document.write(parent.prscreen) By V. Anbalagan and Sharanjit Singh, New Straits TimesJuly 5, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Criminal lawyers said private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has committed an offence for making conflicting statutory declarations (SD) in relation to the ongoing Altantuya murder trial. They also said the prosecution or the defence should recall Balasubramaniam to the stand as … Read more
document.write(parent.prscreen) By New Sraits Times July 5, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: The lawyer who had taken down the statutory declaration by private investigator P. Balasubramaniam said it was done voluntarily. Americk Singh Sidhu claimed Balasubramaniam had been “intimidated” to change his story within 24 hours. He said at a press conference he first met Balasubramaniam two … Read more
ocument.write(parent.prscreen) Written by Philippine Daily InquirerPublished by The Malaysian Insider July 5, 2008 MANILA, July 5 — Power tends to corrupt, and in the Philippines as in other countries it tends to corrupt especially when it comes under threat. Consider the unfortunate Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The once and future rising star of Malaysian politics, … Read more
By CHELSEA L.Y. NG, MANJIT KAUR and ANDREA FILMER, The StarSaturday July 5, 2008 PETALING JAYA: A statutory declaration is evidence given under oath which cannot be retracted, said a serving judge and several senior members of the legal fraternity. They believed private investigator P. Balasubramaniam’s act of retracting his initial declaration, which made … Read more
document.write(parent.prscreen) By SHAHANAAZ HABIB and PAUL CHOO, The Star Saturday July 5, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Barely 24 hours after making it public, private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has retracted the entire content of his statutory declaration that alleged police omitted vital information in the Altantuya murder case. In the first statutory declaration, Balasubramaniam had claimed that … Read more
WHY MALAYSIA ’S DRASTIC FUEL PRICE HIKE IS A BLUNDER Proposing for petroleum income to go straight to Treasury By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim QuekJuly 4, 2008 At this time of booming commodity and petroleum prices, Malaysia as a resource-rich and a substantial net exporter of oil and gas should wallow in such … Read more
ocument.write(parent.prscreen) By Charles Santiago July 4, 2008 Twenty seven NGO’s have come together and conveyed their outrage over the joint military-police exercises at the Police College in Cheras today. This is an unprecedented move. We have witnessed even in the peak of the Reformasi movement in 1998, no army deployment??? said Yunus Ali, representative of … Read more
By V. Vasudevan and Joseph Sipalan, New Straits Times July 4, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is safe and stable, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said as he calmed jitters over the country’s political outlook. “This government is a stable government. Please believe that. “The administration is moving, projects are being implemented. “Please don’t … Read more
By The Malaysian Insider July 4, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Opposition-backed protesters vowed today to go ahead with a mass rally against a steep hike in fuel prices, despite a police warning that it was illegal.The hardline stance raised fears of clashes during the rally scheduled for Sunday amid a politically charged atmosphere. … Read more
By The StarFriday July 4, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Evidence allegedly linking Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to murdered Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu will be released in the next few days. “The next evidence will come in the next few days. Just be patient. This is not the end. I just want to test the nerve … Read more