Malaysia

Obsession with ‘Chinese betrayal’ poisoning Malaysia’s post-election discourse

MAY 23 — Nearly three weeks after Election 2013, politicians and businessmen returning from Putrajaya speak of a dejected atmosphere there with Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders thinking and talking in terms of betrayal of the Chinese and non-Malays in Malaysia’s latest polls.

Many believe that these leaders should stop thinking or talking so, ... Read More

Members of a panel of speakers in Kuala Lumpur on May 22, 2013 which discussed the outcome of the 13th general election. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng

Members of a panel of speakers in Kuala Lumpur on May 22, 2013 which discussed the outcome of the 13th general election. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng Read More

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Adam Adli charged with sedition

BY MOHD FARHAN DARWIS

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim claimed trial this morning to a sedition charge of attempting to topple the government through street protests.The 24-year-old was charged ... Read More

All four Sosilawati murder accused found guilty, get death sentence

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Four men including an ex-lawyer were sentenced to death today after the High Court found them guilty of murdering cosmetics tycoon Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others in ... Read More

Malaysia’s election system drawn to sustain BN’s dominance, don tells forum

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

PETALING JAYA, May 23 — Barisan Nasional’s (BN) rule will continue as long as Malaysia uses the first-past-the-post voting system despite redelineation, academic Amer Saifude told a forum here last ... Read More

18 held at Adam Adli vigil in Jinjang

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Police arrested 18, including four women, at a candlelight vigil for detained student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim at the Jinjang police station here last night.Media reports say ... Read More

Two-thirds of Pakatan GE13 wins in multi-racial seats, research shows

By Zurairi AR

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 – Pakatan Rakyat (PR) won in 59 mixed-race federal seats, almost double its 30 wins in Chinese-majority seats in Malaysia’s Election 2013, according to a new research, debunking ... Read More

Adam Adli to be charged with sedition tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 – Student activist Adam Adli Abd Halim is likely to be charged with sedition at the Sessions Court in Jalan Duta tomorrow when his remand expires, say police.Adam Adli (picture) was ... Read More

A-G to press rape charges against 40-year-old Sabahan who wed teen

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 – Under pressure, Attorney-General (A-G) Tan Sri Gani Patail has said he will press statutory rape charges against a 40-year-old restaurateur for sex with a 13-year-old girl, ... Read More

Gerakan pleads for BN to open up direct membership

By Mohd Farhan Darwis

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 ― Barisan Nasional (BN) must consider letting people join directly and without regard to ethnicity if the coalition wished to survive future elections, Gerakan said today, ... Read More

EC gazettes official results of GE13

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 – The Election Commission (EC) today gazetted the official results of the 13th General Election held on May 5, EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said.Following the gazetting ... Read More

Shooting case suspect dies in police custody

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 – A 32-year-old died while in police custody last night, nine days after he was detained for investigations into a shooting case here two weeks ago, say police.Media reports say the ... Read More