PETALING JAYA: A medical report purportedly stating there was no medical indication of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan having been sodomised has surfaced on online news portals.
The medical report from Hospital Pusrawi, signed by Dr Mohamed Osman Abdul Hamid at 2.14pm on June 28, ruled out that Mohd Saiful was sodomised.
It said there was “zero active [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Police should wrap up investigations into the latest allegations of sodomy against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as soon as possible, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.
He said in an interview with Reuters that in any criminal case, the faster a case was completed, the better it would be.
Meanwhile, a copy of [...]

ALOR STAR: Kedah PAS has hit out at the DAP for interfering in the Islamist party’s affairs.
Kedah PAS commissioner and Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said the party also had the right to hold discussions with anyone, including Umno.
He said PAS would not follow the instructions of anyone in its struggle and as [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: A non-governmental organisation which helps loan shark victims settle their debts was shocked when its members were arrested after apprehending several unlicensed moneylenders.
Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM) secretary-general Datuk Dr Ma’amor Osman said that three of his members who were helping victims negotiate their debts with loan sharks were arrested after a [...]

JOHOR BARU: The mother of a seven-year-old Tamil school pupil alleged that a teacher injured her son’s right palm after hitting him with a rotan.
Housewife V. Thanaletchumi, 30, said her son S. Vagesh, seven, a Year One pupil of SJK (T) Yahya Awal, came home from school on July 17 complaining that his hand was [...]

KUALA TERENGGANU: Criticised for not supporting the national car, the state government has announced special packages for taxi drivers to buy new Proton cars to replace ageing Nissans and Toyotas.
The package in the form of monetary aid is for legitimate taxi drivers and those refurbishing their Proton taxis.
State Rural Development, Entrepreneur and Cooperative Committee chairman [...]

SHAH ALAM: Malaysia need to come out of their shell and take the game to their opponents when they face Chelsea at the Shah Alam Stadium tonight.
That’s the advice national coach B. Sathianathan has given his charges.
But the reality is that, based on Chelsea’s Asian Tour results thus far, Malaysia are in for a hiding.
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PETALING JAYA: Parti Keadilan Rakyat elected representatives in Perak are getting restless.

They are uncomfortable with their leaders who they said had lost their focus in serving the people.
Former PKR Youth head Mohamed Ezam Mohd Nor said the disgruntled members had been discussing with him their frustration.
He said PKR members from other states were also talking [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat leaders are pulling out all stops to convince its members that they remain united despite the ongoing talks between Pas and Umno.

This came about after Perak Umno liaison chief Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali proposed that a merged Umno-Pas form the government in his state.
On Sunday, DAP chairman Karpal Singh also [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, MON:

The economic crisis that seems to occur every 10 years is a coincidence and not planned, said RAM Holdings Bhd group chief economist, Dr Yeah Kim Leng.

Although the crisis pattern seems to be repeated, he stressed that the problem faced now by the country, was very different.
“Currently, we are encountering a shock [...]