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
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Keeping citizens safe from crime should remain the police’s topmost priority, DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang said today when hinting that an apparent crackdown on opposition leaders
- 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.
British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport on Friday following an "incident".
- Two arrests after UK fighter jets escort Pakistani plane AFP News
British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines plane after fighter jets were scrambled to escort it to a London airport on Friday following an "incident".
- British spy services under pressure over soldier's murder AFP News
Britain's intelligence services came under pressure on Friday to explain how they let two Islamic extremists suspected of hacking a soldier to death in the streets of London slip through their net.
- Syria regime to attend peace talks: Russia AFP News
Syria's most powerful ally Russia on Friday said the Damascus regime had agreed to attend an international peace conference on the crisis that world powers hope will take place in Geneva in June.
- UK fighters escort Pakistan plane to airport; two arrested Reuters
By Rhys Jones and Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on
- Syria opposition seeks to unify as momentum for talks builds Reuters
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's fractious opposition scrambled to agree a new leadership on Friday in a bid to present a coherent front at peace talks which the United States and
Switzerland and China could sign a landmark free-trade agreement as early as July, the Alpine country said Friday, as Beijing seeks to underscore its growing global ties via deals with European
- Air Liquide reveals deal in Chinese nylon production AFP News
French industrial gases group Air Liquide has won a "major" long-term contract with a group in China accounting for 12.0 percent of the production of nylon for the Chinese textile industry, Air
- Taiwan lowers annual growth expectations AFP News
Taiwan lowered its expectations for 2013 economic growth on Friday, citing a weaker global economic outlook and slower consumer spending.
- China inks accord with US to share audit files AFP News
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.
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- 2014 launch predicted for Apple’s ‘iWatch’ AFP Relax
Industry watchers believe Apple's smartwatch device will focus on tracking, biometrics and online security, rather than replicating iPhone features.
- Dish and nTelos to jointly develop broadband service Reuters
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- 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.
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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.
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- Opposition crackdown shows reforms a lie, say Pakatan leaders The Malaysian Insider
PETALING JAYA, May 24 — The security dragnet on opposition leaders and critics this past week is the clearest sign yet that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government was never honest in wanting real political reforms, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders told a rally here last night.
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