By AFP | AFP – Thu, Aug 9, 2012Gu Kailai, the wife of a high-flying Chinese politican brought down by a corruption scandal that has rocked the Communist party, went on trial for murder Thursday, a court official said.
The trial -- one of the most high-profile in decades in China -- began at 8.30 am (0030 GMT) and will last just one day, Zhang Mi told AFP by telephone from the Hefei Intermediate Court.
PETALING JAYA, May 20 — PKR’s Rafizi Ramli today offered proof of phantom voters, which he alleged was widespread fraud that could potentially “discredit” the recently-concluded general election, More »
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Umno is likely to bring forward its triennial party polls to August from October to prevent issues from festering and bogging down its leadership, say party insiders. More »
KOTA KINABALU, May 20 — About 66,000 immigrants in Sabah have received blue ICs since 1963, a whopping 12 times more than those in Sarawak, the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants More »
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| PARLIAMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| BN | PR | Others |
| 133 | 89 | 0 |
| 222 seats total, 112 to win, 148 for two-thirds | ||
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Mei — Harga iklan syarikat penerbangan AirAsia lebih murah daripada iklan-iklan kecil yang lain, kata Awang Selamat dalam akhbar Mingguan Malaysia hari ini, serta menggesa ketua pegawai eksekutif anak syarikatnya, AirAsiaX, Azran Osman Rani, meminta maaf.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 – Putrajaya does not approve a campaign to boycott Chinese businesses initiated by pro-Umno bloggers and backed by several Muslim groups, Datuk Hasan Malek said today but the new Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism minister added that he cannot block their right to do so.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 ― The call by pro-Umno bloggers and Muslim groups for a boycott of Chinese businesses is racist and will harm the country’s economic growth, according to businessmen from the community.
Oleh Boo Su-Lyn
PETALING JAYA, May 19 ― The Selangor DAP is questioning the state executive council composition announced by Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim yesterday, barely a week after a furore in PKR over the state’s top post was settled.