SHAH ALAM, 7 Nov 2008: Malaysia Today website operator and blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin said he was surprised with the High Court’s decision here to release him from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention. He said not many people have succeeded in their application to challenge detention under Section 8 of the ISA. “Therefore, I had […]
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Sabah gets its own petrochemical industry
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 7 Nov 2008: The gas pipeline project from Kimanis, Sabah to Bintulu, Sarawak will stay. But Sabah will now get its own petrochemical industry using the bulk of the state’s oil and gas resources. Only excess gas will be channelled to Bintulu via the pipeline. With this new development, it looks like Upko […]
EC’s integrity challenged
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Nov 2008: An opposition Member of Parliament (MP) says the Election Commission (EC) has lost its integrity because it is unable to verify the status of 11,842 voters on the electoral roll. Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh said it was illogical that the commission was unable to confirm whether these voters’ should be […]
Rulers may disagree with government
KUCHING, 7 Nov 2008: The Rulers may disagree with government advice which goes against the spirit of the constitution, rule of law and universal principles of justice, the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah said last night. “Generally, the Rulers act based on the advice by government leaders elected by the people. Nevertheless, the […]
Raja Petra freed (Updated)
SHAH ALAM, 7 Nov 2008: The High Court here today released Raja Petra Kamarudin, the editor of web portal Malaysia Today, from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) after allowing his application for a writ of habeas corpus. Justice Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad held that the grounds for his detention by Home […]
Raja Petra released
SHAH ALAM, 7 Nov 2008: The Shah Alam High Court today released Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention after allowing his application for habeas corpus. The blogger was arrested on 12 Sept 2008 and sent to the Kamunting detention camp on 23 Sept. The ISA allows for indefinite detention […]
Going public
By Ng Boon Hooi(© ivana / sxc.hu) IN October 2008, Malaysia Today revealed that Datuk Seri Najib Razak had apparently exchanged text messages with lawyer Datuk Shafee Abdullah over Abdul Razak Baginda’s position in the Altantuya murder trial. The transcript of SMS exchanges caused a stir. Shafee was the counsel for Razak Baginda, a known close associate of […]
Requests to meet ministers over ISA ignored: Suaram
By Khairil AnharCorrected on 7 Nov 2008 at 11.45am KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Nov 2008: Repeated requests to see ministers, through official channels, about the Internal Security Act (ISA) are ignored, forcing some groups to resort to ambush tactics. According to Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) coordinator Nalini Elumalai, ambushing may be the only way to get hold of […]
Six former judges paid RM10.5 million ex-gratia
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Nov 2008: The government paid out RM10.5 million in ex-gratia payment to six former judges who were either sacked or suspended during the 1988 judicial crisis, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamad Nazri Aziz said former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas received RM5 […]
Penang seeks RM500 million from federal govt
PENANG, 6 Nov 2008: The Penang government, in bracing itself for economic uncertainty next year in the wake of the global financial turmoil, has sought RM500 million from the federal government to fund the retraining of workers due to possible retrenchment. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the RM50 million to be allocated by the […]
