Some 100 people turned up tonight for a vigil near Bukit Aman to call for the immediate release of the PSM 6.
Crowd holding vigil near Bukit Aman chased away
Protest in KL against refugee swap deal
A small demonstration was held outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in KL this afternoon to protest against the signing of an Australia-Malaysia refugees-for-asylum seekers swap deal.
Vigil at Dataran Merdeka for PSM 6
The vigils calling for the release of the PSM 6 continue, this time at Dataran Merdeka last night
A Samad Said to appear at ‘River meets Light’
Poet A Samad Said and his son Az Samad are due to make an appearance at Ombak-Ombak’s ‘River meets Light’ production along Prangin Canal next weekend.
Air Asia moves regional HQ to Jakarta: reports
Air Asia is moving its regional base to Jakarta, according to reports.
Crowds throng ceramahs, vigil
2030: A small but determined crowd is holding a candlelight vigil near the Central Market LRT in KL to protest the continuing detention without trial of the PSM 6.
Penang assam laksa a global Top 10 hit: CNN
Penang assam laksa has been ranked seventh – ahead of Thailand’s ‘tom yum goong’ – in a list of the “world’s 50 most delicious foods”, published by CNN.
Video: Bourdon speaks in Penang
French lawyer William Bourdon speaking two nights ago in Penang – just 24 hours before he was deported – about the progress of the Scorpene submarine investigations in France.
Bourdon to be deported at 11.30pm
French lawyer William Bourdon will be deported at 11.30pm.
Bourdon’s statement to the authorities at KLIA:
At KLIA, flying into KL from Penang, Bourdon was asked to sign deportation papers in Malay. He flatly refused. Instead, he wrote a statement, asserting he had not violated any law in Malaysia and protesting strongly against his detention.
French lawyer Bourdon to be deported soon
French lawyer William Bourdon could be deported soon, a day after briefing Penangites on the progress of investigations in France into the Scorpene submarines deal.