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Govt mulls over RCI for Suhakam’s enforced disappearance report
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is mulling over the possibility of setting up a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) over the findings of Suhakam that concluded that the Special Branch was involved in the enforced disappearance of Pastor Raymond Koh and
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Act against the police over enforced disappearance cases, Putrajaya told
PUCHONG: International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is calling for Putrajaya to take action against the police following the damaging conclusion of the National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) over the enforced disappearances of pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che
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Dr M to name Noraini Ahmad as PAC chief
KUALA LUMPUR: Controversy over the position of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) head is set to end today with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad naming Noraini Ahmad (Parit Sulong-BN) as a replacement to Ronald Kiandee (Beluran-PH). The motion is
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Ramkarpal call for IGP’s head to roll over enforced disappearance cases
PUCHONG: Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh called for Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Fuzi Harun’s head to roll over the involvement of the Special Branch (SB) in the enforced disappearance cases of Pastor Raymond Koh and Amri Che Mat.
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Tommy Thomas lambasted defence counsels over delay tactics in Najib’s SRC trial
KUALA LUMPUR: At 2.50pm Attorney General Tommy Thomas who leads the prosecution team in the trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak lambasted the team of defence lawyers for attempting to delay the trial. “This cannot go on.
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Ahmad Zahid denies directing SB to abduct Pastor Koh, Amri Che Mat
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi denied that he and the ministry secretary general Datuk Seri Alwi Ibrahim directed the Special Branch (SB) in Bukit Aman to kidnap Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh. “I
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Gnanaraja slapped with three counts of cheating
SHAH ALAM: Businessman G Gnanaraja was charged with three accounts of deceiving a managing director to pay him RM19 million between July and August two years ago in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur. The amount was meant to resolve Malaysian
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Equanimity sold to Genting Malaysia
PUCHONG: The superyacht Equanimity was sold by the government to Genting Malaysia Berhad for the price of USD 126 million, said Attorney General Tommy Thomas in a statement. The payment would be received by the Admiralty Court by the end
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Black, gay woman elected Chicago mayor in historic vote
CHICAGO: In a historic first, a gay African American woman was elected mayor of America’s third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence. Lori Lightfoot, a 56-year-old
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Anwar: Rantau to benefit from PD development if Streram wins
REMBAU: Port Dickson member of parliament Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said the development projects in his constituency will benefit the people of Rantau if Dr S. Streram wins the by-election on April 13. He also assured voters that the
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