• 1. Anwar asked to explain [Read Full Story ]
  PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should explain why he took Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan on an overseas trip if he claims that the latter is only a “pantry boy.”
  
  
• 2. PM quietly takes public transport to experience commuters' problems [Read Full Story ]
  Setting aside protocol, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took rides on the commuter and LRT rail services from Serdang to the city centre yesterday to get a feel of the transport problems faced by the public and came away less than satisfied.
  
  
• 3. Teen held for raping mentally disturbed woman [Read Full Story ]
  A 16-year-old teenager was arrested for raping a 29-year-old mentally disturbed woman.
  
  
• 4. The MPSJ laptop fiasco continues [Read Full Story ]
  SOME municipal councillors are not satisfied with the explanations given by the top officials of the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) on what they alleged is the overpricing of laptops bought by the council.
  
  
• 5. Off-day, so don't bother the MBPJ [Read Full Story ]
  SORRY, no work on off-day. This was the cute reply an officer of the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) gave to 69-year-old retiree P.S. Nathan when he called last Saturday to report uncovered manholes at a busy road.
  
  
• 6. Many Penangites skipped live telecast of debate [Read Full Story ]
  While some Penangites were glued to their television sets for the debate on land issues between the current and former chief ministers, many others gave the live telecast a skip.
  
  
• 7. Parents: Teachers targeting Indian pupils [Read Full Story ]
  More cases of teachers picking on Indian students here have emerged.
  
  

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PARLIAMENT OF MALAYSIA & CRIMINAL CASES

• Shorter remand for exco man [Read Full Story ]
  Perak state executive councillor Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu and three others were released after the High Court shortened their remand period to yesterday instead of today.
  
  
• Former MB's son charged with impersonating prince [Read Full Story ]
  Two men, including the son of a former Perak mentri besar, claimed trial at a magistrate's court here to charges of impersonating a prince and his assistant.
  
  
• Nurin's dad sues cops, Government [Read Full Story ]
  The father of eight-year-old Nurin Jazlin, who was abducted and murdered a year ago, has filed a negligence suit against the police and the Government over post-mortem photographs of his daughter appearing online.
  
  
• Briton charged in court over alleged RM1.15mil embezzlement [Read Full Story ]
  Briton Eric Clifford Smith was charged in court here with allegedly embezzling RM1.15mil from his employer.
  
  
• Constable found guilty of manslaughter [Read Full Story ]
  Briton Eric Clifford Smith was charged in court here with allegedly embezzling RM1.15mil from his employer.
  
  
• Flyers on Anwar's 'Cabinet' surface [Read Full Story ]
  FLYERS listing names of a "new" Cabinet complete with the "Jemaah Menteri Malaysia 2008" headline and emblem are mysteriously circulating in Parliament.
  
  
• Centre hit by leaks again [Read Full Story ]
  IT WAS a sense of <I>deja vu</I> at the media centre as water seeped through the ceiling during heavy rain.
  
  
• Guan Eng upset with Zulkifli over racist remark [Read Full Story ]
  The quarrel between fellow Pakatan Rakyat MPs over the Bar Council "Conversion to Islam" forum continued with DAP party boss Lim Guan Eng wading in to slam Kulim-Bandar Baru MP Zulkifli Nordin.
  
  
• Billboards displaying leaders slammed [Read Full Story ]
  BILLBOARDS displaying national leaders became an issue in Parliament, with the Opposition criticising them as a waste of money.
  
  
• Pixman submits memo to Nazri [Read Full Story ]
  HALIM Berbar from HBL Press News agency in France, one of two photographers who was attacked on nomination day for the Permatang Pauh by-election last Saturday, collected signatures from journalists at Parliament House.
  
  
• Abdullah: IRB staff hired based on competency [Read Full Story ]
  INTERNAL Revenue Board (IRB) employees are appointed based on their professionalism and competency, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
  
  

OTHER MALAYSIA NEWS

• PM quietly takes public transport to experience commuters’ problems [Read Full Story ]
  Setting aside protocol, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took rides on the commuter and LRT rail services from Serdang to the city centre yesterday to get a feel of the transport problems faced by the public and came away less than satisfied.
  
  
• Rail sevices should ensure efficiency, says Ong [Read Full Story ]
  The Transport Ministry has limited say over the LRT operator’s capacity to meet passenger demand and comfort level, said Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat.
  
  
• No word on hijacked tanker [Read Full Story ]
  There has still been no word from either the crew or the hijackers of MISC's ship <I>Bunga Melati Dua </I>so far. The ship was hijacked on Tuesday.
  
  
• Najib: No political agenda in arrests [Read Full Story ]
  There is no political agenda in the arrests of two Perak state executive councillors for graft because the investigation is based on facts that cannot be fabricated, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
  
  
• Shorter remand for exco man [Read Full Story ]
  Perak state executive councillor Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu and three others were released after the High Court shortened their remand period to yesterday instead of today.
  
  
• Najib backs women’s flexi-hours [Read Full Story ]
  Women should be allowed to work flexible hours because it will encourage more women to join the workforce while helping them to balance work and family.
  
  
• Utar to carry out research on Chinese education [Read Full Story ]
  Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) will conduct academic research on Chinese education to properly document developments in the field.
  
  

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