Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 16: Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is insisting that he has the numbers to form the next Government.
Though he refused to give details about how many Barisan Nasional members would join him, he told reporters in Petaling Jaya on the sidelines of celebrations to mark the 45th Malaysia Day, that he had sought a meeting with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to discuss a smooth transition of power.
The Pakatan gathering at the Kelana Jaya Stadium last night drew thousands of supporters.
Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 16 : The trial of the 66 Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) supporters charged for illegal assembly and causing mischief has been postponed to next year by a Shah Alam Sessions Court.
Judge M. Gunalan fixed March 24 to 27, May 11 to 15 and July 6 to 10 as trial dates.
The 66 accused are aged between 20 and 56 and five of them failed to turn up in court on Monday, prompting Judge Gunalan to warn that warrants of arrests would be issued if they failed to attend their hearing next year.
According to the New Strait Times, the judge also ordered the five men -- E. Segaran, S. Gunaseelan, J. Prakash, S. Ravi and R. Vijayndran -- to give the court valid reasons for their absence.
Kuala Lumpur - A two-year-old boy suffered severe burns on his body after he tripped and fell into a large pot of piping hot curry, a news report said Tuesday.
Mohamad Adib Alif Asrie was walking backwards outside a shop in the northern Kedah state when he tripped and fell into the pot of freshly-cooked beef curry, the Star daily reported.
Mohamad Adib's screams of pain alerted his parents who were cooking nearby, and he was immediately sent to a nearby hospital.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday told a crowd of more than 20,000 that his promises of toppling the government would very soon be a reality, claiming that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has already been given evidence of the impending takeover.
Anwar was speaking to the throng of demonstrators who had gathered at a stadium in the central Selangor state to call for the abolishment of a draconian security law.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's opposition alliance on Monday held a massive rally protesting the detention of an opposition lawmaker and a popular blogger under a security law which allows for indefinite detention without trial.
Police on Friday detained opposition politician Teresa Kok and anti-government blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin under the Internal Security Act (ISA), a law drafted almost
60 years ago under British colonial rule to fight a communist insurgency.
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian minister resigned Monday following his outspoken criticism of the government's use of a draconian security law to stifle political opposition.
In a rare show of defiance against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Zaid Ibrahim, minister responsible for legal matters, stepped down as an act of protest, sources were quoted as saying by the Malaysia Star newspaper.
Zaid was unavailable for comment.
On Friday, the government detained three people - an opposition lawmaker, a journalist and an anti-government internet blogger - under the Internal Security Act which allows indefinite detention without trial.
Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 16: Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is insisting that he has the numbers to form the next Government.
Kuala Lumpur - A two-year-old boy suffered severe burns on his body after he tripped and fell into a large pot of piping hot curry, a news report said Tuesday.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday told a crowd of more than 20,000 that his promises of toppling the government would very soon be a reality, claiming that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has already been given evidence of the impending takeover.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's opposition alliance on Monday held a massive rally protesting the detention of an opposition lawmaker and a popular blogger under a security law which allows for indefinite detention without trial.
