Malay leader denies man in YouTube sex video is her husband
April 5th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 5 (ANI): The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR or the People's Justice Party) President Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has insisted that the man shown on a sex video posted ... Read more...
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Malaysian speaker bars sex video’s screening in parliament
April 5th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 5 (IANS) The speaker of Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat (parliament) Tuesday rejected suggestions that a sex video, allegedly showing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, be screened in the house.Speaker ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian party readying for general election
April 1st, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 1 (IANS) With its key ethnic Indian partner Friday postponing organisational polls, Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance is preparing for a general election likely this ... Read more...
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Fresh twist in Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial
August 2nd, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 2 (IANS) Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial has got a new twist following reports of "romantic relations" between the man who is alleged to have been sodomised ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian leader calls for anti-defection law
June 16th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 16 (IANS) A Malaysian opposition leader has called for enacting an anti-defection law after one of his party legislators switched sides to be 'friendly' to the ruling coalition.
Democratic Action ... Read more...
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Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial to go on as he loses appeal
May 5th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 5 (IANS) The sodomy trial of Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will resume next week Monday after a Federal Court bench unanimously dismissed an appeal to strike out the ... Read more...
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Malay Sikhs ask Malaysian Govt to declare Vaisakhi as a national holiday
April 8th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya, Apr 8 (ANI): Two prominent Sikhs leaders of Malaysia have asked the government to declare Vaisakhi as a national holiday.Malaysia National Sikhs Movement president (Gerak-sikh) Darshan Singh and DAP chairman ... Read more...
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Anwar Ibrahim’s 1998 sacking was lawful: Malaysian court
March 8th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 8 (IANS) Malaysia's Federal Court Monday ruled that the sacking of Anwar Ibrahim as deputy prime minister and finance minister 11 years ago was lawful.
Court of Appeal president Alauddin ... Read more...
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Malaysia resents foreign critics of Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial
February 8th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 8 (IANS) Malaysia has asked foreign governments to "respect" its legal system and processes after Australian parliamentarians criticised the ongoing trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges. ... Read more...
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar tries to get judge disqualified
February 8th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb.8 (ANI): Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial was sidetracked after his lawyers demanded that High Court judge Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah recuse himself from the case.According to ... Read more...
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Relatives can defend Malaysian Indian in sedition trial
August 22nd, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 22 (IANS) A Malaysian court has ruled that Indian origin lawyer-lawmaker Karpal Singh can be represented in a sedition trial by his family members as well as lawyers.
The high ... Read more...
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HINDRAF leader Manoharan held for ‘certain reasons’
May 6th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 6 (ANI): Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M. Manoharan, who is being detained under the Internal Security Act, will not be released just because of the brouhaha over his possible ... Read more...
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Imprisoned Malaysian Indian legislator may quit
May 5th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 5 (IANS) Malaysian Indian legislator M. Manoharan, who says he is frustrated at not being able to work for his constituents due to his imprisonment under the stringent ... Read more...
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HINDRAF leader to decide on assembly resignation after meeting party chief
May 3rd, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Klang (Malaysia), May 3 (ANI): Kota Alam Shah assemblyman and Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leader M. Manoharan will decide whether he will quit after meeting party chairman Karpal Singh on May ... Read more...
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Malay Indian MP sues Govt, Speaker for suspension from House
April 23rd, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Apr.23 (ANI): The Malay Indian Member of Parliament from Puchong, Gobind Singh Deo, has filed a suit against the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Aziz, ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s apex court rejects Hindraf leaders’ appeals
April 17th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Putrajaya, Apr. 17 (ANI): Malaysia's apex court has dismissed the appeal of three Hindu Rights Action Force leaders who expected to be released this time."M. Manoharan, 48, P. Uthayakumar, 47, ... Read more...
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Parliament to debate suspension of Malaysian-Indian lawmaker (Lead)
March 14th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 14 (IANS) The Malaysian parliament will debate Monday a motion to suspend for one year ethnic Indian lawmaker Gobind Singh Deo for linking Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak ... Read more...
