
Power supply back in Kuching by 10.45pm
At the time of writing, there has been only partial restoration of the power supply in Miri and Bintulu.


The entire state of Sarawak was struck by a blackout at about 5.40pm today, causing traffic jams and service disruptions.







The opposition has 'nothing else to do', says Tengku Adnan, unlike the gov't which has plenty of duties to fulfil.
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South Africans prepared today to say farewell to ailing anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela after his condition worsened.

This follows a request by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok’s lawyer, SN Nair, to enable him to file another three witness statements.






UPDATED 3.10PM
Lack of belief in reform plans led M'sia to drop from 10th to last in a confidence index report, says Tony Pua.

UPDATED 3.45PM
PARLIAMENT
Lim Kit Siang feels this is a ploy by Umno to seek funding, supposedly for its own cyberwarriors.


UPDATED 2.50PM
The Dewan's secretary throws out Lim Lip Eng's question on the S'wak CM, saying it is 'hypothetical'.

UPDATED 2.40PM
M'sia need not use indelible ink as it's not a Third World country, says Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.

UPDATED 3.32PM
PARLIAMENT
We are focusing on improving the system so that it would not burden the rakyat, says the second finance minister.






UPDATED 3.25PM
The court's judgment on July 12, 2011 states that the gov't cannot use pregnancy as an excuse not to hire Noorfadilla.

Minister Paul Low says the advisory board will include 'high profile' graft busters from Australia and Hong Kong.

UPDATED 1.40PM
'If you look at Amir's injury and the report lodged, one is left wondering why there was no prosecution.'

He wants Penang gov't to stop harping on police inaction on CCTV recording in Menara Umno incident as they lack expertise in operating it.

UPDATED 1PM
The home minister's bid to strike out assault suit against him is thrown out as it was not done properly.

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YOURSAY
'If motive is not essential, then why look at common intention? The lawyers are just there to look for technicalities.'


INTERVIEW
‘From there on Umno turned right, and it was not a very smart move. No coalition in this country can rule without...'

INTERVIEW
Penang DCM1 Rashid Hasnon feels he can concentrate on his job without the distraction of party work.


PARLIAMENT
Deputy speaker Ronald Kiandee finds himself hard pressed to get MPs to toe the line as abuses are hurled.

UPDATED 9.21AM
Air quality has improved significantly as at 7am with most areas registering moderate or good API readings.


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YOURSAY
‘Unbelieveable! Incredible! Not indelible! Edible! Indictable? Irresponsible, undependable EC?'

UPDATED 3.25PM
High Court orders respondents to pay RM801,700 in damages to the family and another RM50,000 in costs.
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UPDATED 6PM
DAP's Ong Kian Ming claims that the two have degrees from degree mill universities in Preston and Wyoming.
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