DNA Indentification Bill 2008 tabled

18/8 The DNA Indentification Bill 2008 was tabled for first reading at Dewan Rakyat.
Blogger: The efficiency of the government can be seen from the speed it tabled the bill. That is to say if they need any bill, it will just do it, whatever you said. If it can do something to the economy, I am sure Malaysia will be different.

18/8 More police personnel will be sent to Permatang Pauh in addition to existing 3,000 to ensure order during campaign says Deputy IGP Ismail Omar.

18/8 Pakistan’s president Pervez Musharraf has announced his resignation in the face of impending impeachment motion by ruling coalition government.

18/8 RM 1 mil syabu theft from Johor police HQ solved with recovery of drugs, arrest of 18 including 7 police personnel says CPO Mohd Mokhtar Shariff.

18/8 Gerakan Central Committee member Dr Toh Kin Woon has resigned from the party, among reasons he cited was to concentrate on NGO work.

18/8 UM Medical Centre has suspended a specialist who slapped a patient, pending probe into incident, says its director Prof Dr Ikram Shah Ismail.

17/8 Olympics Badminton:Lee Chong Wei Won the silver medal after losing in final to China’s Lin Dan 12-21, 8-21.

17/8 Current Olympics medal tally: China 32 gold, 13 silver, 10 bronze; US – 19 gold, 20 silver, 24 bronze; Britain -11 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze.

16/8 Olympics: Pole vaulter Roslinda Samsu out after failing all 3 tries to match her national record of 4.4m, the cutoff mark for the qualifiers.

16/8 Olympics shooting: Hasli Izwan Amir Hasan is out after finishing 15th out of 18 in men’s rapid fire qualifier, with a score of 564.

15/8 Current Olympics medals tally: China – 24 gold, 9 silver, 5 bronze; US – 14 gold, 12 silver, 1