KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Sept 2009: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial was set for re-mention on 3 Nov 2009, after the High Court was told that the prosecution’s appeal against the court order to supply documents to the defence was still pending at the Court of Appeal. Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Nordin Hassan told the […]
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A(H1N1): 11 NS camps closed
PENANG, 30 July 2009: Eleven National Service (NS) camps in the peninsula have so far been ordered to close due to the trainees showing signs of influenza A(H1N1) infection. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the affected camps involved 4,500 students and about 200 staff members who had been asked to stay at […]
Tian Chua: Fishy transactions in defence
By Chan Kok LeongKUALA LUMPUR, 6 March 2009: Two ministries – defence, and agriculture and agro-based industries – were taken to task over its spending and instructions in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. Tian Chua (Batu-PKR) said that there was an alarming increase in the direct negotiations done by the Defence Ministry over the past three years. “The number […]