SA Senator Nick Xenophon in custody in Malaysia over meetings with pro-democracy MPs

EXCLUSIVE: Independent Senator Nick Xenophon is being detained under police guard and awaiting deportation from Malaysia as an "enemy of the state", over a series of planned meetings with pro-democracy MPs in Kuala Lumpur. 

Senator Xenophon landed in KL this morning but has been under armed guard for the past two hours. He is being held in an interrogation room at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which has a series of adjoining cells holding female prisoners.

He has been told he is not allowed to make telephone calls and is not even allowed to go to the bathroom without a police guard.

Can Najib guarantee Sabah’s security?

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Stop Dr M before he burns M’sia, says Bishop

The vocal Bishop Paul Tan wants the government
to act against the former premier and all those
who stoke racial and religious tension.

KUALA LUMPUR: Once the object of love and veneration but now hate and denigration, Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s constant outbursts have made him one of the most criticised individuals in this nation.

And even on Valentine’s Day, it is brickbats and not bouquets for the former premier.

Ironically, Mahathir who threw scores of people behind bars without trial on the basis of national security is now considered to be a threat himself.

And his unrestrained remarks on sensitive issues had earned him the wrath of a vocal senior clergyman as well.

‘Tentera Diraja Kesultanan Sulu’ Sebalik Pencerobohan Bersenjata Di Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR : Satu kumpulan yang mendakwa mahu mengembalikan semula tuntutan Filipina ke atas Sabah dipercayai menjadi dalang di sebalik pencerobohan kira-kira 100 warga asing bersenjata ke Lahad Datu, Sabah, seorang pegawai Moro dipetik sebagai berkata.

“Laporan belum disahkan dari sumber-sumber kami berkata bahawa satu kumpulan yang menggelar diri mereka Tentera Diraja Kesultanan Sulu adalah di sebalik kehadiran kumpulan bersenjata yang tidak dibenarkan itu,” kata satu sumber yang enggan mendedahkan identiti kepada akhbar Gulf News.

Menurut laporan, kumpulan lelaki bersenjata terbabit yang menaiki beberapa bot kecil telah mendarat di Lahad Datu, Selasa lalu dan kini sedang berdepan secara ketenteraan dengan pasukan keselamatan negara.

Pasukan keselamatan tahan penceroboh di Lahad Datu

Pasukan keselamatan menahan sekumpulan warga asing menyamar sebagai anggota tentera cuba menceroboh perairan negara di Lahad Datu, Sabah semalam.
   
Menteri Pertahanan Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata beliau mengarahkan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) bekerjasama dengan pasukan polis mengambil tindakan segera berhubung perkara itu.
   
"Kita tidak mahu sebarang unsur pendedahan mengenai pertahanan negara berlaku di mana-mana kawasan di negara ini termasuk di Lahad Datu," katanya kepada pemberita pada majlis penyerahan memorandum sokongan kepada Barisan Nasional (BN) daripda 28 badan bukan kerajaan di kawasan Bagan Serai hari ini.