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Pak Samad condemns 'dirty and low behaviour' outside Ambiga's house
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May 16: Bersih co-chairman A Samad Said has condemned the series of harassment by pro-Barisan Nasional elements against his colleague Ambiga Sreenevasan.

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Minister's daughter got RM30 mil govt contract: Petra

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May 16: Documents posted by blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin show a company owned by the 26-year old daughter of the Federal Territories minister being awarded a RM30.8 million government contract, and this, says Petra, means the campaign to oust Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar is a "child's play".

 

Don’t run from Scorpene inquiry, Najib told

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May 15: Prime minister Najib Razak should protect the good name of the country and not avoid the on-going French probe into the alleged kickbacks linked to Malaysia's purchase of the Scorpene submarines, said PAS's Salahuddin Ayub.

   

For surrendering to police, youth tortured under custody

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May 15: 25-year old Mohd Safuan Mamat recalls his ordeal under police custody, shortly after he surrendered to the police. His mugshot was among dozens of other pictures published by the UMNO-controlled media, accusing Bersih 3.0 protesters of violence.

 

Please stay: DAP to Tunku Aziz

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May 15: DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng said he regretted the decision announced by the party's vice chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim during his live interview last night with NT7, the UMNO-controlled television station.

   

Pak Samad: Ignore the Home minister

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May 15: Bersih 2.0 co-chairman A Samad Said said Malaysians should just ignore Home minister Hishamuddin Hussein’s allegation that there were parties who wanted casualties at the Bersih 3.0 rally last month.

 

Appearing on TV, DAP's Tunku Aziz quits party and praises BN

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May 14: DAP vice chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim, given a prime time slot on UMNO-controlled television channel NTV7, tonight announced his resignation from his party post and membership, saying he would notify the leadership.

   

World

UN urges Muslim countries to heed Islamic principles in treatment of refugees
OnIslam

ASHGABAT (Turkmenistan), May 16: Citing parallels between Islamic teachings and laws on refugees protection, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has called on Muslim countries to enshrine long-standing Islamic principles in their treatment of refugees, Central Asia Online reported.


Anti-Islam teachings 'widespread' in US law enforcement
The Guardian

NEW YORK, May 14: A course at a military academy that taught US officers to prepare for "total war" with Islam does not represent an isolated incident, campaigners have warned.


Muslims on US 'no-fly' list claim harassment
Wall Street Journal

PORTLAND, May 11: A case challenging the use of the federal government's "no-fly" list, set to be heard here Friday, will raise the larger issue of whether Muslims are singled out for harassment by authorities.


Poll finds most Europeans against Iran oil sanctions
PressTV

BERLIN, May 9: A new poll conducted in five European countries shows most people are against imposing sanctions on Iran's oil sector.


Burma's censor board bans reports of VP’s resignation
The Irrawaddy

RANGOON, May 9: Burma’s censorship board, the Press Scrutiny and Registration Division (PSRD), has warned weekly news journals that they face disciplinary action if they publish reports of the recent resignation of Vice-president Tin Aung Myint Oo.