Archive - 18 July 2011

Do not manipulate your objectives for your political agenda, including creating hatred towards the government, DPM tells opposition.

DPM Muhyiddin Yassin says Malaysia is ready to lead in projects related to university quality standards in the region.

Information Minister Rais Yatim says the police should not keep the footage for too long until it became a ‘contra element’ for the force.

Malaysia and the Vatican have agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations to promote bonds of mutual friendhip.

Claims in Utusan that a protest for electoral reform could open the country up to interference from Jewish groups has been rubbished.

UPDATED 7.30PM James Wong Kim Meng, 89, was one of Sarawak’s best known personalities.

The judges agree with the decision of the High Court that the matter was within the sole domain of the Syariah Court.

Tomorrow's Pakatan Rakyat meet to work out co-ordinated efforts in coalition's policies and plans for a greater 13 ^th general election impact.

UPDATED 7.10PM We will investigate the matter thoroughly and the police will not hide any fact, vows deputy IGP Khalid Abu Bakar.

PM meets with Pope Benedict XVI at the Pope's summer residence at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome.

The cops say they will probe the matter, while the Umno division says the banners will be taken down.

Slamming their vocal opposition to closing entertainment outlets during Ramadan, it says they are hypocrites for originally supporting the law.

A Malaysian court today rejected a bid by a petitioner born male to be legally declared a woman after a sex-change operation.

Ahmad Syauqey Abdul Ghani says this happened twice, after he was stopped in Bachok recently.

The decision was made by judge following an application by the MACC following its failure to locate the key witnes.

'An independent judiciary is a central component of democracy, and one of the most important reasons for national achievement.'

He was commenting on the Kedah government's retraction of the ban on entertainment centres during the fasting month.

UPDATED 3.20PM The KL High Court dismisses an appeal by Elegant Advisory to set aside a judgment over non-payment for paraphernalia worth RM218 million.

UPDATED 4.15PM Those with 'clear and consistent' principles in upholding their race stand a chance to win RM5,000.

Malaysians should also consider 'the undisguised partisan political motives behind July 9', says the former Keadilan leader.

The Housing and Local Government Ministry will relocate to Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4, Putrajaya in stages beginning today.

UPDATED 2.15PM A weekend in the highlands ended when the four were nabbed for wearing Bersih T-shirts in hotel room.

They rank 16th most stressed women in the world, according to a recent study on the stress levels which women are subjected to.

Only Foreign Minister Anifah Aman stops to dialogue with about 50 protesters outside a hotel in London.

COMMENT The Pope-Najib meeting today cannot overcome daunting difficulties in Muslim-Christian ties in Malaysia.

This why Malaysia is in self-destruct mode.

INTERVIEW The lead BN party is threatening loss of Malay political power to shore up its support base in countering Bersih demands. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 2.55PM They want to open negotiations on the release of six of their comrades still being detained under the Emergency Ordinance. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 1.10PM It's for the Election Commission to decide because ‘it is an independent body’, says the de facto law minister.

UPDATED 4.15PM Dr Lo' Lo' Mohd Ghazali, who succumbed to cancer, is buried at Datuk Keramat Muslim cemetery. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Since the 2008 GE losses, they have been in a state of total panic and they can’t think clearly at all, says the activist.

EYEWITNESS A whiff of tear gas gives your brain a week of political education - a baton charge, a month of political awakening.

Abdul Razak Endut, the man behind the image of an alleged ‘violent protester’ during the Bersih 2.0 rally, steps forward. [VIDEO INSIDE]

Wildlife researchers have tagged a Bornean slow loris for the first time as part of efforts to find out more about the nocturnal primate.

FREE VOXPOP 'Instead of arresting Ibrahim Ali, the police detained Dr Jeyakumar and five others.'

FREE YOURSAY 'It is a lame excuse to say such a move was already enacted by the previous BN government.'

COMMENT From a spike in electoral fortunes four months back, BN has stumbled on the banana peels of Bersih.

FREE YOURSAY 'If we Malaysians stand up against those cowards in power, we can, once again, call ourselves a decent society.'