Six more China-made biscuit found to be contaminated with melamine

Six more China-made biscuit products were found to be contaminated with melamine after the Singapore food authority completed the testing of all recalled China milk and milk products in the city state.

Umno members who made false allegations of money politics against their rivals may land themselves in hot water instead.

PKR Youth has reminded the five Pakatan Rakyat-led states to honour their election promises quickly instead of offering excuses.

PKR has decided to talk less about its bid to take over the federal government from Barisan Nasional but “it’s still very much on,” said deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali.

Housewife Yim Pek Ha, who was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for causing grievous hurt to her former maid Nirmala Bonat, has obtained a stay of execution pending an appeal.

24/11 Bollywood star shah Rukh Khan confirms he will be in Malacca on Dec 6 to receive his Datukship from the Governor Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob.

24/11 China state media blasts the US rock band Guns N Roses new album titled Chinese Democracy, released on Sunday, as an attack on the nation.

24/11 At least 16 people were killed on Monday in 2 separate bombings in Baghdad, including a blast occured outside the heavily guarded Green Zone.

24/11 Selangor Sultan says yoga ban for Muslims yet to be implemented in Selangor as it has not been brought before the state fatwa committee.

24/11 Thousands of Thai protesters surrounded parliament today for the final push in a six-month campaign against the government.

24/11 Activist Irene Fernandez acquitted of publishing false news over torture and abuse of migrant workers after a 13-year court battle.

24/11 Thai parliament postpones important legislative session on Monday after protesters besiege compound in their latest bid to topple the government.

24/11 The government will decide on next Monday to set a minimum price for fuel or let the price float according to current market price: Shahrir Samad.

24/11 New York Federal Reserve president Timothy Geithner has been selected to become the US Treasury Secretary amid the global financial crisis.

23/11 Screen Actors Guild says it will ask 120,000 members to go on strike after talks with Hollywood studios fail to resolve online royalty dispute.

20/11 Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda says DPM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had never met murdered Mongolian Antantuya Shariibuu.

19/11 Indian warship opened fire at a Somali pirate "mothership", as bandits demanded a ransom for a Saudi supertanker.

18/11 No need for acting PM in the absence of both Abdullah and Najib; DPM says it is an unusual situation but he has to attend Apec meeting.

17/11 Taxi drivers will soon be allowed to sell drinks, phone cards to passengers to increase their income, said Entrepreneur Minister.

Flooding in Southern Brazil

26/11 84 people have been killed and more than 54,000 forced to flee by flooding from heavy rain that has pounded southern Brazil in nearly 2 months.


25/11 Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker ruled that minister Nazri had no intention to mislead the house; he won’t be referred to committee of privileges.

25/11 Puchong MP Gobind Singh suspended from Dewan Rakyat for 2 days after he challenged Deputy Speaker’s ruling regarding minister Nazri Aziz.

25/11 Raja Petra Kamarudin applies to High Court for his defamation case to be transferred back to magistrates court or to refer to Federal Court.


25/11 Protesters besieged the prime minister’s temporary offices at Bangkok’s abandoned airport in their latest bid to unseat the Thai government.

25/11 Anti-government protesters in Bangkok clash with rival activists, shots fired with at least five people wounded, according to Thai Police.

24/11 Malacca will gazette ban on yoga for Muslims by Dec, CM Ali Rustam.

23/11 Science Ministry on Tuesday to begin probe on claims that angkasawan Dr Sheikh Muszaphar earned RM 1.2 mil from talks; he has denied the allegation.

Yoga practice involves physical movement, worshipping and chantings, is prohibited in Islam

22/11 Tibetan exiles backed continued negotiations with China to try to
achieve autonomy for the region, after the Dalai Lama review the policy.

22/11 George Town's heritage listing is not in danger. Guidelines allow 18m hotels to be built, if already approved: Former Penang Tourism chairman.

22/11 Family of the late DAP stalwart P.Patto has rejected proposal to rename Ipoh's Jalan Silibin after him.

22/11 Health Ministry has outlined National Strategic Plan against non-communicable diseases like diabetes in line with WHO recommendations.

22/11 National Fatwa Council declares that yoga practice which involves physical movements, worshipping, chantings, is prohibited in Islam.

22/11 Eight wounded after grenade attack on anti-government protesters outside the Thai Prime Minister's office in Bangkok.

22/11 Somali pirates built up their defences around a captured Saudi Arabian super-tanker after demanding a 25 million dollar ransom.

21/11 The contest for Wanita Umno chief post should not see the use of money politics or cause a split in the wing. said PM Abdullah.

21/11 Thailand public sector unions will begin nationwide strike on Tuesday unless the government quits, say union leaders.

21/11 A bill to nationalize over $26 billion in private pension funds was approved by the Senate, and headed to Argentine President for signature.

