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. …
Read More »More underwater assets may be deployed in search
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 …
Read More »General : Stop Sharing Gory Pictures Of Accidents, Deaths, Social Media Users Told
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 …
Read More »At least 12 Nepali guides killed in Everest avalanche
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’ …
Read More »General : ‘Friendship Bridge’ Will Accelerate Singapore’s Investment Flow: Johor NGOs
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 …
Read More »The Star bags two MPI-Petronas journalism awards
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 …
Read More »General : Police Reports Lodged Against Anti-GST Rally Organiser
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 …
Read More »Jimmy Choo creates shoe line using Fukushima-sourced materials
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 …
Read More »General : No Other AUVs Better Than Bluefin-21 To Operate At 4,500 M – Expert
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 …
Read More »Death of a hero, birth of a legend
The death of Karpal Singh is a sad, sad thing. But what’s sadder is the dearth of humanity – that there are those who can celebrate the death of a fine man, or that they can incite others to hate just because they share the same views. IT’S mid-April, the time of the year when many in the world cele …
Read More »General : Kajang Hospital Gets Six New Haemodialysis Machines
PUTRAJAYA, April 18 (Bernama) — The Kajang Hospital has received a donation of six new haemodialysis machines to enable it to enhance the quality of service rendered to kidney patients, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. He said the donation of the machines was arranged by the …
Read More »An inspiring teacher and friend
CHELSEA L.Y. NG shares her memories of lawyer and politician Karpal Singh whom she regarded as a teacher and friend. I MET him on my first day of work as a court reporter at the old and dilapidated Jalan Duta courthouse in 1994. I did not know who he was. I only knew that he was defending a man cha …
Read More »General : Police Dismiss News Of Racial Fight As Mere Rumour
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) — Selangor Police on Friday dismissed as a rumour news disseminated recently by SMS and over Facebook of a violent racial fight in Klang. Selangor Police chief Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the news was spread with malicious intent and could spark chaos in the …
Read More »Michael — shy man whose care spoke volumes
KUALA LUMPUR: Michael Cornelius was a man who did not speak much, but his unwavering attention to Karpal Singh spoke volumes about how much he cared for his boss. Court reporters first saw him several years ago as he carefully pushed the wheelchair and gently attended to the late lawyer. Michael was …
Read More »General : Search For MH370: No Concrete Evidence Yet From Bluefin-21
From Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil PERTH, April 18 (Bernama) — No concrete evidence has been found as yet of a missing Malaysian Airlines (MAS) flight following four underwater search missions by an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) codenamed Bluefin-21 in the southern Indian Ocean since Monday. The …
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