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Malaysian parliament bars motion on Hindraf ban

Malaysian parliament bars motion on Hindraf ban

October 20th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 20 (IANS) The Malaysian parliament, Dewan Rakyat, Monday barred an emergency motion seeking a debate on the ban imposed on the Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) last weekSpeaker Pandikar ...

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Ibrahim racing against time to topple Malaysian Government

September 23rd, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Sep 23 (ANI): Malaysias opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is fighting sodomy allegations, has said that he is in a race against time as repressive measures are being used to ...

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Ibrahim vows to pull down government by Sep 16 (Second Lead)

August 27th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 27 (IANS) Malaysia's controversial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has won a parliamentary by-election, has vowed to bring down Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's government by mid-September. His ...

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Anwar Ibrahim threatens to pull down government by Sep 16

August 27th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 27 (IANS) Malaysia's controversial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has just won a parliamentary by-election, says he will bring down Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's government by mid-September. ...

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Anwar Ibrahim returns to Malaysian parliament with landslide win (Lead)

August 26th, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Permatang Pauh (Malaysia), Aug 26 (DPA) Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Tuesday ended a 10-year wait to return to Parliament with a landslide victory in a special by-election.Anwar won a majority of ...

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Indians, Chinese ignore video war against Anwar Ibrahim

August 20th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 20 (IANS) A night-long video war featuring the aide who has charged opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim with sodomising him is raging in the tiny Permatang Pauh constituency in Penang, ...

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Malay opposition leader Anwar demands independent and professional DNA testing

July 19th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Kuala Lumpur, July 19 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Malaysian Parliament and de facto leader of the PRK, Anwar Ibrahim, has laid down certain conditions for undertaking a DNA test ...

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Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim faces sodomy charge again

June 29th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, June 29 (IANS) Former Malaysian Deputy prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has vehemently denied a sodomy charge levelled by an aide -- a decade after he was sacked from the government ...

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Extradition of London-based Hindraf leader demanded

June 26th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, June 26 (IANS) An opposition lawmaker in Malaysia has asked for the extradition of a London-based ethnic Indian leader if his activities were found inimical to national security. The government ...

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Movement curbs on media lifted in Malaysian parliament

June 25th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, June 25 (IANS) Security barriers were lifted in the Malaysian parliament Wednesday and the media was free to move around and enter the lobby after two days of protests. Reporters, ...

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Two Indian origin MPs arrested for holding protest rally

June 15th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Kuala Lumpur, June 15 (IANS) Two Indian origin lawmakers were among three opposition members of the Malaysian parliament who were arrested here for joining a rally to seek the release of detained ...

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Malaysia may follow British parliamentary system

May 30th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, May 30 (IANS) Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat (parliament) may adopt the British style of sitting through the year to give more time to members to debate and pass bills. The suggestion ...

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Tamil word triggers storm in Malaysian parliament

May 28th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, May 28 (IANS) Use of a Tamil word caused a storm in the Malaysian parliament after a Malay minister allegedly pronounced it wrongly, and Tamil members complained he had hurt ...

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Netaji’s Jhansi ‘warrior’ looks back

May 20th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by admin -
By Shubha Singh New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Eighty-three-year-old Indian National Army (INA) veteran Capt Janaky Devar has only one wish - that her leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's sacrifices are given due ...

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Netaji’s Jhansi ‘warrior’ looks back

May 20th, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by admin -
By Shubha Singh New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Eighty-three-year-old Indian National Army (INA) veteran Capt Janaky Devar has only one wish - that her leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's sacrifices are given due ...

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Disabled `storm’ Malaysian parliament

May 9th, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, May 9(IANS) Thirty angry wheelchair-bound citizens "stormed" the Malaysian parliament to demand apologies from two members who had made remarks disparaging to the disabled while confronting Indian origin lawmaker Karpal ...

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Malaysian parliament TV coverage to continue despite rowdy MPs

May 5th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, May 5 (IANS) The telecast of the question hour in Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat (parliament) is to continue despite rowdy scenes being caught 'live' during a 30-minute coverage. Prime Minister Abdullah ...

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With 10 Indian members, Malaysian parliament displays diversity

April 28th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, April 28(IANS) With 10 ethnic Indians elected for the first time, Malaysia's 12th parliament opened here Monday displaying political diversity and maturity. Indians form eight percent of Malaysia's 28-million population. ...

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Jailed Hindu leader not to be freed

March 29th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by admin -
(Lead) Kuala Lumpur, March 29 (IANS) Jailed Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader M. Manoharan will not be released though he has been elected to the Malaysian parliament, Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar ...

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Malaysia ratifies ASEAN charter

February 18th, 2008 - 9:17 pm ICT by admin -
Xinhua Kuala Lumpur, Feb 18 (Xinhua) The Malaysian cabinet has ratified the charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Foreign Ministry announced here Monday. Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has ...

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Badawi dissolves Malaysian Parliament

February 13th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin -
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 13 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has dissolved the Parliament on Wednesday to pave the way for general elections. "The king has given his consent to dissolve ...

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