21/11 Wanita Umno chief Rafidah Aziz said she will defend her post in the party elections next March against her deputy Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.

21/11 Court sets Feb 27 for mention of case between KL Archbisbop and Home Minister to hear the use of the word Allah.

21/11 The UN approved an extra 3000 peacekeeping troops to help end conflict in Congo, where fresh fighting erupted earlier in the day.

20/11 The ICC has been asked to issue arrest warrants for rebel commanders blamed for killing UN peacekeepers in Darfur.

Indian warship fought Somali pirates

19/11 Indian warship in Gulf of Aden fought Somali pirates, destroying their vessel after a brief battle; attack came late Tuesday, says Indian navy.

19/11 Malaysia, NZ, Japan, S. Korea, Singapore are most connected Asia Pacific countries with 55-80% having access to Internet by 2007, says UN agency.

19/11 Saudi super-tanker carrying $100 million of oil were wait for contact from the Somali bandits who staged their biggest act of piracy.

19/11 The Penang Hill funicular train will run again in Dec after being closed since June, says state works committee chairman Lim Hock Seng.

19/11 Russian warns Georgia that any efforts against military build-up would be punished more severely than during the countries' brief Aug war.

Government is open to liberalising its policies

18/11 Government is open to liberalising its policies but it has to be done at a pace that Malaysia is comfortable with, says DPM Najib.
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18/11 Government is looking at building third hospital in Kota Kinabalu, may buy Sabah Medical Centre and convert it to cardiac centre: Health Minister Liow.

18/11 US Internet giant Yahoo will replace founder Jerry Yang as CEO as soon as replacement is found; however, he will still remain on the board.

18/11 Yahoo!CEO Jerry Yang will step down after failing to negotiate takeover by Microsoft and broker online advert deal with Google, reports say.

18/11 Rebels said Monday they had seized new territory in eastern DR Congo and threatened fresh attacks on government troops.

17/11 Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda can be persuaded to take steps toward peace, the UN special envoy said.

17/11 Petrol, diesel price cut by 15 c per litre Tuesday. RON 97 is priced at RM 2 per litre from RM 2.15; RON 92 is priced at RM 1.90 from RM 2.05, diesel is tagged at RM 1.90 from RM 2.05.

More pupils answered science, maths in English for UPSR in 2008

13/11 There were more pupils answered science, maths in English in 2008 then those in 2007 for UPSR. The figures show that there were 159,234 pupils answered science in English whereas in 2007, there were only 1324 pupils. There were 238,153 pupils answered maths in English, however, in 2007 there were only 1,075 students doing that.

13/11 Sect leader Ayah Pin returned to Malaysia recently, says IGP; cops instructed by Jabatan Agama not to detain him; he has now returned to Thailand.

12/11 Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko indicated on Tuesday that Ukraine's early legislative elections would now be delayed until next year.

13/11 A man was bitten to death by a tiger at the Singapore zoo this afternoon, says a Singapore Civil Defense Force official.

13/11 Company director Basri Samsudin, 35, claimed trial at KL sessions court to 6 counts of money laundering involving RM 3.5m.

13/11 Bomb thrown in Bangkok market at a rally of protesting vendors leading to 13 people wounded.

11/11 Russians Survivors recalled the terrifying seconds after toxic gas was pumped into their nuclear submarine which 20 people were killed.

10/11 Twenty people died of gas poisoning and another 22 were injured in an accident on a Russion nuclear submarine in the Sea of Japan.

9/11 Accident on board 208-man Russian nuclear submarine in Pacific Ocean kills 20 and 21 were hurt. Navy claimed that there is no danger of radioactive.

11/11 Cheras MCA chairman Tee Hock Seng appointed national treasurer-general; Youth vice-chairman Yoo Wei How named national organising secretary.

11/11 Senate deputy president Wong Foon Meng has been appointed the new MCA secretary-general; he replaced Ong Ka Chuan.

11/11 Home Ministry sec-gen Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, 58, appointed Election Commission Chairman effective Dec 31.

11/11 500,000 free seats on offer from midnight today only for AirAsia destinations. They do not include AirAsia X.

11/11 AirAsia, AirAsia X will do away the fuel surcharge from today. AirAsia offers 500,000 free seats to all destinations form midnight today.

10/11 Wanita Umno sticks to June transition plan for Rafidah to hand over power to Shahrizat; Shahrizat will not challenge Rafidah for chief post.

10/11 China said Monday that talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, had failed to make progress.

10/11 22 out of the 23 people detained last night at illegal Bersih rally have been released on bail, say PJ police.

10/11 PJ Utara MP Tony Pua makes surprise appearance in Parliament this morning; he was arrested last night at Bersih rally.

