THE 1 Aug 2009 anti-Internal Security Act (ISA) street rally attracted big crowds scattered around the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The throng of people easily numbered 20,000 but could have been more. Demonstrators sported headbands, T-shirts and banners that decried the draconian law. They called for the Act, which allows for indefinite state detention without […]
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16 GMI supporters plead not guilty to illegal assembly charge
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Aug 2009: Sixteen supporters of the Abolish the ISA Movement (GMI) pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to participating in an illegal assembly. Those charged comprised 11 men and five women, aged between 30 and 60 years. They are Nordin Ahmad, Hayati Abdul Samad, Salmah Ismail, Norlaila Othman, Rashini, […]
Religious councils allowed to be intervenors in Herald case
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Aug 2009: The High Court here today allowed eight parties, including seven Islamic religious councils, to be intervenors in the new application by the Kuala Lumpur Roman Catholic Church for a judicial review in the matter of using the word “Allah” in its weekly publication. Justice Lau Bee Lan made the decision […]
Kg Buah Pala demolition postponed to tomorrow
PENANG, 3 Aug 2009: Demolition of houses in Kampung Buah Pala, Bukit Gelugor, which was supposed to take place today, has been postponed to tomorrow. Landowner Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang (KPKPP) has given residents a one-day reprieve to allow them to remove their belongings. However, Kampung Buah Pala residents association assistant secretary CTharmaraj […]
Uthayakumar’s sedition trial postponed
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Aug 2009: A Sessions Court judge told off lawyer P Uthayakumar’s counsel today when he informed the court that his client was not in court as he was in London seeking treatment for a heart complication. Judge Sabariah Othman told lawyer N Surendran that the court would not tolerate any more delays. […]
Indiscipline within PKR
By Zedeck Siew(Silhouette image by deeisforda / sxc.hu) ON 9 Aug 2008, the Malaysian Bar Council held a forum titled Conversion to Islam: Article 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution, Subashini and Shamala Revisited. Today, a year on, we remember the forum not for what was discussed. A 300-person demonstration gathered to protest the Bar Council’s apparent “anti-Islam […]
MIC cites political motive for Maika protest
KUALA TERENGGANU, 31 July 2009: The MIC today claimed that yesterday’s protest at the MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur was purposely held to divert attention from the Kampung Buah Pala issue in Penang. Both MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu and party secretary-general Datuk Dr S Subramaniam spoke in the same vein on the […]
Duo submit DNA samples for Teoh inquest
PETALING JAYA, 31 July 2009: Kajang Municipal councillor Tan Boon Wah and technician Lee Wye Wing submitted their DNA samples to the Chemistry Department here today for the inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock. Accompanied by two lawyers, the duo arrived at the department at 11:45am to have their DNA samples […]
Allowance increased five-fold
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 July 2009: Members of the security forces who have been decorated by the nation received a gift on Warrior’s Day today in the form of a 500% increase in their monthly allowance. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in making the announcement, said the new rates would take effect from 1 July […]
Kg Buah Pala residents file for leave to appeal
PUTRAJAYA, 31 July 2009: The Kampung Buah Pala residents in Penang have filed for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court’s dismissal of their application to set aside the writ of vacant possession and the bailiff’s notice. The residents’ lawyer, Darshan Singh Khaira, when contacted said the application was filed […]
