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Najib: Change must be based on rule of law not the street

PUTRAJAYA: Any demand for change in the country must be based on the Federal Constitution and the rule of law, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Anwar: Conditions in Jusuf Kalla's polls pact not met

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has denied he reneged on a peace pact brokered by former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla to respect the results of the recent polls.

Anwar Ibrahim says GLC posts not for PKR politicians

PETALING JAYA: PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has rejected calls from a party delegate that government-linked company (GLCs) positions be given to PKR leaders.

• Home Ministry to work with MCMC, MCS to monitor unlawful social media content
• Big crowd at Pakatan rally at Dataran PJ (Live Updates)
• PKR rejects Najib's 'insincere' call for reconciliation, says Saifuddin
• Saiful Bukhari is now a married man
• NGOs stage protest against Perak DAP's Ngeh
• Police to appeal rejection of trio's remand, says Zahid
• MCMC: Suspect who allegedly insulted Sultan of T’ganu on Facebook detained

World Updates »

Update: Saturday, May 25, 2013 MYT 9:25 PM

Aid groups urge EU to fulfil commitments to Palestinians

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A group of 80 international aid agencies urged the European Union on Saturday to follow through on pledges it made last year to back Palestinian communities seen as vulnerable to Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.

Thousands watch murdered anti-Mafia priest beatified in Sicily

ROME (Reuters) - A Sicilian priest gunned down by the Mafia twenty years ago outside his home in Palermo was beatified in a seafront ceremony on Saturday attended by an estimated 100,000 people from all over Italy.

Sudan suspends two biggest dailies for critical coverage - editors

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's security services temporarily suspended the country's two biggest newspapers to punish them for writing about army operations against rebels and the future plans of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, editors said on Saturday.

Taiwan protests Philippine ships in disputed waters

TAIPEI - Taiwan on Saturday protested to the Philippines for sending naval ships to disputed South China Sea islands in the latest diplomatic spat between the two governments.

After Kabul attacks, 10,000 peace balloons

KABUL: After a day of explosions and gunfire, residents of Kabul woke up on Saturday morning to be greeted by a public art project in which volunteers handed out 10,000 neon-pink "peace" balloons.

Report: Google eyes emerging markets networks

NEW YORK: Google has become deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a report said Friday.

Courts »

• Trio walk free after court turns down remand request
• Ipoh Timor MP to be charged over ‘illegal rally’
• Ex-steward gets to set aside default judgment

Parliament »

• Quorum almost not met
• Speaker adjourns sitting with touching speech
• Ministry drafting Bill to protect stray animals

Sarawak »

• Still a commanding figure
• Merger of education ministries will streamline policies, says union
• Head-on collision claims man’s life at Mile 15, Jalan Kuching-Serian