By Thomas Fuller, International Herald Tribune (Web Edition)November 15, 2006 Malaysia’s prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, said Wednesday that frayed relations between the country’s religious and racial groups had reached a “worrying” level and warned that the government would not hesitate to crack down to preserve peace between them. “Freedom has its limits,” Abdullah said … Read more
By LOOI SUE-CHERN, the StarTuesday July 1, 2008 GEORGE TOWN: Japanese wireless toy manufacturing company Nikko Electronics Bhd closed its Prai factory on Tuesday, leaving about 950 employees jobless. InvestPenang chairman Datuk Lee Kah Choon said the company, which is listed on the Bursa, closed down due to dwindling exports and market demand, and escalating … Read more
By Jeff OoiJuly 2, 2008 There was some selling pressure on key stocks listed on Bursa Malaysia today. At midday close, the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) was down 19.87 points from yesterday’s 1,173 to 1,154.96. This is the lowest ebb in a year for KLCI. The tally showed 561 losers leading 47 gainers. Volume … Read more
By Capt Yusof Ahmad aka Ancient Mariner Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Take a gander at today’s news headlines in the Star online: PM: Anwar has no reason to fear.Yeah, right. You believe this guy? Syed Hamid: Police probe will be fair.Yeah double bloody right. The IGP himself now has a police report lodged against him! … Read more
Written by Associated Press Correspondents in Kuala Lumpur Published in The Australian June 30, 2008 POLICE opened an investigation yesterday into allegations that Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim sodomised his male aide, sparking fears he could be sent back to prison on the same charge that ousted him from Malaysia’s government a decade ago. Mr … Read more
By The Malaysian Insider July 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 – Days after fresh sodomy claims tripped his journey to power, two opinion polls show most believe Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is innocent and believe the charges are politically-motivated. The independent Merdeka Centre research firm conducted a small survey and found just six percent … Read more
By The Malaysian Insider July 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — How things have changed? Ten years ago the revelation that the man, who accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him, had engaged in anal sex would have been headline news, not buried in the last few paragraphs of a report on page … Read more
By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider July 2, 2008 SHAH ALAM, July 2 – The trailer for “Saladin”, the Malaysian animation, was showing on the projector screen in the indoor Stadium Melawati when Parti Keadilan Rakyat supporters started trickling in at 8pm yesterday for a last-minute ceramah. The fight scene, which saw a fiery battle … Read more
Tim Leonard and Tan Yi Liang, the SunJuly 1, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Parti Keadilan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim this afternoon lodged a police report alleging that several senior government officials were involved in fabricating evidence in the infamous 1998 black-eye case. Anwar lodged the report at the Selangor police … Read more
By The Malaysian Insider July 1, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has taken Washington to task for warning Kuala Lumpur that it would oppose any move to use judicial or law enforcement procedures to end Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political career. Abdullah said Foreign Minister … Read more