Updated at 7.50pm, 21 July 2009 MALAYSIA has announced publicly that “respect for human rights has long been established given the country’s character as a melting pot of various cultures, religions and ethnicities.” This announcement was made at none other than Malaysia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) […]
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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,” […]
Jui Meng quits as Bakri MCA chief, stays in MCA
MUAR, 17 July 2009: Former health minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng yesterday resigned as chairperson of the Bakri MCA Division, which he helmed since 1988, but dismissed talk that he was also quitting the party to joining Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Instead, he urged all the division committee members to give their undivided support to […]
Do quotas for women work?
By Claire Brownell(Silhouettes by Ervin Bachik and Faakhir Rizvi / sxc.hu) PARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s 30% quota for women in leadership positions is the first of its kind in any Malaysian political party. But in the grand scheme of things, it’s also 14 years late. Malaysia signed the Beijing Declaration and the Convention for the Elimination of […]
Selangor exco’s aide found dead (Updated 17 July)
Updated at 10.40am, 17 July 2009 SHAH ALAM, 16 July 2009: A Selangor state executive councillor’s special assistant, Teoh Beng Hock, was found dead today in the corridor of the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam. Teoh, who was in his 30s, was believed to have fallen off the building. His body was found lying face-down […]
Anwar gets documents but not Saiful’s specimen samples
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 July 2009: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim succeeded in his bid to obtain documents and evidence on his sodomy case at the High Court here today but failed to get a sample of the specimen taken from the complainant, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, in allowing Anwar’s application […]
