• 1. Anwar: Proof on Najib soon [Read Full Story ]
  Evidence allegedly linking Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to murdered Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu will be released in the next few days.
  
  
• 2. PI retracts declaration (updated) [Read Full Story ]
  Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda's private investigator P. Balasubramaniam on Friday retracted several paragraphs of his statutory declaration which he made less than 24 hours ago.

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• 3. Mahfuz raises latest allegation against Najib in Parliament [Read Full Story ]
  PAS information chief Mahfuz Omar has gone where angels fear to tread and brought up the latest allegation by a private investigator against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in his debate at the Dewan Rakyat at 4.30pm.
  
  
• 4. PI: Cops left out vital info [Read Full Story ]
  Police omitted pertinent information allegedly linking Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak with the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder case, claimed private investigator P. Balasubramaniam in a statutory declaration.
  
  
• 5. Pak Lah stays mum on allegations against Najib [Read Full Story ]
  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has declined comment on the latest allegations, which were contained in a statutory declaration, against his deputy, saying that the matter now rests with the court.
  
  
• 6. Anwar's accuser visited DPM at his home before lodging police report [Read Full Story ]
  Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan met with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the latter's home to seek his view a few days before he lodged a police report against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
  
  
• 7. It's a pack of lies to smear my reputation, says Najib [Read Full Story ]
  Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has reiterated that he had neither met nor known Altantuya Shaariibuu.
  
  

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PARLIAMENT OF MALAYSIA & CRIMINAL CASES

• Slapping not a violent act, maid abuse trial told [Read Full Story ]
  Slapping someone is not a violent act, a businessman told a maid abuse trial here.
  
  
• Couple to die for drugs [Read Full Story ]
  A couple with four children, three of them below 16 years, was sentenced to death by the High Court here yesterday for heroin trafficking five years ago.
  
  
• MCA angry over MP's statement [Read Full Story ]
  A RECENT statement by Pasir Salak MP Datuk Tajudin Abdul Rahman in Dewan Rakyat has sparked the ire of some and the MCA will be sending a complaint letter to the Deputy Prime Minister seeking disciplinary action.
  
  
• Taxpayers fined more than RM700m [Read Full Story ]
  THE Inland Revenue Board (IRB) collected RM716.1mil in penalty payments last year from taxpayers who committed offences related to their income tax returns, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Kong Cho Ha said.
  
  
• Tackle social ills, PAS rep tells Govt [Read Full Story ]
  THE Barisan Nasional Government led by Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should adhere to his Islam Hadhari concept by eradicating social problems in the country, Siti Zailah Mohd Yusof (PAS – Rantau Panjang) said.
  
  
• Rela roped in Prasarana has RM8.9bil [Read Full Story ]
  THE Ipoh-Padang Besar double-tracking project was resumed in 2007 to meet the current and long-term need for transportation, said Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat.
  
  
• Two job agency firms cease ops after complaints [Read Full Story ]
  MEGA Access Resources, a job agency at Jalan Imbi, was charged in court for operating without licence while another agency at Lorong P. Ramlee, Grand Paramount Enterprise was blacklisted by The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM).
  
  
• Replies are so ho-hum, says backbencher [Read Full Story ]
  REPLIES from ministries and government agencies to queries from MPs are too "standard, boring and common", complained a backbencher.
  
  
• A mix-up by deputy Speaker [Read Full Story ]
  ONE is the son of former Prime Minister and the other is the son-in-law of the Prime Minister.
  
  
• Give all poor home rebate [Read Full Story ]
  DISCOUNTS given to bumiputras homebuyers should be extended to all intending to buy low-cost houses, said Chua Tee Yong (BN-Labis).
  
  
• Over RM5mil in aid sent to Myanmar and China [Read Full Story ]
  A TOTAL of US$1mil (RM3.3mil) has been sent to the Myanmar Government for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the country after it was hit by a cyclone in early May.
  
  

OTHER MALAYSIA NEWS

• Sultan summons Selangor MB [Read Full Story ]
  Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has been summoned by the palace following the memorandum submitted on Thursday to the Selangor Sultan voicing displeasure over the Selangor Government’s handling of Islamic affairs in the state.
  
  
• Two detained at non-happening rally [Read Full Story ]
  The planned rally in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, did not materialise as the police did not allow any gathering there. However, two men were detained for creating public disorder.
  
  
• Steel, cement may be stockpiled in the future [Read Full Story ]
  Steel and cement may be stockpiled in the future in a move to curb escalating prices and to prevent hoarding, said Works Minister Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamed.
  
  
• I believe he was coerced, says lawyer Americk [Read Full Story ]
  Americk Singh Sidhu, the lawyer who had prepared the first statutory declaration for private investigator P. Balasubramaniam, is convinced his client was intimidated to retract his declaration alleging the Deputy Prime Minister had a sexual relationship with Altantuya Shaariibuu.
  
  
• Rais hopes D8 will address energy crisis [Read Full Story ]
  Malaysia is hoping to use its position as the new chairman of the Developing 8 (D8) countries to get its members to rally behind plans to get the world community to address the pressing energy crisis issue, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim said.
  
  
• Man fails to get injunction to stop removal of stepbrother's body [Read Full Story ]
  An unemployed man failed to obtain a High Court injunction to stop the body of his stepbrother, who had allegedly converted to Islam, from being removed from the Parit Buntar Hospital mortuary.
  
  
• Malaysia voices displeasure over US statement [Read Full Story ]
  Malaysia has ticked off the United States over what the Government regarded as "meddling into its internal affairs", following a statement by the US state department on recent investigations on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's case.
  
  

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