9/11 Cops detain DAP members Tony Pua and Lau Weng San, and a news videographer at Bersih rally in PJ. crowd were dispersing when the police arrived.
10/11 Parliament: Lim Kit Siang files emergency motion asking Cabinet to stop Syed Hamid from appealing court decision to free Raja Petra from ISA.

10/11 Former de factor Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim says Umno has given him showcause letter for his open letter and meeting with MPs on repealing ISA.

10/11 Shah Alam High Court postpones Altantuya murder trial to Jan 15 next year to give defence more time to call up its witnesses.

10/11 PJ Sessions Court rejects prosecution application to amend the sedition charge against Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra.

9/11 Hurricane Paloma pummels Caymans, churns toward Cuba with winds near 230 km/hr on Saturday, half a million people were evacuating.

9/11 New Zealand parliament to have record number of Asians (SIX)after Saturday's election that saw conservative John Key defeating Helen Clark.

Penang state assembly to create the post of opposition leader

12/11 Penang state assembly to table a motion tomorrow to officially create the post of opposition leader with a monthly allowance of RM 1000.


12/11 Taliban called on Barack Obama to repudiate the "war-mongering" policies of President George W. Bush to repair the country's image abroad.

12/11 Terengganu government will rent helicopters to airlift food supplies in case of major floods during monsoon season, says MB Ahmad Said.

12/11 Shah Alam High Court rejects Hindraf's M. Manoharan's third habeas corpus application to be released from ISA detention.

12/11 Selangor executive councillor Ronnie Liu arrested in Shah Alam over a 2007 case for obstructing MPSJ officials from carrying out their duties.

Britain revoked visa of ousted Thai premier

8/11 Britain has revoked visa of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman, according to media reports.

8/11 New Chief Justice Zaki Tun Azmi, who as a lawyer used to represent Umno, said he will avoid hearing cases involving Umno.

7/11 Obama will make his first visit to the White House on Monday for talks with President Bush on crisis issues including Iraq and the economy.

8/11 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered security forces to remain vigilant as investigators probed a suicide blast that killed 11 victims.

7/11 An international emergency summit aimed at ending fighting in the conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off Friday.

7/11 KL Sessions Court judges S.M. Komathy rules the certificate signed by Attorney-General to transfer Anwar's sodomy case to high court is invalid.

7/11 Shah Alam court releases Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin from his ISA detention at 3.20pm. Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin succeeds in his bid to get a release from ISA detention via his habeas corpus application.


8/11 New Zealand's centre-right National Party coalition, led by John Key, wins general election; PM Helen Clark concedes defeats.

8/11 No official complaint on allegation that Angkasawan Dr Sheikh Muszaphar charged RM 8000 an hour to give a lecture: Minister Dr Maximus Ongkili.

8/11 Zimbabwe President and opposition leader came under mounting pressure Friday to end their feud over forming a unity government.

6/11 A string of morning rush hour bombings in central Baghdad on Thursday killed at least five people and wounded 17, police said.

5/11 Dozens of rockets were fired at Israel on Wednesday after Israeli military operations in Gaza killed 6 Palestinians.

3/11 PAC says it found no procedural abuse in Eurocopter tender process, but is concerned at lack of physical evaluation such as test flights.

3/11 Twenty people were confirmed dead and 42 were missing on Sunday after mudslides engulfed several villages in southwest China.

2/11 DPM Najib wins UMNO president post uncontested after getting 133rd nomination; other candidates now unable to get required 58 nominations.

2/11 Wanita Gerakan chief Tan Lian Hoe says she has met DPM Najib to clarify her remarks on Malay rights, said statement was misunderstood.

2/11 Wanita Gerakan appoints Jayanthi Devi Balaguru secretary-general and Phuah Lai Wan national treasurer after first central committee meeting.

2/11 Floods and heavy rain have left at least 22 people dead in the last 2 days in central and northern Vietnam.

2/11 British government has imposed new set of conditions for Malaysians travelling there from next year onwards, Rais Yatim to brief Cabinet next week.

2/11 Police in India arrest three local militants believed involved in 13 coordinated bomb attacks that killed 77 people in Assamn on Thursday.

2/11 An Egyptian Al-Qaeda operative - described by the US as the terror network's propaganda chief - was killed in a missile strike in Pakistan.

1/11 Iraq and Iran are to exchange the remains of soldiers killed during the 1980-88 war between the two countries.

1/11 Serbia expels Malaysia ambassador Saw Ching Hong after KL recognised the independence of breakaway Kosovo, Saw has 48 hours to leave.

1/11 Local rice prices down 20 sen per kg after Government cut fuel prices, says Agriculture Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed.

1/11 Tengku Razaleigh received first nomination for Umno president from Gua Musang division which also picked Shahrir Samad for deputy president.

