Archive - 17 April 2014

Two suffer minor injuries in the botched event at defence expo.

Kiwi author of Karpal’s biography Tim Donoghue believes his battle lives on.

'So when it is presented in Parliament, we in BN, we will discuss the matter.'

The Penang flag will be used to cover Karpal's cortege at the funeral.

Among them was a Malaysian man who made a religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia

The house buyers association says 'there is much monkeying around' with regard to PR1MA.

KINIBIZ The RMAF will soon be accepting tenders for MRCA.

The activists were stopped from entering the Selangor state gov't building.

Unclear on the deal, Yeo Bee Yin and others shot lots of questions at the MB.

Junz Wong’s statement about a teenager being robbed was found to be inconsistent.

UPDATED 6.12PM MCA, Gerakan and others blame DAP for supporting PAS.

MH370 This is since there's no new ping and the black box is past its expiry date.

PSM and some NGOs note many Malaysians are homeless amid a property boom.

UPDATED 11.24PM Abu Mansor Mohd says he was driving slowly due to the slope on that section.

But the year-old airline admits some disgruntled employees want higher pay.

S'wak DAP wants probe to clear doubts of malpractice in road projects.

UPDATED 6PM Khalid says he makes the decisions on admin matters.

High Court Judge Hue Siew Kheng recorded the consent judgment in chambers.

ADUN SPEAKS The burst pipe during rationing is a bitter reminder.

INTERVIEW Intelligence is very important, and police must be more alert.

COMMENT A thorn in BN's flesh is gone. Will DAP recognise the opportunity?

UPDATED 3.06PM The notorious Mohd Noor Abdullah now calls statues un-Islamic.

According to police, a preliminary test showed cannabis in his system.

UPDATED 2.40PM ‘I feel Facebook is not official,’ says Nawawi Ahmad.

He must walk a delicate line in a country facing int'l criticism.

UPDATED 5.29PM Lawyers say they’re denied access to Internet cafe owner Arif Bongsu.

The Malaysian state may now,
If it so chooses,
Be proud of the fact
[And rejoice forever in the ensuing glory]
That its last official act towards this great man
Was to find him guilty
Of upholding the principle -
The uncontroversial and incontrovertible principle -
That the rule of law is the rule of law
And that constitutional supremacy means exactly that;

speak no ill
of one who hath just passed on
to a better place
for we must think of what good he/she hath done
in a life of a constant struggle to be human,
all too human

UPDATED 6.30PM These were his last words before he died, says CM.

Court of Appeal dismisses state’s appeal in Ulu Sebangan case.

UPDATED 7.04PM He now tells Pakatan not to politicise the leader's death.

FREE YOURSAY ‘This is what we need: objectivity and open discussion’.

I saw the Khalsa Warrior saddled up on his white steed
With steely eyes, a lion’s heart and strong moral kirpa
And ready to offer for the downtrodden his good deed
Even if that requires him to ride bravely into Nirvana

The migrant worker should not have been charged under syariah law, says lawyer.

COMMENT ‘So I have to keep doing what I do. That’s the only way to live.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘He has to nab the offender and return the child to its lawful custodian.’

Many shed tears as Karpal’s body is brought in for post-mortem.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Why must Khalid appease the extremists in Jais instead of...’   

COMMENT Pakatan seems unable to influence Jais to 'Ubah', says MCA.

MH370 AG's attempt to claim black box ownership raises questions.

KINIBIZ It is the country’s most expensive, at RM148mil per km.

It purportedly fell outside EAIC's definition of 'misconduct'.

DAY 41 MH370 Updates and latest coverage as search for MH370 continues.

The following are some of the reactions to Karpal Singh's death.

FREE Malaysiakini republishes this interview with him, done six days ago.

The former PM says the husband and wife contest in PKR is yet another drama.

UPDATED 9.36AM Karpal Singh and his assistant were killed this morning.