Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian court sentenced two policemen to death Thursday on charges of murdering a Mongolian woman who was blown up with military-grade explosives in 2006.
The murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, 28, created great controversy after her lover Abdul Razak Baginda, who was a political advisor to Prime Minister Najib Razak, was jointly charged along with the two police officers with her murder.
Abdul Razak was acquitted in October of abetting the murder.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 9 : The Malaysian Government''s Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney-General have failed to strike out a RM100 million defamation suit brought against them in the High Court by Hindraf legal adviser P. Uthayakumar.
Judicial commissioner Datin Zabariah Mohd Yusof dismissed their application with costs in chambers after hearing submissions and ordered that the hearing be held as soon as possible.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 9 : The Malaysian Indian Congress is taking action to ensure a permanent place for the Gelang Patah Tamil school in Nusajaya, the newly developed area in Johor.
The school was originally called Hukla Estate Tamil School, but due to the rapid development in the area, it was moved to its temporary location and renamed, Tamil Nesan quoted Johor MIC chief K. S. Balakrishnan, as saying.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday announced a new cabinet line-up of 28 ministers and 40 deputy ministers whom he said represented the government's focus on reforms and change.
The new cabinet is slightly smaller than the 31-minister strong administration of Najib's predecessor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
"This cabinet is not only a new team with a new face," Najib said before announcing the names of the new ministers, many of whom are first-timers.
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian court sentenced two former marines to nine years' imprisonment and whippings for abducting, raping and then robbing an Indonesian woman five years ago.
K. Paramasivam, 27, and N. Nandakumaran, 25, were found guilty of abducting the woman, then aged 32, and raping her at a cemetery in the southern Johor state in January 2004, the Star daily said.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 7: The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress, MIC Youth, has urged Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to consider giving another ministerial post to the party.
Its coordinator T. Mohan was quoted by The Star as saying that this was necessary as the Indian community faced numerous social problems and issues that could only be addressed by an Indian appointee.
He said the MIC used to have two ministers during the tenure of Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn.
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian court sentenced two policemen to death Thursday on charges of murdering a Mongolian woman who was blown up with military-grade explosives in 2006.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 9 : The Malaysian Government''s Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney-General have failed to strike out a RM100 million defamation suit brought against them in the High Court by Hindraf legal adviser P. Uthayakumar.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 9 : The Malaysian Indian Congress is taking action to ensure a permanent place for the Gelang Patah Tamil school in Nusajaya, the newly developed area in Johor.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday announced a new cabinet line-up of 28 ministers and 40 deputy ministers whom he said represented the government's focus on reforms and change.
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian court sentenced two former marines to nine years' imprisonment and whippings for abducting, raping and then robbing an Indonesian woman five years ago.
Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 7: The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress, MIC Youth, has urged Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to consider giving another ministerial post to the party.