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Parliament to debate suspension of Malaysian-Indian lawmaker
March 14th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 14 (IANS) The Malaysian parliament will debate Monday a motion to suspend for one year ethnic Indian lawmaker Gobind Singh for linking Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian speaker criticised for suspending ministry
February 20th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur/Ipoh, Feb 20 (IANS) V. Sivakumar, the Malaysian Indian speaker of Perak assembly, has invited criticism from within his opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat (PR) for suspending the entire state ministry.
PR leaders ... Read more...
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Loss of Perak state splits Malaysian opposition
February 9th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 9 (IANS) The loss of Perak state has caused a rift in Malaysia's opposition alliance and an ethnic Indian leader has asked alliance chief Anwar Ibrahim to quit.
Karpal Singh, ... Read more...
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Top 10 NRI Newsmakers of 2008 (Yearender 16)
December 28th, 2008 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
After the enthusiastic response to the first list of NRI newsmakers for 2007, here is the updated version before 2008 ends. The selection is based on news value and the degree of ... Read more...
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Malaysian HC rejects bid to free Hindraf leaders
September 9th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Ipoh (Malaysia), Sep 9 (ANI): The Malaysian High Court has rejected the habeas corpus application for the release of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders.It ruled that the ... Read more...
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Hindraf unhappy over non-representation in Malay Democratic Action Party
August 25th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 25 (ANI): The Democratic Action Party Malaysia has been on a roll at its 15th triennial national congress, with the re-election of the old guard, unveiling of a ... Read more...
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Hindraf unhappy over failure to win posts in Malaysian party
August 25th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 25 (IANS) The Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) has failed to clinch a place in Malaysia's Democratic Action Party (DAP) and said it feels let down by its erstwhile ... Read more...
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‘Sonrise’ in Malaysia’s Indian, Chinese political families
August 24th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 24 (IANS) Two political families, an Indian and a Chinese, have emerged on Malaysia's political horizon as delegates picked leaders of the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP).Its Indian origin ... Read more...
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‘Sonrise’ among Indians in Malaysia’s Democratic Action Party
August 22nd, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 22 (IANS) Ethnic Indian lawyer-lawmaker Karpal Singh is seeking re-election to the chairmanship of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), where two of his sons are also seeking organisational offices. ... Read more...
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Review of detention of HINDRAF leaders was held in secret, says their lawyer
August 5th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Ipoh (Malaysia), Aug.5 (ANI): The six-month review of the detention of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders on July 1 was held in secret with two senior federal counsels ... Read more...
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Hindraf leader’’s passport was never seized, says Malaysian Minister
July 14th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 14 (ANI): Malaysias Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Rahim Bakri has told his countrys Parliament that immigration officials had never seized the passport of Hindraf leader P. Waythamoorthy, although ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian coach gets jail for molesting athletes
July 12th, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 12 (IANS) Indian origin former athletics coach C. Ramanathan has been sentenced to four years in jail by a court for molesting two underage athletes during training for an ... Read more...
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Family fails to bury a man as a Hindu
July 8th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 8 (ANI): The family of Elangesvaran Benedict failed in their bid to bury him according to Hindu rites after their application for an injunction was dismissed in Georgetown ... Read more...
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Family sore over dead ethnic Indian being declared Muslim
July 5th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 5 (IANS) The ethnic Indian family of a man who committed suicide in Malaysia is set to challenge the order of a Syriah court declaring him a Muslim and ... Read more...
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Hindraf leaders under detention say their families need them
July 2nd, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Taiping (Malaysia), July 2 (ANI): The five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders held under the Internal Security Act in Malaysia have pleaded to the advisory board for their release, citing ... Read more...
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Malaysian court to take up Hindraf leaders release petition on July 21
June 24th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Ipoh ( Malaysia ), June 24 (ANI): A Malaysian High Court has fixed July 21 as the next date of hearing of the habeas corpus application filed by one Karpal Singh ... Read more...
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Candlelight vigil held for Malaysian Hindraf detainees
June 8th, 2008 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 8 (IANS) Family members and friends of those detained under Malaysia's Internal Security Act (ISA), which includes five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) activists, staged a peaceful candlelight vigil ... Read more...
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Second plea filed for Hindraf leaders release in Malaysia
May 31st, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur , May 31 (ANI): DAP (Democratic Action Party) chairman and veteran lawyer Karpal Singh has filed a fresh application before a High Court in Malaysia for the release of ... Read more...
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