KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The police today released three men who were detained for a probe under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Penal Code after a magistrate rejected requests for further remand.
Magistrate rejects remand request, Tian Chua, Tamrin, Haris released The Malaysian Insider
- Pointing at crackdown on Pakatan, Kit Siang tells IGP to check police’s … The Malaysian Insider
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- PKR calls for end to post-polls conflict, moots bipartisan engagement The Malaysian Insider
PETALING JAYA, May 24 — As the Najib adminisration widens its security dragnet on opposition supporters, PKR called for an end today to the widespread conflict over the results of Election 2013,
- Magistrate rejects remand request, Tian Chua, Tamrin, Haris released The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The police today released three men who were detained for a probe under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Penal Code after a magistrate rejected requests for further remand.
- Azmin: Crackdown a return to Mahathirism Malaysiakini
The recent crackdown on opposition leaders and pro-democracy activists is a clear sign of the return of 'Mahathirism', when high-handed tactics were used to to muzzle dissidents, PKR says.
By Terril Yue Jones and Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy told China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and
- British Airways plane makes emergency landing at Heathrow AFP News
A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing at London's Heathrow airport on Friday with smoke billowing from one of its engines, causing heavy disruption to flights.
- Interview: Pakistan should consider IMF deal after reforms in place - … Reuters
By Tomasz Janowski LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's new leadership expects first results of its planned steps to shore up its finances and ease a power crisis in two or three months and only
- BA jet makes emergency landing after engine fire Reuters
By Rhys Jones and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - A British Airways plane with 80 people on board made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow airport on Friday after the right engine burst into
- Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror' Reuters
By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most
- Kerry says Israelis, Palestinians must make tough decisions Reuters
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders are nearing crunch time, when they must decide whether to revive long-dormant peace negotiations to end their decades-old conflict, U.S. Secretary
China has signed an agreement with the United States to share company audit files, it said Friday, paving the way for more probes into accounting scandals involving Chinese firms listed in the US.
- India's Wockhardt shares dive on US import ban AFP News
Shares of Indian pharmaceuticals firm Wockhardt plunged nearly 19 percent Friday, a day after it said the US drugs regulator had banned imports from one of its manufacturing units over quality
- Vietnamese inflation lowest in eight months AFP News
Vietnamese inflation slowed to its weakest pace in eight months in May, official data showed on Friday, in the latest sign that the communist-run economy is cooling.
- Australia economy strong despite end to Ford production: PM AFP News
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard moved to allay fears about the economy on Friday saying it had strong fundamentals, after US carmaker Ford announced an end to production in the country.
- EADS offers $2.0 bln sweetener for S.Korea jet deal AFP News
European aerospace giant EADS has offered a $2.0 billion investment sweetener as it seeks to edge out US rivals for a contract to provide 60 advanced fighter planes to South Korea.
- Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some
(Reuters) - Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp and wireless network provider nTelos Holdings Corp said they would jointly develop a broadband service within nTelos's coverage territory serving
- Fairphone taking orders for its ethical smartphone AFP Relax
On first glance, it looks like any Android-powered touch-screen smartphone, but scratch beneath the surface and the Fairphone is much more.
- US panel rejects Motorola bid to block Xbox imports AFP News
The US International Trade Commission sided with Microsoft in a patent dispute with Google-owned Motorola Mobility that could have led to Xbox 360 videogame consoles being banned from import.
- Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: repo … Reuters
(Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar
- Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some
- Hulu video site auction attracts four bidders: sources Reuters
By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter
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- BN to face angrier Malaysians with continued crackdown, warns Ambiga The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Putrajaya will only face more wrath from right-thinking Malaysians if it continues its nationwide crackdown on opposition supporters, Datuk Ambiga Sreenavasan said today.
- Pathmanabhan, tiga pekerja ladang ke tali gantung kerana bunuh Sosilawati … Bernama
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- Sebagai protes, keluarga membawa mangsa kematian dalam tahanan polis ke … The Malaysian Insider
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