PETALING JAYA, May 25 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today accused Barisan Nasional (BN) of breaching several agreed points in an April peace deal brokered by former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla
Anwar blames BN for collapse of peace treaty with Najib The Malaysian Insider
- Dr M: BN will support Najib due to lack of alternative The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Barisan Nasional (BN) has no choice but to throw its weight behind Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who will likely survive his second term as prime minister due to a lack of
- Pakatan seeks 500,000 volunteers for anti-EC action The Malaysian Insider
PETALING JAYA, May 26 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) wants to sign up some 500,000 volunteers to protest at the Election Commission (EC) offices until the members resign in favour of replacements who report
- 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.
- Amid Pakatan crackdown, IGP Khalid says police not neglecting duties The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — The police are not neglecting its crime-fighting duties to hunt down the opposition and its supporters, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has said, denying accusations labelling the
Four people were wounded on Sunday when two rockets exploded in the Shiite-majority Hezbollah heartland of south Beirut, a Lebanese security source said.
- Cannes film fest prizes up for grabs in tight race AFP News
An epic lesbian love story with graphic sex, a Coen brothers musical comedy and a blood-stained critique of Chinese society rocked the 66th Cannes Film Festival but critics said no hands-down
- Death toll in Indian Maoist attack rises to 23 AFP News
The death toll from an ambush by Maoist rebels in central India rose to at least 23 with senior politicians among the victims, a top police officer said Sunday, in the deadliest attack by the
- Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform, says aid depends on it Reuters
By Arshad Mohammed ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the
- Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led U.S. House? Reuters
By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation won bipartisan approval from a powerful U.S. Senate committee last week, but there is a strong
- Security high for Paris protest against gay marriage AFP News
French police were on alert Sunday ahead of a mass protest in Paris against a new gay marriage law, with hardline activists expected to mingle among 200,000 demonstrators.
Applauded by Switzerland's business sector, the country's free-trade deal with China is heavy with symbolism, coming as Beijing locks horns with the European Union in a raft of commercial disputes.
- Merkel to host Li for export power summit AFP News
China's Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday as the close economic partners seek to weather a brewing trade spat between Beijing and the EU and forge
- Japan PM vows 'all possible' help for Myanmar economy AFP News
Japan's premier on Saturday pledged "all possible assistance" to kick-start Myanmar's ailing economy, hailing a major industrial zone near Yangon as a symbol of development for the impoverished
- Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu: sources Reuters
By Ronald Grover and Greg Roumeliotis LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service owned by News
- Swiss free trade deal underscores China's globalisation: Li AFP News
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday hailed a free trade deal with Switzerland as a landmark achievement, saying it had "huge meaning" for global trade and underscored Beijing's growing openness to
- WTO panel to examine Japan-China steel duties dispute AFP News
The World Trade Organization said Friday its dispute settlement board had agreed to a request from Japan to create a panel to examine its dispute with China over steel duties.
Cyber hackers attacked several official Saudi websites on Saturday, posting an Algerian flag on their homepages that later vanished, local media reported.
- CTIA 2013 roundup: smart windows, smart doors and smartphones for the Latino … AFP Relax
The CTIA show, which at the end of this week bid farewell to its current format, still had one or two surprises, despite coming under criticism from some in the tech world for having Jennifer Lopez
- Google to bankroll, build wireless networks across Africa: WSJ Reuters
(Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or so people in emerging countries to the
- A look at Netflix since stock plunged from peak AP
Here's a look at Netflix since its stock peaked in July 2011 at nearly $305. Netflix had just announced an unpopular price increase in the U.S., and investors got worried by the intensity of the
- Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu: sources Reuters
By Ronald Grover and Greg Roumeliotis LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service owned by News
- Google eyes emerging markets networks: report AFP News
Google has become deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a report said Friday.
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- Anwar broke treaty with Najib by protesting polls results, reveals WSJ The Malaysian Insider
BY CLARA CHOOIASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 ― Former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla has accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of reneging on a peace deal to respect the outcome of Election 2013 that he brokered between the opposition leader and Datuk Seri Najib Razak in April.
- BN sebagai parti tunggal, Umno sudah sampai di jalan mati, kata Nik Az … The Malaysian Insider
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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.
- Faulty Balik Pulau contest gives Pakatan proof of nationwide vote-rigging, … The Malaysian Insider
PETALING JAYA, May 24 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has claimed the alleged irregularities found in the contest for the Balik Pulau seat alone could prove that the May 5 general election results had been rigged, a leader from the federal opposition pact said today.
- 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.
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