Anwar speaks out on the Altantuya’s murder case

At his press conference today, former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim urged the police to interrogate current Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak on the murder case of Altantuya Sharribuu and the submarine deal.

Come visit Malaysia, but foreigners stay clear of the law…

It’s Visit Malaysia Year 2007, but what do we still have:
1. Ministers still going for holidays overseas – if we were to put together all their expenditure for holidays overseas, it might surpass the amount Malaysia make out of tourism every year!
2. Our toilets are still filthy and wet. Worse still, now we have to pay [...]

Altantuya: Very strict judge, Abdul Razak Baginda’s bail rejected…trial date March 2008

(Shah Alam, 5 January, 2.45pm) The judge K.N Segara who presided over the court case of Altantuya Sharibuu’s murder at the Shah Alam court today was “impressive” to say the least.
First of all, he allowed no one to stand in court except the police. Everyone must be seated. Others were told to leave. This [...]

Dear Mr. Shariibuu…

Dear Mr. Shariibuu,
I heard you have only recently been out of the hospital. 
You had a heart attack several weeks ago, just before the highly controversial court case of your deceased daughter, Altantuya’s alleged murderers on December 14 in Shah Alam, Malaysia.
I am so sorry to hear about your condition. I know this must be the most difficult time [...]

Altantuya: Who does the Special Task Force policemen report to?

They were the DPM’s bodyguards, says Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR (Sun , Dec 17, 2006): The two Special Action Force policemen charged with the murder of the Mongolian woman, Altantuya Shaariibuu, were the Deputy Prime Minister’s bodyguards (Picture taken from www.2020freelunch.blogspot.com), said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He also said that the C4 explosives used can only be obtained [...]

STAR journalist denies paying Zindaa to carry negative stories on Altantuya

(Bangkok, 19 December 2006) The newspaper journalist from The Star, who went to Mongolia, to write the story on Altantuya Shariibuu, denied that his newspaper was  involved in paying journalists there to write defamatory stories on the deceased.
Eddie Chua, in a telephone interview with me, said that The STAR had no reason to be involved in such an [...]

Who Paid A Mongolian Newspaper to Defame Altantuya?

Which newspaper paid Mongolian-based, Zindaa daily to write negative stuff about Altantuya?
Was the newspaper ever paid at all?
This is still a million dollar question among Malaysians.
Since I blogged the story here, I received several mails asking me who was it?
Many jumped to the conclusion it was The STAR, since STAR sent Eddie Chua, came back [...]

“Be careful”

Since I started blogging on Altantuya Shariibuu’s, I’ve received several comments, all but with one message: “Be Careful”.
A veteran journalist friend from a mainstream newspaper shot me an email, saying very briefly “Can we go slow on the Mongolian juice?”.
Other send words of caution: “Take care, you may be cited for sub-judice”.
The one closest to my heart was even [...]

Mongolian-X-File Murder Series: What you see may NOT be what it is

Okay, time for questions. 
I have been thinking a lot about what transpired in the recent court case of Abdul Razak Baginda, and the 2 policemen, who were charged for murdering a Mongolian woman and blowing up her remains with explosives.
There are several issues which strike me about the recent Dec 14 case, but after reading all [...]

Mongolian-X-File Murder Series: NGOs Query Lack of Assistance to Shariibuu’s Lawyer

In a follow up to the recent court case on the murder of Altantuya Shariibuu on Dec 14, Mongolian NGOs held a press conference yesterday afternoon, and talked about the general problem of protecting Mongolian citizens living, working and traveling abroad and the inadequate actions by the Mongolian state in this area. The state was harshly critiqued [...]