Archive - 15 July 2011

However, FPMPAM suggests that the hospital should not have opened their compound to the protesters in the first place.

A defence witness in the trial of a police corporal charged with causing the death of a 15-year-old teenager told the Sessions Court in Shah Alam today that police may use a firearm under justified circumstances.

Efforts to prevent haze in the country have been stepped up by preventing open burning in highly flammable areas such as peat forests and peat soil which are difficult to extinguish, said Natural
Resources and Environment Minister Douglas Uggah Embas.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today presented a compelling case for the global community to embrace multilateralism to bring about prosperity to the people.

'We will fight for the rights of the different communities in the country,' says its chief and Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh.

UPDATED 8.10PM He could be expelled from his university for involvement in the Bersih rally in Cairo.

It claims police did not state reason for the arrest, making the action and seizure of Bersih T-shirts illegal.

Following the July 9 illegal rally, the government is unable to use political stability as a means of attracting investments into the country and is thus looking at other ways to do so.

Over 300 operators may lose millions of ringgit following the Kedah government’s ban on entertainment centres during Ramadan in accordance with Entertainment and Places of Entertainment Enactment which existed since 1997.

Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai claims that 'someone is using the police attack on Tung Shin Hospital' to pressure him into stepping down.

UPDATED 4.55PM All six party activists detained under the EO get to meet their family members for the second time, but only for 15 minutes.

He offers himself and three party members as eye-witnesses for any probe into the hospital's tear gas attack.

The final report of the RCI on Teoh Beng Hock’s death was submitted to the Agong on June 22, but has yet to be released.

The tourists, all in their early 20s, were on the Bass Highway when their van left the road and struck a guard rail before rolling into a drain.

High Court judge also orders that Padang Serai MP, who had paid the RM3,000 fine in full last year, be repaid RM2,000.

The air quality in 27 areas nationwide was reported to be moderate this morning, the Department of Environment said.

SARBAINI INQUEST A police investigator says he found no evidence of a struggle in the pantry the deceased allegedly fell from, through a window.

PM's visit to the UK was greeted by protesters in yellow condemning the Bersih crackdown.

UPDATED 4.05PM Sore with the Bersih crackdown, he will no longer attend any gov't function. [VIDEO INSIDE]

It’s a fluid concept in times like these.

The Sungai Siput MP is holding up reasonably well despite the 'wear and tear' of detention for 3 weeks. [VIDEO INSIDE]

The solidarity is now buttressed with real experience.

UPDATED 4.35PM The lawyer says the prosecution is bringing up a section of the Sedition Act it never used.

EYEWITNESS How the government helped in the birth of a new society revealing the potential for new leadership among the youth.

Prof Dr Yousef Progler says one cannot help but notice an air of ‘arrogance, racism or chauvinism’ rising in today’s world.

EYEWITNESS This student says her Bersih July 9 experience got her thinking of her priorities as a citizen as well.

They send a memorandum supporting Berish 2.0's demands as well as the right to postal voting for Malaysians abroad.

UPDATED 1.13PM The police are still in the grips of yellow fever as the DAP rep is picked up for 'dress code' infringement.

COMMENT The evergreen classic ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ is a tale that should be told to all would-be ‘emperors’.

Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin also criticises the lack of tolerance for dissent or an alternative view within the party.

UPDATED 1.25PM The PM refuses to buckle under local and international pressure for the way the rally situation was handled, insisting on its necessity.

Gopeng MP Lee Boon Chye says this may make the silver state the one with the highest number of 100-year-olds in the country.

FREE VOXPOP 'When it's in the rakyat's hearts, it cannot be removed by banning yellow ties and T-shirts?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Tung Shin missed the point: as a social entity with a mission, who should Tung Shin entertain first - the police or those who need help?'