Archive - 17 May 2012

Metro Ahad , a Malay tabloid, has apologised over an article on the alleged practice of incest among the Penan community.

A car company needs to market more than one model, we will need at least five models, says former PM Mahathir.

In a show of solidarity, about 100 people rallied at the Serdang IPK alleging the NGOs coalition had violated the Peaceful Assembly Act.

The water sample in an area owned by the Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd (RAGM) in Bukit Koman, Raub, is free of cyanide, a chemical used to extract gold, the Pahang state assembly was told today.

Former Malaysia Airlines (MAS) chairperson Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman has appealed to MAS’s workers’ unions to refrain from making rash decisions over business plans by its management to turn around the ailing national carrier.

The controversial author says her Twitter is flooded with messages of support from Malaysians who want to hear about moral courage.

Judge Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh freed the duo without calling for their defence after finding the prosecution failed to prove a prima facie case.

China urged its citizens today to respect Singapore’s laws after footage of a deadly car crash caused by a Chinese expatriate driving a Ferrari drew more than one million hits on YouTube.

Radzi Razak of theSun says he could not identify his assailants and he will have to attend the identification parade against next week.

‘Because they are poor, powerless they become soft targets where sometimes they also fall victim to police action'.

The Temerloh High Court today rejected the appeal by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on the case of nine witnesses charged with giving false evidence during the trial of Mohamad Norza Zakaria on a corruption case two years ago.

The Pakatan state government fulfills another of its pre-2008 election pledge by providing Internet connection in Seberang Perai.

The murder trial of Stephanie Foray was told that the French woman died due to actions inflicted by Asni Omar, 37, the accused in the case.

State opposition leader Wong Ho Leng stood up to object to Jabu’s remark which started the heated exchange.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur today fixed June 19 to hear an application by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to strike out Malaysian Indian United Party (MUIP) president S Nallakaruppan’s defence in a libel suit filed by the opposition leader in 2008.

UPDATED 4.45PM The question of an alternative association arose because of the perceived bias of the Bar Council line-up, says Muhyiddin Yassin.

UPDATED 4.20PM He was asked whether the gov't will send someone to defend those named as witnesses in the suit.

UPDATED 6.10PM The nation appears to be plumbing juvenile behaviour depths, to Umno Youth chief KJ's anxiety.

A female participant of the rally claims police fired a tear gas canister at her from about 10m away. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 4.28PM PPMM shakes its fist at Irshad Manji, author of ‘Allah, Liberty and Love’ and wants her out of the country.

MAFTA is a comprehensive agreement, which comprises 21 chapters encompassing trade, services and investment as well as economic cooperation.

The courts recognises a decision from the Kota Tinggi Syariah Court in Johor which confirmed both the accused were husband and wife.

UPDATED 2.50PM Sik PKR Youth chief Ngah Habib Mahyudin threatens suits if they do not apologise for saying he wanted to murder cops at Bersih 3.0.

The home minister gives an assurance that anyone who broke the law during Bersih 3.0 - including the police - will be brought to book.

DHPP chairperson Hu Pang Chaw said they would contest in the Tiram state constituency in Johor and a parliamentary constituency in Sarawak.

UPDATED 3.55PM   The Gerakan chief breaks BN's silence, saying protests must be tempered with ‘decency and sensitivity’.

COMMENT The ex-chief judge of Sabah and Sarawak had made a decision touching on the attorney-general's conduct years ago.

COMMENT The deputy IGP’s comments encourage lawlessness and opens the floodgates to mischief-makers.

He should stay with DAP and Pakatan to ensure the pact implements reforms when it comes into power, says Johor DAP chief.

UPDATED 1.35PM M'sia should learn from the Chinese classic and avoid the ‘undemocratic’ mire of power struggles.

Kapar MP S Manikavasagam has denied that he had asked Dr Mohd Khir Toyo for RM10 million to abandon PKR in late 2008.

The New South Wales State Parole Authority met in private today and formed an intention to grant parole to Liew Chiew Seng, 68.

Probe into ex-Public Bank clerk Johari Mohamad only involves him, his employer and Bank Negara, says the firm.

INTERVIEW UPDATED 2.05PM She decries elements of sexual harassment in the ‘butt dance’. [VIDEO INSIDE]

‘If it is just a newsroom going about its business, how to explain the drastic difference in the number of stories last year and this year'.

This is in substitution for the second day of Gawai Dayak, which falls on the same day as the birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

According to a CIJ study, the portal produced the most number of reports on instances of violence during the rally.

Noh Omar says there was no longer any big issue in the exports of bird’s nest except for technical matters which had yet to be settled.

Despite seeking closure to her case and the return of her computer, ex-citizen journalist Chan Lilian is still being quizzed.

COMMENT Researcher Ong tears apart the EC booklet, ‘The Truth Behind the Accusations and Lies towards the EC'.

Mohamad Fadzullah Abdul Razak, 30, is one of the several ISA detainees to have gone on a hunger strike demanding freedom.

FREE YOURSAY ‘They impressed me with their good manners, sincerity, humbleness, and most importantly, always with...'

The government will resort to more tough measures to control the Internet in the years ahead, warns the Centre for Independent Journalism.

FREE VOXPOP ‘There's a pressing need for an independent body to check lawlessness within the police force....'

For the 12th Middle Malaysia podcast, media consultant Oon Yeoh speaks to human rights lawyer Edmund Bon.

FREE YOURSAY 'At that point is where we stop being a group of concerned citizens, and start becoming bullies.'