ARCHIVES 2010

(Bernama) - The High Court fixed March 30 for case management of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's RM10mil defamation suit against Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong for allegedly uttering defamatory words.

By The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — PAS MP Dr Lo’ Lo’ Ghazali has warned that the non-Malays would take over ownership of the Kampung Baru Malay enclave here once the Malay Agricultural Settlement (MAS) administration board is dissolved next year.

(Bernama) - KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — Gruesome murders are tragic episodes and cruelty that go beyond normal rational thinking.

By Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — Rebel PKR MP N. Gobalakrishnan ignored his party leadership’s pleas for a ceasefire, choosing instead today to challenge new vice-president N. Surendran to show proof of his membership.

By Reuters

WASHINGTON, Dec 28 — Alcatel Lucent SA has agreed to pay more than US$137 million (RM430.4 million) to settle US charges that it paid millions of dollars in bribes to foreign officials to win business in Latin America and Asia, US authorities said yesterday.

A Republic of Virtue

By Dr. Azly Rahman

“... Democratic and aristocratic states are not in their own nature free. Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments; and even in these it is not always found. It is there only when there is no abuse of power. But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go. Is it not strange, though true, to say that virtue itself has need of limits? ...

By Romen Bose, AFP

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's universities have become prime recruiting grounds for Islamic militants looking for youngsters to draw into terrorist networks, security experts warn.

By Sarawak Report

Christmas and New Year are a time for gifts and merriment.  Also, in the light of the current wedding theme in Kuching, we thought it appropriate to relay some more of the dazzling pictures of gifts and finery surrounding recent Taib family weddings.

I refer to the statement in relation to my recent tweets by Mr N Surendran, the newly appointed Vice President of PKR. My recent tweets are not rants as claimed by Mr Surendran. He has stated that PKR is a democratic party but I have come to learn that democracy is only practised with favouritisms in the party led by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

By The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The Selangor palace has confirmed Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi as Selangor state secretary, even though a debate rages over his appointment.