The maverick lawyer took on the role of Big Brother to local journalists, protecting us from powerful local figures who tried to intimidate us. I FIRST heard about Karpal Singh when I was still in school in Penang. It was around the time Star Wars hit the cinemas in the late 1970s. Karpal Singh had …

KUALA LUMPUR: The underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in a narrowed area has entered a crucial 48-hour period ending today, which could lead to a review of operations. Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said: “It is at a crucial juncture as the Joi …

GEORGE TOWN: The time for public to pay their last respect at the funeral of Karpal Singh in Dewan Sri Pinang has been changed as cortege will leave Karpal’s house in Jalan Utama on Sunday at 7.30am. The cortege is expected to arrive at Dewan Sri Pinang at  7.45am, said Penang DAP chairman Chow Kon …

Is it possible that we are witnessing an age foreseen by the Old Testament prophet Isaiah? PRESIDENT Barack Obama and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak have no shortage of subjects to discuss when the American president comes to Malaysia. Much has already been written about this first visit …

KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese independent school SM Chong Hwa Kuantan has received RM525,000 boost of public contributions collected by MCA at a recent fund-raising dinner. MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the amount given to the school was out of the RM1.45mil collected at the dinner organised …

BALIK PULAU: A housewife has been arrested for passing rolled tobacco believed to contain heroin to her son at a magistrate’s courtroom here. The 56-year-old woman’s son is facing a drug trafficking charge and she was spotted by a court policeman handing over the rolled tobacco to her 35-year-old so …

KUALA LUMPUR: One of the country’s former top cops was asked to kick the late Karpal Singh out of the Penang State Assembly after he was suspended in 1981. He ended up walking arm-in-arm with Karpal out of the building past a large number of policemen in riot gear. The policemen saluted the lawyer. …

PETALING JAYA: The authorities are looking to deploy more underwater assets in the search and rescue operation after more than 40 days since Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 went missing. Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the Deployment of Assets Committee led by Dep …

IPOH, April 18 (Bernama) — Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek today called on social media practitioners to cease the dissemination and sharing of gory pictures of accidents and deaths, saying these were extreme and uncivilised acts. Expressing sadness and di …

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – An avalanche swept down a slope of Mount Everest on Friday killing 12 Nepali mountaineering guides at the beginning of the main climbing season, a Tourism Ministry official said. The avalanche, the deadliest in eight years, hit the most popular route to the mountain’ …

JOHOR BAHARU, April 18 (Bernama) — The construction of the ‘Frienship Bridge’ connecting Singapore and Johor will accelerate investment flow from the republic into the state, thus fostering closer ties of both countries. Leaders of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were of the …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Star bagged two prizes at the Malaysian Press Institute MPI-Petronas Malaysian Journalism Awards 2013. Assistant news editor Yip Yoke Teng clinched the best public service reporting award with her article Conditions going downhill. “The article highlighted the rape of Bukit E …

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) — Three non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have lodged police reports against the organiser of the Anti-Goods and Services Tax (GST) protest planned for May in the capital. Its spokesman, Amir Amsaa Alla Pitchay said action should be taken against the organi …

FUKUSHIMA: Designer Datuk Jimmy Choo has unveiled a one-off range of shoes in Japan Friday, made using materials and techniques native to the disaster-hit Fukushima area, in a bid to boost the profile of artisans there. Choo was inspired to come up with the creations after visiting workshops in the …

From Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil PERTH, April 18 (Bernama) — The Bluefin-21 deployed in the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean is considered the best autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for such an operation. Charitha Pattiaratchi, professor …