THE Malay-language press continues to react to the death of Selangor government aide Teoh Beng Hock. Or rather, they continue to react to the outrage expressed by certain quarters over the tragedy. The 20 July 2009 edition of Utusan Malaysia ran a simple warning on its front page: Jangan melampau. The news report to which […]
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IGP: Teoh investigation 60% complete
SHAH ALAM, 20 July 2009: The investigation into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock, 30, is 60% completed, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan. “We are still investigating the case and, God willing, will complete investigations as soon as possible, and then make an announcement,” he told reporters after a briefing […]
Exploitation of forest not that serious: Zambry
IPOH, 20 July 2009: The commercial exploitation or destruction of forest in Perak is not as serious as claimed by environmental groups, said the Barisan Nasional’s Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir. He said presently, only 1.04mil hectare or about 50% of forest in the Perak was involved in such activities. “This is better […]
Teoh buried at Semenyih memorial park
ALOR GAJAH, 20 July 2009: More than 2,000 people, including several leaders from the Pakatan Rakyat, paid their last respects to the late Teoh Beng Hock at Taman Seri Kelemak here today. The crowd of mourners began arriving since morning to convey their condolences to Teoh’s family and later joined the funeral procession. The cortege […]
MACC: Stop finger-pointing, wait for investigations
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 July 2009: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has called on all quarters to stop pointing fingers at the agency for the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock, as investigations are still ongoing. MACC chief commisioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan said since the incident was reported, many quarters had issued various […]
Let the police investigate Teoh’s death: Muhyiddin
PUTRAJAYA, 17 July 2009: Promising that no stone would be left unturned in the probe into the death of a political aide yesterday, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin called on all parties to allow the police to conduct their investigations without any hindrance. “We cannot assume things as we have yet to identify the reason behind […]
Police urge the public not to speculate on Teoh’s death
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 July 2009: The police have urged the public not to speculate on the cause of the death of Teoh Beng Hock, the aide to Selangor executive council member Ean Yong Hian Wah. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said all quarters should wait for the investigation report and not jump […]
Raja Petra still in Malaysia, court told
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. […]
Calls for independent body to probe Teoh’s death (Updated 18 July)
Updated 1.50pm, 18 July 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 17 July 2009: Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has called for the setting up of an independent body to facilitate investigation into the death of Selangor state executive councillor’s aide Teoh Beng Hock yesterday. Koh, who was shocked and disturbed over the incident, said there […]
Nine die from bomb explosions in Jakarta
JAKARTA, 17 July 2009: Nine people died in the bomb explosions at the JW Marriott Hotel and Ritz Carlton Hotel in the Mega Kuning commercial area here today, said Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Security, Widodo AS. He said the explosions within two minutes of each other, happened at 7.45am and 7.47am. “These were highly-explosive bombs,” […]
