Kathmandu, July 4 : The thirteen smaller parties represented in the Constituent Assembly (CA) have accused the three largest parties for failing to resume the Assembly meeting.

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian shares dropped 2.5 per cent at midday Friday due to investor fears of increasing political instability, said analysts. 

Kuala Lumpur - Trading on Malaysia's stock exchange was suspended for more than half a day Thursday following a system failure.

Kuala Lumpur- Malaysian police on Wednesday began an investigation into opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's report alleging that the country's police chief and attorney general were involved in falsely charging him with corruption and sodomy in 1998.

"We have received the report and have begun preliminary investigations," said a police spokesman.

"We are aware that there are high profile people involved, but it doesn't make a difference because we will conduct the investigations professionally," he said on condition of anonymity.

Kuala Lumpur  - Malaysian police have detained a man and his two sons for manufacturing firearms in the eastern state of Sarawak on Borneo, police said Wednesday.

Kuala Lumpur, July 2: The Malaysian Government will set up a special unit under the Education Ministry to monitor the development of Tamil schools as well as their problems.