KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Oct 2009: Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today the application to exhume political aide Teoh Beng Hock‘s remains for a second post-mortem should be allowed in the interest of finding the truth. “If it requires things like that and there is a rationale behind it, and it is within the […]
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Ong-Chua unity plan needs to be transparent: Muhyiddin
GENTING HIGHLANDS, 28 Oct 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the unity plan between MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and his former deputy Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek needs to be transparent and be understood by the party’s leaders. Muhyiddin, who is also the deputy chairperson of the Barisan […]
Appeal Court allows Sivanesan’s testimony in Teoh inquest
PUTRAJAYA, 28 Oct 2009: The Court of Appeal here today ruled that the evidence of a witness, T Sivanesan, who alleged that he was abused and tortured by a group of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers, was relevant in determining the cause of Teoh Beng Hock‘s death. Justice Datuk Suriyadi Halim Omar, who sat with […]
Two meetings during Perak assembly sitting
IPOH, 28 Oct 2009: The Perak state assembly sitting to approve the 2010 state budget began today without the attendance of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) members who entered the House during a break and held their own meeting. The sitting began at about 10am with the doa. Subsequently, Barisan Nasional (BN)-installed Speaker Datuk R Ganesan asked […]
Shameful behaviour in Perak
By Deborah LohLIKE the 7 May 2009 sitting, proceedings in the Perak legislative assembly today, 28 Oct 2009, were again a showcase of unparliamentary behaviour and the state of political affairs at their worst. The Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s challenging of the forced seizure of its state government in February 2009 through defections and desertions is still morally […]
Liow to Ong: Respect outcome of 10 Oct EGM
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Oct 2009: The MCA seems headed for a fresh round of internal bickering, with newly elected deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and 15 members of the party’s powerful central committee (CC) today openly asking the top leadership to respect the outcome of the 10 Oct extraordinary general meeting (EGM). Without […]
PAS closes door on talks to form unity govt
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Oct 2009: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said today the party had closed the door on talks to form a unity government with Umno. He said there had been a change in the national leadership, and PAS had yet to evaluate the attitude adopted by the current national leader. “The […]
Search extended 15km for bridge collapse victims
KAMPAR, 27 Oct 2009: The search and rescue operation following the collapse of a suspension bridge across the Kampar River at a school in Kuala Dipang near here has been extended 15km downriver. Kampar police chief Supt Abdul Aziz Salleh said the rescuers were looking for two primary schoolgirls who went missing after the bridge […]
MACC: Corruption involving illegal immigrants not serious
KOTA KINABALU, 27 Oct 2009: Abuse and corruption cases involving illegal immigrants in Sabah are not serious, despite the negative perception by the public towards the agencies involved, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan said. He said Malaysia’s prosperity and political stability had prompted foreigners, especially those from neighbouring countries, […]
Family files for Teoh’s body to be exhumed
SHAH ALAM, 27 Oct 2009: The family of Teoh Beng Hock today filed an application in the Magistrate’s Court here seeking an order for the political aide’s remains to be exhumed so that a second post-mortem can be conducted. The application, which was accompanied with a sworn affidavit the deceased’s elder brother, Teoh Meng Kee, […]
