SEREMBAN: The programme to legalise and grant amnesty to an estimated two million illegals in the country has been deferred from Monday to July 18 so that the authorities have more time to prepare for the mammoth exercise.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are gearing up to face possible street demonstrations by splinter groups on Saturday although Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk S. Ambiga has called off the street rally.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar said police were not taking any chances although Bersih had agreed to hold its rally inside a stadium.

SHAH ALAM: Two of the accused charged with the murder of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others have alleged they were tortured when they were taken back to Kajang Prison after court proceedings ended on Tuesday.

KOTA KINABALU: The delay in processing land applications continues to be among the main grouses raised at the Sabah leg of preliminary inquiries by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).

Suhakam commissoner Jannie Lasimbang said many villagers who complained about the amount of time taken to process their applications found out that the land they had applied for had been given to others including large plantation companies.

KUANTAN: The High Court here has fixed a date for a decision on whether there should be a judicial review for orang asli who are seeking to quash the state government’s approval of 407.3ha of land in Kampung Sungai Buan, Rompin, for an oil palm estate.