HOW far can a newspaper go in presenting its version of the truth? Yes, it has become generally accepted in Malaysia and internationally that newspapers don’t necessarily print “The Truth” and have their biases. After all, a recent Merdeka Centre survey revealed that almost six out of 10 Malaysians don’t trust the traditional media. But [...]

Teoh Beng Hock (all pics courtesy of Teo Nie Ching) THERE are some people whom we have known for a long time yet it feels like we only met them yesterday. And then there are some people that we only just met, yet it feels like we have known them for a long time. My friendship [...]

PETALING JAYA, 17 July 2009: The Sessions Court here today was told that blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin, accused of sedition, was believed to be in Malaysia and not in Australia as reported by the media. Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said police investigation revealed that Raja Petra, 59, had never left the country. [...]

SHAH ALAM, 16 June 2009: The High Court has fixed 8 July for mention of the judicial review application over the Public Prosecutor’s decision not to appeal against Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda’s acquittal in the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case. Judicial Commissioner Datuk Noraini Abdul Rahman set the date in chambers here today. Lawyer Sangeet Kaur [...]

IPOH, 20 May 2009: Three people including a mother and son were found stabbed to death in a robbery cum murder in their house at Taman Pinji Seni, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah here today. Perak police chief Datuk Zulkefli Abdullah said salon operator Wah Yah Matzi, 42, her son Ermin Danish Jafri, 5, and maid [...]

IPOH, 18 May 2009: Police have arrested two men in connection with the kidnap-cum-murder of a three-year-old boy, whose body was found in the estuary of Sungai Kuala Bagan Tiang in Parit Buntar on 11 May. Kerian OCPD Supt Mat Fauzi Nayan said the two fisherfolk, in their 30s, were picked up on 16 May [...]