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Solemn farewell for Karpal Singh’s loyal assistant Michael Cornelius

Over 200 people turned up to bid farewell to the late Karpal Singh’s personal assistant, Michael Cornelius Jayakrishnan, who perished in the road accident along with his employer.

Karpal Singh: His legacy lives on

A moving tribute to Karpal Singh.

How the newspapers covered Karpal Singh’s death

Sharaad Kuttan of BFM looks at how the local dailies covered Karpal Singh’s passing.

Funeral with state honours for Karpal Singh

The wake will be held at Karpal Singh’s residence in 144A Jalan Utama, Penang from today until Saturday, 19 April (all day).

St Xavier’s pays tribute to alumnus Karpal Singh

The Board of Governors and Managers of the St Xavier’s schools in Penang have expressed sorrow over the death of one of their most illustrious students.

Karpal Singh – The tiger roars into eternity

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The word legend is often lightly bandied about. But Karpal Singh will go down in the annals of Malaysian history as one of the rare legends – a fighter of a politician and brilliant lawyer who championed the democratic rights of Malaysians and took up a string of lost causes in the criminal justice system.

Anwar: Why is MH370 cargo manifest a national secret?

Why is the MH370 cargo manifest a secret, even to search-and-rescue partners? That is the question on the minds of many Malaysians. And that non-disclosure has fuelled all kinds of theories.

Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2: CAP, SAM disappointed over DEIA approval

CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia have issued a statement expressing disappointment over the apparent approval of the detailed EIA for the land reclamation under Phase 2 of the Seri Tanjung Pinang project.

Aljazeera on the Allah controversy

It is sad that the Bible Society of Malaysia feels they have to move its base from Selangor to KL to avoid coming under the jurisdiction of the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais).

Seri Tanjung Pinang: Less than four weeks is all it took for DOE approval

14 March 2014 was the closing date for submission of feedback on the draft Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment for Phase 2 of the Seri Tanjung Pinang project, involving 891 acres of land reclamation. According to E&O, the DOE issued its approval letter on 10 April. That is super quick – less than four weeks.

It takes much longer to approve a building plan. In some cases, it takes longer to get a licence to operate hawker stalls.

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