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Lawyer: Police shouldn't have edited footage

Lawyers feel the Malaysiakini video clip issue shows procedural shortcomings in how case exhibits are handled.

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High Court to hear sodomy review on Feb 5

updated 11.30am The Kuala Lumpur High Court today fixed Feb 5 and 6 to review a Sessions Court's decision to hear Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy case.

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Axed UM VC: I had to live with nonsense

Rafiah Salim said she had to put up with all sorts of political interference and one was the decision to ban a Nobel peace laureate from speaking at UM early this month.

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Axed UM VC says it's because she's a woman

um vice-chancellor rafiah salim exclusive ‘Just because we are women and we don’t have that thing between the legs so we are not good,’ says Rafiah Salim over her contract's non-renewal.

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Don't bluff me, Soi Lek warns

exclusive Sidelined MCA No 2 Dr Chua Soi Lek predicts that new party boss Ong Tee Keat will not submit his name for a cabinet post but will instead claim the PM has rejected him.

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Najib: I respect Wanita Umno's decision

The incoming party president says he does not want to give his personal view on the decision reached by Wanita Umno on the wing's transition plan.

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Journalists arrested by police, court told

Malaysiakini editor-in-chief Steven Gan, who testifies at the Apcet II suit today, relates his ordeal after he was arrested at the international conference in 1996.

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Anwar lauds blogger's release

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim today lauded the Shah Alam High Court’s decision to free controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin from his detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

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Sodomy trial: Anwar wins first round

updated 5.50pm This came after the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court ruled in Anwar Ibrahim's favour that his sodomy trial would be heard in the same court.

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Video on mob-attack admitted as evidence

A second video-maker was one of six witnesses who testified today in the suit filed by 36 plaintiffs against the government and cops for wrongful detention in 1996.

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Apcet II video: Editing yes, tampering no

‘I edited the clip but did not tamper with the contents,' says a witness as the government’s legal team tried to cast doubt on footage of a mob storming into a conference hall. [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INSIDE]

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Out-of-court settlement in Apcet II suit?

The 36 plaintiffs are to make a formal offer to the government to settle the RM83 million suit filed over alleged wrongful detention and police negligence in 1996.

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Unruly scenes unfold in video clip

A video clip of the Umno-led mob storming into an international conference on East Timor held in 1996 was shown in court. [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INSIDE]

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Apcet II trial: Cop told us to sue gov't, says witness

The ninth witness, Elizabeth Wong, testifies that a high-ranking officer had told the plaintiffs to file a legal suit if they were unhappy with their treatment by police.

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Apcet II hearing resumes on Monday

The Kuala Lumpur High Court has allocated about two weeks from next Monday to continue hearing the RM83 million suit filed by a group of local activists and journalists.

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Sodomy trial transfer: 'PM unfit to give assurance'

updated 7.45pm Lead prosecutor Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden dropped the bold remark in court today to argue why the Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case should be transferred to the High Court. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Heartbreak for Nipah virus victims

After a six-year battle, 184 pig farmers and other victims of the Nipah virus outbreak walked out of a courtroom in disappointment today, when their legal suit against the government failed. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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Court throws out Munawar's appeal

breaking news updated 2.45pm The Federal Court today threw out the appeal by Anwar Ibrahim’s former speech-writer, who was seeking to remit his sodomy charge to the KL High Court so that he could argue his case. [VIDEO INSIDE]

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PM endorses 'reform-minded CJ'

Abdullah says that Zaki was a man who sought reforms and had already made a few suggestions to the premier on how to improve the judiciary.

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Economists: Fall in oil prices, gov't should revise budget

The government will have to revise its 2009 budget, since the projected oil revenue is likely to be adversely affected by the fall in global prices, say economists.

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Bar explains why it 'rejected' Salleh

The Bar Council responds to a controversy on why it rejected former lord president Salleh Abas’ bid to rejoin a law firm he founded as a consultant.

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Pakatan unveils 'alternative budget'

The wide-ranging recommendations, contained in a 20-page document, was read out by Anwar Ibrahim today and include measures specifically aimed at tackling the current global economic situation.

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Anwar now 'in no hurry' to topple BN

After all his hype over a takeover plan, the opposition leader now says he is ‘not in a terrible hurry’ to topple the government - but insists he is still working on the plan.

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Tee Keat is new MCA No 1, Soi Lek No 2

updated 11.25pm The hotly contested MCA polls came to a close tonight, handing Ong Tee Keat the presidency and 'underdog' Chua Soi Lek another chance at Malaysian politics.

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