Anwar to be charged tomorrow

Police have serve notice to Anwar Ibrahim at his house to appear at session court at 10am tomorrow, says lawyer Sankara Nair.



6/8 Election Commission has set Aug 16 for nomination and Aug 26 for polls for Permatang Pauh by-election.

BN will field candidate for Permatang Pauh by-election, selection will be made after discussions with Permatang Pauh Umno division, says PM.

Hong Kong suspended morning stock market trading, braces for cyclone Kammuri. May resume trading at 2:30pm.

ACA will record statements from PM and DPM over an abuse of power report lodged against them by an Umno veteran, says ACA DG Ahmad Said Hamdan.

Acting Works Minister Mohd Khaled Nordin says MRR2 still under 24month defect liability period from last repair work; repairs to take 3 weeks.

5/8 6.0-mag quake hit China’s Sichuan province close to area to May 12 quake that killed 70,000; no casualty reports yet.


5/8 Korean police use water cannons as tens of thousands protest US President Bush’s visit; 18,000 cops put on high alert in Seoul.

5/8 Thailand bans Grand theft Auto PC game after a disturbed teenager allegedly killed a taxi driver in a copycat crime.

5/8 Indonesia central bank raised lending rate by 25 basis points to 9%, says news report. CPI rose 11.9% in July.

5/8 Axis REIT aims to up portfolio size by RM 180m in FY ending June 09 from RM 690.9m. Seeks to buy 3 assets worth Rm 240m.

5/8 Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front agreement, to be signed in Putrajaya today, has been delayed due to judicial dispute in Manila.

4/8 Haze: No of hot spots in Sumatra drops from 285 to 145, only 2 in peninsular from 8 on Sunday; API readings in 31 out of 51 areas was moderate.