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  • Ex-Malaysian Indian lawyer three others get death

    A former Malaysian Indian lawyer and three others were sentenced to death Thursday in the high profile murders of a Malaysian businesswoman and three others in 2010. The high court in Shah Alam, the capital of the Malaysian state of Selangor, sentenced former lawyer N. Pathmanabhan, 43, and farm hands T. Thilayalagan, 21, R. Matan, 22, and R. Kathavarayan, 33, for the murders of cosmetics ...

  • Indian-origin mans death in custody classified as murder

    The death of a 32-year-old Indian-origin man while in police custody in Malaysia has now been classified as a murder. N. Dharmendran had died Tuesday while he was in a lock-up at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters. According to city police chief Mohmad Salleh, the post-mortem report showed that Dharmendran might have been murdered while in police custody, local media reported Thursday. "The ...

  • Ahmad Zahid Adhere to Act or pay a heavy price

    . He said organisers of mass rallies should respect the law and not create chaos because there was a "silent majority" among the people who did not agree with these gatherings. Ahmad Zahid was responding to questions from reporters on the recent mass protests organised by Opposition parties where election fraud was alleged. "I have said from early on that if they plan to hold ...

  • First meeting of first session of 13th Parliament begins June 24

    KUALA LUMPUR: The first meeting of the first session of the 13th Parliament is scheduled for 16 days from June 24, according to a statement from the office of the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat. It said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, would officially open the meeting at 10 am on June 25 at Parliament House. The office received ...

  • Special team formed to probe lockup death

    KUALA LUMPUR: The police have set up a special team from Bukit Aman to investigate the death of a 32-year suspect, N. Dharmendran at the Kuala Lumpur Police Headquarters lockup on Tuesday due to criminal action. Kuala Lumpur police ...

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Clean, Shaven [DVD]

Clean, Shaven [DVD]

Lodge Kerrigan's directorial debut, Clean, Shaven, is a daring and disturbing cinematic experiment that takes us inside the mind of a struggling schizophrenic for an unrelenting 80-minute ride. Kerrigan mixes a shaky narrative filled with gaping holes begging to be filled by the ... ...

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  • Indigenous Peoples Protest Destructive Sarawak Dams Coruption at Industry Conference in Malaysia

    More than three hundred indigenous people of the Penan, the Kenyah, the Kayan, and Iban ethnic groups protested this morning against the recently ...

  • IHH Healthcare earnings up 3.6 to RM127.27m

    's earnings rose 3.6% to RM127.27mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 from RM122.77mil a year ago. It said on Thursday the group's profit after tax and minority interests (PATAMI) increased by 3% on-year to RM113.7mil. However, if exceptional items were excluded, it increased by 18% on-year to RM119.9mil from RM101.8mil. IHH explained this was due to growth in earnings before ...

  • Pandan MP to stand trial for violation of banking secrecy over NFC documents

    said there was no merit in the appeal. "Allegation that the charge is against public policy is not grounded in evidence," he said. Justice Apandi ordered the trial to proceed expeditiously as he said it was a case of public interest. The case has been fixed for mention at the Sessions Court in Shah Alam on June 10. At the hearing of the appeal Thursday, Rafizi's counsel R. ...

  • EC to start redelineation of electoral constituencies

    KUALA LUMPUR: A study on the redelineation of electoral constituencies, which was postponed two years ago, will begin soon, said Election Commission (EC) ...

  • DAPs Thanksgiving Rally

    PETALING JAYA: The crowd is building up around the Dataran Petaling Jaya area as people gather to attend the Perhimpunan Kesyukuran DAP (Thanksgiving Rally), which is scheduled to begin at 7pm Thursday. The rally organisers had given the police the due 10-day notice to hold the gathering. Police have advised motorists to avoid all roads surrounding the area. Jalan Barat and Jalan Sultan leading ...

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