Selangor may not be able to act in land case - theStar

By YIP YOKE TENG

PETALING JAYA: The Selangor government’s hands might be tied from taking action against those involved in alienating and developing institutional lands for commercial purposes because approvals were given by the former state government.

Penang CM shoots down govt nuke plans - HarakahDaily

Harakahdaily

PENANG, June 9: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pic) said he would not allow any nuclear plant to be built in Penang as the federal government's poor maintenance record brought rise to safety concerns.   

AirAsia anger: $240 London fares cause angst - The Age

Travellers' anticipation at snaring a $240 Melbourne to London fare on AirAsia has turned to anger among those who missed out.

Special incentives for Israeli ships - theSun

PETALING JAYA (June 7, 2010): PORT KLANG-based Westports Bhd had offered rebates and special privileges to Israeli subsidiary Gold Star Line Ltd.

Israeli ships shocker - theSun

by R. Nadeswaran and Terence Fernandez 

PORT KLANG (June 7, 2010): While the Israelis have attacked and blockaded a flotilla with Malaysians on board bringing aid for Palestinians, Malaysian ports have been receiving Israeli cargo vessels since 1998.

U.S. military holds soldier in classified video leak - Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier has been arrested in connection with the release of a classified video showing a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, the U.S. military said on Monday.

MCA MP questions appointment of Chua junior as deputy minister - The Malaysian Insider

By Clara Chooi

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — Gelang Patah MP Tan Ah Eng lashed out MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek for claiming he had included her name in his recommendations to the prime minister for the recent Cabinet reshuffle.

Najib’s Greatest Folly?

by: Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, PAS Central Working Committee Member.

 It wasn’t always as bad. But of late, it has turned a lot worse.

Iran Revolutionary Guards ready to escort Gaza ships -theStar

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday.

Pakatan flays Vincent Tan’s ‘charity’ move - The Malaysian Insider

By Neville Spykerman and Yow Hong Chieh

KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders scoffed at Tan Sri Vincent Tan’s gesture to donate RM525 million profit from selling part of his sports betting company and justification for legalising that business.

Scorpene scandal: French police raid DCN - AFP

(AFP) - French financial police have searched the offices of naval arms manufacturer DCNS and industrial group Thales in connection with a probe into the sale of submarines to Malaysia, a judicial source said today.

Cop throws uniform into dustbin after quitting - theStar

Wednesday June 2, 2010

Compiled by FLORENCE SAMY, BEH YUEN HUI AND A. RAMAN

A policewoman literally threw her uniform away on the day she resigned from the force, major Chinese dailies highlighted.

Freedom Flotilla - Memorandum for the Turkish Embassy

2 June 2010

MEMORANDUM OF APPRECIATION AND COLLABORATIVE ASSISTANCE

Your Excellency Madam Serapataay,

RM50b toll takeover plan for Cabinet to view - The Malaysian Insider

By Lee Wei Lian

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Asas Serba Sdn Bhd is hoping to present their plans to acquire the nation’s toll concessions before the Cabinet tomorrow to get the government’s backing, sources say.

Massive sinkhole swallows building in Guatemala City in wake of Tropical Storm Agatha - Daily News

BY MICHAEL SHERIDAN, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Tuesday, June 1st 2010

Guatemala emerged from the downpours of Tropical Storm Agatha, it was struck by another natural disaster - a massive sinkhole that swallowed an entire building.

Tee Keat dropped in Cabinet reshuffle - The Malaysian Insider

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Datuk Wira Chor Chee Heung was appointed the new Housing and Local Government Minister while Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha replaced Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat as Transport Minister in a minor Cabinet reshuffle today.

487 flotilla activists sent to Israeli jail - Agencies

Agencies


GAZA, June 1: Israel has jailed 487 international activists captured during its deadly commando strike on a Gaza aid convoy, while 48 others are to be "expelled."

Ten dead as Israel storms aid ships - Reuters

(Reuters) - Israeli commandos stormed a convoy of Gaza-bound aid ships on Monday and more than 10 of the mostly international activists aboard were killed, provoking a diplomatic crisis and Palestinian charges of a "massacre."

Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet - AlJazeera

Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country's siege on Gaza.
Up to 16 people were killed and dozens injured when troops stormed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, the Israeli Army Radio said.

Gaza aid convoy ignores Israel order to turn back - Reuters

JERUSALEM Sun May 30, 2010 (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian activists aboard a six-ship convoy sailing for the Gaza Strip have ignored orders by the Israeli navy to turn back, an Israeli official said Monday.