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Out-of-court settlement offered to Anuar Zain

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: Syncrosound Records Label Music Sdn Bhd today offered an out-of-court settlement to singer Anuar Zain over a royalty payment dispute.

Lawyer Aizul Rohan Anuar, representing Anuar, told reporters that the lawyer representing the company, Max Yong, informed the matter when both parties appeared before High Court senior assistant registrar Nurul Nadzia Abdul Aziz.

He said that Nurul Nadzia had asked both parties to resolve the matter by Aug 16 failing which the trial would commence as scheduled on Aug 23.

On May 14 last year, the High Court ruled that Anuar, whose real name is Shahrul Annuar Zain, 40, was entitled to royalty payment from Syncrosound. -- BERNAMA

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Amnesty website blocked in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 10:57 PM PDT

LONDON: Access to Amnesty International's website has been blocked in Saudi Arabia after the organization condemned a draft anti-terror law that would stifle peaceful protest in the kingdom, the London-based human rights group reported.

AMNESTY WEBSITE 'BLOCKED IN SAUDI ARABIA'

According to Iranian National News Agency (IRNA), several journalists and human rights activists based in Saudi Arabia also independently confirmed that they were unable to access the www.amnesty.org website.

"Instead of attacking those raising concerns and attempting to block debate, the Saudi Arabian government should amend the draft law to ensure that it does not muzzle dissent and deny basic rights," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Director.

"Saudi Arabia's blanket denials are at odds with the draft law's contents," said Smart.

"The Saudi Arabian government is simply adding insult to injury by curtailing freedoms in the name of countering terrorism," he said.

Amnesty published its analysis of a leaked copy of the draft law last Friday, condemning the proposed treatment of peaceful dissent as "terrorist crimes", as well as the wide-ranging powers the Minister of Interior would hold, free from judicial authorisation or oversight.

In response, the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London released a statement on Saturday claiming concerns about the law were "baseless," saying that the "suggestion that this draft law would be used to suppress dissent, rather than against terrorists, is wrong." -- BERNAMA

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