Ahead of 99-style 'election budget', PH in desperate bid to avert polls
Umno is gunning for a 'quick and swift' mandate, taking a leaf from Dr Mahathir Mohamad's move to renew his term in 1999 just days after presenting the budget.
'Saya merayu belas kasihan': In vain, Singapore man begs for life ahead of execution
Against a backdrop of actions against lawyers who have defended death row inmates, the 64-year-old man was forced to defend himself in one final appeal.