1/11 Leaders from Spain, Portugal and Latin America called for UN summit on economic crisis.

31/10 Malaysians overstaying in UK can come home with a free one-way ticket under a special programme, says Home Minister.

31/10 Umno president tells lobby agents, campaign managers and those fishing for votes for Umno candidates to stop and go home or face actions.

31/10 Umno general assembly will be held from March 24 - 28, 2009,said party president.

31/10 Bones and personal items were found near the mangled plane of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett.

29/10 PM assures legal fraternity that CJ Zaki is a man of reforms; Bar Council chairman Ambiga agrees, will give Zaki a chance to prove himself.

30/10 A powerful earthquake in southwest Pakistan killed at least 170 people and left thousands homeless.

26/10 Perak floods alleviating; only 115 victims still in relief centres; Jln Alor Pongsu-Selama from KM13-Km17 still closed to light vehicles.

25/10 Premier Wen Jiabao said today that China's food exports would meet international standards and win the trust of people around the world.

30/9 Heavy rain from last night causes flash floods and landslides in Penang, hundreds of motorists caught in jams, weather to clear by tomorrow.

High Court ordered the release of Raja Petra

This is the press statement released by ANWAR IBRAHIM after the High Court ordered the release of Raja Petra:

The release of Raja Petra Kamaruddin from ISA detention is a victory for the people of Malaysia. In its ruling against the Home Ministry, the High Court of Shah Alam has exposed yet another crack in the steadily eroding wall of justification surrounding the ISA.

I commend the courts which have come to the rescue, as they must do, when citizens are rendered helpless before arbitrary authority and its inclination to the abuse of power. It is through the judge’s commitment to justice that Raja Petra will once again experience the freedom that is the birthright of all Malaysians.

This episode underscores the fact that the government of the day is unfit to lead. By the sheer arrogance of its perceived grip on power, it has failed to recognise and respond to the Malaysian people’s desire for democracy, freedom and adherence to the rule of law.

Those BN leaders and particularly cabinet members who expressed staunch support of the ISA should feel remorse
over the hardship that has been foisted upon Raja Petra, his family and the many others still detained without hopes of trial.

To those members of Parliament who have been silent in response to Pakatan Rakyat’s efforts to initiate a debate on abolishing the ISA, I urge you to reconsider your position. The Court's decision today offers a new opportunity to work together to rid Malaysia of this unjust law once and for all.

Many others still languish in prison under the draconian ISA, including members of Hindraf and individuals allegedly involved with radical groups such as Jemaa Islamiyah. They all deserve the right of judicial review.
I reiterate my call for their immediate release and that any credible charges against them should be made in a court of law.

Ex judges were paid total of 10.5m

6/11 Former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas and 5 supreme court judges who were sacked in 1988 were paid a total of RM 10.5m as ex-gratia payment.

The government was indeed very generous.

6/11 Police taskforce investigating allegations that timber workers raped Penan women have found no evidence yet, probe will continue: IGB Musa.

6/11 Batu Gajah MP Fong Po Kuan and Bandar Kuching MP Chong Chien Jen were suspended from Parliament for the rest of the day for disobeying the Speaker.

6/11 The Court acquits former Rural Development Ministry sec-gen Dr Abdul Aziz Muhamad of abetment of CBT and cheating involving RM 9m in Ketengah funds.

6/11 Best-selling American author Michael Crichton, who wrote Jurassic Park, has died in Los Angeles after a battle against cancer; he was 66.

Obama is the New US President

5/11 US Elections: John McCain concedes defeat. He congratulates Democrat Barack Obama for winning the presidential election. Obama secured 349 electoral votes while McCain obtained 163 electoral votes.

Barack Obama becomes the US' first black president. Many people put hopes on Obama and expect a big change in the economics policy to pull the US out of the recession.

5/11 KLCI rose 12.27 point to close 917.87 at noon. CPO jumped 103 to RM 1681. Oil slipped USD$1.45 to USD 69.08. IJM rose 48 c to RM 3.24, ICP jumped 44 c to RM 2.12, DiGi improved 40c to RM 20.

Taiwan and China signed a range of deals

4/11 Taiwan and China signed a range of deals aimed at bringing the two sides closer economically.

4/11 Kedah ACA probing 9 politicians after getting reports alleging they bribed members for votes in recent party polls; declined to name party.

4/11 Passengers of selected MAS flights can safely use their mobile phones and BlackBerrys for e-mail, SMS and voice calls effective immediately.

4/11 Self-employed Aidil Tuah Sulaiman, 34, claimed trial in Ipoh magistrate’s court to 8 counts of forging driving licences in 2004, 2005.

3/11 Thousands of Iranians protested at old US embassy to mark the 29th anniversary of the seizure of the building by Islamic revolutionaries.