Is Malaysia facing an emergency?

SPECIAL REPORT Slightly more than a week ago, the Police and Army held joint exercises in the capital city when the Police Chief, for the first time in the country, stated that if necessary, the Army would be called in to help maintain internal “security” normally handled by the Police. And in the leadup to … Read more

Deputy D-G and kin held

document.write(parent.prscreen) By The StarSunday July 13, 2008 KLANG: Immigration Department deputy director-general Yusof Abu Bakar and a close relative have been remanded for five days by a magistrate’s court here to assist the ACA in a graft probe. Yusof, 54 and the relative were brought before the court at about 11.20am. The two were handcuffed … Read more

Inflation to exceed 6% in June, says Zeti

By The StarWednesday July 9, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia expects the consumer price inflation to exceed 6% in June, following the adjustment in petrol prices by 40.6% and diesel prices by 63.3%, says Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz. “While domestic inflation is expected to remain elevated for the remaining part of … Read more

Anwar claims slander by Saiful

By Shannon Teoh, The Malaysian InsiderJuly 9, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 – His political career on the backfoot due to fresh sodomy claims, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today traded accusations with his young complainant by filing for Qazaf or slander with the city Islamic authorities as he seeks to reassert his moral credentials in … Read more

Cop vs cops in Gemas station

By SARBAN SINGH, The StarFriday July 11, 2008 GEMAS: A policeman has lodged a report against all his colleagues including his superiors allegedly over dissatisfaction on how the monthly bribes from those operating illegal activities was being distributed. In retaliation, one of his superiors, a sergeant, lodged another police report against the policeman, a lance … Read more

What do Sabahans and Sarawakians want?

By James Chin, for The Sun Published by The Borneo PostFriday, July 4, 2008 EAST Malaysia is very much in the news lately. With more than a quarter of MPs coming from there, it is generally acknowledged that they were the key to Barisan Nasional’s continued hold on power. Since March 8, MPs and other … Read more

Cops: Bala in Asean country

By LOURDES CHARLES and ANDREW SAGAYAM, The StarWednesday July 9, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Private investigator P. Balasubramaniam, who disappeared with his wife and three children last Friday, has been located. Sources said police here with the help of Interpol traced his whereabouts to an Asean country but declined to name it or say when he … Read more

Perak PR govt will ‘fall by Aug 31’

By Brenda Lim, New Straits Times July 6, 2008   IPOH: Come National Day on Aug 31, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government in Perak will fall, claimed Perak Barisan Nasional chief and former menteri besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali. “It’s not easy, (but) I’m very confident,” he said, predicting that BN would resume its … Read more

Don: Penang can carry out monorail project

By DERRICK VINESH, The StarMonday July 7, 2008 NIBONG TEBAL: The state government can undertake its own monorail project with a comprehensive and workable business plan, said a transport researcher. But Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) School of Civil Engineering dean Prof Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah said the state must first carry out a viability … Read more