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19. Datuk sues Datuk for defamation

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:05 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: A Datuk is suing a businessman for defamation for allegedly implying in a police report that he wanted to shoot a High Court judge.

17. Khalid and Zin at odds over 'looming water crisis' in Selangor

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:05 GMT

SHAH ALAM: A looming water crisis in the state has led to finger-pointing between Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and Selangor Barisan Nasional coordinator Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohamed, who has warned that water reserves has hit a critical level of ...

16. Three friends charged with kidnapping Nayati

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:05 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Three friends were charged in a magistrate's court here with kidnapping 12-year-old Dutch national Nayati Moodliar last month.

15. 'Limitations in policy hamper push for Chinese school in Kuantan'

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:05 GMT

JOHOR BARU: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says he understands the concerns of the Chinese community to set up an independent Chinese school in Kuantan but due to limitations in the education policy, his “hands are tied” over the issue.

18. Shrieks of joy over free Shrek tickets

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:05 GMT

PETALING JAYA: The children of Rumah Hope greeted the news they would get to venture Far Far Away to watch Shrek The Musical with shrieks of joy.

20. Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:05 GMT

LONDON (Reuters): Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.

13. Guidelines on how to carry out enforcement on dogs soon

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:04 GMT

MALACCA: A handbook is being drafted by the Housing and Local Government Ministry to guide local authorities on ways to carry out enforcement on dogs in public places.

14. Deputy minister: Don't belittle voters with unusual names

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:04 GMT

ROMPIN: A deputy minister from Sarawak is furious that voters with unusual names have been belittled and accused of being phantom voters.

12. Karaoke singing helps concierge improve his language skills

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:04 GMT

PETALING JAYA: Mohamad Nor Denial Abdul Latif made a leap in his career, thanks to karaoke singing.

10. Catch the 'real' Phantom of the Opera in the flesh

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:04 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Romance, drama and fine dining will meet at the gala dinner concert, An Evening With the Phantom.

8. Mountain lion wanders into California city center, is killed

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:04 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters): A mountain lion ventured into the center of a crowded Southern California city on Tuesday, and was shot and killed when authorities had trouble corralling the animal in the courtyard of a building, police said.

11. Get a whiff of new stamps with a lime scent

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:04 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Stamp collectors who buy the new miniature sheet from Pos Malaysia's limited edition Aromatic Plants stamp series are in for a pleasant lime scent treat.

9. New mobile app to book a taxi to be launched soon

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:04 GMT

PETALING JAYA: Smartphone users will soon be able to book a taxi via a new mobile application to be launched by the Malaysian Taxi Drivers, Limousine and Car Rental Operators Association (Petekma).

7. Khairy and Rafizi lock horns

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:03 GMT

PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli locked horns in a televised debate over abolishing student loans from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN).

6. Extra services at JB massage parlours

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:03 GMT

MORE than 70 massage parlours in Johor Baru are providing extra services, including sex, China Press reported.

4. DBKL to halt unauthorised activities around Ambiga's home

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:03 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement officers were on stand-by in front of Bersih co-chairman Datuk S. Ambiga's house in Bukit Damansara to ensure no unauthorised activities took place.

5. Youth still in shock after being stabbed over parking dispute

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:03 GMT

JOHOR BARU: Trader Muhammad Afiq Zainuddin won't forgive his father for stabbing him in the back.

2. Teen caught in the act

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:02 GMT

A COUPLE hauled their daughter and her boyfriend to the Kajang police station to make a report after discovering that she has been sneaking her lover into their house to have sex, reported Harian Metro.

3. Loan sharks take out anger on family

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:35:02 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Two different families bore the brunt of angry Ah Long who threw Molotov cocktails into their properties.

11. Rais: Equal airtime proposal to be tabled in Cabinet

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:04:10 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: A proposal by the Election Commission (EC) for RTM to give equal airtime to all political parties to articulate their election manifesto will be tabled in the Cabinet soon.

1. MAS offers no-pay leave

Wed, 23 May 2012 03:32:58 GMT

PETALING JAYA: To cut costs, Malaysia Airlines has offered its workforce up to two years of no-pay leave during which time they can seek employment elsewhere but not at rival companies.

11. Michelle Yeoh delighted with 'Datuk Seri' title from Perak

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:00:40 GMT

KUALA KANGSAR: International movie star Datuk Seri Michelle Yeoh was awarded the Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Perak which carries the title ‘Datuk Seri' during the investiture ceremony in conjunction with the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah...

12. Four men charged with kidnapping Dutch boy Nayati

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:00:40 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Chong Tat Siong, 23, Foong Khar Fai, 19, and Lee Phak Seng, 23 and another man, still at large, were charged on Tuesday with the kidnapping of Nayati Shamelin Moodliar.

14. Kayveas ordered to pay CTOS RM170,000 after losing defamation suit

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:00:40 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Former deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri M. Kayveas was ordered on Tuesday to pay RM170,000 to private company Credit Tip Off Sdn Bhd (CTOS) after losing a defamation suit in the High Court here.

6. Loyarburok responds to Roger Tan

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:00:40 GMT

This statement is written immediately in response to Roger Tan's article in Sunday Star, but also addresses others who have been critical of the Bar on this issue.