Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will only leave the safety of the Turkish Embassy in Malaysia if he receives a guarantee of personal safety from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
“I am here because I fear for my safety, and I will leave only if (Prime Minister) Abdullah and the government can give me assurances [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 30, 2008
Anwar wants PM’s guarantee to leave embassy
June 29, 2008
ACT OF DESPERADO – Malaysia moving backwards
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2008, SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA
The police report lodged against me earlier today is a complete fabrication. I believe we are witnessing a repeat of the methods used against me in 1998 when false allegations were made under duress. This is clearly a desperate attempt by the Barisan Nasional regime to [...]
June 29, 2008
WAN AZIZAH: Sodomy report an attempt to kill Anwar’s political career
I thought Pak Lah is better than Dr. M, but now it clearly shows that Pak Lah is really a disaster or tsunami to Malaysia. The latest allegation on Anwar was so STUPID and baseless. I wonder whose idea is this. Anyhow, I’m hoping to see a new tilam being brought into the court as affidavit.
Shahrul [...]
June 29, 2008
ANWAR holes up in Turkish Embassy following “death” threats
It seems that Malaysia is no longer AMAN and TENTERAM. The one who threatened Anwar must be someone within the authority itself. I’m very confident that this is not an “ikan bilis” (anchovy) affairs but it involved various “jerung” dan “anjing laut” (sharks and seal). Again, I’m very sure that Police will not be interested [...]
June 28, 2008
Pentagon: Taliban ‘resilient’ in Afghanistan
From Mike Mount
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Nearly seven years after their defeat by U.S. forces, the Taliban have regrouped and have formed a “resilient insurgency,” according to a new Pentagon report on security in Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Pakistan recognizes that the attackers are a problem.
On the same day the number of U.S. and allied [...]
June 28, 2008
Isu Selangor: Yahya – Semuanya tidak benar
Bekas Pegawai Khas Menteri Besar Selangor – Sdr. Yahya Sahri menafikan segala tuduhan dan konsipirasi yang dihalakan kepada beliau. Berpegang kepada prinsip “Berani kerana benar – Takut kerana salah”, Yahya cukup pasti bahawa tiada penyelewengan yang dilakukan, tugasan dilakukan dengan penuh amanah dan tanggungjawab serta ketelusan menjadi intipati bagi setiap tindakannya. Semoga segala salah faham [...]
June 28, 2008
CHECHNYA IN DIASPORA
June 26th 2008 · Prague Watchdog
RAMZAN AMPUKAYEV is a former leader of the Independent Trade Unions of the Chechen Republic. Shortly after Dzhokhar Dudayev came to power in 1992 (*) he migrated to Poland. He is also a leader of the Chechen diaspora abroad, and is an assistant to the MEP Bart Staes (headquarters in [...]
June 27, 2008
Indonesian plane carrying 18 people missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) — Authorities searched for a missing military transport plane south of the capital, Jakarta, on Friday, an Indonesian air force official said.
Indonesia’s soldiers conduct a search operation at Salak Mountain in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Friday.
The Cassa C-212 with 13 passengers and 5 crew disappeared Thursday over the Salak mountains, according to [...]
June 27, 2008
Sudan and the UN sign agreement to reintegrate ex-combatants
Geneva — The Government of National Unity of Sudan, the Government of Southern Sudan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), signed here today an agreement to support the reintegration of 180,000 ex-combatants and to facilitate their successful transition back to civilian life.
The signing took place at a Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Donor Conference, [...]
June 27, 2008
Typhoon toll in Philippines could pass 1,000
(CNN) — The official toll from last weekend’s typhoon in the Philippines has risen to more than 500 people killed and could go much higher, according to the latest figures from the country’s National Disaster Coordinating Council.
A helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan passes over flooded areas on June 26.
More than 900 people [...]
