Al Jazeera wins top prize for coverage of Mideast unrest

Columbia University's School of Journalism honors Qatar-based satellite news channel for the 'great service' it has performed through its English-language coverage of regional turmoil.

By Reuters
Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera's English service will be awarded the highest honor of New York's Columbia School of Journalism for its coverage of unrest in the Middle East, the university said on Wednesday.
The Columbia Journalism Award honors "singular journalism in the public interest." The Columbia School of Journalism is also home to the The Pulitzer Prize Board, which annually honors journalism, books, drama and poetry.

Mat Zain wants RCI on Attorney-General

By Debra Chong

May 05, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Retired cop Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim wants a royal panel to probe the government’s top lawyer whom he blamed for prolonging a police investigation into a controversial sex video linked to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Mat Zain has repeatedly accused Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail of having deceived the federal government and former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in several high-profile cases.

The ex-cop said the series of deception had caused the destruction of public confidence in the police.

“In my opinion, in the interest of public justice, I suggest Tan Sri raise this issue to the prime minister and suggest an RCI or a tribunal be formed to investigate this claim in a transparent and comprehensive manner for once and for all,” he said in the latest of a series of open letters addressed to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar today.

“Whatever the circumstances, the police must not let Gani Patail (picture)‘hold’ the prime minister or anyone else as his ‘hostage’,” he added.

Aziz Bari: Mufti Perlis naif, jahil sejarah politik

Pensyarah undang-undang Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) Prof Dr Abdul Aziz Bari hari ini membidas Mufti Perlis Dr Juanda Jaya berhubung kenyataannya yang menyifatkan pihak yang menentang penyatuan antara Umno dan PAS sebagai pengkhianat Islam.

[Malaysiakini]

Abdul Aziz beranggapan kenyataan tokoh agama itu sebagai "naif dan menandakan kejahilannya dalam sejarah politik Malaysia" khususnya berhubung kerjasama kedua-dua parti itu pada awal 1970-an sehingga melahirkan BN pada 1974.

"PAS ditendang oleh Umno pada 1977 dan Kelantan dirampas melalui darurat. Kerjasama atau gabungan Umno-PAS merugikan umat Islam.

"Ia melemahkan mekanisme semak dan imbang serta persaingan sihat demi kepentingan orang Melayu dan Islam.

"Melemahkan mekanisme itu, baik dalam parti-parti yang ada yakni Umno, PAS atau PKR akan merugikan umat Islam," katanya.

Harga petrol paling tinggi dalam sejarah

Petrol RON 97 naik 20 sen lagi menjadi RM2.90

Mei 4, 11 7:02pm

Bermula tengah malam ini, petrol RON 97 akan dijual pada harga baru, iaitu RM2.90 seliter, menurut Persatuan Penjual Pengusaha Stesen Minyak Malaysia (PDAM).

Naib presiden PDAM Datuk Zulkifli Mokti berkata, peningkatan ini disebabkan kenaikan harga minyak mentah.

Kenaikan itu bagaimanapun tidak melibatkan RON 95 dan bahan api lain di negara ini.

"Namun harga RON95 dan diesel kekal seperti sekarang," katanya.

RON 95 kekal pada harga RM1.90 seliter.

Kenaikkan RON 97 ini adalah yang tertinggi dalam sejarah negara dan dikatakan berpunca akibat kenaikan harga minyak mentah di pasaran dunia.

M'sia jatuh ke tangga 143 - indeks kebebasan media

[Malaysiakini]

Kongs

Malaysia menduduki tangga 143 daripda 196 negara yang disenaraikan sebagai negara yang mempunyai media masa yang bebas.

Kajian yang dibuat oleh Freedom House yang berpangkalan di Amerika Syarikat menujukkan akhbar di Malaysia masih tidak bebas.

Malaysia yang mendapat hanya 64 mata berkongsi kedudukan dengan Madagascar dan Angola di benua Afrika.

Kajian Kebebasan Akhbar 2011 ini dibuat sempena Hari Kebebasan Akhbar Dunia yang disambut hari ini.

Osama bin Laden is dead.

US President Barack Obama announced that 
Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden is dead

Raging Bull

A raging bull charges at a cart loaded with sandals for sale in downtown Kabul,

Afghanistan, Afghan policemen shot the bull after it became wild 
and uncontrollable, injuring five people, police officials said.