PETALING JAYA, 11 May 2009: Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairperson P Waytha Moorthy will brave the possibility of arrest and return to Malaysia immediately following the release of all five Hindraf lawyers from detention without trial. In a press statement today, Waytha Moorthy, who has been living in self-imposed exile in the UK, said […]
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Penanti by-election on 31 May (Updated 5.24pm)
Updated 5:24pm, 27 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 27 April 2009: The Penanti by-election will be held on 31 May, the Election Commission (EC) said today. Nomination day will be held on 23 May, its chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof announced at a press conference. “On 17 April, EC received a letter from the Penang […]
Karpal pleads not guilty to sedition (Updated 3:51pm)
(Updated 3:51pm, 17 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2009: DAP chairperson Karpal Singh pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to sedition. The senior lawyer is alleged to have uttered seditious words during a media conference relating to the Sultan of Perak at his office at Messrs Karpal Singh and Co in […]
Tan Sri facing CBT charge no show in court
PETALING JAYA, 17 March 2009: A prominent businessman who is a Tan Sri failed to turn to up at the Sessions Court here today for the second time to face a criminal breach of trust (CBT) charge. His counsel, Datuk K Kumaraendran, said his client was admitted to a medical centre late yesterday morning after […]
Bkt Selambau by-election not definite
KUALA TERENGGANU, 12 Feb 2009: The Election Commission (EC) is still studying if the Bukit Selambau seat is truly vacant before deciding whether to call for a by-election for the state seat in Kedah. EC chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said a decision was expected on the matter after a special meeting tomorrow […]
Abdul Rashid: Election system needs review
PUTRAJAYA, 30 Dec 2008: Election Commission (EC) chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said the country’s election system needs to be reviewed to give the commission autonomous power and total control over the election process, including over the media. Speaking on his last day in office after 25 years of service, the retiring EC […]