-dollar diamond allegations, MACC urged

Probe million-dollar diamond allegations, MACC urged

SAMM chief Badrul Hisham Shaharin says he would be handing over evidence which allegedly implicates the PM’s wife.
Air in Ipoh area recorded as unhealthy

Air in Ipoh area recorded as unhealthy

people wearing surgical mask The Jalan Tasek area in Ipoh recorded unhealthy air with a reading of 136 on the Air Pollutant Index up to 11am today.
Gov't forks out RM139mil to end monopoly

Gov't forks out RM139mil to end monopoly

Another RM63 million is pending payment to an automotive training company after a contract was rescinded.
Prominent lawyer Raja Aziz Addruse laid to rest

Prominent lawyer Raja Aziz Addruse laid to rest

raja aziz addruse UPDATED 4.10PM Some 80 people from political and legal circles were present, as well as the NS regent. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Loss of investor confidence? Not so at Bursa M'sia

Loss of investor confidence? Not so at Bursa M'sia

Trading at the stock exchange went against the doomsday senario painted by BN about the economic impact of Bersih 2.0, says DAP.
Khir trial: Prosecution wraps up its case

Khir trial: Prosecution wraps up its case

NONE UPDATED 6.10PM It argues that the accused bought a mansion at RM3.5 million, a price they claim is very low.
'Dataran Maybank has become my Tahrir Square'

'Dataran Maybank has become my Tahrir Square'

EYEWITNESS I see hope, I see young people who care about politics and upholding our rights. This is the birthplace for a better Malaysia.
Most Malaysian youths reject polygamy, poll finds

Most Malaysian youths reject polygamy, poll finds

Of those polled, 62.4 percent said they see the late Osama bin Laden as a 'freedom fighter', but they denounced violence.

Ambiga: Never any intention to topple BN

Ambiga: Never any intention to topple BN

She maintains the aim of Bersih 2.0 is not to bring down the government - only to work with it to improve the electoral system.
170,000 'like' Facebook page urging PM to go

170,000 'like' Facebook page urging PM to go

The page attracted around 300 'likes' per minute, hitting its 100,000 target within 48 hours after it was set up.

EU must clarify biofuel rules

EU must clarify biofuel rules

Europe must be more transparent about how it measures the environmental impact of biofuels before thinking of penalising palm oil exporters.
Anwar: Presence of young at Bersih rally augurs well

Anwar: Presence of young at Bersih rally augurs well

UPDATED 2.33PM The presence of young, multiracial protesters at rally for electoral reforms augurs well for a new political awakening the country needs.
Building on Bersih's momentum

Building on Bersih's momentum

NONE Sarawak PKR plans to hold public dialogues to discuss the rally, says Batu Lintang rep See Chee How.
Transformation: Is it futile?

Transformation: Is it futile?

COMMENT I can imagine many email inboxes, browser pages, Facebook walls and Twitter timelines being saturated with all things Bersih.
No 'white knight' yet for troubled Shah Alam Hospital

No 'white knight' yet for troubled Shah Alam Hospital

The project is caught between the Finance Ministry and Public Works Dept, which can't agree on a salvage contractor.
KL and Canberra close to cutting asylum-seeker deal

KL and Canberra close to cutting asylum-seeker deal

NONE Canberra wants the 800 asylum-seekers sent to Malaysia to be immune from prosecution on immigration offences.
Sodomy II: Anwar to be first defence witness

Sodomy II: Anwar to be first defence witness

NONE UPDATED 11.55AM The KL High Court has fixed Aug 8 to 26 to hear Anwar Ibrahim's defence.
Lynas plans next phase of Kuantan plant

Lynas plans next phase of Kuantan plant

Lynas Malaysia has signed a letter of award with a Thai engineering company for the second phase of work on the Gebeng plant.
Police disrupt reading out of memo on release of PSM 6

Police disrupt reading out of memo on release of PSM 6

Some 50 police officers and men order protesters, gathered outside Bukit Aman to hand over a memorandum to the IGP, to disperse. [VIDEO INSIDE]
Good cops take heat off bad cops

Good cops take heat off bad cops

The police model of crowd control in Jalan Hang Jebat was 'exemplary' during the Bersih 2.0 rally, says the Bar Council.
Najib laughs as KL sheds tears

Najib laughs as KL sheds tears

FREE YOURSAY 'How can a PM of a country poke fun at someone who was seriously injured? Maybe he has never been hit by tear gas before.'
Pak Lah, you missed the point

Pak Lah, you missed the point

abdullah ahmad badawi pak lah and election 140208 FREE VOXPOP 'People do not want an 'efficient' election, but a clean and fair election. 'Efficient' is a vague term...'
Hundreds of eyewitnesses can't be wrong

Hundreds of eyewitnesses can't be wrong

FREE VOXPOP 'The credibility of the government is at rock bottom. It was easier to disseminate half truths to people before the advent of Internet.'
Give Najib a yellow carpet welcome instead

Give Najib a yellow carpet welcome instead

NONE FREE YOURSAY 'The papal audience must be cancelled. What moral authority does PM Najib have?'
Malaysia loses another towering citizen

Malaysia loses another towering citizen

raja aziz addruse FREE YOURSAY 'His passing is indeed a personal loss to many. We have lost one more voice against injustice.'
Family: We still don't know how Baharudin died

Family: We still don't know how Baharudin died

baharudin ahmad died bersih rally They hope the post-mortem report on Baharudin will answer the many questions surrounding his death.