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PKR holds Umno responsible for ‘night of bloodshed’ in Lembah Pantai

PETALING JAYA, May 25 — PKR accused Umno today of “escalating political violence” after an opposition ceramah in Lembah Pantai last night was pelted with stones, eggs and water bottles, resulting in a “night of bloodshed” which saw at least two seriously injured.

PKR leaders told a press conference that Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak, ... Read More

Halau 1.0 chairman Shahrul Nasrun Kamarudin handing the memorandum to the Bersih 3.0 Co-Chairman Datuk A. Samad Said at Datuk Ambiga’s house in Kuala Lumpur, May 24, 2012. – Photo by Jack Ooi
Halau 1.0 chairman Shahrul Nasrun Kamarudin handing the memorandum to the Bersih 3.0 Co-Chairman Datuk A. Samad Said at Datuk Ambiga’s house in Kuala Lumpur, May 24, 2012. – Photo by Jack Ooi Read More

Assembly law more ‘restrictive’, say lawyers

By Debra Chong
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Calling it “restrictive” and “financially oppressive”, lawyers have questioned Putrajaya’s unprecedented move to initiate a civil suit against Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan and nine ... Read More

Nurul Izzah claims office pelted with eggs

By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — This morning just hours after opposition supporters and leaders were pelted with stones and eggs during last night’s PKR ceramah, Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar found her office ... Read More

In Lembah Pantai, violence erupts during PKR ceramah

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — A PKR ceramah featuring Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar turned ugly when the crowd as well as opposition leaders were pelted with stones and eggs.Tensions ... Read More

Plead guilty to civil disobedience, WSJ urges Anwar

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should plead guilty to the charge of taking part in an unlawful street protest if the opposition leader believes his archrival Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s ... Read More

Putrajaya defends Bersih 3.0 suit, says ‘obvious’ group broke the law

By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Putrajaya has defended its decision to sue Bersih 3.0 for damages resulting from its April 28 rally, saying it was “obvious” that the polls watchdog had violated provisions in the ... Read More

MRT Corp to implement traffic management plan

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp) has devised a traffic management plan to ensure minimal traffic disruption at the worksites of the My Rapid Transit (MRT) project under ... Read More

NWCC to look into timber-, plantation-related issues

KUCHING, May 25 — The government will let the National Wages Consultative Council (NWCC) look into specific issues raised by the timber and plantation sectors in Sarawak, including the proposal for a ... Read More

7 men acquitted of raping 16-year-old girl

JOHOR BARU, May 25 — The Sessions Court today acquitted and discharged seven men charged with raping a 16-year-old girl at a hotel here last year.Judge Zamri Bakar ordered the release of Mohammad ... Read More

Ambiga says ‘sorry’ for not pushing Bersih agenda harder

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 – Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan has refused to apologise to anti-Bersih groups who gathered at her home earlier today for what took place during the April 28 rally, and maintained that ... Read More

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