Humayun Kabir

Perak child abductions spur police warning

Perak child abductions spur police warning

There have been three incidents over the past two weeks where children have been abducted. Fortunately, all the kids have been returned.
Indira's wait continues for daughter

Indira's wait continues for daughter

A lawyer for M Indira Gandhi is unable to serve the custody order on her former husband who is ‘not contactable’.
Slow police response to break-in infuriates journalist

Slow police response to break-in infuriates journalist

S P Bala, of the Tamil Nesan's Ipoh bureau said if they were quicker, they might have caught the thieves who stole his laptop and camera.

 

Nga questions spending RM700mil for AES

Nga questions spending RM700mil for AES

Local firms may have similar technology cheaper than those originating overseas for the Automatic Enforcement System.
Perak DAP wants minimum four-day sitting

Perak DAP wants minimum four-day sitting

DAP has urged the Perak government to pass an law to create a minimum statutory period of four days state legislative assembly sittings.
DAP throws challenge on lower income group figures

DAP throws challenge on lower income group figures

We are ready for court battle with the Perak menteri besar if he refuses to accept the numbers, says state secretary Nga Kor Ming.
Anti-ISA supporters lodge report against deputy IGP

Anti-ISA supporters lodge report against deputy IGP

Supporters of the Abolish ISA Movement in Ipoh allege that the crackdown on candlelight vigils was politically motivated.
Indira moves to enforce custody order

Indira moves to enforce custody order

M Indira Gandhi wants her lawyer to personally serve the order on her former husband, said to be hiding in Kelantan with their youngest child.
'This is information age, not the dinosaur period'

'This is information age, not the dinosaur period'

Pakatan strikes out at the BN state government's decision not to allow laptops, videocams and cellphones into the Perak assembly sitting today.
Murugiah 'risks losing MIC membership'

Murugiah 'risks losing MIC membership'

To avoid this, he is required to keep his word to transfer some 210,000 supporters from PPP, claims a MIC source.
Perak sitting: Volcano eruption in the offing

Perak sitting: Volcano eruption in the offing

The opposition has listed demands which are likely to trigger another round of verbal fisticuffs with the BN government.
Manslaughter charge couple freed after 7 years

Manslaughter charge couple freed after 7 years

Overjoyed with their freedom, they describe it as the best Hari Raya gift, especially so when the previous ones were spent behind bars.
Perak BN gov't lambasted over record RM104mil deficit

Perak BN gov't lambasted over record RM104mil deficit

Pakatan leaders allege the BN state government is creating new posts to benefit BN candidates who lost in the last general election.
Bridge collapse: Firms win time to file memo of defence

Bridge collapse: Firms win time to file memo of defence

The Ipoh High Court has given an extension of time to two defendants in a civil suit connected to the Kuala Dipang bridge collapse.
Hindu mother allowed to challenge kids' conversion

Hindu mother allowed to challenge kids' conversion

UPDATED 12.59PM After three postponements, a Perak court grants leave to a mother of three to challenge the conversion of her children to Islam.
'Be fair, just in relocating squatters'

'Be fair, just in relocating squatters'

The Perak DAP also wants the state government to formulate a blueprint on how it will achieve its ‘zero-squatter’ policy.
Najib gets a b'day gift with Murugiah accepted by MIC

Najib gets a b'day gift with Murugiah accepted by MIC

Samy Vellu accedes to a wish of Najib and announces that the deputy minister has been accepted into the Indian based party.
Pending environmental rape sets NGO steaming

Pending environmental rape sets NGO steaming

Yet another lot of forest reserve is set to go under the weight of human greed with hardly any benefit to local residents.
Perak DAP: Let gov't sack rebel civil servants

Perak DAP: Let gov't sack rebel civil servants

State governments must be empowered to deal with errant civil servants, if smooth administration is to be ensured.
Kampar tragedy: Parents finally get donations

Kampar tragedy: Parents finally get donations

Donations for the families of three schoolgirls who drowned after a bridge collapse were collected, but somehow not delivered.
Perak Pakatan to rescue blacklisted motorists

Perak Pakatan to rescue blacklisted motorists

If the Road Transport Department refuses to renew the road tax of blacklisted traffic offenders, Pakatan will take the matter to court.
Price hike: Call a spade a spade

Price hike: Call a spade a spade

The Perak Consumers Association says Najib should not play word games and be prepared to face public wrath over subsidy cuts.
Partyless deputy minister Murugiah is puzzled

Partyless deputy minister Murugiah is puzzled

BN component parties, especially MIC and Gerakan, seem hesitant about former PPP Youth leader joining them.
Local professionals far preferable to foreign talent

Local professionals far preferable to foreign talent

Workers from other countries are only here to make money and then return to their mother country, while locals are assets for the long term.