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.
Clamour grows for release of PSM 6
Another protest calling for the release of the PSM 6 was held this afternoon.
Generation 709 vigil for PSM 6
A group calling itself Generation 709 held a vigil earlier tonight seeking the immediately release of the six PSM political activists detained without trial under the Emergeny Ordinance.
Live – French lawyer briefs Malaysians on Scorpene case
A French lawyer, William Bourdon, is in Penang and will be briefing a crowd of diners on the progress of the judicial investigations into the Scorpene case.
Beng Hock committed suicide because of aggressive questioning: RCI
The royal commission of inquiry has ruled that Teoh Beng Hock committed suicide because of relentless pressure from aggressive interrogation by MACC officers.