Malaysian top news headlines

JI briefing leak: Zamihan lodges police report
Regina Lee and Jimadie Shah Othman | Jun 25, 10 4:48pm
The man at the centre of the media storm over the allegations of links between terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamiah and Wahhabism has today lodged a police report against deputy higher education…
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Jeffrey on Taib’s ‘dependency syndrome’ formula
Joe Fernandez | Jun 25, 10 4:31pm
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Jeffrey Kitingan isn’t surprised that Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud is claiming that grinding poverty would keep the native voters humble and…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135562
M’sia to achieve 6.7% growth this year, says OCBC
Jun 25, 10 4:01pm
Malaysia will achieve a 6.7 percent growth this year with higher exports earnings expected to boost investment further towards year-end, according to OCBC Ltd. OCBC economist Gundy Cahwadi said…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135554
MACC officials to meet PI Bala in mid-July
Jun 25, 10 3:37pm
Three Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers will leave for Britain in mid-July to interview private investigator P Balasubramaniam on the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case.Reporting this…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135550
RMC death: 5 remanded a week for alleged bullying
Jun 25, 10 3:35pm
Five Royal Military College students have been arrested to assist in the investigation over the death of another student, Mohammad Naim Mustaqim Mohamad Sobri, 16 (left), after an alleged bullying…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135547
Explain book ban, Zunar tells gov’t
Vasugi Supramanian | Jun 25, 10 2:55pm
Popular political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque or Zunar has well over RM50,000 worth of reasons for demanding that the Home Ministry provide him with solid reasons for banning three of his…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135543
KJ, Ibrahim Ali exchange barbs over ‘jaguh kampung’
Regina Lee | Jun 25, 10 2:52pm
The battle between Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar and Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali intensified today, with the former taking to Twitter and calling the Independent MP a jaguh kampung…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135540
Merotai seat: Umno disappointed with LDP’s remark
Jun 25, 10 2:48pm
The Kalabakan Wanita Umno is disappointed with a statement by Sabah Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) information chief Albert Kok who regarded Umno as not observing the spirit of camaraderie in BN for…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135538
Sodomy II: Another ‘no’ for Anwar from Appeals Court
Jun 25, 10 2:45pm
The Court of Appeal today dismissed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s bid to obtain his accuser Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan’s witness statements to the police.Court of Appeal judges Sulong Matjeraie…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135537
Opposition jealous of PM’s success: Awang Adek
Jun 25, 10 2:35pm
The opposition parties are jealous of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s success in developing the country, especially in taking care of the poor, Deputy Finance Minister Awang Adek Hussin said…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135536
MP’s polygamy appeal: Case management on July 1
Jun 25, 10 1:57pm
The Shah Alam Syariah High Court today fixed July 1 for case management of Kinabatangan member of parliament Bung Moktar Radin’s appeal against his one-month jail term for committing polygamy without…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135533
MIC, LDP back Najib on sports betting
Jun 25, 10 1:17pm
MIC and LDP have both come out to support embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has run into a storm of criticism over the government’s approval of legalised sports betting. The MIC is not against…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135528
Chong flays Taib’s ‘don’t destroy BN’ plea
Joe Fernandez | Jun 25, 10 1:08pm
Kuching MP Chong Chieng Jen is perplexed that Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, a law graduate and former magistrate, would stoop so low as to link his now uncertain political future with the…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135531
Book ban: Malaysiakini to take Home Ministry to court
Jun 25, 10 12:47pm
Malaysiakini plans to mount a court challenge against the Home Ministry’s decision yesterday to ban 1Funny Malaysia – a cartoon book published by the independent news portal. The controversial book…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135524
Felda to sue over Suara Keadilan article
Christine Chan | Jun 25, 10 12:46pm
The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) will file a defamation suit against PKR organ Suara Keadilan and those of the party’s leaders, reporters and editors who were behind its ‘Felda Bankrupt’…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135525
Sword of Damocles over opposition MPs
Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | Jun 25, 10 12:39pm
SPECIAL REPORT PKR Batu MP Tian Chua is still in his seat, but whether his case will cast a chill on his colleagues, resulting in them becoming more conservative when fighting for democratic space and…
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Reasons behind Selangor PKR mutiny
Terence Netto | Jun 25, 10 11:39am
COMMENT There is not as much doubt as to whether there is a revolt brewing in PKR against Khalid Ibrahim’s stewardship as Selangor menteri besar as there is about the reasons for the mutiny.Given the…
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Headlines online: June 25, 2010
Jun 25, 10 11:19am
Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today’s agenda for the newspapers?Front page English newspapers New Straits Times focused on 15 PKR parliamentarians seeking…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135511
French investigating judge to decide on trial
Susan Loone | Jun 25, 10 11:15am
Joseph Brehem, one of the French lawyers suing state defence giant DCNS, today said once the judicial probe into the controversial purchase of two Scorpene submarines by Malaysia is completed, the…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135512
Time for ration cards for the poor
Humayun Kabir | Jun 25, 10 10:53am
The Penang branch of the Malaysian Hindu Sangam (MHS) wants the government to issue ration cards for essential commodities for the hardcore poor to help them cope with the rapidly rising cost of…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135509