Archive - 21 September 2011

They were detained by police for allegedly robbing a money changer at the KL International Airport (KLIA).

Penang Umno will file a defamation suit against CM as a 7-day period given to him to tender his apology has expired.

The Selangor retreat is the third for BN assemblypersons after the retreats in Perak in 2006 and Pahang in 2008.

A man who became disabled after being shot by a lance corporal almost seven years ago won his negligence suit against the police when the High Court in Kuala Lumpur ordered the latter to pay him RM900,000 in compensation.

Former national athletics coach C Ramanathan was a free man today after the Court of Appeal reduced to 12 months his four-year jail term on two counts of molesting two junior athletes 19 years ago.

SODOMY II However, Australian DNA expert Dr Brian McDonald is steadfast that chemist Dr Seah Lay Hong performed a flawed procedure.

The ex-PM hopes the people would not gamble away the fate of the country by taking the issue of national security for granted.

Inspector-general of police Ismail Omar says there is no truth to the allegation by Ahmad Saiful Islam, 23.

UPDATED 7.50PM PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim says that after the deadline, any disputes will be handled by the Pakatan leadership council.

He argues that global energy agency has given it the green light, and that protests against the rare earth plant are political in nature.

The Human Rights Party urges that the Tamil school be built now, before the polls, and not in 2013 as announced by Muhyiddin Yassin.

UPDATED 7.30PM Pakatan Rakyat will participate in the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on electoral reforms despite earlier boycott threats.

The police chief says he 'cannot be emotional', denting the hopes of Aminulrasyid's family that his name will be cleared.

UPDATED 5.50PM If official complaints are made, we will look at it again, whether it is related (to the first video), says Ismail Omar.

BN assemblypersons from across Malaysia will 'adopt' voting districts in the state to ensure the coalition's win.

UPDATED 7.55PM He was referring to the PM’s application to set aside a subpoena to testify in the sodomy trial.

The groups urge the government to immediately drop the 'politically- motivated' charge against Mat Sabu.

PKR chief Wan Azizah says Najib's 'cool' image drive will come to naught if he does not keep his promises of reforms.

He accuses the news portal of failing to provide the right of reply and of a factual error in recent reports.

Both sides make this charge in AG's appeal against leave granted to Sungai Siput's Dr D Jeyakumar for judicial review of funds allocated to MPs.

The two claim to have suffered multiple injuries including severe scalding of their bodies while in police custody in 2008.

UPDATED 4.33PM Their lawyers will give more details once they've served the application to 'the other side'.

Malaysiakini Chinese edition and Merdeka Review launch a joint venture to go subscription last night.

UPDATED 8.05PM Even before the dust settles, a political charge has been brought, says party information chief Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

Malaysian airport customs arrested an African man for attempting to smuggle illegal drugs hidden in 300 sticks of lip gloss, a newspaper report says.

In an organisation declaring itself democratic, dissent must be heard, not shut out, says a CEC member.

COMMENT Opposition parties and civil society groups in the city-state join the early online chatter with a chorus of statements.

And a feather-duster end for Umno/BN.

'Perhaps when I was in office I should have been more forceful about it considering the resistance I was facing.'

INTERVIEW 'When judges wear their robes, they are independent,' he says, trashing the notion of bias in the 2009 constitutional crisis that rocked Perak.

UPDATED 12.53PM 'It is about interpretation of history and should be resolved through debate, not by the court.'

FREE VOXPOP 'Utusan has lied far more than anyone but no one from this newspaper is ever charged...'

Some fraudulent officers may purposely not put the ink on properly or use bleach or oil before applying it.

The silver nitrate content in it is under four percent, with some countries using natural resources only to minimise risk of itchiness, says Anfrel.

LIVE REPORTS Foreign expert Dr Brian McDonald maintains the DNA lab in question has not received ISO17025 accreditation.

FREE YOURSAY 'It appears that our prosecutors seem to have a tendency of doubting experts' qualifications from overseas.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Najib, please don't remove ISA just yet, these are exactly the people who should be dealt by it.'